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[Projectjustice]

It is just a joke, I know SMWU is not a "proof" of anything about hardware power.

whoops!

 

[Baconsammy]

What if they are right?

Then I'll save my money on NSMBU and wait for Nintendo to put all of this supposed power on display.

 

[Persona86]

Does this mean we can now Enter The Matrix?

 

[Lord Ghirahim]

Wii U can run Bayonetta 2 at 100% so 2 x 100 = 200 bayoz
PS3 can run Bayonetta 1 at 70% so 1 x 70 = 70 bayoz

200/70= 2.857

Wii U is 2.857 times more powerful than PS3.

 

[XtremeXpider]

Maybe Wii U is a winner...

19x winner xD

 

[Pikma]

My reaction:

 

[Midou]

All I want is 19x as many good traditional jRPGs..

Spoiler

which results in 0 anyways

 

[blu]

Does this mean we can now Enter The Matrix?

There you go.

 

[Vandiger]

 

[Visualante2]

When I went to Eurogamer most of the reps weren't even from the company, they were just hired to wear a t-shirt for the weekend from some agency and given a few hours training.

Has anyone who actually went to the EG Expo pointed out that the "Nintendo Reps" infact had nothing to do with Nintendo at all as a company aside from being hired to demo at that event?

Ah beaten, yeah so they were either misinformed by Nintendo or just bullshitting. I'd go as far as to bet some kid told the rep "oh this thing is so powerful" based on what they heard on the playground and the rep took it as fact.

Pssst!

Spoiler

Play along!

No fuck that it's not cool and just makes GAF look dumb when there are discussions about such tripe quotes.

 

[Danny 117]

Wii U can run Bayonetta 2 at 100% so 2 x 100 = 200 bayoz
PS3 can run Bayonetta 1 at 70% so 1 x 70 = 70 bayoz

200/70= 2.857

Wii U is 2.857 times more powerful than PS3.

 

[Projectjustice]

Perhaps what the rep really meant to say is that the Wii U is 19x more efficient than PS3. There's something thats much easier to believe.

 

[Nibel]

Thread title made me spill out my drink :lol

 

[Celegus]

I'm pretty sure the writer hit every listing in the Book of Positive Adjectives.

 

[WrenchNinja]

But what does that mean in Batmans? We talking Burton to Begins jump or Schumacher to The Dark Knight jump?

 

[XtremeXpider]

Perhaps what the rep really meant to say is that the Wii U is 19x more efficient than PS3. There's something thats much easier to believe.

Yes, even the author did not believe them:

Nintendo representatives on the day informed me that it was “19 times more powerful than PS3”. Having spent a decent amount of time with the launch software I doubt these claims, as the games on show at the expo appeared directly comparable to Xbox360 and PS3 titles and certainly no better.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Not twenty times?

Better luck next gen, Nintendo

 

[SquiddyCracker]

Damn, that's pretty good isn't it?
Aren't Sony only aiming at like 15x more power the PS3?

Looks like Nintendo got this one in the bag power-wise.

 

[Krev]

it's like tetsuo from akira

Spat out my cereal.

 

[The Main Event]

Now you're playing with power.

 

[radioheadrule83]

I don't know why someone would report this, let alone make a thread about the report - since it is self evident to anyone who knows what Eurogamer Expo is, and to those who attended and met the booth crews (who were awesome, lovely and very friendly) -- that Nintendo's booth reps aren't (and wouldn't be) privvy to any kind of highly specific technical data about the machine. One of the reps I spoke to had just finished a stint of acting in the musical Carousel in London, in fact. They're not strictly Nintendo employees.

 

[MDX]

He meant + 19

 

[bomb]

NINTENDO DROPPING POWER BOMBS KEVIN NASH STYLE.

 

[D_prOdigy]

I miss these types of reps. Much more value for money than "we're not talking about that right now".

 

[hiryu64]

Wii U can run Bayonetta 2 at 100% so 2 x 100 = 200 bayoz
PS3 can run Bayonetta 1 at 70% so 1 x 70 = 70 bayoz

200/70= 2.857

Wii U is 2.857 times more powerful than PS3.

All future tech benchmarks in bayoz pls.

 

[Zombie James]

 

[MasterSheen]

Only 19?

 

[Trevelyon]

NINTENDO DROPPING POWER BOMBS KEVIN NASH STYLE.

Right on their necks, barely getting them up.

 

[Gin]

thread needs more dragon ball pics

 

[Qurupeke]

D: So much power!

 

[Canis lupus]

Super Sayan 5 level.

 

[Drencrom]

Why didn't they just settle with saying 4-6x as powerful? That is at least is a bit more realistic you know.

Edit: argh beaten

 

[Stewox]

if the actual was 1.9 , the question is if it's meant as an addition or top or absolute.

If it's addition it's 290% ... so it does fit with our 3x multiplier.

 

[Lord Ghirahim]

Wii U prototype leaked

Old.

 

[MrCunningham]

Are PC's 19 times more powerful than the PS3 yet? A current PC had a GPU that is about 6 generations newer than the one in the PS3, and has about 16 times more RAM on average (not including the 1-3GB's of GDDR5 in the graphics card). But what about CPU performance?

 

[d0c_zaius]

19x more = how many more AAAs?


Are we looking at AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA games now?

 

[goomba]

Maybe he meant 20 X Wii.

 

[Windom Earle]

lol

 

[Medalion]

Maybe he meant 20 X Wii.

Yeah, I get the Wii and PS3 mixed up all the time

 

[Absinthe]

I don't know why someone would report this, let alone make a thread about the report - since it is self evident to anyone who knows what Eurogamer Expo is, and to those who attended and met the booth crews (who were awesome, lovely and very friendly) -- that Nintendo's booth reps aren't (and wouldn't be) privvy to any kind of highly specific technical data about the machine. One of the reps I spoke to had just finished a stint of acting in the musical Carousel in London, in fact. They're not strictly Nintendo employees.

Why the heck not? Look at all the fun we are having!

 

[XtremeXpider]

19x PS3, but only 3X allowed for games... xD

 

[Canis lupus]

19x more = how many more AAAs?


Are we looking at AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA games now?

A³³³³³³³³³

We have to use powers now.

 

[AkuMifune]

 

[Corleth the Fey]

Come on now chaps. I had a nice chat to one of the Nintendo Reps at Eurogamer.

She was more than happy to chat about her favorite console - the Xbox360 - and that she didn't even own a Wii. She did think the Wii U looked good - of course. She along with the others where there to earn some money.

They did their jobs admirably, but having a single clue about the WIi U's supposed power. Of course not.

 

[iamshadowlark]

Is there any consumer device 19x times the PS3?

 

[ElFly]

That's

That's an oddly specific number.

Why not go for the 20x?

 

[cakefoo]

On a comparison checklist, Wii U was more powerful than the PS3 19 times.

 

[Medalion]

That's

That's an oddly specific number.

Why not go for the 20x?

Cuz then we'd KNOW they were lying

 

[fallagin]

Its not the same console, its not the same content.

 

[Hypereides]

Never underestimate the Nintendo effect, they can create gaming experiences that are master classes in design and shrug off any need to compete on a technical level.

Hyperbole like none other.

Im sure the Wii U is excellent and on par with both the PS3 and 360, but thats just pushing it.