sounds like a cool interview for WiiU:

Question: In what ways would the Wii U version be superior over the 360/PS3 versions?

THQ Employee: Well the Wii U is full of potential as far as specs go. I know that Metro: Last Light is running at a good 50-60 fps on the PC, so I'm not sure how the Wii U version will compare to that. But the Wii U version of games from ALL developers and publishers, have potential for much smoother framerates, improved textures, and additional bonus content that the 360/PS3 version's won't have. In a way, buying the Wii U version over the 360/PS3 versions, will be like buying the Blu-ray version of a movie instead of the standard dvd version. You get better visuals, and more additional content with the Wii U version of any game compared to the other console version. But this will only happen as long as a developer or publisher puts in the time and effort instead of doing a straight port.

Question: I noticed a lot of games for 360 and PS3 don't take advantage of TRUE 1080p. Could we see more games on Wii U taking advantage of true 1080p resolution?

THQ Employee: The Wii U is much more powerful than the other HD consoles, so Wii U doesn't have a huge problem doing 1080p for the majority of its games. Will Darksiders 2 and Metro: Last Light be in 1080p on Wii U? I can't speak for the teams behind those games. I don't work on those specific teams so I can't say what they plan to do with the Wii U versions of their games as far as graphics or content go. I do know based on the specs I've seen, the console is more than capable of graphics that surpass current consoles. It's like I said before. Expect majority of third party Wii U games from most publishers to have true 1080p, additional content, and smoother framrates than what the PS3/360 versions offer. If you want the DEFINITIVE version of any game in your library, I would suggest either the PC version or the Wii U version...at least for now. This is not a knock agains the 360/PS3 versions of any games either. Fans of the 360 and PS3 are the majority of the gamers who games...period. So publishers have to give them the best product we can.

Question: There is a lot of emphasis on graphics nowadays. Where do you see graphics going with future consoles? And will the Wii U be able to graphically compete against new consoles from Sony and Microsoft?

THQ Employee: Listening to people within the company, people are pretty happy with the specs of the Wii U. I don't think anyone has anything to worry about. There is one thing I want to mention though. Better graphics is not all rosey for gamers in the long run. Better graphics means that game developers have to increase their staff and their budgets so games will tap into the full potential of next gen hardware. The costs to hire more artists or programmers to a team would get passed down to gamers. Which is why 360 and PS3 games went up 10 bucks compared to the previous generation with Playstation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. It's fun to dream about the possibilities of the kind of graphics you could see if a console had 10 times better graphics than the current consoles. But with a console that is 10 times more powerful...expect 10 dollars to be added to the price tag every generation. Again, I'm just speculating. I'm not saying any publisher would add to the price. But games aren't selling like they use to, and costs to produce high budget games need to be passed down to the consumers who can afford to play. I predict a very expensive future in gaming.

source and full interview

So. Third parties still won't support WiiU no matter how powerful it is.

Wii U suddenly got interesting. But I'd rather wait for an even more powerful PS4 and sonys epic first party studios to make some new ips. :p

It won't matter any. Look at the original Xbox. Sure it was a lot more powerful than the PS2 (so was GC) but except for MS exclusives how many games looked any better on Xbox? It got mostly straight ports. And why not? PS2 had 5x's the user base.

WiiU is in the same boat. PS3/360 have 100m between them while WiiU has 0 to start. Why make it's version prettier? What does a publisher have to gain?

1080p and a smooth framerate, combined with some better effects could easily be implemented.

And every next-gen console is in this boat, so videogameover or what?

PS3 and XB360 already get dumped down PC versions, deal with it.

i'm excited to play Darksiders on Wii-U.....
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='[ i hope i have enough money by that time.

Wouldn't it be in major trouble if it wasn't much more powerful?

for me, it important that the WiiU has nearly or the same if possible, power to Ps4/Xbox720

since Nintendo wants some hardcore and 3rd parties, too (like with the 3DS), it depends heavily on how the graphics of the WiiU compare to Sony's and MS's next home consoles, so that we don't havethe ''Ps3/Xbox360 games'' or ''Wii exclusives'' we are having this gen

Xbox360/Ps3 games made currently for WiiU are just for launch/start, It's common sense that they have to look better on WiiU, but it's future depends on how it holds up to it's competitors (which are not Xbox360 and Ps3)

this interview gives some hope, unlike the god knows if true, rumors about faulty WiiU hardware that developers couldn't work on

Nintendo always has the better 1st party games, but lacks online and graphics, hope WiiU is a step forward on online and graphics, and that the gap is smaller

Am I the only one who finds strange that THQ is the co. that has praised WiiU the most?

Still waiting to see the real deal before I judge the Wii U's capabilities and believe what some developers are saying about its power.

The big wild card when it comes to developers utilizing the full extent of the Wii U's hardware is Nintendo themselves ironically enough, because they are the ones who set the precedent for their own consoles... for example, the reason why there are so many party / mini game /waggle fests on the Wii is because Nintendo started the trend themselves with Wii Sports / Wii Play / Mario Party etc, and 3rd party developers simply followed the model for what sells on the console.

If Nintendo presents us with a launch lineup of games for the Wii U that includes a couple of games that really raise the bar for graphics standards on home consoles (like maybe a new Metroid Prime, fingers crossed!) , then 3rd party developers will follow suit. If they just give us more of the same motion-controlled gimmicks without emphasizing the visual capabilities of the system, then 3rd parties might slack off a bit and just deliver straight ports of current 360/PS3/PC games.