'New Super Mario Bros Wii' Only Possible Thanks to Wii Processing Power

Shigeru Miyamoto picked up a controller to demonstrate some of the fun you can have in "New Super Mario Bros Wii" during the Developer's Rountable. He was then killed by a penguin. It just goes to show, just because you're a creative genius doesn't mean that you have the play skills to pay the bills. While chatting about "NSMBWii"'s four-player platforming, Miyamoto played up the Wii's horsepower, saying that the multiplayer was only possible thanks to the Wii's processing power. Nintendo is knocked often for the Wii's diminutive tech, but "New Super Mario Bros Wii" seems to making the very most of it. Still can't play it online though.

[Pennywise]

Miyamoto played up the Wii's horsepower..... VROOM VROOM VROOOOM. lol

[FragMnTagM]

I was eating a bowl of cereal when I read that. That is by far the funniest new article I have seen on here. He must really think is audience is retarded. Vrooom Vroooom would be Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo would sound more like one of those Asian cars that isn't upgraded but has the upgraded muffler.

Edit: I approve this story so more people can have a good laugh.

[TheTwelve]

LOL...I'm sorry, but LOL...

12

[doG_beLIEfs]

How can the guy who interviewed him NOT call him out on that ridiculous statement? Really, it TIME to take the kid gloves off and hit Nintendo like the gaming press hits Sony constantly. Why the double standard?

So when LBP comes out for the PSP and PSPgo...does that mean that they are as "powerful" as the Wii?

Everyone at Nintendo has lost it. They are so far gone in their own fantasy world that they have no clue that back in the REAL world the Wii is beyond showing how pathetically UNDERPOWERED it is.

Man, I am so glad I was not drinking something when I read that...I would have a mess to clean up if I did.

[Rainstorm81]

I know Sony made the phrase popular but really......the wii has power?

new super mario brothers = LBP rip

unfortunately LBP = old super mario brothers rip + more

"it is like a circle it keeps flowing around"

[Bnet343]

I LOL'd IRL

[Chris399]

The Wii is about twice as powerful as a Gamecube. And a decent portion of that "power" is used for the new control scheme, and most likely, the new OS.

The leaps from a PS2/ Xbox to a PS3/ 360 were quantum. They smash their respective forebearers aside. He shouldn't make boasts like this, it makes him seem either weak, uniformed or scared. Now that Sony and MS are about to bring their own brand of motion control to the Wii, what does it really have left? It's appeal? How long will that last when people see that other systems can do the same and much, much more?

Pride comes before the fall.

[lociefer]

OMFGG LOOOLLLLLLLLLLLL Only possible on wii , FKCING HILLLARIIOUUUS

[soxfan2005]

This whole "can't be done on any other system" talk is getting ridiculous. Exclusives are built to use the consoles strengths to their advantage while avoiding the weaknesses. Since every console is different inside, comparisons of this nature are completely pointless. Apples and oranges.

I have a PSP that I use emulators on. The N64 emulator is slow and has bad sound. So, is the PSP somehow less powerful than an N64 because it can't run N64 games perfectly?

[cherrypie]

I think I'll skip Mario Bros. Yes, I love the characters and their game-worlds, but 2D side-scrolling mario is just *already* done.

I'm vastly more excited for The Behemoths' "Game #3" coming in 2010:

http://devblog.thebehemoth....

[Torch]

"...saying that the multiplayer was only possible thanks to the Wii's processing power..."

Compared to what: my pocket calculator from high school???

Whoopsee...looks as if Mr. Miyamoto's got a severe case of foot-in-mouth disease. Hmmm...wonder if they can apply that exciting new Wii Pulse-Checker technology to diagnose him.

BTW, in case anyone is interested: Shortly following the release of Dead Space: Extraction, I'm having a "MUST-GO!!" fire-sale on all items Nintendo in my home, as a result of irreparable bruising to my forehead caused by an unprecedented number of *facepalms* throughout the duration of Nintendo's...uh, "presentation."

