The Wii U Speculation Thread V: The Final Frontier

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I've been on GAF for not even 2 years and I don't recall ever seeing this guy.

And I get it now, he has a banned tag but he got banned for real for what I guess are the last few posts he made on this thread.

Drinky is our tame(-ish) undead.
 
You know what I'm not looking forward to (actually I kind of am), the bitching that will ensue when wiiU launch games don't look a LOT better than ps360 games, even though it always takes some years before the grafix get good.
 
Yeah. Out of fairness, I sometimes wish there were equivalent characters for MS & Sony fans, but Nintendo fans as a target.. {*resumes biting tongue*}

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You know what I'm not looking forward to (actually I kind of am), the bitching that will ensue when wiiU launch games don't look a LOT better than ps360 games, even though it always takes some years before the grafix get good.

Launch games have always looked much better than the previous gen (excluding Wii). Games like Call of Duty 2 and Resistance by far trump PS2/Xbox games in looks and performance.
 
Yeah. Out of fairness, I sometimes wish there were equivalent characters for MS & Sony fans, but Nintendo fans as a target.. {*resumes biting tongue*}

Ehhh, no different than any other societal minority, the hardcore Nintendo gamer will be persecuted as such until such a time that it can no longer be deemed socially acceptable to do so. You just accept it and quietly wait for vindication, makes life a lot easier, y'know?
 
You know what I'm not looking forward to (actually I kind of am), the bitching that will ensue when wiiU launch games don't look a LOT better than ps360 games, even though it always takes some years before the grafix get good.

I don't know man, I can see the system jumping out of the gates strong.
 
Yeah. Out of fairness, I sometimes wish there were equivalent characters for MS & Sony fans, but Nintendo fans as a target.. {*resumes biting tongue*}

Well the media create thread trolls sony weekly, if that counts.

Speaking of weekly events, I hope Nintendo video is available for Wii U.
 
You know what I'm not looking forward to (actually I kind of am), the bitching that will ensue when wiiU launch games don't look a LOT better than ps360 games, even though it always takes some years before the grafix get good.

What nonsense is this? Xbox 3 and PS4 launch games should look like real life.
 
I don't know man, I can see the system jumping out of the gates strong.
yeah but the games that will look A LOT better than this generation definitely won't come for a while. I'm not saying they won't look better, just not the level it's capable of being at.

What nonsense is this? Xbox 3 and PS4 launch games should look like real life.
lol by the time those come out, their launch games will look like wiiU games, cue more bitching from that crowd
 
yeah but the games that will look A LOT better than this generation definitely won't come for a while. I'm not saying they won't look better, just not the level it's capable of being at.


lol by the time those come out, their launch games will look like wiiU games, cue more bitching from that crowd

True. Hell the thing could produce waaaaaaay better visuals than current gen day one, but the bitching will still be there :P
 
You know what I'm not looking forward to (actually I kind of am), the bitching that will ensue when wiiU launch games don't look a LOT better than ps360 games, even though it always takes some years before the grafix get good.

They better be at least obvious. It would be like having to squint to see the improvements between Rogue Squadren, N64, and Rogue Leader, GCN.

From reading what people in the know around here can reveal, I'd say we are looking at least 4 years of improved tech over what Microsoft released in '05. That you'd be enough to see progress, imo.
 
ROLF! You proved that wrong? Really? And how is that even a nitpick? It's not about "playing games with words". It's making sure people can't take what you said out of context which you keep trying to do despite me being very clear about my point. 800Mhz is a high clock. Going to 650Mhz over 600mhz is a higher clock. I don't know how much clearer I can make that other than making sure it's known I'm talking about the GPU. Looking specifically at GC and GPUs around that time (which is what I was referring to, not the change to Wii), it was originally a little over 200Mhz (before the drop) and even then when compared to ATi GPUs that wasn't a high clock. And even then I don't get the logic of using changing from Flipper to Hollywood as a point supporting your debate. That was a new console. But even then it had a GPU using a smaller Fab, and a clock speed that still wasn't high in comparison to GPUs of the time. That's what I'm arguing against with your speculation.

And in the end while I'm not saying your paraphrase in that context, a person could apply it if they wanted. :P

I'm assuming you missed my original response based on this.

Yes, I proved that they would increase the Mhz of the chip rather than add more shaders, especially if they could freely do it. (this is the logic of looking at Gamecube to Wii U.

Also 800mhz isn't a high clock now and days, there is even a mobile AMD gpu that runs at 800mhz. today a high clock is over 1Ghz as AMD is marketing Ghz edition, and OC versions of the 7970 can reach well over 1.2ghz, so yes I think both our points are a bit mucky since opinions is what we are basically arguing about at this point.

I think after this discussion, that Wii U will be an interesting box, but neither of us have a firm grasp of what the GPU will look like.
 
Gah, that Zelda tech demo is weaksauce. Some nice effects here and there, but mostly looks like up-rezzed TP. Too soft. Certainly nothing special!

