Zelda U will probably show the beast in the box.

it is "supposedly" as many "reliable" sources say it to be and no official confirmation that it isn't.

I seriouly doubt it..

Since the GameCube, Nintendo's hardware philosophy has been to make hardware that is easy to tap into and get peak/maximum performance out of early on.

If you look at the 1st gen GCN games -- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Metroid Prime, Star Fox Adventures, etc. they stack up very well with the later gen titles.

If you look at the 1st year Wii titles, it's pretty much the same, not much looks better than Mario Galaxy or Metroid Prime 3.

Wii U hardware is developed around the same ideas, so it wouldn't shock me if Mario Kart 8 is pushing the system fairly hard ... that's the way Nintendo wants their system to be, to be able to harnass most of its power early on, not have to go through a learning curve for years and years with it.

I think Nintendo's designers disliked having to wrestle with the N64 hardware so much.

This "game" has "great" graphics/art style too...I didn't say that but "others" did. I'd say it is "colorful" and leave it at that. Keep makin threads like these guys! I know myself personally. I can never get enough Wii U information even though I have just a PC, Wii, PS3, and PS4, but I find you guys hype up the Wii U so much when I see actual shots it makes me wonder if we're on the same planet. This screenshot is a perfect example of a game with PRIMARY COLORS+NEON COLORS and a great controlling platformer. That I've sadly been playing since 1985. 30 years +added neon colors have kinda takin its toll on me, and we had 4 player back in the 80's it was similar to smoking a joint with your friends if you've ever tried that...and that has much cooler colors P:

EDIT: So no I don't think Mario Kart 8 will push the Wii U to the limits. Espeially since Bayonetta 2 looks far more advanced for the system it's on.

The supposidly better hardware doesnt seem to be doing that much better though.

you forgot this is an HD machine all new tech for the developers to learn

If that pushes the limits of the Wii U, then X is gonna make consoles blow up.

How so? Ryse, ISS, Killzone and sunset overdrive all look fantasic.

Take a look here.

The game is looker, don't get me wrong, but the texture on the road really isn't anything to write home about. You can also see that minimal anit-aliasing was done by looking at Toad's model.

The game does not graphically compare to the best of last gen, but I am absolutely certain Nintendo will be able to truly push the Wii U to the max with Zelda or Metroid.