Why sub-par Wii U rumours are nonsense!

[gumby_trucker]

Squilliam said:
Two Xbox 360s duct taped together...

What we know:

Small case.
Low power design.
Has to power a separate screen (or two) as well as render @ 720P.

Effective performance is likely to be somewhere between 1-2* the performance of the Xbox 360 depending on game design.

basically, this. I also agree with all of Squilliams following posts.

re: the bolded - I want to add to a bit of speculation on my part - I'd appreciate your oppinions on the following scanrio:

Due to feedback at E3 2011 and later, Nintendo may have eventually decided on making changes to the console's architecture in order to provide more robust support for multiple Wii U controllers. I don't think the system will be sold with more than one, but there's no doubt if their original intention was primarily to support a single tablet, that changing the spec of the communicatioin protocol and any hardware associated with it would result in a price increase, leading to corners having to be cut elsewhere, at a rather late stage of the design. Other factors such as the over-appreciation of the Yen may have also contributed to such a decision.

this is my only feasable explanation for this recent wave of information.