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Araknie said:
It's really sad to see Nintendo people caring for amazing graphics.

You all learned NOTHING about what's important in a game, go play Xenoblade Chronicles like other 50 hours and then return, please thanks.

Thing is Nintendo used to be THE graphic console.



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The Wii U is old-gen for graphics like Wii is old-gen for gaphics too.



My money was on no UE4 support, but because of Epic's massive bias and not for any other reason. Hell, i doubt UE3 will be "officially" supported.



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ethomaz said:
The Wii U is old-gen for graphics like Wii is old-gen for gaphics too.

Let's wait one more week when we've seen games in action before passing judgement ;)



 

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DanneSandin said:
Araknie said:
It's really sad to see Nintendo people caring for amazing graphics.

You all learned NOTHING about what's important in a game, go play Xenoblade Chronicles like other 50 hours and then return, please thanks.

Thing is Nintendo used to be THE graphic console.

When are you thinking? The NES, soundly beaten on every technological point by competitors like the Master System? The SNES? A lot more RAM than the Genesis, sure, but no advantage in processing power. The N64? They stuck with cartridges leading to limited textures. The GameCube? More powerful than the PS2 and DreamCast, but outclassed by the Xbox. My point is, I don't think Nintendo have ever been thought of as THE graphic console. They've been more technologically comptetitive, sure, but has that ever helped them? Look at the consoles I've named above. We go from the least technologically capable relative to its competition (NES) through to the most technologically capable (GC) and it's a long cycle of diminishing returns. Lower install bases, lower software sales, lower marketshare. Is that really the game we all want Nintendo to play?

NES, GameBoy, Wii, DS. Nintendo's most successful systems. Graphically inferior to all of their rivals. 3DS is nowhere near the graphical level of Vita, and even some smart phones and tablets, but it's still almost eclipsed the GameCube's lifetime sales in little over a year. Nintendo don't need and haven't needed to play the graphics game, and I honestly can't think of a time Nintendo have been thought of as the graphics console. 



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Conegamer said:
ethomaz said:
The Wii U is old-gen for graphics like Wii is old-gen for gaphics too.

Let's wait one more week when we've seen games in action before passing judgement ;)

Ok, meanwhile that is my opinion.

It have old-gen graphics is not a bad thing... see Wii success.



Porcupine_I said:
as far as i remember, the best looking games this generation were buildt with custom engines anyway, why would i care about news that are really only useful for developers.

yeah that makes sense, unreal engine 4 won't run but the engines which are even better (like uncharted 2/3 would run like they do on ps3 but not unreal engine 3 lol)



ethomaz said:
Conegamer said:
ethomaz said:
The Wii U is old-gen for graphics like Wii is old-gen for gaphics too.

Let's wait one more week when we've seen games in action before passing judgement ;)

Ok, meanwhile that is my opinion.

It have old-gen graphics is not a bad thing... see Wii success.

Yeah, I agree. The fact it's able to run UE4, and, by the sounds of it, Epic are really pulling some strings in order to get the PS4Nextbox to even run the thing, I don't think it'll be that big a deal, as I doubt it will be anywhere near as important as this gen.

Heck, if the WiiU can run a game which looks as good as that Zelda demo (unlikely) then I'm sold.



 

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Conegamer said:

Yeah, I agree. The fact it's able to run UE4, and, by the sounds of it, Epic are really pulling some strings in order to get the PS4Nextbox to even run the thing, I don't think it'll be that big a deal, as I doubt it will be anywhere near as important as this gen.

Heck, if the WiiU can run a game which looks as good as that Zelda demo (unlikely) then I'm sold.

The third party devs are not happy with Nintendo... even if UE4 comes to Wii U I guess it later than sooner.

And low graphics is better for the price point of the new console... $600 is a epic fail and Sony paid for that.