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not meTwenty years from now, we'll all be clamoring for a modern sequel. See, StarTropics; see also, Kid Icarus.
not meTwenty years from now, we'll all be clamoring for a modern sequel. See, StarTropics; see also, Kid Icarus.
We've heard rumblings that it's at least 1 tflop. Take that with a HUGE grain of salt though.
Supercomputing next gen consoles confirmed!
I think you meant giga, not tera.
Actually you are lowballing the PS4/720. They'll be higher.
But the Wii U GPU is still up for debate, but is a primary factor in determining the gap. The problem with accurately calculating this for Wii U is going to be due to Nintendo modifications. It is plausible in my opinion that these mods could easily double the performance over it's standard usage.
Those are very old rumblings which turn out to have been borne originally from speculation and a bad translation. There are still logical reasons why 1.1 TFLOPS would be a really good target to pursue (it'd be able to run that famous Samaritan demo at 720p at that point, essentially).
I want to believe that it is still possible.
I mentioned awhile back from a discussion with Alstrong that Wii U could run a "pseudo-Samaritan"-level game at 720p. It's not like people would be able to tell the exact difference(s) anyway.
tadaaaaam
the guess is strong in this one
oh and i see that a google employee may have just confirmed in a way my info about the software layer/os features of wii u !
btw, i need to sleep, it's late here !
Yeah my bad sorry, i ment giga lol .
I hope the rumour about the base GPU chip being a custom Radeon 4770 is true, what Nintendo developers could do with that GPU with some modifications, a decent CPU and 2 GB's of Ram could be truly astounding.
Every first party game looking like the Zelda tech demo running at 720p / 60 fps while also running the tablet at 480p .
Ugh, Denise Kegler was soooo boring and stuck to her PR scripts like a drone, her IGN Q&As were pointless. Cammie was bad for E3 but at least her interviews were interesting.
I think my particular line of logic at the time was that hitting that mark might have been the specifically required performance minimum for certain levels of Epic support.
Well I wouldn't get hung up on it being any kind of custom R700. The GPU was completed as late as January though late December is possibly more likely. About the only thing the GPU might have in common with an R700 would be ALU count and maybe being VLIW5.
And honestly in regard to the Zelda demo, any 1st party game that pursues that graphical direction (e.g. pursuing that level of IQ) should easily pass that. While I could nitpick a few things about the demo I remind myself that demo was made in a short amount of time, on early, unfinished hardware using Gamecube assets.
you mean the rushed zelda demo using old assets. lol, you don't gotta worry man.If any game on Wii U even approaches that Zelda demo then i will be more than happy, regardless of the hardware inside or what PS4 / 720 can offer.
I can not believe that this thread is approaching 19,000.
I can.
Probably go through another thread before E3.
I can.
Probably go through another thread before E3.
you mean the rushed zelda demo using old assets. lol, you don't gotta worry man.
If our momentum continues like this, we'll go through two...
If MS or Sony showed next gen footage at E3, it would cannibalize their own current hardware sales....
Do you guys expect Sony and MS to sneak a trailer of PS4 / 720 tech demo's, games in to their events right at the end just to take the wind out of Nintendo's sails ?.
If i was the head of Sony or MS i would not want Nintendo possibly claiming all the next gen customers a year before i launched, i would want to plant a major seed of doubt in their head and i think they will by maybe saying 'and here is what we are working on for 2013'...
If any game on Wii U even approaches that Zelda demo then i will be more than happy, regardless of the hardware inside or what PS4 / 720 can offer.
I think a lot of people underestimate Nintendo's artists, some people were not impressed with that demo but i was blown away by it.
Imagining a 3D Mario game, Metroid, Pikmin, Mario Kart, F Zero, Starfox, Smash Bros, Donkey Kong ect looking like that sends me into geek heaven lol.
I'm not being greedy regarding the GPU i just want it to be able to compete next gen, unlike Wii this one.
