Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s entertainment division, said in an eWeek interview that the Nintendo Wii’s graphics are worse than on the Xbox 1, which is now over 5 years old:
“The video graphics on it aren’t very strong; the box itself is kind of underpowered; it doesn’t play DVDs; there are a lot of down-line components [that] aren’t actually that interesting. They don’t have the graphics horsepower that even Xbox 1 had.”
That’s quite an amazing statement. But, I think it just goes to show what a great device the Nintendo Wii is. Nintendo have put together a device that costs significantly less than the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 to manufacture, but which is still managing to hold its ground thanks to delivering an amazing user experience. I can count on one hand the number of people who have said they don’t like a Wii, and many of my friends have purchased one for their partners and wives to play, or for their kids.
I don’t own a Wii, but I wish I did as the problem I’m having with my Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 is that I don’t have a lot of time to use them, which makes it hard for me to get the most out of games, as I keep familiarising myself with the controls etc. I hardly go online anymore as I’m very competitive and it drives me crazy when I keep getting my ass kicked because I’m still familiarising myself with games. I will however make an exception for Halo 3 when it comes out.
If you do fancy roughing me up a bit, then add TooMuchi San to your Xbox 360 or PS3 friends list.
