Developers Underwhelmed By Wii U, Isn't As Powerful As PS3 Or 360

It would need to have a pretty goddamned amazing library for me to be interested, and I just don't see that happening.

I don't have a problem with Nintendo refusing to compete with Sony and MS for top of the line graphics. In fact, I applaud them taking the high ground and saying "No, we refuse to be a part of this meaningless pissing contest." But that doesn't mean I think they should rest on their laurels. As great a game as Skyward Sword was, it looked like it could have been 10 years old. I don't need, or WANT, Uncharted level graphics or anything, but come on.

It feels more and more like Nintendo's only purpose in making consoles is to create first party games. If you can't keep up with graphics to at least some extent, you make it hard for Devs to port games to your console, so no multiconsole releases for you. With wacky controllers, devs seem to have a tough time making it work for them rather than against them. It just seems like Nintendo keeps setting up barriers to entry for Devs, and then the only decent games on their system are first party ones.

Kind of makes me wonder if it might not be better to just stop making their own consoles and just keep making titles for other systems. Though I guess when you actually are able to turn a profit on hardware, that would be a silly choice.

Whether or not they are able to make a profit in console hardware in the future remains to be seen, and what you call a pissing contest I call the natural evolution of technology. If the technology's there, why not use it? If consoles don't keep up we may as well all just start using pcs

Start using PC's they are light years ahead graphically of consoles now.

Let us hug our pc towers in unison brother.

Well, we have to wait and see. I never owned a ton of Wii titles anyway, so my interest in this is at DefCON "Meh" at the moment.

This is the exact reason why I got rid of my Wii 3 years ago. I was tired of the **** tier graphics, I was tired of developers rarely making good games on the Wii. I have a feeling the Wii U won't succeed as well as the Wii or do worse. They really need to catch up with today's times, because they can't even do online play right. I also agree with Chunibrow; this is how technology advances. Microsoft and Sony are at the forefront while Nintendo is left behind because they want to cater to the housewife and 10 year old.

I still think it's a wait and see approach. Remember, people can either get info wrong or make up bullshit to smear someone.

First I'll file this under Rumors from an Anonymous Source, ok done.
Now, why would Nintendo release a console with no 1080p video output? It doesn't seem smart at all, I find that hard to believe, unless they've got something not yet revealed so stunning people won't care about graphics anymore.

Earlier reports stated the Wii U would have a GPU similar to a Radeon HD4850 . Now they are saying it is weaker then PS3 / 360 ?? I highly doubt it. The 4850 is a lot faster then the old x1900 variant in the 360.

A long time ago Nintendo should have made a 2nd console line that was not for younger audiences and did try to compete with other consoles on the market. Adults buy their own games, kids and the elderly are too much of a limited consumer base to rely on. How many people know of grandparents who have gotten a Wii and only have the game it came with? Plus how many people who work for Nintendo dream of being part of the high end graphics adult/teen action games other consoles have done for years?

If people working under Nintendo had that dream, they wouldn't be working for Nintendo in the first place if it was really that conflicting. If Nintendo did make a separate console for "adults", it would just be a big mess and confuse consumers, plus I don't think Nintendo would make enough money back for an adult's console.

i still dont know what a Wii-u is.

its a very expensive, hard to swallow medication that might cure your bladder control problems (or cause you some new ones).

Side effects may include: nausea, eye bleeding, unexplained attacks of rage, reputation loss, vomiting, anal and urethral bleeding as well as suicidal bouts of boredom.

if you're not sure if Wii U is for you, please contact your local pimp so he can slap you for even thinking of wasting your money on it.

So a single article, based entirely on unsourced rumors and directly contradicted by plenty of developers who *are* on the record saying the WiiU is more powerful, causes this much doom and gloom? You folks should be near-fatally embarrassed that you fall for April Fools pranks so easily.

They come out with another Super Smash Brothers and they have my money. That's the only reason I got a Wii was to play Brawl. Over 250+ hours later, it was worth it.