Hackers Discover Wii U's Processor Design and Clock Speed

>> According to him, the Wii U's CPU is a triple-core design clocked at 1.24GHz.

Darn... I bet all my money on it being a MOS6510, based on comments I'd read from devs. But, it sounds like things weren't as bad as those comments made them out to be.

Its absolutely unbelievable, how far behind Consoles are...

It really ticks me off sometimes.

If Nintendo tried to take shortcuts and simply reuse old hardware slightly tweaked and improved they'll definitely pay the price in the long run over the next 3-5 years as Sony and Microsofts next gen consoles come out...

Valve just needs to release their own modular console already and blow everyone else out of the water!!!

Well consoles only tend to cost 200-400 dollars, they cant be compared to computer rigs that people tend to pay around a 1000 dollars for. Since this is mainly a computer website i suspect most people, including myself, are pc gamers instead of console gamers, so graphics will always be behind what we are used to.

I just got my wii u today and it is pretty much a slightly upgraded wii with a cool tablet. After using it for about a hour it becomes clear that the money you spent on the wii u mainly goes toward the tablet and not the system itself. When i played batman on the wii u it was relatively the same graphic wise as the xbox 360. For the tablet which attracts most people to the wii works great as a universal media controller and allows games to be developed around a great and dynamic input device. Instead of having the simple button controllers like the xbox 360 and ps3, the touch screen of the wii u game pad increases greatly the potential of what can be done with the console controller (Some one will probably try and mod it for something other then gaming purposes very soon)

However what Nintendo brings to the table with all their consoles is the fact that they are great family consoles and usually don't cost as much compared to other recently released consoles. I Still remember many great mario party matches and super smash bros fights.

Is it just me or does batman on the Wii U overly cartoony? Hats off to Nintendo hanging in there though.

Man, this doesn't give me much hope for 3rd party ports. Seems like it took developers several years to get used to the PS3 architecture. Before that they were using the 360 as a base and porting over to PS3 with terrible results (see Bayonetta). Things have only evened out recently, but now the WiiU gets thrown into the mix, and devs have to learn a new system. I wonder how many of them are going to want to spend the resources on a 3rd port without getting much in return in terms of upgraded graphics.

It was only a matter of time until someone tore the Wii U apart and looked at the guts. I'm surprised that Nintendo didn't just tell people what kind of hardware they were using in the first place.

Dork,

Multiple graphic comparisons between Wii U and other consoles show games looking the same on it as they did on the Xbox 360 / PS3. Batman's look in Arkham City is identical.

Kidbest,

Its absolutely unbelievable, how far behind Consoles are...

It's not unbelievable. It's the nature of the market. The next-generation Xbox 360 and PS3 will be capable of PC-style graphics at launch. Over time, the window between what PCs can do and what consoles can do will widen again.

Keep in mind that consoles have access to hardware at a much lower level and are consequently much faster than PC hardware in the same circumstances.

Joel H:

Dork,

Multiple graphic comparisons between Wii U and other consoles show games looking the same on it as they did on the Xbox 360 / PS3. Batman's look in Arkham City is identical.

So basically, Nintendo decides to step up to the table right as everyone is finishing dessert?

So the WiiU, hailed by idiot bloggers and the tech media as a 'next gen console' actually has lower performance than the aging 360 which has been with us now for more than 7 years ago.

The performance and graphics has nothing to do with why it is considered next gen. The reason why it is considered next gen is because Nintendo always tries to change and improve on how games are played, such as their motion control with wii and touch screen with the wii u. However Nintendo's attempts to innovate may be causing more problems then it is solving for nintendo( aka fps games on the wii and the 3ds).

In my opinion if graphics are the only thing that matters to someone when they are playing games just become a pc gamer, that way they can constantly upgrade their computer to support the best graphics possible.

luckily, I didn't have bought the WiiU. My friend told me that the FPS game Absolute Force Online allows players to use tanks to attack opponents. And it is the first game that players can use such a destructive weapon during combat.