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PoV: HD isn't the big upgrade Project Cafe needs |
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A supposedly leaked image of Nintendo's Project Cafe.
Project Cafe, the rumored code name of Nintendo's new home console that's currently in development, has already been confirmed to have HD output. That isn't the big graphical upgrade it needs over Wii, though.
" [...] To us it is of course a logical step to doing something with HD. The number of households with a 3D television is now big enough to make an HD game console. And of course we are always busy anyway with the development of new consoles. We focus not only on HD and the next game will features something totally different than usual," Shigeru Miyamoto said in an interview today.
The console is rumored to output in full 1080p HD (something very few, if any, PS3 and Xbox 360 games do), but honestly, HD isn't very important.
I play all my PS3 games in SD -- an HDTV that's smaller than my SDTV is still too expensive for me -- and Uncharted 2 still looks amazing. A new Nintendo console that's basically an HD enabled Wii wouldn't allow it to run The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. What the Wii lacks is power, and that's what Project Cafe needs.
Luckily, it's been rumored that the console will be significantly more powerful than the PS3. Nintendo's investor's meeting is this Monday, April 25, so hopefully we get some concrete information there.
What's more important, HD or processing power? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue the discussion on our community forums.
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The only game that I felt compelled to fully complete was Super Mario Galaxy.
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Nintendo is always one step behind, but when it comes to sales, they get them.
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What's all this "always" one step behind, anyway? The Wii might have been a step below the 360 and PS3, but the Gamecube was more powerful than the PS2, and the N64 was the most powerful console on the market until the Dreamcast launched.
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The only time it was on the lead was the N64 then dreamcast beat it by performance. PS1 came out and beat it as well. Then they made PS2 to beat dreamcast. The gamecube was out for a while but the xbox was in the lead. Then Wii & 360 then PS3.
Now it will be Project Cafe getting beaten by both PS4 and 720.
They even beaten by the portables by sony.
That's what I mean by them being step behind. They should wait.
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Really dude? Who cares the games will still be fun. As far as Processing power/hd go I prefer the third option: a wide array of games to choose from (including first and third party that are not IMO shovel ware.)
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xbox had a 733mhz processor, gamecube was 485mhz, so it was never more powerful, wasnt more powerful than ps2 either. it was the weakest of its generation in terms of processing power , the same as the wii is today.
Nintendo made the industry what it is, but since the N64 had its heyday nintendo has consistently built the weakest consoles, whether they be home or portable. EVERYONE builds a more powerful product than nintendo. nintendo just markets better.
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Nintendo does need to get with the times and have better graphics / HD resolution for its console.
We're in 2011, I don't expect Nintendo to release anything much better than a PS3 or an Xbox 360, but Wii is almost the same as a PS2 hardware.
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it has nothing to do with being bright - some of us don't care, or don't notice, the difference between SD and HD. i don't wear my glasses when i game, so i wouldn't see any difference between SD and HD.
i used to play FF12 at work on my breaks on a 25 year old tv wired thru a 15 year old vcr. it's the game play that matters, not the graphics.
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on a separate note, nintendo could just release the wii as it is under the Project Cafe name and it would be instantly better
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It's obvious they will, it wouldn't make any sense for them to still use hardware as outdated as PS2's.
If you don't care about the graphics just go play NES or Atari 2600, shut the fuck up with "graphics don't care, gameplay doesn't".
It's obvious also gameplay matters but so does graphics now.
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i've seen my share of absolutely beautiful games that last for 5 hours, and i've played games with crappy graphics for hours on end.
if the controls weren't so bad on the old systems, i would gladly break out my colecovision and start it up.
trust me, running your game thru a CRT or an HD set - after that initial adjustment occurs, you would quickly forget the difference once you start playing a good game.
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Sorry bud, you are dead wrong here. CRTs are no longer sold. Widescreen TV's and monitors are now the standard.
A minimum of 720 is MUCH MORE important then you think.
SD is dead. HD is the new standard. The same goes for broadcasting.
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Did you miss EyeToy on the PS2 then? True it may not have been quite up to par with Kinect and it had no motion based controllers, but technically Sony got there first (not counting the many PC webcam games that came out way before!)
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A wealth of games would also be nice. I know the Wii has a lot of games, but most of them are just shovelware and I really don't know why anyone would play half of them. I've tried a few and they're good fun. For all of 5 minutes.
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The last 32" Sony tube I bought was around $300. Now you can buy a 32" for the same amount.
The only people complaining about it are ignorant people that can't connect the dots.
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Damn they're getting cheap!!!
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Well, good for you! Are you also still listening to 8 track? SD is dead. CRT is no longer sold. Widescreen/HD format is the new standard. DEAL WITH IT! If your crap TV died today, then what? Are you going to scout garage sales for a new tube?
Anyone who thinks SD is just as good as HD:
1. Has never seen HD.
2. Is lying to save face with their mirror every morning.
3. Is blind!
4. Is looking at HD on a 12" screen.
Whether you care about HD or not, the new minimum standard is 720. It's about time! Now the entire world is finally viewing the same damn resolution.
Anyone who doesn't like it can go cry at the FCC.
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