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darkknightkryta on 28 September 2013
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eFKac said:
darkknightkryta said:
Soundwave said:

You can't get the performance of a next-generation device in a 33 watt chip. It's impossible unless Nintendo magically got a chip like 5-6 years from the future. The XB1/PS4 were always going to destroy the Wii U performance wise.

Nintendo could've made a next-gen chipset if they wanted, but they opted to make something around the concept of low electricity consumpion and a small case.

That's pretty much all there is to it.

I believe Nintendo's goal with the Wii U console was always that "PS3/360-level graphics are good enough, what we're going to do is provide a lower power consumption and smaller casing size". That's the design philosophy and always was going to be because the Wii was so successful using basically a chip comparable to the XBox/GCN, just moderately improved. They were always going to bet on the same overall formula again. 

Sort of off topic, but I got my Wii U recently and I'm disappointed with the console's size.  It's roughly the size of a PS3 slim, yet still has the power bar out.  I'd really like to know what happened there.  Especially at 33watt consumption.

Seriously? I thought it's considerably smaller, and thinner, about Super Slim size. You have to also consider that PS3 has a 2,5" HDD inside.

I meant that super slim.  Like, it's about as long and maybe even a higher.  But I don't have a super slim to compare it with 100%.