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snowdog on 13 May 2013
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goopy20 said:
Zero999 said:
goopy20 said:
snowdog said:
Nobody has said it will pump out visuals anywhere near the quality of the PS4's. We're just saying that the difference isn't going to be huge. Like I've said before we'll end up with PC Medium settings vs PC High or Very High settings in terms of IQ.

Like I said a million times, it won't be anything like the difference between medium and high setting for a pc game. It will be totally different types of games, where you have the most talented developers on the planet trying to squize every bit of performance out of the ps4. I am excited because we will see the most amazing looking games mankind has ever seen plastered on screen. Who knows if some developers decide to go sub 1080p and 30 fps to get those results. But what isn't going to happen though is developers using the weakest console, that is barely more powerful then consoles that are already at the end of their lifecycle, as the lead platform and tweak the ps4 version with a higher res and some sharper textures that most people won't even notice. 

I really don't know why some get so offended by these facts though. Did you seriously buy a Wii because you wanted eyeball-melting-next-gen-graphics, or did u buy it to play Nintendo franchises like Pikmin that don't need kick ass graphics in the first place?

bolded: thankfully what you say doesn't change the truth

bolded 2: keep dreaming (i lost track how many times i said that to you)

bolded3: when someone tries so hard to diminish the console of other's choice, it's pretty easy to get offended.

I think you just got things all confused man. I never diminished the Wii U, in fact I said it's awesome if you enjoy the iconic Nintendo franchises. Don't blame me though when developers (not me) are calling it a current gen console. It shouldn't bother you one bit because you still get them 3D Mario's, Pikmin and Mario Kart's. All I said is that if you want to see games running on next gen engines like the UET4, then you picked the wrong console. 

Nothing wrong with that but you can't expect the major core gaming population to do the same and expect a huge sales boost from next gen games on the Wii U. It only makes sense that core gamers (and developers) are going to ignore the Wii U, just like they are doing now. It's not a prediction, it's already happening. You can blame developers in the coming 6 years for sucking, or you can just face reality dude.

Developers aren't going to have any say in what is and what isn't coming to the Wii U this gen. It's the publishers that make those decisions, and now that Nintendo have released a console that isn't as severely underpowered as the Wii was last gen, now they've released a console with a similar architecture to the other two this gen, now that they've released a console with a standard rendering pipeline and now that they're going to have the same advantage that the 360 had with its year's head start those publishers aren't going to ignore the console once it has sold a boatload due to the likes of Wii Fit, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, Wind Waker HD, 3D Mario and Mario Kart 8 being released.

The problem the Wii U has at the moment, and has had since it launched, is a lack of games. This is being addressed. I'm personally expecting the Wii U to sell at least 8m, but more likely over 10m units before the end of the year. I'm also expecting the PS4 and 720 to perform worse than the Wii U launches aligned due to being ridiculously more expensive, they should do okay around Christmas but going into the launch window both Sony and Microsoft are going to struggle to shift units.

As for being a 'fanboy', you couldn't be further from the truth. I own all 3 consoles from last gen and don't think much of most of the Nintendo franchises. Metroid and Zelda are great but Mario has to be one of the most annoying characters in video game history. The Super Mario Galaxy games were great, but there's only so many Whoo-Hoos and Whee-Hees I can stand before I want to throw something at my telly lol. I have had to play those games in very small doses.

The publishers hold the purse strings at the end of the day, and if both the PS4 and 720 struggle to sell you'll see projects being canned and moved to the Wii U, the same way that Capcom did with Monster Hunter years ago.