( PCWorld ) Why The Wii Needs an HD Visual Upgrade

[LordTheNightKnight]

Scoobes said:

LordTheNightKnight said:
"It's easier and cheaper to make an HD game for the HD consoles & PC than having to port down to Wii."

Have you seen the costs of those HD games? Putting them on the Wii wouldn't be cheap, but more costly and harder? That is just not possible.

Doing the original game is ridiculously expensive, yes, but porting from one HD system to another means you can keep nearly 100% of the artwork and textures. With a Wii version you'd have to do all that again which is where the expense comes from. This is especially true if you look at the tech vids of Cryengine 3 where they can make all 3 versions (PC, 360 & PS3) at the sametime (it's actually quite impressive). Can't do that with the Wii, it'd require the textures and artwork to be re-done.

Of course, if you make an exclusive Wii game, then it's a lot cheaper than the HD games.

Redoing the artwork wouldn't cost more than making the artwork for the HD systems. That was the claim I called you on. You would have to do them over, but at Wii level costs, not HD level costs.