Paul_Warren said:
Now the argument can be made that the Wii is part of the current generation because it was the next Nintendo after the Gamecube. And I will admit that the whole generation thing seems like a new concept to me because I only heard the term about six months ago when I was looking up obscure consoles like Banadai's Playdia and the Supergrafx and the PC-FX and stumbled upon a website that sorted these systems into generations. However going by the old standards of grouping that I'm familiar with 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 124-bit, the Wii is more like the most powerful 124 (or Dreamcast, PS2) era console than it is like a current gen console that has multiple, unified processors, etc. |
Nintendo:
Nes - 8 bit (3rd generation)
SNES - 32 bit (4th generation)
N64 - 64 bit (5th generation)
GC - 32/64 bit hybrid (6th generation)
Wii - 32/64 bit hybrid (7th generation)
Sega:
Master System - 8 bit (3rd generation)
Genesis/MegaDrive - 16 bit (4th generation
Saturn - 32 bit (5th generation)
Dreamcast - 64/128 but hybrid (6th generation)
Sony:
PS - 32 bit (5th generation)
PS2 - 128 bit (6th generation)
PS3 - 32/64/128 bit (7th generation)
MS:
Xbox - 32/64 bit hybrid (6th generation)
X360 - 32/64/128 bit hybrid (7th generation)
Bit depth doesn't define a generation. Once you hit 32 bits, you no longer quantify power in those terms because many other factors become more prominant. For example, Windows has been 32 bit for quite a long time. A 64 bit version is available but it hardly has much advantage above the 32 bit version (allocating more than 4 GB of RAM being the biggest real benefit).
Paul_Warren said:
The Nintendo NES had an 8 bit processor, the Genesis and SNES had 16 bit processors, and the PSX and Saturn had 32 bit processors. Why is it such a big deal if the Wii is a sixth or seventh gen console anyway? |
And the N64 had a 64 bit processor. Are you suggesting the N64 was a generation ahead of the Saturn and PS?
It's a big deal because calling it 6th gen is just flat out false. That's like saying big deal if I call the sky orange when it's blue. Be my guest but you'd still be wrong. You didn't like me calling you a kid when you aren't, did you?
Paul_Warren said:
"Generation is defined by time. Fanboys get this into your head. If I am only stronger than my dad or of the same strength it does not make me the same generation as him."
Well, if you were a video game console and your predecessor had an 8 bit chip and you have an 8 bit chip but all the other consoles on the market have 16 bit chips, then are you a 16 bit system? Actually here is an example of just that Atari had three eight bit systems, the 2600, the 5200, and the 7800. The 5200 and 7800 came out after the 2600, but they were all in the same gen.
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The Atari 2600 and 5200 were in the same generation (2nd generation) but the Atari 7800 was a 3rd generation console.
First generation (1972–1977)
Second generation (1976–1984)
Third generation (1983–1992)
Fourth generation (1987–1996)
Fifth generation (1993–2002)
Sixth generation (1998–2006)
Seventh generation (2005–)
Paul_Warren said:
Well, then I hope it gets some more good games soon. Regardless of sales failed versions of Mario Kart and Metroid Prime
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Failed versions? By what regard?
