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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Key Weakness of the Wii - Graphic Capabilites?

What games could only be possible this gen due to graphical advances? Oblvion? GTA4? GTA3 and Morrowind worked fine. The only game I can think of is dead rising, and that works on the Wii, so...

Huh? You can't compare games with previous ones from a series like that! GTAIV is part of a series, but as a stand-alone game it would not have been possible without the power of the PS3/360/PC - at least not without being seriously gimped. It's funny how the only example you can think of is also being released on the Wii. lol. You guys are too much.

Anyway, enough with this. I'm gonna bookmark this thread so I can dig it up in 5 years or so when you're all praising the Wii2's graphics so I can shout "hypocrite!" at each and every one of you. :P



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I personally like good graphics and they are a major selling point to me. (I'm not saying I'll buy a crap game because of it's graphics, but I sometimes consider buying a mediocre game with excellent graphics) This is one of the reasons I haven't bought any games for my Wii yet. Still, I do enjoy Wii bowling.....



Not trying to be a fanboy. Of course, it's hard when you own the best console eve... dang it

Liar said:
This Wii isnt the much more powerful than the Gamecube. The Wii games will only look 1.5 better than GC games. Its nothing impressive compared to the 360. This is the year 2008, not 2001. Motion sensing has been done on the PC before. The wiimote ruins games. Hell Resident Evil 4 Okami and Zelda are better on the Gamecube or PS2.

Can someone put the troll back under the bridge?

Instigation, sir.  Your post is rife with its pungence.



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I think the DS' key weakness is graphics too. ;)



Play the DS on a 50 inch TV and you would be right.



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Onimusha12 said:
I think the DS' key weakness is graphics too. ;)

I believe that is quite true. It's really stopping it from reaching its full potential.



I admit I also enjoy great graphics. I spend a fair amount of money every so often upgrading my PC because of it. (Running an ATI 3850 512mb currently, spent $200 on it a few months before the prices dropped)

Yet I admit spending $400 on a console to play Valkyrie Chronicles (VERY INTERESTED) just isn't worth it to me.
Spending $200 (next month) on a 360 arcade becomes *moderately* tempting, until I consider Microsoft's reliability issues (I don't have any faith in their hardware yet).



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Liar said:
I guess the Wii does a good job with motion sensing. Look all those yellows and reds.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/wii/scores/

I mentioned PS2 also.

Don't need to make your trolling so evident. 17/17 of your newly created account are just pure garbage...

How many of these trolls are going to spout shit in this thread? They keep on coming.



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horriblebastard said:

So what you're saying is that the Wii can have amazing games as long as it does not (primarily) receive ports of PS3, XBox 360 or new PC games?

Not really. I don't think it helps when the Wii gets cut down versions of games on other platforms, but then what are devs to do? If you only own a Wii you would probably rather have the option of buying a game than not.

My opinion in a nutshell is: -

1. Graphics alone can never make a game good.
2. Good graphics are an element that can make a game better.
3. Wii games generally look like crap on a HDTV compared to other systems.

I'd guess that in general, most people would agree with 1 and 2. Problem is you get this graphics Vs. gameplay debate that's not really relevant when you can have both.

The thread is only about graphics and I think they're definitely a weakness in the Wii's case. I suspect that nobody would be complaining if the Wii was HD, and I also suspect that many of the HD naysayers will change their tune entirely if the Wii2 is HD capable.

It's that simple, let the haterz hate and watch the money pile up.

Unless it's piling up in your bank account I don't see why you care. "Haterz" - lol. MS make more money than Nintendo in general so they must be teh WINNAR!!


The thing about that is; to core Wii owners (Core - appreciate the value or that platforms product by constantly demanding software, they express this with every purchase.) PS360 doesn't have great gameplay. To you it does, like I was saying to each their own. Point is the install base numbers show that more people want HD, but by 2009 that's probably going to change. If you ask a Wii owner to enjoy CoD4 they would, it's a game after all, and it's not a bad one. But what goes on in their mind if they like that kind of game to begin with would be: "This would be awesome with wiimote controls." If you asked them about the graphics, they'd tell you "The characters look shiney, why is that? But I like the desert area."

Those statements are in quotes - because in anecdote I'm reffering to Wii owners who I've had play my CoD4 - to those guys who aren't even to my knowlege forum board junkies PS3 (CoD4) graphics isn't a selling point, in actuality it's a non-factor.

That's the reason why The Conduit's developers claim that the market for the realistic shooter isn't being appreciated on the Wii, they are modestly probably expecting to sell 500k copies of that game, if you look at even the most recent shooter MoHH2 the graphics on that game are near N64 level character models and early PS2 textures, of course it's a psp port.

You can but it's wrong to assume that everyone likes or considers something relavant just because you do.

I'm Unamerica and you can too.

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Why would people appreciate realistic shooters ?

Realistic = slow --> boring
Realistic = real weapons --> boring
Realistic = 1 hit kills --> boring
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I nearly went asleep on my keyboard while playing COD4 for 30 minutes. Then I opened UT 3 and I was like whoa, finally I'm having some fun.

If people like realistic shooters so much then they should just go outside and play paintball with much better graphics than any console lol.