Before when every TV was measured under 50cm, before when your monitors were large at 17", before when everyone else had low graphics too, SD was perfectly acceptable.

But try playing a wii on a 50+" TV. It looks like s***. In fact the PS2 with component cable looks better. Sure if i scale it back to 30" it looks fine, the pixels aren't the size of my index finger. But I'm not sitting any further from my TV than i was when it was smaller, and i can count the pixels because they're so huge.

There's been two reasons why the wii hasn't been in use in the house.

1) Not having new friends come around, and all the old friends have played all the 'party games'
2) I've got another console and will play it every time over the wii because its well, better. I don't know how else to put that. I enjoy pretty things. I like 1080p.

That said I still enjoyed playing through a few wii games. Graphics alone don't make a good game. But I know you all have old consoles and I don't see you avoiding playing new games because there are better games on the previous consoles that you havn't played. Why is that?

Wii doesn't need to be HD to be enjoyable.

Plus old people can't see the difference and kids don't care

dude at EB told me that wii blacks are HD/out and make the games look a little sharper.

ive been playing xbox360 for the last week (mainly brutal legend), and yeah, for single player, its heaps entertaining.
but when mates come over, its still new super mario bros. and wii sports resort (archery mainly) that cops a flogging.

Considering most Wii models are a low-poly ball for a head, a rectangle for a body, and arms that don't join onto the body, I can totally see why improving graphics hardware isn't really a concern.

Plus old people can't see the difference

I laugh whenever I hear old people complaining amongst themselves that they can't tell the difference between SD and HD tv broadcasts.

I have a PC and a Wii and that is all:

http://www.dula.tv/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/consolechartyr2yb63272359.jpg

Yeah, great logic. If you like games, get the platform that costs the most, and has the least new-release games.

I like games, so I go where the games are. That means PC and console. They're not mutually exclusive.

Midda, that chart is a joke and you were just played like a chump.

That's awesome! I have all of them though, does that make me a whore?

Nintendo seem to be ok with this and want developers not to release cutdown versions of multiplatform games, but develop new games that are just for the Wii.

wii versions of games for other consoles are pretty much not worth playing

But try playing a wii on a 50+" TV. It looks like s***

wii over component on my 50" sony looks awesome

you are obviously doing it wrong

wii over component on my 50" sony looks awesome you are obviously doing it wrong

+1. I had it on my tv with regular cables, decided to upgrade with 7 dollar ebay composite and it looks SCHWEET.

Midda, that chart is a joke and you were just played like a chump.

this.

Why is Nintendo so afraid of HD? It's not like the Wii is battery-powered and has to run on low-power hardware.

They didn't say they don't want to go HD, just that HD isn't going to allow them to do anything new, so it's not their number one priority. I'd expect their next console to have full HD support, but it's not going to be the major selling point and there won't be a Wii redesign that supports HD.

Midda, that chart is a joke and you were just played like a chump.

is it, though?

wii might b fun for a little while but there is only so long u can look at square shaped ppl

Trog hasn't realized that console gaming is the new pc gaming. LOLZ

no its not, pc gaming is the new gaming

consoles are still for the poor people who dont have pcs

I have all 4. The PC and the PS3 are the only ones plugged in atm. I think it's going to stay that way for a while.

i have a pc and a wii

i dont need a ps3 or an xbox as i have a pc

the only game ive missed out on was unchartered 2

If you like games, get the platform that costs the most,

For every PC I buy, console gamers seem to buy multiple consoles and countless accessories and controllers with each generation. Of course some people buy just the one console, but most consolers I know have a Wii and a PS3 or Wii and xbox. The more hardcore ones have all three. The price advantage of individual consoles is sort of lost then ...

when the kids bug me to play the Wii i have to ask myself if they'll play that game on the wife's laptop or the TV...

on the wife's lappy it's in high def - not that they care

wii versions of games for other consoles are pretty much not worth playing

the biggest I seen them is my brother's plasma.. it's smooth

I'd like to see him run an emu on his media center pc though... lcd would pwn that

I run a LCD emulator on my Plasma TV

What a silly question does this article suggest? - sorry to the writer but have they even checked out the hardware specs of the Wii? The hardware is not capable of HD gaming or video playback.

Wii will never be HD, maybe the next one might when current Wii starts to get pwned by the Sony Motion and they realise they shouldnt have just made a glorified GameCube with new controllers.

For the writer - see hardware specs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii

is it, though?

Yes it is a joke based on some truth
It is possible to like games and use a console
but its not possible to be a PS3 player and have friends

wii looks crap even on component. im sorry, i like details.