| Landguy said:
I didn't say that the GC was less powerful than the PS2. What I said was that it wasn't a big leap forward in power. It wasn't even the most powerful of that generation(Xbox). THe N64 was a better in some ways in not in others, thus the trade off. The truth is that there is seldom a case where any console is a beast in comparison to to the rest of the current gen systems. THe PS4 is probably the closest to it, and it is not really that much more powerful. That's why I suggested the Nintendo bring out sommething of a beast to differentiate themselves from the PS4/XB1. Sony and MS will not be bringing out another console for at least 4-5 years. If Nintendo brought out a replacement for the WiiU in 2016, they could really get back into the market. IF, they beast it and had it be X86 compatible and made it a media center like the other 2, it would be welcomed by Gamers and casuals alike. It probably won't happen, so it doesn't matter. |
Clearly we've been talking about different things. I'm comparing the Gamecube to the generation before (PS1/N64), it represented cutting edge hardware and a massive leap in power, something the Wii and Wii U didn't. Of course it wasn't a massive leap over the PS2 because they're of the same generation, both were released within a year of each other and the PS2 wasn't a slouch. THe next Nintendo system isn't going to be in the same generation as PS4/X1, it didn't launch in 2014, so naturally it should be significantly more powerful and Nintendo history prior to the Wii shows that they're more then capable of delivering when it comes to powerful hardware. That was more point :)