@soxfan2005
"This whole "can't be done on any other system" talk is getting ridiculous..."

You're absolutely right, but to the fanboys' credit, at least the whole 360 vs. PS3 fiasco is somewhat debatable. But the Wii???

Unless the author has (quite possibly) used Miyamoto's statement out of context, the man shouldn't even dare tread those waters, and just continue to cater to the casual market (as they confessed to doing so during their conference, if you were keen enough to read between their lines during one of their speeches), and emphasize the single, only one-up that they have compared to the other two: Motion-sensing technology.

That is, at least until Sony's and/or MS' enhanced motion-sensing prototypes come to fruition some time next year. At that point, I see little reason for the traditional gamer to rely upon the Wii for any of their gaming needs...save for their desire to experience any favorite proprietary Nintendo titles (i.e., Mario, Zelda, Metroid, etc.)

[mfwahwah]

@1.4

LBP is SMB rip? Because they're both platforming games? suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure...

[LynyrdSkynyrd]

Why do you have to end each comment with "12"
You make it seem like you are so arrogant...

on a side-note, lol.

[pixelsword]

...a person could choke on their food laughing.

[Mini Mario]

"Miyamoto played up the Wii's horsepower..... VROOM VROOM VROOOOM. lol "

"1.1 - Holy sh!t man I spit milk out of my nose!"

Is this an example of "mature"...*cough*.. .gamers

[Mini Mario]

"I think I'll skip Mario Bros. Yes, I love the characters and their game-worlds, but 2D side-scrolling mario is just *already* done."

Actually there hasnt been a decent one on a nintendo console (not handheld) for years and years (and i say a decent one)...even LBP was one in a million for consoles in general. What i think is done are the generic FPS's.

And if 2D platformers are "done"..why all the hype for LBP>>?

[silenius]

OMG... Its amazing how little things like this article can make your day?!
"Only Possible Thanks to Wii Processing Power" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA

[SaiyanFury]

@ Pennywise

I did laugh out loud. The Wii's processing power is clearly outclassed by the PS3 and 360. Although if he's talking about the Wiimote's functionality, then Miyamoto is half right. The Wiimote is a different bit of hardware than the 360's controller, and more motion-based than Sony's SIXAXIS. In that respect, the new Mario game is only possible on the Wii. Despite the differences between the systems I couldn't stop myself from laughing at the statement by Miyamoto.

[xwabbit]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! , if this doesn't reach 1 thousand degrees ill be surprised

[y0haN]

Soxfan nice try at a comparison but emulation is not the same as native code. Nobody is talking about trying to run Wii games unmodified on the PS3.

[TOO PAWNED]

LMAO CELL 2.wiiO

[Montreafart]

@bladestar the welfare xbot.

Listen buddy, if Sony games are not just possible on PS3, then prove us wrong for a change.

Stupid bot, you and your community, are all talk and nothing but delusional talk.

Lets see you do 256 player online first. WHEN the crap60 finally pulls that one of, then you have a point.

I have a feeling you will be waiting quite many a years before you even see 60 vs 60.

Conclusion: PS3 exclusives only possible on PS3.
All 360 games = all possible on PS3. All the games on your system are multi platform and they all come out on PS3.

[lociefer]

of course its only possible on wii , if ps3 or 360 rendered all these flowers / rainbows / ponies or pink unicorns theyll explode

[Smacktard]

What a joke.

[Smacktard]

Why the disagree? You could play with 2 people on the same screen in the DS version. Are you telling me that you actually believe the Wii is only twice as powerful as the DS? Give me a break.

This game should have a level editor and online level sharing. I can't believe that, in this day and age, it doesn't. Cut us gamers some slack, Nintendo.

[ChickeyCantor]

I think they are giving gamers "slack" by keeping the options minimal and more simple lol.

But yeah level editor would have been nice.

