Hardware How powerful does the WiiU have to be for you to be satisfied with it?

[Subzero100]

How powerful does the WiiU have to be for you to be satisfied with it?



at least better than xbox 360

 

[sentinel5000]

It has to be as powerful as a NASA rocket so it can take me to mars while streaming the games to the gamepad

 

[TripleSMoon]

It has to be as powerful as a NASA rocket so it can take me to mars while streaming the games to the gamepad

That's not good enough! By the time PS4 and 720 come out, they'll be as powerful as the starship enterprise and be able to take you to other systems entirely! The Wii U will be left behind!

 

[JoostinOnline]

None of those options applied to me, since I care almost nothing about graphics. As long as it's not a step down from the Wii, I'm satisfied.

 

[spotanjo3]

It has to be as powerful as a NASA rocket so it can take me to mars while streaming the games to the gamepad

That's not good enough! By the time PS4 and 720 come out, they'll be as powerful as the starship enterprise and be able to take you to other systems entirely! The Wii U will be left behind!

It is too early to say.. Dont be surprised if Wii U can run Unreal Engine 4. It is best not to be assume or guess at all. Just wait and see instead of argument of no fact and no evidence is really silly. Nintendo and 3rd party are still quiet. Be patient.

 

[JoostinOnline]

And at this point in time, graphics really can't get that much better than they are, since TV's won't support it.

 

[Deleted_171835]

And at this point in time, graphics really can't get that much better than they are, since TV's won't support it.

You're mixing up graphics with resolution.

 

[JoostinOnline]

And at this point in time, graphics really can't get that much better than they are, since TV's won't support it.

You're mixing up graphics with resolution.

Aren't the two closely related? Like I said, graphics aren't a big deal for me, so I haven't spent much time looking into them.

 

[Deleted_171835]

And at this point in time, graphics really can't get that much better than they are, since TV's won't support it.

You're mixing up graphics with resolution.

Aren't the two closely related? Like I said, graphics aren't a big deal for me, so I haven't spent much time looking into them.

Well sure they're related but the resolution doesn't dictate how good a game can look (unless you're talking about things in terms of image quality). Resolution is merely what the game is displayed at (number of pixels) while graphics encompass the general look of games.

 

[chyyran]

My only gripe with the Wii honestly is it's lack of good titles and sub-par graphics (I mean, you can see the polygons at times.) Fix both problems with the WiiU and I'm good. It would be great with some extra RAM and power for homebrew emulators, but I don't think Nintendo takes that into consideration. As for the multimedia aspects, I really don't mind any lack, my current HTPC setup is just fine.

 

[Schezo92]

Personally I think the Wii-U should be powerful enough to make me bacon, maybe even muffins heck make me some bacon muffins.

 

[Bladexdsl]

over 9000 times powerful!

 

[Veho]

1.21 gigawatts!

 

[Kikirini]

So long as the games are fun, I don't care how powerful it is.

 

[DiscostewSM]

I like power, but not so much that it takes up the focus from game developers, to which they instead are trying to take advantage of the power rather than focusing on making a game.

 

[KinGamer7]

It needs to be able to bench press three PS3s.

 

[1234turtles]

As long as the game is enjoyable then graphics don't matter to me.

 

[TripleSMoon]

As long as it's strong enough to hold mainstream third party support and keep up the awesome Nintendo first party titles, I'll be happy.

 

[JFTS]

I would really like to see the Wii U, being head-to-head with PS4 and XBOX 720. Kinda like the Gamecube/PS2/XBOX. Minor differences, but overall similar graphics. That means it has to support Unreal Engine 4 and Luminous Engine, because by the time the other two competitors come out, these will be the "standard" graphic results.

 

[Deleted_171835]

I would really like to see the Wii U, being head-to-head with PS4 and XBOX 720. Kinda like the Gamecube/PS2/XBOX. Minor differences, but overall similar graphics. That means it has to support Unreal Engine 4 and Luminous Engine, because by the time the other two competitors come out, these will be the "standard" graphic results.

I would say that the Wii U is to the PS2 as the PS4 is to the Xbox. They both have a modern architecture and feature set which means they will support new engines (and UE4). The visuals won't be the same as the PS4 which is a fair bit stronger but it would still be able to show "next-gen" graphics.