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Nintendo Wii U Specs Vs Xbox 360: Does It Really Matter?

Pinoytutorial: It seems like a rumor’s come up about Wii U's hardware specifications scheduled for release in March 2012. Question is, does it really matter if its specs are only at par with Xbox 360? We're here to analyze the situation.

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Shok4516d ago (Edited 4516d ago )

Whoa whoa whoa, who ever said the specs were on-par with the 360? It's misinformed people like this that cause other people (mostly Nintendo haters) to believe this delusion.

All that's been RUMORED is that the Wii U will have similar ARCHITECTURE to the 360, that's not saying it's just as strong.

jony_dols4516d ago (Edited 4516d ago )

I don't hate Nintendo, and the Wii U will undoubtedly be more powerful than the 360 & even the PS3.

But I don't see why in 2012, Nintendo are releasing hardware that will be slightly more powerful than a console that was released in 2005.

The next-gen Xbox & the PS4 are on the horizon, and they will more than likely dwarf the power of the Wii U. Nintendo aren't future proofing their hardware, & that could severely effect sales & even hinder dev's in the long run.

The Dreamcast faced similar problems, when SEGA released it back in 1998, & it eventually bankrupted them.

jony_dols4516d ago (Edited 4516d ago )

This article is a comparing the the power of the Wii U & the 360. I said 'even' because the PS3 it isn't even aforementioned in the headlining.

The PS3 was originally built to be marginally more 'future-proof' than the 360 (mainly due to the inclusion of a Blu ray drive & inbuilt HDD) whilst the 360's RAM architecture has given the 360 a slight edge in many ways. Either way though, both of them are starting to show their age.

Shackdaddy8364516d ago

Hardware specs haven't been released yet. You're basing your info on very poorly thought out rumors.

Khordchange4516d ago

dreamcast faced similar problems? What? it was pretty damn close to the ps2. IT had problems because no gave a s*** about SEga and sonic anymore. And Are you forgetting about idk, the wii?

dark-hollow4516d ago (Edited 4516d ago )

PEOPLE PEOPLE!
The wii u spec till now ARE NOT KNOWN
STFU till we know the full hardware then start hating/loving it.

Geez!
And dont say bu bu wii was weakest so the wii u would be too.
This is the FIRST time nintendo release a console behind the curve.

nondecaf4516d ago (Edited 4516d ago )

People predicted the ps vita and got it right so I assume that this not far of.

Skip_Bayless4516d ago

I think PS3 processor might very well be stronger which would put WiiU in a worded scenario than the Wii in a technical standpoint. The Wii was atleast stronger than the Gamecube, Xbox, and PS2. The argument that graphics are "good enough" is not valid. The power issue is huge and is the sole reason why big triple A multiplatform games are never made for the Wii and if they do it's a shitty port.

BitbyDeath4516d ago

"But I don't see why in 2012, Nintendo are releasing hardware that will be slightly more powerful than a console that was released in 2005."

Because Nintendo like to make a profit on all hardware sold. If they went for something too new it'd cost far too much to make a profit on.

darthv724515d ago

the wii-u could be the equivalent to the supergrafx in relation to the previous system. I would still buy it. I just like gaming to much to deny myself that pleasure.

Anyone that does not know, the supergrafx was a marginal upgrade to the turbografx/pcengine.

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Frankfurt4516d ago

Cliffy B himself says it's barely half a step over a 360. Deal with it.

ozstar4516d ago

Cliffy B also says 8 out of 10 Reviewers for GOW3 are haters.

He also says his 3 favorite horror films include Paranormal Activity.

opinions

_Aarix_4516d ago (Edited 4516d ago )

@ozstar

That's cute and all, that's of course replying that he was being sarcastic. Do you realy think a famous lead designer for a top notch quality AAA game is really "upset". LOLOLOL!

ninjahunter4516d ago

The architectures virtually the same, but from rumors its got a considerable buff over the 360.
Like nintendo said about a 50% improvement sounds about right if you know hardware.

hellvaguy4515d ago

@Shok

Speaking of misinformed people, you didnt even read the article at all did u? It doesnt say anywhere that the the specs will be on-par with 360. The author said it wouldnt even matter IF the specs were the same as the 360. So you can loosen up your fanboy panties just a wii bit.

Shok4515d ago

Did you read the excerp right under the title of the headline?

"Question is, does it really matter if its specs are only at par with Xbox 360?"

That's what I was responding to. and I never said the author of the article said it was just on par.

Good day to you sir.

SilentNegotiator4515d ago

"Whoa whoa whoa, who ever said the specs were on-par with the 360?"

No one. The author says "rumor" straight out the gate. He doesn't even remotely suggest that it is a fact. So slow down your Nintendo fan victim train with your "Nintendo haterz!!" and such, for a second.

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DJMarty4516d ago

Someone clearly doesn't know ther tech shit.

Cell CPU is based off PowerPC 6 as is 360 3 core CPU.