[jay2]

Ah so that why it's in 2D................
Because it's so powerful and mind blowing with physics,content on screen ECT.

Talk to MS/Sony, I'm sure they'd be happy to give you a 3D, online version........
Oh, wait! Wii wouldn't handle it.........

[Mini Mario]

"Talk to MS/Sony, I'm sure they'd be happy to give you a 3D, online version........
Oh, wait! Wii wouldn't handle it......... "

Nintendo already has two Mario galaxy games (*3D*)...and online isnt the be all and end all of everything. Online games are only popular for a certain time period. Unless your stil playing pc games from 12 years ago online still>>?

[y0haN]

I play Counter-Strike and Doom still, so yes, yes I am.

[LightofDarkness]

You tell 'im, yohan. Doom still rules.

[taco_tom237]

what lol

[Nikkelz]

"Cocaine is a helluva drug"

peace and game on

[doG_beLIEfs]

shrooms are legal in Japan, perhaps ALL of Nintendo are chewing on them like gum?

[ChampIDC]

Mmmm, shroom gum.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

...Legal in Japan you say? >.>

[azedean]

of course LOL

[koehler83]

Well it is the most powerful platform he's ever been able to work on, even if only marginally. Of course, he really only has himself to blame for that. If he wanted a platform that could handle 64 player online, then he'd just need to tell the R&D department to make him one.

[manwich25]

it's official, the Wii has more horsepower than a SmartCar

[CaulkSlap]

As opposed to what? A DS?!

[Mikelarry]

lol my cereal oh my cereal its all over the floor im soaking wet with milk

[joydestroy]

iunno about all that, but with all the games Nintendo announced plus some of the ones that are out currently...i'm seriously considering buying a wii finally.

[Cyb3r]

Isnt the Wii the weakest console this generation hardware wise?

[doG_beLIEfs]

The Wii is waaaaaaaaaay closer in power to the PS2 and PSP than it is to the 360 not to mention the PS3.

The GT Mobile gameplay video looks better than any Wii game I have seen.

Please Sony, beat Nintendo at its own game with your TRUE 1to1 controller and put this arrogant pitiful company out to pasture. All they really do now is make peripherals and mini-games.

Frack Nintendo, the company I grew up with is DEAD to me.

[batman2million]

game is still gonna be amazing!

[Mini Mario]

"game is still gonna be amazing!"

Yes people seem to forget that fact.

[nycredude]

What are you like president of the Nintendo defense force or something. how do you defend a company that churns out remakes and rehash of old games left and right?

I played this game alread, 20 years ago and they are still milking the name. Time to move on to new things. Sorry mario but I grew up.

[supersonicsaga]

when they can port psp games to the wii.

[Mini Mario]

" Its sad
when they can port psp games to the wii. "

So what are u saying>? its not possible to port psp games to the ps3>? cant the ps3 handle a psp game>? LOL now that is funny.

[kingboy]

This is great comedy lol!

[SpoonyRedMage]

I think he means this is the first time he's been able to implement this properly on a console.

The games looks great anyway, lots of chaos.

EDIT: Notice he never said "Only Possible on the Wii".

[ChickeyCantor]

Exactly what i thought.
And i really don't think he was saying the Wii is this powerful, look at my game. Rather thanks to the Wii's available power i was able to push more of it in this game.

As of right now people are just taking piss on nintendo....but when was the last time that wasn't going on?

[SaiyanFury]

I agree. He wants to push the Wii's hardware, and with the Wiimote's functionality, it's most likely that the next Mario game is not possible on any other system because of the motion sensing nature of the Wiimote. I hope that Miyamoto is right on those points. Mario Galaxy was impressive for the hardware he was working on. It'll be interesting to see how he can eke more performance out of it.

[Vicophine]

My kool-aid... :(

[Rowsdower]

your not the only one who gets to use the new catchphrase "only possible on..."

