| StarcraftManiac said: This, my folks, is a picture from the online component of Mario Kart Wii.
Green A-button and red B-button (see arrows) suggests that Mario Kart Wii uses the Gamecube-controller. For the Wii version has white A and B buttons. So this leaves me with the question: If Wii has (zero to little) more power than the Gamecube, and the controller is the innovative part (which i digg, don't forget that) why support the Gamecube-controller. Then they just could've stick with the Gamecube... But this time around, we have a good looking Gamecube with online and that's actually selling well! But c'mon Nintendo; If the graphics are the same as last gen and i have to keep playing it with a Gamecube controller i might as well just stick with me old Cube...
I'm not hating on Nintendo right now but they are the ones who should actually make sure their controller works in their games and not make it a Gamecube 1.5 game with online. Give the good example Nintendo! |
You made a lot of mistakes in a short amount of time. Rol basically already hit them, but...
- The Wii is definitely at least 2x more powerful than the GameCube. Though Nintendo has never come out and stated anything to prove said claim, we can get enough information from developers, and others who have taken a look at what's inside the little white box. Also, being 2x more powerful than the GameCube means it's roughly 1.3x more powerful than the original Xbox, because the Xbox was roughly 1.5 times more powerful than the GameCube. The GameCube was roughly 1.5 times more powerful than the PS2, using basic specs like CPU speed, GPU speed, RAM, etc (which of course are not the only measurements of a systems cababilities)
- Why is it so bad to support a controller? The Wii can easiler play GC games, because it has the memory card slots and GC controller ports on it already, giving it really easy BC, and if people have the GC controllers, why not allow them to use them if they so wish? At least those GC controllers won't go to waste.
- I don't think we're just scratching the surface of the graphical department, even with Nintendo games. There's always room for improvement.
- And like llewdebkram said, Sony has been using (basically) the same controller since the PS1. God forbid if Nintendo doesn't support it's GC controller.
