Old electronics = Quality?

[Heiji1412]

While I have to agree that Nintendo does make nice stuff, to be fair, all their consoles are old tech, which helps since it's already proven, less unknowns, even when they are new.

Case in point, the Wii U will have a Radeon 4890 last I checked, hardware that in a couple a months, will be 3 generations behind.

[Qwelzaar]

While I have to agree that Nintendo does make nice stuff, to be fair, all their consoles are old tech, which helps since it's already proven, less unknowns, even when they are new.

Case in point, the Wii U will have a Radeon 4890 last I checked, hardware that in a couple a months, will be 3 generations behind.

There's nothing wrong with using technology that's a couple generations old, especially on consoles. The 4890 is a good card and there's no reason to jack up the price of the Wii U just to put in a better GPU that isn't going make a big enough difference to justify the higher price.

[Supreme Warrior]

There's nothing wrong with using technology that's a couple generations old, especially on consoles. The 4890 is a good card and there's no reason to jack up the price of the Wii U just to put in a better GPU that isn't going make a big enough difference to justify the higher price.

Yup, 5 Cents made in china

[Heiji1412]

There's nothing wrong with using technology that's a couple generations old, especially on consoles. The 4890 is a good card and there's no reason to jack up the price of the Wii U just to put in a better GPU that isn't going make a big enough difference to justify the higher price.

Didn't say there's anything wrong with it, in fact I said a couple of pros associated with it. And the price jacking is normal with Nintendo hardware, old-tech, up-to-date price, that's the way nintendo always done business, you can see this especially with the 3DS.

[Qwelzaar]

I don't know about handhelds since I haven't had a Nintendo one since the GBA SP, but Nintendo has always been relatively good with the prices of their systems. IIRC the Wii is the first Nintendo console since the NES to cost more than $200 at launch. Compare that to Sony's and Microsoft's consoles which have always launched for $300 or more. I do agree that the 3DS is a bit pricey, but 3D technology itself is expensive.

[Heiji1412]

Fair enough, but just a quick point about the 3DS, the 3D tech it's using is not groundbreaking or new, I have no idea how much it costs, but considering that the proof of concept was from the 80s, I can't imagine it's too expensive, and if it is, then it's just poor decision on Nintendo's part. It's a gimmick, nothing more, yes, Super Mario 3d Land does use it nicely, but for the most part, it sucks, the 3D was fun for maybe a day, and I don't normally use it on mine, would've preferred a capacitive touch screen, but they can't market that.

And the 3DS is not a bit pricey, it's very pricy, I bought one at launch. Consider that the Vita is set at 300 for the Wifi + 3G model, and the hardware is miles ahead. From a tech POV, you get ripped if you buy a Nintendo system.

[Qwelzaar]

Actually, the parrallax barrier dates back to the early 1900s, but the type the 3DS uses is relatively new and produces the best image with the least problems, but as a result is more expensive than the other, less effective type. As for the price, you're always getting ripped off when buying a console or handheld unless you wait until late in its life cycle. That's just how business works.

[Heiji1412]

Really, I didn't know that, that's actually really interesting since the end results isn't very good anyway. That makes the 3D an even worst gimmick than I originally thought.

I agree, just that you're getting ripped comparatively harder when it's Nintendo, considering the tech isn't new at all. On topic though, my 3DS have a hefty, solid feel to it.