Cheers for the info mate ! .
Isn't this Cynthia Gordon chick working at Nintendo now?
Maybe we'll get a leak this month!
Which is exactly why we could go through two more of these. There will be little drips of info the closer we get, each tidbit resulting in 5-10 new pages, not to mention any new threads that will be started with bigger news.
you mean the rushed zelda demo using old assets. lol, you don't gotta worry man.
If MS or Sony showed next gen footage at E3, it would cannibalize their own current hardware sales.
The IGN Q&A was boring, but she was pretty good at what she did. Watch the Gametrailers interview from E3 '09. She handled Geoff Keighley amazingly.
Interesting.
Geoff and Reggie's one-on-one oughta be really good this year.
Those are very old rumblings which turn out to have been borne originally from speculation and a bad translation. There are still logical reasons why 1.1 GFLOPS would be a really good target to pursue (it'd be able to run that famous Samaritan demo at 720p at that point, essentially).
I want to believe that it is still possible.
edit: lol, made the same mistake
Oh yeah, forgot about her, will be interesting to see how she does.
Personally, even though I'm well aware it's probably overly optimistic, I'm crossing my fingers for 1.5 TFLOPs or equivalent. Basically the idea here is that even if Sony or MS go all out there's no way in hell they'll manage to clear double that. There wouldn't be any reasonable excuse at that point for stuff to not get ported.
I think at most we'll get a minor game reveal and a bunch of people saying "I know something...be excited!"
GFLOPs, right?
Isn't that all it takes?
If any game on Wii U even approaches that Zelda demo then i will be more than happy, regardless of the hardware inside or what PS4 / 720 can offer.
I think a lot of people underestimate Nintendo's artists, some people were not impressed with that demo but i was blown away by it.
it did look good, didn't it !
Isn't that all it takes?
In game video chat would be a KILLER feature if they pull it off. Especially if it streams 4 or so video feeds simultaneously.
I think a lot of people underestimate Nintendo's artists, some people were not impressed with that demo but i was blown away by it.
it did look good, didn't it !
I've long thought in-game video chat is going to be a big feature for Wii U online. The shitty version they implemented in StarFox64 3D is the template. Wii U's online is (imo) going to be about capturing the social aspect of local multiplayer and pushing it to the online space.
GFLOPs, right?
Twenty years from now, we'll all be clamoring for a modern sequel. See, StarTropics; see also, Kid Icarus.
Video chat would be the first thing I turn off after I hook my Wii U up.
Yup. We could send him Taco Bell gift certificates that he could print out over his own Wii U Printer. It'd be glorious.what if josh freeman eats 24 taco bell tacos live on his wii u video chat?
Yup. We could send him Taco Bell gift certificates that he could print out over his own Wii U Printer. It'd be glorious.
Then again, doesn't Freeman own a Taco Bell? Or was that a KFC?
That would be something I'd love. There are some days when I don't quite want to play, but I still want to consume video gaming content.. and sometimes I'm not in the mood for a podcast.Nintendo to buy Twitch.tv
Personally, even though I'm well aware it's probably overly optimistic, I'm crossing my fingers for 1.5 TFLOPs or equivalent. Basically the idea here is that even if Sony or MS go all out there's no way in hell they'll manage to clear double that. There wouldn't be any reasonable excuse at that point for stuff to not get ported.
what if josh freeman eats 24 taco bell tacos live on his wii u video chat?
Yup. We could send him Taco Bell gift certificates that he could print out over his own Wii U Printer. It'd be glorious.
Then again, doesn't Freeman own a Taco Bell? Or was that a KFC?
YOU PEOPLE!i'm pretty sure it's a kentucky fried taco bell.
That would be something I'd love. There are some days when I don't quite want to play, but I still want to consume video gaming content.. and sometimes I'm not in the mood for a podcast.
Either that, or I watch a live broadcast when I'm considering a game but want to know more about it.