EA lets Wii features slip, but not HD
May 3rd, 2006
GameFeed has a few thoughts on IGN’s interview with EA Canada about Madden Wii. They cover the nunchuck accelerometers, which not only allow you to perform jukes but is a ton of fun to say. They’re also excited about the idea the Wii will support high definition:
Finally as a relief to many graphic whores out there who had a heart attack when Nintendo announced that Wii would not support high definition, John states in the interview that Madden Wii is being developed for 16×9 widescreen and 480p progressive scan. He commented, “As for graphics, we’ll be showing Madden in 480p and 16×9 widescreen mode running at 60 frames per second. I think it looks great. I think it looks really good.” We can all let out a big sigh of relief.
I’d love if that quote was confirmation of high definition gaming on the Wii but unfortunately it’s not. 480p resolution is not high definition, it’s enhanced definition or progressive scan. The GameCube had 480p. True HDTV signals must be at least 1280 × 720 (720p), it still appears that the Wii won’t be capable of these resolutions.
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May 4th, 2006 at 12:20 pm
It’s annoying how often the term “HD” gets used for things that aren’t. It seems to be getting more common, not less. I would have expected as people learn about what HD is, this wouldn’t happen so often.
May 4th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
With 1080p being marketed by some companies as “True HD” it’s going to get even worse. That means average people now are presented with standard definition, enhanced definition, HD-ready and HDTV (with both 720p and 1080i), and finally True HD. You can’t expect Joe Consumer to be able to keep up with all that.
May 6th, 2006 at 8:21 pm
Yeah, I don’t like that “True HD” thing. Saying 1080p is true HD is just as wrong as saying 480p is HD at all.
May 7th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
480p and an all game developped for widescreen and I’ll be more happy, I just don’t to use s-video anymore!!!
April 21st, 2007 at 1:38 pm
*applauds*
November 2nd, 2007 at 6:15 pm
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