Is the Wii stronger than the original Xbox, if so..

[Picko]

NJ5 said:

disolitude said:
Now that i think about it, this is kind of a pointless debate. I mean...we are comparing a 2005 game on a last gen console with a 2007 Wii game and its coming down to a photo finish.

We all know that Wii isn't as powerful as the 360 and ps3. Now does it really matter if its as powerful as Xbox? Does that make it a moral victory? Does wii lose a hint of sales if it turns out Xbox 1 is more powerful? Not really...Wii is killing everyone in sales and it sure isnt because of graphics. So why compare its graphics to other consoles?

Because Wii gamers are still interested in good graphics even if they didn't buy the system for its graphics... I certainly would like to see more great graphics on the Wii.

Anyway the Wii is not yet taken seriously by most 3rd parties, hopefully more effort will be done in future games. Nintendo's games are mostly not in the realistic style so we don't really have a fair comparison with the Xbox.

 

 

 

You're right Wii gamers are interested in good graphics, the problem is most Wii owners aren't gamers. The average Wii owner is less interested in technical achievement than the average gamer on any previous console, and developers know this. There's an incentive problem with the Wii that encourages lazy developing and cutting corners, which is utterly fascinating for an economist such as myself but rather frustrating for those owning a Wii who have been gaming for a long time. It's a shame to some extent but it's unlikely to change in the near term.