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Wii U 'upscales original Wii games' to HD

US Wii U owners are reporting that, contrary to claims from Nintendo, the newly released console upscales original Wii games to be displayed in HD resolution.

The functionality was noted by a NeoGAF user, who points out that while Wii games aren't displayed in native 1080p, they are cleaned up and noticeably sharper when played on the Wii U.

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Akuma-4172d ago ShowReplies(3)
DivineAssault 4172d ago

Thats good news.. Nice surprise for ppl who wanna play wii games on there

MmaFan-Qc4172d ago

to make wii games look worse on the wii u?

thats not what i can call a "nice" surprise...

linkratos4171d ago

...they undeniably look better

mcstorm4171d ago

@DivineAssault I think this is agood thing. I sold my Wii 2 years ago as I had to many games to get through on the other consoles and the wii got used the least esp when I got Kinect but I have missed out on some Wii games sine then so this is nice to have to play them.

Only a week and a half to go and I get mine.

showtimefolks4171d ago

your tv says 1080p but the game is still running in 480p.

if somehow anyone makes a console that can upscale a game to 702p or 1080p right out of the box than we wouldn't need more HD collections lol.

is it even possible to make a system that can automatically upscale? within a reasonable price point?

hopefully sony or ms will look into it

GuruStarr784171d ago

Yeah, I've still got Sin and Punishment II, Mario Kart and Red Steel II (3 of the best wii games, Imho..) so that's great news!

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mi_titan274172d ago

IGN just released a similar article, showing off Zelda, it actually looks worse on the WiiU, not sure if the video is real proof, or if someone is trying to bring down the WiiU.

stragomccloud4172d ago

Doesn't really look worse. But it also doesn't look even remotely better. At least it's HDMI though.

josephayal4172d ago

The wiiU can do alot, even old games in 1080p

Schawk4172d ago (Edited 4172d ago )

As long as it plays games like black ops 2 and aliens colonial marines and all the rest of the good stuff better than the ps3 and 360 and reports are that it does im happy with my pre order knowing i have the best console as of right now.

Reason being i sold ps3 and 360 machines a while back to fund a pc, so with the wii u filling the gap now im happy with what i see from gameplay and players commentary.

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Wii U games that still haven't been ported to Switch

The Nintendo Switch is potentially nearing its lifespan, and several Wii U games haven't found their way over as ports yet.

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Vits3d ago

I think it's better to leave games like AC: Amiibo Festival and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash forgotten on the Wii U. Best case, they are mediocre games; worse case, they are very bad. It was a dark time for the Wii U, and the first only exists to sell Amiibo cards, whereas the second was put together in a couple of months with a shoestring budget, and it shows.

The rest of the list does have some really cool games, though. I would love to see a remake of Star Fox Zero with decent controls, and Xenoblade X doesn't require that much modification to work.

Z5012d ago

How would XCX work without dual screens functionality?

Cacabunga2d ago

Same as Paper Mario color splash. One of the best wiiu games and getting even better with dual screen. Same reason why i prefer Splatoon 1

Profchaos2d ago

This article leaves out Nintendo's most controversial game to date devils Third.
I personally found the cover system really fun in that one compared to at the time most fps games completely lacking one.

Stevonidas2d ago

Devil's Third is HIGHLY underrated.

repsahj2d ago

They should remake Starfox to the switch 2. Very beautiful game during gamecube days.

Chocoburger2d ago

Kirby is always ignored or forgotten by people, so good to see it mentioned here.
Play Kirby Canvas Curse on DS, and then play Rainbow Curse on Wii U, they're really fun and unique 'platformers' without any actual jumping.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."

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8 of the most useless amiibo figures ever released

A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.

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