Mario & Sonic Impressions

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Branko2166 said:

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Wii + 50" Hi def tv=WTF

Jaggies FTW

On a serious note you seem to have contradicted yourself. You said it was perfect graphially and I quote

"GRAPHICS: Graphically (and in terms of overall presentation), I would say the title is perfect. The only noticable flaw are the crowds - they are a little "stiff", and could really have done with the same crowd system that Mario Chargers uses (for instance). The characters all look great, the stadium/events are rendered really well, and in general it just looks great. Probably the only possible improvement would have been HD - as there are some jaggies present (on my TV anyway - but thats what you get at 50'')."

So after you mentioned it was perfect you then mentioned it has jaggies and would look better in hi def. I have a feeling that when more people start playing the wii on hi def tvs they will start to see what people like myself have been talking about all this time. The wii is all good and well on a standard def tv but was simply not designed for a hi def gaming experience.

 

Its very simple. Jaggies are a result of the hardware - every game has them (even hi-def ones). But some games are better are reducing them than some others.

M&S doesn't have a LOT of jaggies - but because the game (in general) is very crisp and well rendered, the few that appear are noticeable.

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And your conclusion with the Wii on hidef TVs is completely flawed.

I bought the TV primarily for the Wii. Of all games I have, about 90% of them look significantly better on the TV - and a couple (in selected spots) look worse - for instance bowling in WiiSports has a lot of jaggies.

Its a no brainer - the Wii looks better on my TV, so its a win-win situation.

(and one day I may end up with an upsampling box between the Wii and the TV - making games look even better, and jaggies less prominent. Again - a win/win situation).

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I have seen the Wii on some large LCD displays - and it looks pretty bad (bordering on terrible). I definitely recommend Plasmas for the Wii - all the way.