"If one of the programmers, or anyone who should be expected to have even the most passing understanding of exactly how hard NSMBWii was pushing the system made this comment then we would not be having this conversation."
What makes you think he doesn't know those numbers? You think just because he didn't do any hard coding (and how do we know he didn't) he wasn't given the specs for the game?
Perhaps he might be a boss that doesn't care about those things, but considering he's been involved in that aspect of game development, it's very unlikely he wouldn't care to know them now.
And that does NOT mean the numbers don't matter. You're still evading, and how dare you project that on me. Either present proof or admit you don't have it. I'm not absolving Nintendo of it. I'm just holding you to it as well.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
