Why Starfox Zero's graphics are bad

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curl-6 said:

midrange said:

That E3 showing made it clear that Nintendo is going full power and spreading themselves thin to produce decent games for this year. The graphical and computational problems with games like star fox, devil's third, and project cars, three years into the consoles life, shows how it is the hardware that is slowing developers down, not so much the concepts.

The very fact that we had bayonetta 2, smash bros, and mario kart 8 at really good visual performance only speaks about the ability of the developers of those games (especially smash bros), not so much about the ability of the console.

Actually, none of the developers of those games are known for their technical prowess. They obviously speak to the console's abilities since that is what the games run on.

These are more budgeting issues than anything. Nintendo's not going to spend a fortune on a Star Fox game or Devil's Third. Sure the graphics could be made better ... but then the budget for the games would likely be higher and it would also likely mean that they've have to be delayed again. 

Budget is the roof developers are running into now, not so much hardware. 

Even though the Wii U is clearly no PS4/XB1, it's patently obvious you can make eye pleasing games if you have the time/money/motivation to do so. 

But that doesn't mean every game is going to have the same budget. Mario Kart 8 obviously had a lot of polish put into it, but it's also a much safer investment for Nintendo.