I hope they go balls-to-the-wall Wind Waker 2.0, with slate-like shadows ala Majora's Mask concept art. Think a denser, darker MvC3, if you want sort of a baseline. Maybe with Katsuya Terada-inspired art direction.

MAN, the wait to E3 is unbearable. I'm busy as fuck but it's -still- unbearable. We need a juicy leak, like, now now NOW!
 
Uuuh... there are pretty fucked up entries on the NeoGAF Bans site about Amirox and BurntPork that happens during E3 2012.

Apparently, Amirox and BurntPork merged because of a portal accident to get in the Nintendo Conference. Turns out the Wii U was as powerful as a DOS computer.
 
Even though I hope the Wii U will be powerful enough to handle ports of Ps4/720 games, I am just really glad we finally get to play Nintendo games in HD resolution.


how come the Wii capped at 480p? :( Doesn't look right on my HDtv!
 
Even though I hope the Wii U will be powerful enough to handle ports of Ps4/720 games, I am just really glad we finally get to play Nintendo games in HD resolution.


how come the Wii capped at 480p? :( Doesn't look right on my HDtv!
This. At least now Nintendo games won't be obsolete on arrival like every Wii game on a modern-day TV.
 
Yes, I proved that they would increase the Mhz of the chip rather than add more shaders, especially if they could freely do it. (this is the logic of looking at Gamecube to Wii U.

Also 800mhz isn't a high clock now and days, there is even a mobile AMD gpu that runs at 800mhz. today a high clock is over 1Ghz as AMD is marketing Ghz edition, and OC versions of the 7970 can reach well over 1.2ghz, so yes I think both our points are a bit mucky since opinions is what we are basically arguing about at this point.

I think after this discussion, that Wii U will be an interesting box, but neither of us have a firm grasp of what the GPU will look like.

The first sentence wasn't even my argument. I've said what I meant multiple times. And even then you're talking about console transition, I'm not.

800Mhz is still a high clock for a GPU even in today's context.

And the last part depends on what you mean by "firm grasp". If we're talking about exact specs then I agree, but what I'm guessing is based on what I know of the performance capabilities.

GTA: Detroit???

Too traumatic to start with. We have to work our way up to that.
 
EatChildren, please shed some light over this! What is the deal with Crow?

Who cares???

This.

its like the first time some of you has seen Drinky Crow?

SMH

If you haven't been reading the forum since back in the early 2000's it's harder to know.

What's going on? Is this some kind of Wario64 clone?

Wario64 clone, Mr. Angry Face clone, joke account, take your pic.
 
Pretty sure I recall Drinky trolling the shit out of Heavy Rain fans too. No need to have a persecution complex.
 
This. At least now Nintendo games won't be obsolete on arrival like every Wii game on a modern-day TV.
Hell, if the U outputs 1080p, I'll want a new TV to take advantage. I still have to laugh at it - having to buy a TV to keep-up with Nintendo's hardware? Ha!

Pretty sure I recall Drinky trolling the shit out of Heavy Rain fans too. No need to have a persecution complex.
Neat. I had no interest in Heavy Rain, so I didn't click to witness that bit of comedy. Time to google, I suppose!

edit: here it is, folks!
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=389414
 
Besides lighting, are there any other GPU effects that would be a good candidate for fixed-functions?
 
Pretty sure I recall Drinky trolling the shit out of Heavy Rain fans too. No need to have a persecution complex.

what is up with him these days anyway? too busy to troll the Forum?

did you guys take away his thread creating ability dude had some Epic threads and memes

One Console Future turning out to be a One Waggle Future broke his heart or something?
 
The first sentence wasn't even my argument. I've said what I meant multiple times. And even then you're talking about console transition, I'm not.

800Mhz is still a high clock for a GPU even in today's context.

And the last part depends on what you mean by "firm grasp". If we're talking about exact specs then I agree, but what I'm guessing is based on what I know of the performance capabilities.

The GPU in the Wii is virtually identical to the Gamecube, just a higher clock speed, which is my argument, I don't understand why my point is any less valid than yours, when we are speculating on virtually the same gpu just I assume they will target a higher clock (showing that 800mhz should be possible, but never saying that was what would be in the Wii U) I figure if they did 100mhz higher @ say 700mhz that the Wii U's GPU would be capable of near parity of XB3 with the lower 720p resolution, though that is probably very different than what you think I mean.

I am saying Wii U with those specs and some fixed functionality for lighting should make a high setting at 720p vs ultra settings at 1080p comparison, and not your completely bonkers 1080p ultra to low settings that isn't even seen in comparable PC GPUs.

Also, I'm sorry to drag this on so long, I made my statements this morning, and I've virtually argued it for the last 12+ hours... that wasn't my intention at all, I was just giving a simple speculation on what AMD could fit in the Wii U case under 50w TDP
 
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