Nintendo drops out of graphics race
May 8th, 2006
The Mercury News discusses the next-gen graphics race between Sony and Microsoft and why Nintendo has apparently pulled their Wii out of the race…
With its upcoming video game machine on display this week, Nintendo has decided to drop out of the game technology arms race. A few years ago, the Japanese company made a gargantuan gamble that gamers would appreciate creativity more than eye-popping graphics…
Did Nintendo have to sacrifice graphics for gameplay innovation? Can the console overcome it’s technical inferiority? Will the Wii’s lower development costs and lower selling price result in cheaper games and more console sales? What portion of gamers will own two consoles during this generation? It’ll be some time before we know the answers to these questions.
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May 10th, 2006 at 1:43 pm
The lack of HD support is the Wii’s biggest problem. Nintendo should have invested enough in the graphics technology to at least do HD well. But beyond that, I don’t think the Wii really needs to keep up with the PS3 or 360. It’s going after a different demographic.
And those two things happen to be the reasons why my friend Steve won’t be buying a Wii. He’s had an N64 and now a GameCube, but for the next gen he’s probably buying a PS3 (he doesn’t like Microsoft much). The kiddy games and lack of HD support has really soured his Nintendo experience.