So after 6/7 years you think is alright to expect a 2x jump? Basically in that scenario the WiiU is relegated to the same experiences possible in this generation of consoles. Im talking about the experiences that are influenced by processing power more tan the input device. That doesn't seem good enough and again way behind the expectations of transitioning to a new cycle of consoles. It will hurt the company in the long run, we should remember this devices are expected to have a shelf life of 4/5 years.
This is a good question.
But I think Nintendo is very aware of what cost them the long term
mindshare with the current generation of consoles. We all seem to have a habit of underestimating them when it comes to hardware, simply because we assume their Wii hardware philosophy is their gold standard, when in fact Nintendo likes to balance everything. This GPU series was released in the early part of 2010 I believe, and there have not been any grand drastic changes to GPU technology in the last few years unlike the change that happened when the "HD shift" occurred with the shaders and all.
Keep in mind, Nintendo is releasing a console for the mass market's wallet, and for their profitability. There is so much more that goes on with a console release that it takes years of planning in advance on so many different levels.
If this info proves to be accurate (and I don't have any reason to doubt wsippel) then this GPU is on the weaker side of what I was expecting, but still in the range of what I was expecting, and is not at all a bad fit. Its powerful enough. And this was on a June 09-2011 timeline. Much can change within those months, and we all know the devkits are still ever evolving.
wsippel has stated there are newer versions of kits out since this chip would likely have been completed, and its possible that smaller tweaks can be done here and there.
I wouldn't expect any drastic changes but this level of GPU at ~2x Xenos raw power makes sense, fits with what we've heard from credible rumours and sources, and doesn't discredit the direction consoles are likely heading in at all.
And, the mention of GDDR5 is nice