Would it be possible for the Wii U to run Zelda U at 60fps?

[Damian.W]

Paatar said:

Damian.W said:

Paatar said:

Damian.W said:
No, i doubt it.

Windwaker, despite much simpler visuals, ran at 30fps.
Mariokart, a on rails racer, ran at 60fps, at 720p.
An open world Zelda that looks gorgeous and almost the size of Skyrim? How would they acheive 60fps? Not possible.

First off, the new Zelda is bigger than Skyrim. Just so you know. And second, it is possible for them to achieve 60fps. The Wii U can handle it. Now, with the open world like Zelda, 1080p and 60fps might not be possible, but 720p and 60fps is possible.

Scale is realative, as I was referring to both content and physical size. The map may be bigger than skyrim, but amount of content in it, such as dungeons and caverns outside the story, will only be known on release.

As for the other argument, i need to again refer to mario kart. Different devs, sure, but it's still 720p, 60fps on a linear track. The new zelda is open world, so it has much more to render at once than mario kart.

Of course, Nintendo are the equivelent of sorcerors when it comes to optimizing, so maybe you're right. 

Scale is realative, as I was referring to both content and physical size. The map may be bigger than skyrim, but amount of content in it, such as dungeons and caverns outside the story, will only be known on release.

You admit it, the size of the game when reffering to both content and physical size will only be known on release, so do not say "An open world Zelda that looks gorgeous and almost the size of Skyrim?" when you do not know. Sound good? Do not claim a game is bigger when one isn't released yet and you KNOW that.

Also, it might be a linear track, however, that is not my point. Open world might be harder to achieve a smooth 60fps, but as you said, Nintendo is basically a god when it comes to optimizing. They did that with a lot of things. Plus, Zelda is one of their main franchises. I doubt they would make it 30fps. They know it would be bad.

There is an absurd amount of content and locations within Skyrim, so i'll use "almost" until the game actually comes out, since it's the only word that I can use to compare them. 

In either case, bringing a game to 60fps for a console like the Wii U is especially difficult, because to maintain high framerates requires a decent cpu. With the power it's 3 core cpu has, it COULD reach 60fps, but mainating that in combat and in events with special lighting, particle, and water effects wouldn't work. Bayonetta 2 is a clear example, as it is 60fps much of the time, but during combat in some areas (underwater near fimbulvetre)it drops down to 50.