Comments on: Wii Gets Date, Price http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:47:27 -0500 hourly 1 By: LKM http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/comment-page-1/#comment-3330 LKM Fri, 15 Sep 2006 07:07:08 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/#comment-3330 > I’m probably overreacting though. I think you are. I want the Wii because I know it's going to be loads of fun. If I wanted awesome graphics, I would not buy a console. I'd play games on my PC. And the Wii is cheap, which is precisely *because* it's not the latest and greatest hardware. You need some serious graphics power to display HD graphics. In fact, even the PS3 won't be able to use the full HD resolution for most games. PGR on the Xbox doesn't use the full HD resolution. And it looks great. Finally, I got a beamer, and I guess I'm not the only one here. My beamer displays 800x600 pixels. I can't see the individual pixels while sitting on my sofa unless I look really hard. I would care if it cost more. But it doesn't. And if I can choose between cost and HD, I'm squarely on the side of cost. > I’m probably overreacting though.

I think you are. I want the Wii because I know it’s going to be loads of fun. If I wanted awesome graphics, I would not buy a console. I’d play games on my PC.

And the Wii is cheap, which is precisely *because* it’s not the latest and greatest hardware. You need some serious graphics power to display HD graphics. In fact, even the PS3 won’t be able to use the full HD resolution for most games. PGR on the Xbox doesn’t use the full HD resolution. And it looks great.

Finally, I got a beamer, and I guess I’m not the only one here. My beamer displays 800×600 pixels. I can’t see the individual pixels while sitting on my sofa unless I look really hard.

I would care if it cost more. But it doesn’t. And if I can choose between cost and HD, I’m squarely on the side of cost.

]]> By: Josh http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/comment-page-1/#comment-3230 Josh Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:18:31 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/#comment-3230 I agree HDTV isnt really nessasary for the Wii. I agree HDTV isnt really nessasary for the Wii.

]]> By: Brooke http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/comment-page-1/#comment-3204 Brooke Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:35:46 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/#comment-3204 This should be quite sweet. I really don't think HDTV is an issue since Nintendo doesn't generally cater to the ultra-high rez. gaming crowd. People aren't looking to play Oblivion, Knights of the Old Republic, or ultra realistic sports on the Wii, they want to play cartoony Golf, Ping Pong, Zelda, and Mario Cart ver. 16. Nintendo has always catered towards the more "fun" games while the MS and Sony go for the RPG, sports, and shooters. Fun comes from gameplay, not high definition. This should be quite sweet. I really don’t think HDTV is an issue since Nintendo doesn’t generally cater to the ultra-high rez. gaming crowd. People aren’t looking to play Oblivion, Knights of the Old Republic, or ultra realistic sports on the Wii, they want to play cartoony Golf, Ping Pong, Zelda, and Mario Cart ver. 16.

Nintendo has always catered towards the more “fun” games while the MS and Sony go for the RPG, sports, and shooters.

Fun comes from gameplay, not high definition.

]]> By: Blake Robinson http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/comment-page-1/#comment-3193 Blake Robinson Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:27:07 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/#comment-3193 I thought the same thing at first, but if you think about it, it's not too weird. With all the advertisements going out in the Sunday paper, Sunday is a big sales day. Nintendo can have it in the Sunday paper with a publicized launch day and have it available immediately. It's not a a bad idea, really. I thought the same thing at first, but if you think about it, it’s not too weird. With all the advertisements going out in the Sunday paper, Sunday is a big sales day. Nintendo can have it in the Sunday paper with a publicized launch day and have it available immediately. It’s not a a bad idea, really.

]]> By: ED DURAN http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/comment-page-1/#comment-3191 ED DURAN Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:50:53 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/14/wii-gets-date/#comment-3191 Nice, but my question is why are they releasing it pn sunday. Thats a weird launch day. Are you sure thats right? Nice, but my question is why are they releasing it pn sunday. Thats a weird launch day. Are you sure thats right?

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