[60fps] Splatoon Wii U Gameplay Frame-Rate Test

Digital Foundry:
Splatoon runs at a native 720p resolution with no anti-aliasing, targeting 60fps for gameplay and running at a locked 30fps during the hub world segment (shown here at the beginning of the video). Frame-rates are pretty solid overall, but it's not a totally perfect performance read-out with some minor instances of dropped frames during gameplay - very similar to our preview performance video.

[greenmiker]

I cant wait for the complete analysis by DF. Frame rate looks good in that video.

[MasterCornholio]

It might be in 720P but the framerate is rock solid which is fantastic.

Glad that they did a great job with this game.

:)

[NobleRed]

Yeah really fantastic that a 720P game runs with 60 fps.

[Moldiver]

@NobleRed

Were you expecting miracles with the WiiU hardware? This has turned out to be a good game judging by the responses to it. I dont even own a wiiU but this looks good..it looks FUN.

[bobacdigital]

If it was so easy to do then Sony and MSFT would be doing it.. instead they have a hard time getting games to lock at 60 or even 30 fps for that matter....

People are so quick to knock what the Wii U CANT do.. How about you look at what IT IS doing and just have fun...

[MasterCornholio]

I wasnt knocking the Wii U or anything. I was saying that the framerate is great which is more important than achieving 1080P. Nothing wrong with what I said.

[Bubiii]

No anti-aliasing? Good god, what year is this 1999?

[OpenGL]

Most Wii U games don't use any anti-aliasing.

[JacketsNest101]

Most console games don't use anit=aliasing.

[Errefus]

if they use aa frame rate will drop like crazy, that is why nintendo aint using it.

[BVFTW]

And it looks good enough to me, seems like it doesn't take a lot from the overall presentation and most importantly, it doesn't take away from the fun, you can always hope for an HD remaster or PC emulation someday in the long, long future if this bothers you that much.

[gangsta_red]

So a game that looks to be some of the most fun had in years is getting crapped on because there's no anti-aliasing?

Wow...

I don't really see why developers even need to try and make a game engaging anymore when all gamers are interested or worried about is if their game is 1080p, 60fps with anti-aliasing and not gimped because of another console.

[Emme]

Agreed, it could use some AA.

[jayzablade]

Can't wait till tomorrow when I get this!! 😄😄😄

[Reeze]

You'll love it!! I put over 12 hours into it the first two days I owned it.

[higgins78]

It amazes me, the trolls. Looks like its now a bad thing to tweak and adjust a games visuals (still extremely good looking) to maintain a steady 60fps more suitable for said game. No, better push a game to 'achieve' 1080p even at the expense of polish and performance. Also, I can be sure my 720p maximum TV (a Kuro Pioneer Plasma) looks better running games at that level than a lot of cheap 1080p TV's doing the rounds - running a similar game at 1080p. These are just numbers. The difference most of the time is negligible, and when its not, its only noticeable side by side with another game - and who does that barring digital foundry?

More talk concerning ONE aspect of a game rather than the entire package.

[bobacdigital]

If you actually play the game you wont complain about kiddie... the game is actually really tactical and very fun to play.

[MNGamer-N]

This game is so much fun! It taps right into an OCD nerve I didn't realize I have about painting and covering things. I can't put the game down for hours each time I play.

The new ranked battles are much tougher too.

The game looks great as far as I'm concerned. The anti aliasing is the only thing I don't like, but is a very minor gripe about a great game