Everyone should start using that phrase for everything.

tic tac toe only possible on a piece of paper, the paper version has the best graphics and lag free multiplayer.

[Andras84]

...right???

I mean...this would be possible on the 360 or PS3 anyday.

[pwnsause]

not to mention on the PSP as well.

[Bladestar]

As many can obviously see... any body can say, "[enter game here] is only possible on [enter console name here]" and be nothing more than marketing PR since this can only be proven by bringing the game to another console and compare the differences.

Sony uses the same marketing bull crap when they know a certain game is exclusive and will never see the light in another console.. hence left to never be a proven fact.

I guess it can only be made on the wii because... it will never see the light on a non-nintendo platform.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

LOL! Nobody in the gamerzone or in the open zone made any fanboy remark about Sony/Microsoft.For those brief few minutes 360 fanboys and PS3 fanboys were in harmony, laughing at nintendo.The way it should be.

But you and your psychotic hate towards Sony couldn't contain itself.
I pity you.

[Vicophine]

Take a bubble leave a bubble.

(:

[Major_Tom]

Yeah bladestar you're a sad soul especially since most games Sony says can't be done are usually never attempted on Xbox.

[pwnsause]

I mean, hes serious right?

[AllroundGamer]

lol seeing the graphics this could be a flash based game :D

[ChickeyCantor]

I work with flash, trust me...hahah pushing some fancy visuals and some phyics at the same time...nah.

I get what you are trying to push here, an insult.
But seriously hahaha as a flash developer, all i can say is that statement is just totall BC lol.

[mt]

sry but looool

[lrn2hate]

I'm still lol'ing

[theEnemy]

.

lol

[vincentvegawchz]

I have too many jokes right now...

[SpoonyRedMage]

Miyamoto never said ONLY possible on the Wii. He said the processing power of the Wii has made the four player possible.

Plus, how many of you clicked the link?

The video doesn't have anything about it and there's no quotes from Miyamoto either. We're just taking the authors word for it.

Miyamoto's not an idiot.

[Pennywise]

Of course you come in the clarify for everyone.

So should we be happy that they put just enough power for this?

I can now play my games with my best friends 324594393029 and 3284943299. Cool.

[ChickeyCantor]

No shyte he had to clarify it, half of these people don't even understand how to read stuff in the right context.

@spoony
I agree with you, and ignore Penny, he is just looking for lame reasons to bash.

[SpoonyRedMage]

Wow Pennywise, you just had to go all troll style...

And yes of course I'd clarify it, I'm a Nintendo fan and I don't like them seeing them ridiculed without justification.

By the way I interpretted it correctly.
http://www.n4g.com/ClickOut...

It clearly says he's also wanted to do it and the enhanced power from the Wii is the first time he's been able to do 4 player.

[from the beach]

Haha!

[bob saget remix]

kind of funny.

[Create]

all hail the gamecube... i mean wii's 8 year old processor!

[firetaw]

they probably made so much money off the wii that as soon as the wii totally goes in the dark it will bring out something to compete with the next playstation or xbox. or they will simply call it quits. either scenarios is totally posible. i mean sony and microsoft are the guys dominating the industry by far. and then people will ask them selfs why did we bother buying a wii again?

[kaveti6616]

How can you possibly say that Sony and Microsoft are dominating the industry when the Wii has sold more units than the 360 and the PS3 combined? Certainly, the Nintendo console is not the strongest, but it still has the games that many people like to play. Zelda, Mario, Metroid, are all "possible only" on the Wii because they will never be featured on another console.

And yeah, if Nintendo wants to be smart they can just use all of that money to RND a super powerful console for the next generation. My friend said that that's what they will probably do, but who knows?

[LLSMOOTH]

After seeing the motion controls presented at E3 for the 360 and the PS3 it is so very clear that the Wii is and was the only TRUE Next Gen console when it launched.

