LordTheNightKnight said:
ph4nt said:
People are acting like Nintendo is now anti-graphics because of one system that broke the trend.
I have no doubt in my mind that Wii will be much more powerful than the PS3, because the technology will be cheap next time around. Most of the cost for Wii came from the new control scheme, thats where all the R & D went. Now that they have the control basics, they can refine it a little, combine everything into one nice package (maybe motionplus in the nunchuk). and the spend the rest of their time on hardware and software. Nintendo knows that graphics are the primary reason why 3rd parties won't develop on Wii (no it's not because "core games don't sell" that's just a cover).
Their next system will be $299 and have the same control system as Wii, only more refined, will have 1080P, and be close to the power of MS and Sonys next system, you can quote me on this. |
Why do you keep thinking it would jump in price to that high? Just because Wii broke the $200 trend, Nintendo is now about jaking up the price?
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Inflation. Assuming it releases exactly 5 years after the Wii does, and say 5% inflation a year, $299 would actually be cheaper than the Wii's launch price. Though the Wii had a game I spose.
My prediction, it will launch in Nov 2011 (or later if Sony/MS haven't brought a new console out by then, but I suspect MS will have). It will be capable of running a game that has lots of effects in 1080p at a solid framerate (hopefully at least 40 fps, anything less looks ugly), provided the developers are moderately good. I don't know if that makes it more powerful than Directx11 level gaming or not. I predict either $299 with a game or $250 without
