Next generation graphics - Do the majority of people really care?

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graphics are important in that bad graphics will detract from the feeling of the game. For instance, Wii Sports was (to me) detracted from by its poor graphics. However, great graphics doesn't mean photorealism. For example, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Super Paper Mario are games where the graphics are outstanding, despite the fact that they run on GC/Wii and don't have HD photo-realistic graphics. Red Steel, as a counterpoint, while pushing the Wii to its limit, still managed to not look good. Graphics are important, but I'll take artistic style over photo realism any day.