If it wasn't then why is SOny and Microsoft coming to the table 3 years later with MOTION CONTROLS? If the Wii Remote was such a Gimmick then why did Sony and Microsoft follow them?

Microsoft and Sony showed their motion controls and called them "The Future". Well the Wii is here now and the Future is Now.

By the time Sony and MS drop their motion controls into the market, Nintendo will move on and do something else to revolutionize gaming.

That is why i love Nintendo. Thanks to Microsoft and Sony for proving the argument that I have said for so long. The Wii is the only true Next Gen console.

[Torch]

"...If it wasn't then why is SOny and Microsoft coming to the table 3 years later with MOTION CONTROLS? If the Wii Remote was such a Gimmick then why did Sony and Microsoft follow them?..."

Because Nintendo hit the nail on the head with the concept of motion-control, and that concept spread like wildfire as a result. The problem is that Nintendo's interpretation of motion-control is poorly-executed, both via their limited, inaccurate hardware, and much of their relatively weak software.

I'm not taking anything away from Nintendo for bringing motion-control to the mainstream market; had it not been for their successful Wii, it's very likely that we wouldn't have been seeing both Sony and MS touting their prototype motion-control solutions earlier this week. The problem is that it ain't what it's cracked up to be. I can't exaggerate the excitement I felt, the first time I heard of Wii Boxing. That excitement quickly waned soon after my first few rounds with the game, after succumbing to the rude awakening that any such accuracy with the motion-sensing was non-existent.

That said, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU Nintendo for being the "Ford Model T" of motion control, and igniting such a wildfire-liek concept...but after seeing Sony's presentation yesterday, I think I'm ready to take the more grown-up, technologically-advanced, "Ford GT" version out for a spin.

(Please pardon my Gowd-awful tacky analogy. ;) )

[firetaw]

does SixAxis Mean anything to you or eyetoy. and FYI this technologies has been out longer then sonys and nintendo has been in business.

your argument is now flawed. the only thing revolutionary is being creative to even use it.

[LLSMOOTH]

If Eyetoy and SixAxis were indeed motion control devices, then why would Sony feel a need to put out a new controller that was shown at E3? Thanks. I rest my case.

[Pootie Tang]

I still say the PS2 has better graphics, watching those game on Wii during E3 was cringe worthy,
Look at the Wii archery vs the PS3 TECH demo archery, it was shameful

Can u imagine the Wii playing on that mammoth screen Sony had lol...pure nasty

Any disagrees u can deal with my hommie chicken lil' http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Statement of the century

[LLSMOOTH]

I think that your analysis is flawed. The only thing that the original Wii remote did not do is 1:1. Wii Motion Plus does that now, so Sony is again late to the game. They have not shown a game where their technology works 1:1. So if you want a mature motion control product, try Wii Motion Plus, technology that is ready now.. not promises from Sony of what can be and might be. The future is now with the Wii. You dont have to wait on Sony to get the technology right and put into a game. Just take a look at that stupid lolipop controller they displayed.

[ElementX]

My mobile has more processing power

[Trebius]

Cant even play it online...what a useless game...

[rmedtx888]

lol, the original Xbox probably has more power than the Wii does.

[Mr Face Creamer]

This made my day. And I have never said that my entire life on the internet.

[live2play]

guys read it right he didnt say ONLY possible on wii, you call him an idiot when you yourselfs interpreted wrong. he means its possible on wii ONLY because of the extra power other N systems didnt have

[Tiberium]

wow I guess microsoft is the only console maker that doesn't spew out crap about *insert game here* is "only possible on our system." I laugh ever time that a-hole Jack Trenton says a game is only possible on ps3 (which he said at E3... again about GOW3, before about mgs4) when all games are made on a PC first before it ever is optimized for a system.

[Product]

wow misleading he said they couldnt do this on previous Nintendo console, not referring to any other company.

