DragonMasterAlex
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So, ever since the news broke that nVidia and Nintendo have hopped in bed together, the story has been that Tegra was headed to DS. Now, maybe that's true, and it's a rumor I think makes a lot of sense.
BUT, what if it's on the wrong track? For example, recently Miyamoto said that the next Wii would be HD capable, but that it would also follow the Wii's track of being low power with a small form factor (both of which are good goals).
Now, doing a little reading, it appears that Tegra is in fact *quite* powerful, under the circumstances, with its sole incarnation thus far being capable of 720p video (which is more than plenty for a handheld and is in fact the "sweet spot" for both Xbox 360 and PS3, which only have limited ability to do 1080p games natively.) Some sources believe that this next DS may, in fact, be powered by Tegra 2, which is only a couple of months out and promises to use even less power while increasing performance.
Add to that a number of rumors recently discussing the Wii HD, including netflix mentioning that they may wait for the Wii HD to launch in 2010 before shipping a compatible client.
Depending on what they do-for example,speed and type of memory, etc., this could put a very low power, low cost system that approaches the capabilities of 360 and PS3. I'd say that from what we've seen so far in the market, they don't really *need* to leave those two in the dust, just arrive at a place where games from PS3 and 360 can be easily ported to Wii HD. As for controls, that's another discussion.
Without going into TOO much research and essay-writing, anybody think there's merit to the possibility of it being Wii, and not DS (or if you prefer, in addition to DS) getting the Tegra treatment? See it making sense, given what we know about Nintendo, their statements about future plans, and the market at large?
BUT, what if it's on the wrong track? For example, recently Miyamoto said that the next Wii would be HD capable, but that it would also follow the Wii's track of being low power with a small form factor (both of which are good goals).
Now, doing a little reading, it appears that Tegra is in fact *quite* powerful, under the circumstances, with its sole incarnation thus far being capable of 720p video (which is more than plenty for a handheld and is in fact the "sweet spot" for both Xbox 360 and PS3, which only have limited ability to do 1080p games natively.) Some sources believe that this next DS may, in fact, be powered by Tegra 2, which is only a couple of months out and promises to use even less power while increasing performance.
Add to that a number of rumors recently discussing the Wii HD, including netflix mentioning that they may wait for the Wii HD to launch in 2010 before shipping a compatible client.
Depending on what they do-for example,speed and type of memory, etc., this could put a very low power, low cost system that approaches the capabilities of 360 and PS3. I'd say that from what we've seen so far in the market, they don't really *need* to leave those two in the dust, just arrive at a place where games from PS3 and 360 can be easily ported to Wii HD. As for controls, that's another discussion.
Without going into TOO much research and essay-writing, anybody think there's merit to the possibility of it being Wii, and not DS (or if you prefer, in addition to DS) getting the Tegra treatment? See it making sense, given what we know about Nintendo, their statements about future plans, and the market at large?