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Hynad on 05 February 2013
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Aielyn said:
Hynad said:

You all know that when people say the Wii U isn't "next gen" they don't mean it in the "successor"  sense.

They mean that it doesn't have power that distinctively puts it over the Ps3 and 360. Just like the Wii had power more comparable to the consoles from the 6th gen consoles.

So please, enough with the semantics already.

I'd rather people be semantically accurate than misuse words to try to enforce their personal bias.

Just like people took until 2011 to stop referring to PS3 and 360 as "next-gen". It was ludicrous for them to be using that term in 2007, and it was bordering on insanity to continue using it in 2010.

The Wii U is next-gen. It is more powerful than the 360 and PS3, it has more input options, and the GPU has features that no Gen 7 GPU has. Whether it's close to the other new consoles in power is completely irrelevant, for the same reason as why it's completely irrelevant that the Vita is significantly more powerful than the 3DS.

And no rational person disputes these facts, or the fact that the Wii U is next-gen. Just as no rational person should have disputed that the Wii was next-gen.

So please, enough with the stupidity already.


Wow. So touchy. Why, exactly?

I'll word it an other way then... The Wii U is an underpowered new gen console. Better? Ha ha!

It's irrelevent to you, maybe. But obviously, it affects you quite a bit, since you're so adamant in making sure people see this the way you do. 

Also, nice of you to finish that post of yours by flaming.