[Eamon]

"LOL! Nobody in the gamerzone or in the open zone made any fanboy remark about Sony/Microsoft.For those brief few minutes 360 fanboys and PS3 fanboys were in harmony, laughing at nintendo.The way it should be."

This comment in the Open Zone should really inspire every fanboy on this site.

[Shnazzyone]

your not going to find mario on any other system. Only nintendo could make a sidescroller mario game with 4 players and with those graphics it's not possible on DS. So therefor... it's only possible on wii. Other systems don't have such memorable and epic video game franchises.

[Pootangpie]

The wiimote is pretty aweful for sidescrollers honestly I'm not buying this unless GC controller is an option for playing this game

[Shnazzyone]

guess you've never played ANY of the mario nes games for VC on a wiimote. It feels just like a nes controller in your hand. Sometimes people just dig for stuff to whine about. Next thing you'll tell me is it would be better/sell better on a ps360. Cry me a river because it's statement like that that screams fanboy. I'm sure flying with the propeller hat will be so much more fun tapping a button rather then shaking the wiimote.

There's a reason why Miyamoto is considered a gaming genius and it's for making epic games like this that look conventional until you pick them up.

[TruthbeTold]

I can't believe how fuggin stupid alot of people here are. They can't wait to say ANYTHING bad about Nintendo to such an extent that they leap before they look, time after time. We even still have idiots making the original Xbox > Wii claim again after that crap has been debunked for over a year now. There really is something to the term "Mindless graphics whores". Props to people who actually read the article and double props to those with the brain power to understand what was actually said. Unbelievable...

[Claudinho69]

wow

[2FootYard]

The Wii is a goldmine of untapped potential. With the release of New Super Mario Brothers Wii the short comings of the Gaystation and the X-Block will become evident. Nintendo has proven themselves to be the only pioneers in this stagnating industry. The accusations by jealous droids and xbots that the Wii has no hardcore games is completely unfounded and untrue. A single minute of Super Mario Galaxy delivers more hardcore gameplay than any PS3 or Xbox 360 game combined.

[PtRoLLFacE]

only possible on wii people, wait..! what

[bjornbear]

He says "Multiplayer only possible thanks to processing power of the Wii" - 4 players Smashbro's probably undo-able like this on any other SMASHBRO'S HOUSING CONSOLE.

Please refrain to bloating your ego and coming here t bash the Wii, if you have a 360 os a PS3 you should know that Miyamoto wasn't talking about those, seriously the guy's not an idiot, he was probably miss quoted.

I'm no Wii fanboy, i hate the thing i think its a bad thing for the evolution of Nintendo, but some of you are just being effing retarded right now.

[Senden]

ghost mutation were you like seriously drunk or smoking some heavy stuff when you said that? Some might prefer games like super mario galaxy but a game of that standard comes like once ever two years for the wii... in the middle of that one golden game you have 100s of trash designed purely to lure kiddies with their cutesy covers.

Also a goldmine? Untapped potential? The wii's hardware is outdated in almost every aspect. And said potential these days is being used by everyone other than nintendy to shovel their poop onto fickle people who actually think they own a good console.

[ico92]

oh come on is the guy on crack even nintendo fanboy's must realise that a BS statement...i mean that is easily the most retarded thing i have ever read on N4G

[Mr_Controversy]

LOL, PSP can pull this off!

[peeps]

haha yeh essentially this is just doing what LBP has already done except LBP also allowed you to play online, create your own levels and had great physics

[Da l33t Monkey]

HAHAHAHAH JUST HAHAHAHAHHA LMAO.. it there no limit for that guys stupidity?!

[gumgum99]

lol, I don't think they met "only possible" in comparison to other consoles. They simply met that because of the Wii's processor, they can now make a 4-player platformer.

you guys were simply reading this headline the wrong way. Its no secret that the Wii is outclassed, graphically, so why would they imply that its only possible on Wii?

[CobraKai]

Going senile isn't a laughing matter. I think he was comparing it to the DS.