Wii U Hardware 50% Faster Than PS3 & XBOX. Won't Play Blu-Ray Or DVD.
Nintendo recently introduced the next generation console called #-Link-Snipped-#. Nintendo announced #-Link-Snipped-# that boasts a screen and a stylus too. In addition, Nintendo also announced that the new console will support their own proprietary disc format. The games will be shipped on a new type of disc, about 25 gb in size. Judging from the storage capacity of Nintendo's new disc, it comes closer to the storage capacity of the blu-ray discs. Nintendo announced that Wii U won't support Blu-Ray but the real shocker is that the console won't support DVDs!
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Nintendoo Wii U Controller
Nintendo executives think that adding support to blu-ray or DVD was unnecessary as most people already have a device in their living room that can play either of the discs. Nintendo's Satoru Iwata says that the cost of building DVD or Blu-Ray support is high and they decided to keep the prices low. We draw a clear conclusion that Wii U does not intend to be your prime, all-in-one digital entertainment machine. Whether this move is good or not, only time will tell. It's a well known fact that the patent fees associated with Blu-ray are quite high and blu-ray sales never exceeded expectations. Nintendo took a similar risk by excluding full HD support in original Wii, which didn't turn out to be profitable.
It however seems that Nintendo is making up for the lack of DVD/blu-ray support by offering hardware that is '50% faster' than PS3 and XBOX 360. One welcome move by Nintendo is that their engineers decided to add 1080p video support in the new console. The device takes advantage of custom built 45-nanometer CPU from IBM. Few #-Link-Snipped-#on the Internet quote that Wii U uses Radeon HD 4890 like chip, which is bit outdated, but still better than other gaming consoles.
We find it hard to imagine a gaming console that plays only the proprietary disc and has no support for blu-ray or DVD. The device is expected to release in 2012. While we clearly see the innovations on the controller part, we think Nintendo is playing a risky game with Wii U. Share your opinion with us through comments.
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Nintendoo Wii U Controller
Nintendo executives think that adding support to blu-ray or DVD was unnecessary as most people already have a device in their living room that can play either of the discs. Nintendo's Satoru Iwata says that the cost of building DVD or Blu-Ray support is high and they decided to keep the prices low. We draw a clear conclusion that Wii U does not intend to be your prime, all-in-one digital entertainment machine. Whether this move is good or not, only time will tell. It's a well known fact that the patent fees associated with Blu-ray are quite high and blu-ray sales never exceeded expectations. Nintendo took a similar risk by excluding full HD support in original Wii, which didn't turn out to be profitable.
It however seems that Nintendo is making up for the lack of DVD/blu-ray support by offering hardware that is '50% faster' than PS3 and XBOX 360. One welcome move by Nintendo is that their engineers decided to add 1080p video support in the new console. The device takes advantage of custom built 45-nanometer CPU from IBM. Few #-Link-Snipped-#on the Internet quote that Wii U uses Radeon HD 4890 like chip, which is bit outdated, but still better than other gaming consoles.
We find it hard to imagine a gaming console that plays only the proprietary disc and has no support for blu-ray or DVD. The device is expected to release in 2012. While we clearly see the innovations on the controller part, we think Nintendo is playing a risky game with Wii U. Share your opinion with us through comments.
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