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Friday, November 24 2006

Wii Could Possibly Go HD With Firmware Update  by James B at 00:31

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Wii GameInformer is highlighting some quotes made by Nintendo top-dog Reggie Fils-Aime. Reggie claimed it was a tough decision to not include HD "at the start". When GameInformer contacted a Nintendo rep they had this to say:

We contacted a Nintendo rep to clarify, and while they said that Nintendo is absolutely not currently announcing any plans to upgrade the maximum resolution from 480p, it shouldn't be impossible in theory.

The rep noted that Microsoft was able to patch the Xbox 360 to support 1080p.
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malis
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24 November 2006 00:32
Wouldn't surprise me at all tbh
Mani
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24 November 2006 00:51
I doubt it can push enough pixels to make any sense whatsoever.
Stan
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24 November 2006 01:33
I am sure it could run the original doom at 1080p
Midnight
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24 November 2006 02:20
Has anyone read all the interviews etc with the developers of the wii on the official wii website ? There's about 20 or so with people involved in different aspects and it makes for a good read.
Spitfire
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24 November 2006 18:51
This console is far too feminine for me , what with the cute little characters & the phallic controller . Give me a breast like orb to manipulate any day I am inclined to agree with Mani on this one , this little device just does not have the power to render graphics past its native VGA resolution lol.
Stan
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24 November 2006 19:19
It all depends on the game tho doesnt it ?
Surely if they know that it is going to be upscaled to hd while making it, they can take this into account while programming the game and lower the pixel count etc
Of course this will make the games look even worse for most people
malis
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24 November 2006 19:49
It's just as powerful, if not slightly more so than an original Xbox
Spitfire
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24 November 2006 23:31
Xbox = GF4600 GPU so I will up my rating to the mighty SVGA for the wee
Midnight
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25 November 2006 11:43
It's not all about graphics in games !
Abstract
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25 November 2006 15:22
LOL, indeed. Although it'd be nice to have a nice clear HD picture.


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