Tue, Nov 20, 2012 | 14:09 GMT
Wii games played on Wii U reportedly look much better when played on HDTV
Wii U owners are reporting that when playing Wii games on their new console via an HDTV with 1080p display resolution, the game actually look better – which is good news for those who’ve amassed quite a large Wii library over the years. While the backwards compatible console doesn’t render older games in 1080p, Wii U will upscale the games in the same manner as a decent HDTV line. While the games won’t contain as much detail as the newer Wii U offerings, rough edges are smoothed and few touch ups will at least be applied. In short, your Wii games may not look “as good” as your Wii U games on your spankingly nice TV, but they won’t look horrible either, and that’s a good thing. Via: NeoGAF, CVG.
5 comments
#1
Hirmetrium
20/11/12, 2:07 pm
I thought most Wii games could actually run natively at quite high resolutions? At least, Dolphin emulations did. Apparently a lot of the higher resolution textures were already in some games.
#2
ManuOtaku
20/11/12, 2:12 pm
Well i didnt had any problems with my composite cable, i do have my wii connected to my HDTV, the same i use for my ps3 and 360, and the games did looked good either way, i thought this was granted on the WiiU too, not better or worse just the same, i dont see the big deal unless wii owners didnt had the composite cables in the first place, in that case it is a big deal, mario galaxy with those cables looked almost as good as banjo nuts and bolts, and that is saying a lot of those nintedo wizards developers.
#3
Cobra951
20/11/12, 2:20 pm
They run at 480p, and as anyone who plays their movie DVDs on a good progressive upscaling player can attest, 480p can look quite good on an HDTV.
#4
Showmeyomoves!
20/11/12, 2:44 pm
I suspect these people didn’t use component cables for their Wii.
#5
Mike W
20/11/12, 2:52 pm
I have to check that out. I can tell you that the batman game for the Wii U is not that great at all. It’s choppy as hell