| DigitalDevilSummoner said: The Wii was introduced as a new console but technically, it was not really a new hardware, it was only an improved Gamecube. Same CPU & GPU only clocked higher. It was not a true successor. More like the "new Gamecube" (get it ?!) Of note, "Broadway, the Wii's CPU, is a derivative of the PowerPC 750 CL clocked at 729Mhz," and that the "Hollywood" GPU has "no notable increases in programmability" over the Gamecube's "Flipper" GPU. The end result? "The Wii has the processing power of one-and-a-half GameCubes with no noteworthy increases in functionality." http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2007/09/gamecube-1-5-the-numbers-behind-the-wiis-technology/ Casual gamer is the person who buys games irregularly and doesn't have a serious intention towards them (playing drunk with friends). Several Wii games were well advertised. With all due respect that was a weak attempt at a hipster comment ! |
Still a sucessor. Gens are defined by timeframes and not power. And even then, the Broadway CPU still is the base for the Wii U's CPU, that's basically a 3-core version of the Wii's CPU. Of course, the U's GPU is a different beast.
