[fanboysarestupid]

Not surprising news really, Nintendo has always been more about the games and less about graphical/hardware power.

Wii U should've been released this current-gen to rival Xbox 360 and PS3.

In terms of power it probably will lose against the next Xbox and PlayStation home consoles.

[ziratul]

I don't care about POWER.

Gamers care about Games.

Like: Donkey Kong Country returns, Mario Kart.

IT'S ABOUT GAMES.

Anyway i do agree that specs are little low.
3rd party will leave that platform like they left Wii.

[hellsing9]

Yeah i don't care about power too much either.
It's fluid/fun gameplay what's VITAL to enjoy some title.

Too much RAW power = No imagination.
Less RAW power = More Imagination.

Today gaming is corrupted with eyecandy, almost 70% of it.
But well...hope situation changes anytime soon.

[AlexBaka]

The only thing that got my attention - "can be hacked" - all other things don't matter

[mrBear]

Lower clock, less heat, less chance of fails like RROD and YLOD. The math is simple.

[kneeandarrow]

Lol when people say "I am not after graphics or power" So why are you buying/upgrading to a new console? Just stick to your gamecube/gameboy/ps2/ps1. Tons of games are there and it is impossible to have bought all.

[carldenning]

Originally Posted by kneeandarrow Lol when people say "I am not after graphics or power" So why are you buying/upgrading to a new console? Just stick to your gamecube/gameboy/ps2/ps1. Tons of games are there and it is impossible to have bought all.

erm eg cos there be a new mario game etc that wont be able to be played on wii/gamecube/gameboy etc

[kneeandarrow]

Originally Posted by carldenning erm eg cos there be a new mario game etc that wont be able to be played on wii/gamecube/gameboy etc

If they are after "quality games", newer games aren't the place to look in the first place.



Just look at Morrowind then Skyrim, Max Payne 1-2 then 3 , most of the new games have so much better graphics but lower quality gameplay.


I love graphics and technology and nintendo is out of league for todays games. Also a powerfull hardware means better Physics, AI , Sound (not compressed sh**), memory space, multimedia , online experience. Not only graphics

[stevorkz]

@kneeandarrow unless one has a 3 second memory like a goldfish, playing the same games forever may get a little dull don't you think? Believe or not, there are people that enjoy new games even if they lack originality. Not to mention games such as MGS when all they seem to do is get better and better

[hellsing9]

Originally Posted by mrBear Lower clock, less heat, less chance of fails like RROD and YLOD. The math is simple.

Better refrigeration systems for the product console is the way, they don't want that.
They just want to you YLOD/RROD/YOLO (?) because the product was meant to be that way.

You can have RAW power (i mean RAW capital letters) and mod the console yourself to avoid that happening. Examples = Water cooling, etc.
But the companies (all of them) want the product to fail with a *expiration* label of 1 year or less.

They will also not invest a single dollar on cooling solutions from scratch before they release the product. Why? because they have to redesign all to fit some good heat sink or whatever they have in mind and they will lose money also seems *too expensive* and not rentable for their goals.
Even if the math is simple they can achieve that *balance* but problem is they just don't want that.