Wii U CPU Still based off PowerPC just it's uses version 7 rather than 6.

mirumu4516d ago (Edited 4516d ago )

The 360's Xenon and PS3's Cell don't really compare directly to a traditional POWER CPU, although it's true that the POWER 6 is probably the closest to them based on feature set. That said both Cell and Xenon are limited to in-order code execution for start which means the performance really isn't even going to be comparable. The console CPUs are designed to be cheap to make.

Regarding the Wii U, I have no idea what they're going to do although I have serious doubts Nintendo would want a POWER 7 derivative. POWER 7 has an 8-core architecture, and each core can have up to 4 threads running at the same time. It's all about parallel computing. I'd say that makes it less than ideal for a games console and it certainly make development and debugging harder.

If I was to speculate I think Nintendo would prefer a fast single or dual core. Perhaps something closer to a real POWER 6 than either Xenon or Cell. 64-bit and with modern features like VMX. It would still need to be cut down quite a bit though to lower the price and power usage as, for example, a POWER 6 is made of around 9-times as many transistors as Xenon.

ninjahunter4516d ago

If rumors are true, it will probably be a quad core Power7 with their 4 threads per core. But multi threading is pretty useless for gaming.
(thats why i5 and i7 perform the same in 90% of games)

A gimped power7 would still be great for the price/power efficiency though.

IDK, Just some thoughts, you seems to know alot more than me about this though haha.

cochise3134516d ago

wii u shouldn't be compaired to 6 year old tech. try compairing to ps3 or the next xbox when those specs are revealed.

sulaymanqazi4516d ago

hmmm. this reminds me of the dreamcast and PS2. Nintendo, please dont f**k up.

Khordchange4516d ago (Edited 4516d ago )

um no it doesn't, none of you were around in that era and that is a terrible comparison

hellvaguy4515d ago

@compostiontheory

"none of you were around in that era"

Im fairly sure I was around and in college during this era and my birth certificate does remind me i was born in 1977.

_Aarix_4515d ago (Edited 4515d ago )

The Ps3 isnt really that much more powerful compared to the 360. Especially not enough to say "compare the wii u to it and not the 360".

Pikajew4516d ago (Edited 4516d ago )

All the Nintendo haters believe this because it has bad specs and want the WiiU to be the weakest console next gen

sulaymanqazi4516d ago

it will. and it took you over 5 years to realize that sir.

metsgaming4516d ago

if the wiiu wasnt the weakest console it would have to be the most expensive because nintendo wont sell it at a lose and that tablet controller doesnt look cheap. Thus it wont happen it will be the weakest by far. No way they can get their casual audience when its expensive.

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Cyb3r4516d ago

It does matter if it costs more

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phoenixwing442d ago (Edited 442d ago )

I'm tempted just because I missed out on xenoblade chronicles x. But it's a big waste for just one game

Sgt_Slaughter441d ago

It's also a great system for backwards compatibility and emulation too, especially with the off TV play through the tablet.

hiawa23441d ago (Edited 441d ago )

I bought a Wii-U last year due to the fact that the Wii Punch-Out for some reason has not been ported to the Switch, which is odd since almost all of the Punch-Out games, arcade included are available for the Switch.

HeliosHex440d ago

Prefer the wii/GameCube combo console myself.

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brewin586d ago

Yet they all turned out to be great systems with lots of gems, except for Jaguar. Wii U was a criminally underrated system. The Gamepad implementation of Zelda Twilight Princess was incredible! I was so disappointed they removed it altogether for Breath of the Wild because they wanted "parity" with the Switch version. Its a shame and it was a lame excuse.

You can tell BotW was designed around the gamepad usage, with all that menu navigation. That item management and weapon switching would have been 100x better with the gamepad. The worst part was they never let the wii U players know they were removing it! I got the game for Wii U at launch and was disappointed it wasnt there.

PS3 was a mess at first but what a turnaround! That was a crazy generation. Uncharted 1,2,3, Infamous 1 & 2, God of War 3, Last of Us, MGS4, Ratchet and Clank series, Little Big Planet, Modnation Racers, Killzone, Resistance. My god they were so on point later in that generation it was crazy!

TheEnigma313586d ago

Nintendo Screwed themselves using the Wii name again. And the jaguar was straight doo doo; I still have it.

darthv72586d ago

I had it too... Jag could have been something great considering how good the ST games were. And now many of those have been ported but it was too little too late. The CD was just plain unreliable (apart from being an obvious design flaw). The thing about the Jag was it was just too Euro. given that Atari was built initially a US brand and then it later became more European and you could tell from the games. There is just something that stands out with EU created games vs NA or JP ones. Alien vs Predator was cool but def needed a better frame rate. At least 30fps instead of the 15-20 it was.

Im actually surprised nobody has gone back and tried to remaster that one for other platforms. It was a pretty good game.

Espangerish586d ago

Surprised vita didn’t get a mention in the article.

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Knightofelemia586d ago

PS3 had a buggered up launch but Sony was able to turn things around with the PS3. I still say the XB360 had a terrible launch half the systems cooked themselves and the RROD would appear. Then the 3DO, CDI, Pippin, the Amiga, 32X the list can go on and on with systems with terrible launches.