Any logical gamer and Nintendo enthusiast probably already excepts the Wii as a more powerful GameCube with a totally new interface. Well now we hear the same straight from the mouth of Miyamoto during an interview:
“The hardware is basically a GC. We’ve upgraded our development tools to new versions but, you can still use GC programs as they are. With that in mind, I thought we could remake GC titles for the Wii and modify them to work with the Wii remote so that they’re more fun to play.”
That’s not to say Wii can’t progress graphically (and it has/will) as Miyamoto stated in the same interview. Note: Nintendo also thought they could remake (and create new) SNES titles for the GBA, and N64 games for the DS. Both portables use inferior, dated graphical technology with a twist. Did it work (both financially and for gamer enjoyment)? I don’t even have to answer that.
[via Kotaku]
Let's not forget that the graphics on the GC are nothing to sneeze at! At launch time, out of the three consoles of that generation (the Dreamcast, GC, Playstation 2, and Xbox), the 'Cube stood out for having the most beautifully rendered graphics (at least in my eyes). The Xbox graphics quality didn't really surpass the GC's until its second year in the market, when developers learned how to take advantage of the more powerful processor!
this is the end of nintendo….THEY LIED TO US ALL ALONG 🙁
I think that this is a really good business model. The Wii isn't exactly a GC, but you can use the same tools on it. Meaning that any tools that devs made can be easily trasfered, and they don't need to relearn everything. It makes it easier, faster, and cheaper to make games.
The sad thing is the other 2 guys are selling the same harware with an updated graphics chipset, a hardware revision isn't the same as a whole new mainboard. The xbox360 is the same as the Wii, the only more different that previous is the Cell processor, but without the graphic chips is just a very fast calculator. I'm buying a Wii for the Controller not for realistic graphics. The day games start looking like movies. not toy story but Harry Potter likelife, I will go for another Playstation, but as of today Nintnedo is delivering fun.
Games are about escaping reality and having fun, not looking at a realistic game. That's my gaming motto anyways. I'm getting Wii for the games, if I wanted graphics I would get a PS3.
"Wii is basically a GC" can be equated in such a way.GC = Pentium Core Duo with little ram, weak graphics chip.Wii = Pentium Core 2 Duo with more ram, better graphics chip.Both run the same software, except Wii is much more powerful and can run software that GC can't.Any questions?
raspberry or blackcurrent?
@ anonI understand the analogy but I think it should be known that the Gamecube had a PowerPC processor. Pretty much the only alternative to x86.