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Wii U
Maxis2K:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on December 03, 2011, 07:23:54 AM ---If the system is cheap and 3rd parties support the system, then it should make lots of money. We still don't know what Sony or Microsoft have under their sleeves for next generation consoles so I can't comment.
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That's the problem. The Wii U is basically using the exact strategy as the GameCube. Meet the graphical standard of the gen, sell your console cheaper and focus on the 'core' market. But third parties have ignored Nintendo for 3 whole gens now. I could easily see them ignoring the Wii U even if its stronger than the PS3.
Initial signs seem promising. Major companies have promised to put games like Batman Arkham, Assassins Creed and Dragon Quest X on the system. But all of these will be out a year earlier on other systems. Nintendo needs to secure some major third party exclusives near launch to make an impact.
I'm sure Wii U will make a profit. Mario, Zelda and Pokemon alone will assure that. But the difference between a marginally successful console and 'winning the market' is third parties.
dcudney:
I could be wrong on this, but I thought the Wii was already higher then PS3 and Xbox360 in units sold? By quiet a large amount too?? Or are we discussing games sold? Either way I'm pretty certin the Wii has been very sucessful for Nintendo and has made them a rather large sum of money
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: dcudney on December 04, 2011, 03:31:45 AM ---I could be wrong on this, but I thought the Wii was already higher then PS3 and Xbox360 in units sold? By quiet a large amount too?? Or are we discussing games sold? Either way I'm pretty certin the Wii has been very sucessful for Nintendo and has made them a rather large sum of money
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Uh? ... We're talking about that and about the specifications.
GoGeTa006:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on December 04, 2011, 04:52:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: dcudney on December 04, 2011, 03:31:45 AM ---I could be wrong on this, but I thought the Wii was already higher then PS3 and Xbox360 in units sold? By quiet a large amount too?? Or are we discussing games sold? Either way I'm pretty certin the Wii has been very sucessful for Nintendo and has made them a rather large sum of money
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Uh? ... We're talking about that and about the specifications.
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yup what tatsu said. . .
The gamecube had superior "potential" for graphs and stuff over the ps2 and xbox. . . but it lost that generation due to the lack of games (overall)
the wii came out without focused on graphics (the nintendo guys even said they werent gonna compete on graphs) yet they "redefined" gaming. . .a little more family oriented and yes the Wii completely left the xbox360 and the ps3 biting its dust in units sold
the Wii U tho. . .since its competing against ps move and kinect. . .the only thing worth mentioning in the race is the graphics/specs . . .which it seems to be winning so far but TBH with only that it will loose next gens. battle
i read some rumors about the PS4 having 8-cores. . .still Im betting the Wii U will be faster (RISC vs CISC)
here you go
eye candy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7PhJp3ciRQ
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on December 04, 2011, 06:06:48 AM ---
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on December 04, 2011, 04:52:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: dcudney on December 04, 2011, 03:31:45 AM ---I could be wrong on this, but I thought the Wii was already higher then PS3 and Xbox360 in units sold? By quiet a large amount too?? Or are we discussing games sold? Either way I'm pretty certin the Wii has been very sucessful for Nintendo and has made them a rather large sum of money
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Uh? ... We're talking about that and about the specifications.
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yup what tatsu said. . .
The gamecube had superior "potential" for graphs and stuff over the ps2 and xbox. . . but it lost that generation due to the lack of games (overall)
the wii came out without focused on graphics (the nintendo guys even said they werent gonna compete on graphs) yet they "redefined" gaming. . .a little more family oriented and yes the Wii completely left the xbox360 and the ps3 biting its dust in units sold
the Wii U tho. . .since its competing against ps move and kinect. . .the only thing worth mentioning in the race is the graphics/specs . . .which it seems to be winning so far but TBH with only that it will loose next gens. battle
i read some rumors about the PS3 having 8-cores. . .still Im betting the Wii U will be faster (RISC vs CISC)
here you go
eye candy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7PhJp3ciRQ
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PS3 has a single processor, but the processor itself is a beast.
Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console contains the first production application of the Cell processor, clocked at 3.2 GHz and containing seven out of eight operational SPEs, to allow Sony to increase the yield on the processor manufacture. Only six of the seven SPEs are accessible to developers as one is reserved by the OS.
More information. (Head down to Central processing unit and read on from there)
PS3 is like ... what, 5 years old now? I wouldn't be surprised if Wii U's CPU is faster than the PS3. But the downside to Wii U is, that's their next generation console. Sony and Microsoft have yet to announce their systems.
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