Does Metroid Prime 3 REALLY have that much worse graphics than HD games?

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blackbird3216 said

Needless to say, he was using composite cables connected to a 50" 720p HDTV. The 360 was connected over HDMI.

Does Metroid Prime 3 REALLY look that bad compared to 360 games?

 

The answer is no.

My friend has a 42 inch 720p HDTV and when I brought my Wii over to his house (I own composite cables, not component) and I hooked it up. Looked like crap. Then I went to into the settings menu, threw it widescreen and it looked phenomenal.

 

Maybe he still had it in 4:3 480i mode.