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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.
