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Rumor: Wii U final specs
- Thread starter EatChildren
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What about HVD drive
I forgot the Gamepad has an accessory port. No reason that I can think of that headsets wouldn't plug into the Gamepad, especially since the Gamepad already has speakers and a microphone
The Abominable Snowman
Member
A bit of a surprise if true. But not really shocking. Obviously they are doing this for Wii legacy support. Dare I say it?.three Wii's duct taped together
Since the Wii won't be using Direct X API's, does it really need Direct 11? DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3 like functionality will probably be fine for this machine.
The 32MB Mem2 sounds like more legacy Wii hardware too me. Though I am probably wrong.
As for the RAM, 1GB is a bit low. I was expecting it to be the rumored 1.5. Could there be an additional 512MB's in the controller itself?
In true Nintendo fashion.... would you expect anything less from post Wii Nintendo?
I think its moreso the hardware doesn't support DX11, which rules out anything other than the RV700 family, which was active in 2008-2009.
Also, it does have 1.5GB RAM, just 512MB is reserved for the OS.
Hmm....maybe,though i doubt the 'core' would care much about the wiiu anyways,quite a few 'big n' fans don't.
Liquidsnake
Banned
So is this 132 bit?
Dorfdad
Gold Member
My new STEAMBOX with Big Picture Mode would like a word with you..
This is true. Graphics are inherently pretty scalable, and the GPU in the Wii U doesn't seem that bad in any case.
However, CPU load is much harder to scale, and it's where the Wii U may end up the most deficient compared to the other platforms. I think that's far more likely to prevent next-gen port-downs than the GPU.
(I somehow feel the urge to dig out dozens of posts to the effect of "don't worry guys it will be awesome, it's a power 7 derivate!")
To be fair they haven't shown jack yet. Hopefully they have something up their sleeve. Will be kind of weird if they launch without showing us anything coming after January 2013. With them selling every console at a profit though, they should be fine as long as they hit within a slightly below average number of console sales.
Again with the bits,it's got 0 bits.
Surely there's an ethernet port?
PuppetSlave
Member
So you want to pay more? Don't worry, I am sure a Nintendo branded Mario external drive with only a markup of 250% will be available for you.
The point is that it's nothing that's ever really come up in conversation in this context. Your question is certainly not without merit - after all, it was a long time before the Wii could run stuff from SD, and even now it has to jump through hoops somewhat to do so - but the indications generally are that they've moved on from that. Still, we don't actually know, and it is a bizarre thing to not do.
No it's not, it's a good idea. It reduces the price of the system and lets everybody handle storage in their own way.
But does "3 enhanced broadways" really tell us anything? I'm pretty confident that the CPU won't be great, but do we have sufficient info to say that it is bad? Honest question, because I don't know.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Who wants that, anyway?
I mean are there that many people buying a Wii U for versions of games that might look slightly better than current gen, don't look better than the PC versions and will definitely pale in comparison to next gen versions?
It seems silly to buy a Nintendo console for anything other than the exclusives to me. I know lots of people have different situations where they can't afford a good PC and all consoles like I can, but still, on GAF I would assume most people would at least be getting a next gen console and/or a gaming PC to go with a Wii U.
It saves money. That's not inherently a bad thing.
The Wii didn't have one and people just used the USB-to-Ethernet adapter.
WiFi is fine for online gaming, unless your wireless router is shit or you're too far away from it.
By "letting everybody handle storage in their own way" you mean forcing pretty much anyone to purchase an additional accessory just to take advantage of the Wii-U e-shop? Again, that's money i'd rather spend on games.
360's and PS3's come with 250 GB standard at this point.
iceatcs
Junior Member
Not really bad but it is annoy thing.
By how much would a 150 or 250 GB HDD increase the price?
Congrats you spun 8gb storage into a good thing. I'm impressed.
I still think they are severely limiting their online store. Most kids can't/won't buy a separate hard drive.
MrCunningham
Member
Well true. But I don' think anyone's surprised that they're using an RV700 based GPU. This has been a rumor since the first announcement of the Wii-U and probably the only rumor that has been consistent through out the development cycle of this machine.
Hopefully so. I would be bad if they had 1GB of shared ram for the OS and games.
PuppetSlave
Member
Chittagong
Gold Member
haha, wasn't the Wii CPU already a rejigged GameCube CPU? I must say I will be crazy impressed if they can milk the same investment for a third consecutive generation - it will have been on the market for 20 years when all is said and done (2001 - 2020)
Gianni Merryman
Member
Supposedly they'll sell an ethernet adaptor separetely.
As far as I'm concerned I'm not bothered too much, still I think Nintendo should take in due consideration those willing to connect via cables.
Ok but if they are serious about wiiu's multimedia and online capabilities they should have included one in at least one of the models.
SolarPowered
Member
Hopefully
Anything less than 1GB dedicated to games would be the final kick in the nuts that ends this two year roller coaster.
I get what you are saying but having a HDD in one of the models would've helped more since this is the first time their online services will be brought in the spotlight.
Are you confusing it with 3G-only? WiFi is sufficient for most people's purposes, although it's true that a wired connection is still superior.
Gianni Merryman
Member
in this regard I hope it's going to be more in line with Wii than PS360 twins, also seeing its total absence of noise and overheating issues.
They also removed the ability to play mp3 files from the Wii photo channel so they wouldn't need to pay for the license.
Killer for professional gaming.
Wouldn't Mem1 be for the OS?
So basically the CPU isn't quite at Xenon/Cell level, the GPU is likely better than RSX/Xenos but then again it has to stream two video feeds at all times (well for games using the controller decently) and twice the RAM.
Quite a big leap beyond the Wii still.
So basically the CPU isn't quite at Xenon/Cell level, the GPU is likely better than RSX/Xenos but then again it has to stream two video feeds at all times (well for games using the controller decently) and twice the RAM.
Quite a big leap beyond the Wii still.
Graphics Horse
Member
specs are OK as long as theres a slot for one of these...
I just had a krazy idea. It might be possible for Nintendo to release a chunk of hardware that plugs into the underside of the Wii U controller to turn it into a stand alone handheld. (Not for Wii U games of course) Ideally would need to be able capable of recieving video and audio through the expansion port but it's a thought.
Just asking,Nintendo branded HDD's,has that been rumored?
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
So the Wii U won't even be able to run the Witcher 2 on high. Oh boy.
Wii U Controller Plus??
There is no ways in hell imo.
I don't want to deal with "bad" and "great" when it comes to hardware. What it does tell us is that it will have fewer cores than the competing consoles, clocked at a lower frequency, and performing less work per clock cycle (if the rumours of the other manufacturers going with a recent x86 architecture are true). If you add all that up then I don't see easy down-ports happening.
Palette Swap
Member
So, this is to PS360 what Wii was to PS2 or is the leap bigger?
(this = what is described here, regardless of how accurate it turns out to be)
(this = what is described here, regardless of how accurate it turns out to be)