Nintendo GameCube Disguises as Nintendo Wii at E3?
Recently, a rumour states that the Nintendo Wii consoles at E3 were actually Nintendo GameCube consoles using the next-generation software development kits (SDK). For the actual Wii consoles, they were made to be dummies at E3.
If the above was true, then the Wii console that hit the stores in November may have Xbox 360-like, high definition (HD) graphics, as compared to the so-so graphics shown at E3. Again, some believe that the ATI Hollywood graphics card is not yet completed and the final version of Wii will put the 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) to shame.
The latest Official Nintendo Magazine further illustrates…
While the screenshots (of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz) perfectly illustrate what the game is all about, they’re only in development screens that have come from Gamecube (not Wii) development kits.
Imagine cool graphics with a cool Wii controller from the final version of Wii, it’s just Wiiderful!
Faking as Wii via NintendoRevolution.ca
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May 20, 2006 at 02:33
[…] The “Nintendo GameCube disguising as Wii at E3” speculation was true after all. Nintendo has confirmed that they did use black GameCube housing at E3. However, the hardware inside these GameCubes was that of Wii and was not the final, grand version. If you were expecting a manifestation of impressive, HD, out-of-this-world graphics for the final Wii, PR Manager of Nintendo of America, Matt Atwood, explained… “For some of the games that you’ve seen, the focus for them was not graphics at all, and so by design they were made to have a very broad appeal to them — something that even your non-gamers can understand.” […]
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May 21, 2006 at 01:32
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