HDMI

[Randomness]

Man, hooking up your PS3 to an HDTV using an HDMI cable is like giving your video games steroids or something, lol... there's such a huge difference in picture quality. I just wish Nintendo would get a hint about it... along with all other forms of modern technology... >_>

*looks at Wiimote*

Um...

*looks at sales of Wii*

They must be something right.

[Volcompat321]

*looks at Wiimote*

Um...

*looks at sales of Wii*

They must be something right.

Yea, they had the cheapest console from the get-go, with more family oriented games, and ...duh, the exercise thing!

People who play games with the family generally don't care about the graphics.
Hardcore gamers want high-end graphics, and shit that looks real.

I know this mainly because my mom bought a Wii for the whole "family games" reason.
These people buy it, play it for a few weeks, then leave it alone for so many months, then when family comes around, pull it out and play.

Nintendo if anything, just has a bunch of smart mother fuckers.
Sony and Microsoft just have greedy fools.

[Leviathan]

LBP's Hispanic stage + HDMI = Mind blown.

Seriously colors. Omfgsh. So pretty!

[TalHex]

Hardcore gamers want high-end graphics, and shit that looks real.

'faux' hardcore gamers want that. Real hardcore gamers care about gameplay, story, character design, and anything else that sets it apart from normal games. Anybody can make a high resolution halo-clone.

[Tetsaru]

I just want Nintendo to have a console with a spacious hard drive that doesn't use the "blocks" system, HD support, a built-in ethernet port (none of this buy an adapter shit), and good networking that involves an ID system similar to 360's Gamertags or the PSN, and has NOTHING to do with fucking Friend Codes for EACH INDIVIDUAL GAME. Is that so much to ask? I just feel that Nintendo is gimping themselves otherwise by not utilizing this standard technology that's been around for a while now...

[Lance813]

Yeah really, Nintedo needs some HD lovin'.

I want a full 1080p Zelda somewhere in the near future...

[Leviathan]

'faux' hardcore gamers want that. Real hardcore gamers care about gameplay, story, character design, and anything else that sets it apart from normal games. Anybody can make a high resolution halo-clone.

Megaman 10 is pretty popular without having mind-blowing graphics.

Graphics are good, but it's not the only thing.

[Outrider]

Yeah - even $20 for an HDMI cable is a bit much, unless it was particularly long.

They are literally dirt cheap and there's really very little variation on a digital signal.

[Zeek123]

When Nintendo was developing the Wii, they looked at the average amount of HDTVs in households, and decided that there weren't enough to warrant an HDMI port.

That said, games can look great on the Wii. I don't think anyone can call Mario Galaxy ugly. But a game like Metroid Prime 3 could've looked absolutely fantastic.

I just want Nintendo to have a console with a spacious hard drive that doesn't use the "blocks" system, HD support, a built-in ethernet port (none of this buy an adapter shit), and good networking that involves an ID system similar to 360's Gamertags or the PSN, and has NOTHING to do with fucking Friend Codes for EACH INDIVIDUAL GAME. Is that so much to ask? I just feel that Nintendo is gimping themselves otherwise by not utilizing this standard technology that's been around for a while now...

I've been hearing that Nintendo is planning to patch the Wii's firmware to make it so each game can use the system's FC, instead of every game needing one for itself. Not that there are many games online anyway...

But I completely agree about wanting an account like PSN or XBLA. I'd feel much more confident in my purchases if I knew I could log into a PC, look at what I bought and know that if they release another console down the line, I'll be able to re-download my WiiWare or more importantly Virtual Console games to the Wii's successor. I'm not sure how or if Nintendo is going to take care of us in this respect.

And you can say "just keep your Wii fool!" but consoles don't live forever, and eventually there'll be no one to send my Wii to fix my disc drive or whatever could happen.

'faux' hardcore gamers want that. Real hardcore gamers care about gameplay, story, character design, and anything else that sets it apart from normal games. Anybody can make a high resolution halo-clone.

Now hold on. That's not true at all. You're part of the problem. Don't settle for half-assed visuals.

The game's art style is part of what makes it individual. You seem to think that anyone who wants HD content must be a "'leetist", but that's really shallow. What's wrong with wanting to have mind-blowing awshume grfx?

[HAYABUSA-FMW-]

I just want Nintendo to have a console with a spacious hard drive that doesn't use the "blocks" system, HD support, a built-in ethernet port (none of this buy an adapter shit), and good networking that involves an ID system similar to 360's Gamertags or the PSN, and has NOTHING to do with fucking Friend Codes for EACH INDIVIDUAL GAME. Is that so much to ask? I just feel that Nintendo is gimping themselves otherwise by not utilizing this standard technology that's been around for a while now...

By using Flash Memory, they saved and profited so much with surely less than half the hassles of repairs from moving parts. Genius - cheapskate (flash memory gets cheaper and cheaper) move.

You think being the same as the others would have made them more money and you would be wrong.

You want Nintendo to do the same thing as other companies, you don't seem to be paying attention to what Nintendo has always been doing.