Wii Emulator Allows Games to Run in 720p HD

[NJ5]

WereKitten said:

@NJ5
I remember reading that the Wii was having a margin of about $40 per console _at launch_.
Considering that its GPU did cost less than 30$ - again at the time - I don't see how having a 720p capable GPU could eat up that margin.
At the time I bought an Nvidia series 5 card for my PC for $68 _in a shop_, and that could run HL2 Lost Coast and Ep1 with all of their HDR effects at resolutions higher than 720p and framerates higher than 60fps.

Can we suppose that Nintendo could buy equivalent GPUs from ATI for about $40 each? That cuts $10 from a margin that was $40 at launch, but is probably even greater today.

That would erase a significant part of Nintendo's profit margin on the consoles, besides making it harder to make the console so small. All of this to cater to around 20% of the market (HDTV market share in USA if I remember correctly).