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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Nintendo president says 'being first [next-gen console] not important at all'.

    Nintendo president Satoru Iwata downplays the importance of being first to market with a next-gen console, and talks vaguely about pricing and plans for the Wii U.
    Jul 20, 2012 9:30am PDT
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Nintendo president says 'being first [next-gen console] not important at all'.

    Nintendo president Satoru Iwata downplays the importance of being first to market with a next-gen console, and talks vaguely about pricing and plans for the Wii U. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      You mean last? : darkfox321
      • 'being first last [next-current-gen console] not important at all' Fix'd : Firefly1985
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      Its kinda weird considering that they've shown more of their next console then either of the other guys. : johnlocks
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        weird? what? you do know that neither Sony nor Microsoft have even announced a new console.... right? : KorbanThis person is cool!
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          That's sort of the point, Nintendo revealed their console over a year ago when it wasn't ready to show at... : ZekThis person is cool!
          • it's not like the guy just walked down the street and randomly said it. it was a response. someone asked ... : KorbanThis person is cool!
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      There's no two ways to look at it: it uses the last gens technology, so it's the last console of last gen : pizzaput
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        Yah it's not cutting edge, but it's a decent upgrade compared to the 360/PS3. At this point who knows wh... : ShadowdaneThis person is cool!
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          I'm curious to know why you think this is a decent upgrade to anything. So far all we've heard is that it... : JohnnyRey
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            Considering Assassin's Creed 3 was shown at E3 on the Wii U running at 1080p @ 60fps. The PS3/360 versi... : ShadowdaneThis person is cool!
            • Source? I don't remember that being the case at all. : niiftyniichy
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      none of you seem to know what the word "generation" means : KorbanThis person is cool!
      • Seriously. : HockeyJohnston
      • I'm not sure if Nintendo knows what generation means either. : melkoreThis person is cool!
      • say it loud... say it clear... : j0nchanThis person is cool!
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      All this crap about the Wii U having the same power as current gen PS3/Xbox360 needs to stop. For god's s... : TiTaN10kThis person is cool!
      • I don't care, but here are things showing I care: : EbuThis person is cool!
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        Yeah well... there is also the law of diminishing returns. There was a time (like in the days of NES and... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
        • Yah i think the CPU power will be about the same, but the GPU will be quite a bit faster. We will proba... : ShadowdaneThis person is cool!
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          That's true. I remember John Carmack said something like, current gen is running at 30fps 720p, if we're ... : TiTaN10kThis person is cool!
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            I wonder how many devs are gonna stick with 30 fps 720p to get more visual quality. This gen a lot of dev... : TheIneffableBob
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              Probably almost all of them, same as this gen. Even if it they don't spend the resources to produce bette... : ZekThis person is cool!
              • I hope they aim for 720p@60fps. : ant_hillbilly
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        If it's so powerful, how come developers who are developing for current gen consoles are saying that the ... : EntityThis person is cool!
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          You mean 1 anonymous developer - http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-brief/62505-developer-say... : ShadowdaneThis person is cool!
          • If this is where we're posting random rumors, I'll throw this one in. The Wii U, according to the po : capt trippsThis person is cool!
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        I think the point is even if it IS more powerful, all of that is wasted, because no one is going to use t... : JohnnyRey
        • This may not be the case. There is a very tangible difference between a game running at 720p (with perha... : eoladis
        • I don't think this is true. The PC is the lead platform currently for Unreal 3 engine games. Just loo... : Teirdome
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          Not wanting to defend the WiiU but the difference between the WiiU and next gen PS/Xbox might be smaller ... : TiTaN10kThis person is cool!
          • I had a 4870 and a 6770 would have been a pretty significant improvement. : melkoreThis person is cool!
      • It is more powerful, but it also has to render an additional screen, which is where the problem is. And i... : K1Bond007This person is cool!
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      Historically the first one out of the gate at the level of the others is the winner. The dreamcast doesn'... : bradsh
      • The Dreamcast wasn't a bad idea, it just didn't need memory cards with black and white LCD screens on it.... : agentboolen
    • This all points to 299$ and nothing more. : RuskiSnajper