| NeoRatt said: Wii Yet again, did a lot of things right. They really found a winning formula where many have failed before with motion controls, but forgot to put the power behind the device to get the kind of graphics and AI we are seeing on 360 and PS3 in games like Unchartered, Resistance, Gears, Call of Duty, and Halo. And why not a DVD playback from the start? No doubt Wii got the most right. Everything works great and the limitations of the console are well known to developers. But, doing things like the Unreal Engine III, consistent implementation of multi-player, and the choice to put more "proven" processing technology within the console is going to hold it back over the long term. |
Why would I want to pay more for an in-built DVD player? I have 2 already.
Why would I want to pay more for hi def graphics? I don't even have an HDTV.
Nintendo didn't "forget" to include these, they know that most people don't want to pay more for features they can't or won't use. Looking at your avatar you're one of the small minority who have all the latest tech. Most people either do not want or cannot afford all this. If the Wii had been more expensive because it had included all this tech that most people cannot use I suspect sales would have been much lower. By the time the next gen roles round maybe 50% of people will have HDTVs and top quality graphics will be a must but for now they are useless to most people.
