Nintendo exec. denies Wii U processor is 'a little poor'
In November, a hardware hacker published the Wii U processor and graphics card specs, revealing that the CPU carries a clock speed of 1.24 GHz.
At half the speed of six year-old systems like the PS3 and Xbox 360, the Wii U's clock speed became the subject of criticisms.
But, speaking at a investor meeting last week, Nintendo's R&D director Genyo Takeda insisted the hardware "does not deserve the negative feedback."
Takeda said that the Wii U combines "low power consumption and a fairly high performance".
These comments were in response to a question from an audience member who said the processor was weaker than other parts of the device.
"Regarding your comment that we focus on the GPU and that the CPU is a little poor, we have a different view," Takeda said.
"It depends on how to evaluate a processing unit. In terms of die size [area a chip occupies], the GPU certainly occupies a much larger space than the CPU.
"As you can see CPUs used for the latest PCs and servers, however, it is usual for current CPUs that the logic part for actual calculations is really small and that the cache memory called SRAM around it covers a large area. From this angle, we don't think that the performance of the Wii U's CPU is worse than that of the GPU."
Nintendo design guru Shigeru Miyamoto said it wanted "to immediately communicate the Wii U's value, but could not". The company's development teams are resisting the distraction of the Wii U's disappointing sales performance.
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PlusnetPosted:
DEEJAYstar46 I don't think most people care if it is aimed at the family market.
I don't see it being a big deal.
da10vidPosted:
I miss the days when Nintendo was almost always top, what happened, if only they made a console with about 6 CPU's then I reckon they could keep up, scrap all this motion shit!
phatmatt45Posted:
and yet Nintendo can still put out the some great games like LoZ SS or SMG 1 and 2. also the fact that the 720 and and PS4 are going to be released outdated to specs dont really matter to console only for the pc master race.
DankruptPosted:
I don't really care because I have never ever bought a wii anyway only Nintendo thing I had was a ds and played it like 4 times and sold it the only thing I will buying console wise is Xbox 720
ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:
The hardware really doesn't deserve the negative feedback if the performance is high, the pros even out the "cons" even though that's not really one.
How is there no way? They most certainly are going to be faster, considering that the Wii U runs "At half the speed of six year-old systems like the PS3 and Xbox 360". The new Microsoft and Sony consoles won't "step back" in technology. They are going to progress to higher speeds, only concluding to be faster than the Wii U.
ME0WFeet The new xbox and ps4 are going to be so much faster. The Wii U doesn't have a chance.
Theres no way.
How is there no way? They most certainly are going to be faster, considering that the Wii U runs "At half the speed of six year-old systems like the PS3 and Xbox 360". The new Microsoft and Sony consoles won't "step back" in technology. They are going to progress to higher speeds, only concluding to be faster than the Wii U.
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