Thoughts on the Mass Effect 3 Wii U Screens
By Joseph Christ on August 6th, 2012 (15 comments)
Screens of Mass Effect 3 have been released today, and looking at them I think reveals an important paradigm for approaching the Wii U in general. They clearly illustrate that the Wii U won't be the technological powerhouse that the next Xbox and PlayStation are positioning themselves as, and once again Nintendo is finding itself in the position of bringing new—perhaps slightly underpowered—tech to the field first and getting the jump on competitors. But games like Project P100 and built-in peripherals like the touchscreen point to a company no longer interested in competing in a contemporary fashion, but rather innovating on the wayside toward a niche market.
Ultimately, any talk of the Wii U as being "graphically" or "processor" proficient is missing the entire point of what Nintendo is not trying to do as a company. And the only way this works is if Nintendo embrace this themselves. They can't get too focused on the Mass Effect's or Call of Duty's because those are experiences gamers already have...and truth of it is that there isn't much the Wii U can do besides remove a menu inventory to improve on those experiences.
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Joseph Christ
Joseph Christ is the Reviews Editor and a Podcast Personality at 4Player. Specializing in reviews, editorials, drinking, and saying inappropriate things about gaming franchises that are beloved by millions, his satirical and sometimes edgy style offsets a more serious and penetrating substance lurking below the surface. He is also the host of the Cocktail Time Podcast. You'll follow his Twitter if you know what's good for you.
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It'll be interesting to see how this game runs on the Wii, but I am a bit confused as to "why do it in the first place?"
Link / ReplyShouldn't this say "Wii U"?
Link / ReplyFixed.
Link / ReplyI think it looks great for a Wii-U game and it also proves a point i made on another topic awhile ago... If you can't meet the graphical standard, you just have to be artistic about it.
Link / ReplyWere you expecting it to look worst than Xbox or PS3? Wii U might not be a true next gen system, but surely it's more powerful than Xbox 360 or PS3 simply because the other 2 systems came out years ago. Also ME 3 running on Unreal 3 engine is hardly a benchmark game at this point.
Link / ReplyI never was expecting the Wii-U to be on the same level as the PS3/360, Nintendo was never about graphics which is why they gonna live longer in my opinion, but i'll admit i wasn't expecting it to be like that. I said " for a Wii-U game" because i have to remind myself that it is a Wii-U game. I mean think about it, show those screens to someone without telling him it's from the Wii-U and i'm sure they're not gonna guess it's for the Wii-U. I'm hoping the game is gonna cost less to make than the PC/PS3/360, cause we're gonna see more game developers turning to the Wii-U if it does.
Link / ReplyWii is the one and only console they've ever been behind in specs.
Link / Replyby "they've", I meant 'Nintendo have' Either way, the past shows very well power isn't everything as they had NEVER been a generation where the most powerful has ever won the generation. NEVER.
Link / Reply"They clearly illustrate that the Wii won’t be the technological powerhouse that the next Xbox and PlayStation are positioning themselves as" Thats not what it says AT ALL It means the system will be an absolute powerhouse The wii u AT LAUNCH is doing things it took the ps3 6 YEARS TO DO The ps3 at launch was a glorified ps2 for awhile
Link / ReplyYou are aware that its only a port? Not even the PC version looks any better unless you mod it which is a shame really. The game could look even better on the PC if they took the time.
Link / ReplyI would be lying if I said that I was impressed. This just convinces me even more that the Wii U is not really anything special. Show me exclusives that are not the Marios...the Zeldas...the Metroids...etc. etc. etc.
Link / ReplyNothing too impressive.
Link / ReplyA port is a port. To be honest, I think system specs are going to matter more than people are giving them credit this coming console generation. I haven't even turned on my PS3 for more than 2 hours in the past month, the "Big 3" are going to have to do more than just integrate with tablets to convince me not to just invest in a better gaming rig and stock up on Steam & GoG sales.
Link / ReplyI hear you and im with you for the most part. the problem is though that the consoles determine the qualitly of the games because thats where the money is (with some exceptions). pcs can upgrade the graphics a little bit but in the end the fidelity lies with the capablilities of the current consoles as we've seen this gen with some of these shitty ports to pc that only look better because of the jump in resolution, frame rate and a few other little tweeks. imagine how good games would look if even a mid tier graphics card was what they used to build games for. Maybe someday the PC will become the standard (wishful thinking) and hopefully not the otherway with stuff like IOS becoming where the money is. then shit will really take a dive, at least as things stand today.
Link / ReplyI can't get excited for games I can already play now.
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