http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20100607231852_Nintendo_3DS_Game_Console_Said_to_Be_More_Powerful_than_Wii.html

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"Nintendo 3DS Set to Use Proprietary Graphics Processor [06/07/2010 11:18 PM] by Anton Shilov Nintendo 3DS has been expected to feature advanced hardware inside and has been confirmed to be a completely new generation portable video game system from Nintendo. Although few know the actual facts about its performance and capabilities, according to unofficial information the 3DS may be more powerful than the company’s console for the living room, Nintendo Wii, and its performance may be compared to PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. According to anonymous game developers, who have experienced 3DS in its current form, the console “has processing capabilities that far exceed the Nintendo Wii” and bring the device with abilities that are close to HD consoles such as Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 or Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3, reports IGN web-site. With computing power higher compared to Wii, it is more than likely that the 3DS will be able to support games not currently available in the PlayStation Portable, something that will slowdown sales of the latter even more considerably. Unfortunately, it is unknown what hardware will power Nintendo 3DS, apart from the fact that it will likely use stereo-3D screen from Sharp. There were reports that it could be Nvidia Corp.’s Tegra system-on-chip, but the latest information points to a proprietary graphics core designed by a Japanese company, according to a report by Eurogamer. One thing that can be expected safely is that 3DS will still use ARM-architecture based chips in order to sustain compatibility with games developed for the DS console. In fact, advanced processing power of the 3DS can point to the fact that Nintendo Wii will be replaced with a console that will also be more powerful than the PS3 or Xbox 360. Essentially, this means that the next-gen non-portable console from Nintendo will actually support high-definition gaming. Nintendo did not comment on the news-story."

If this is accurate that is pretty pathetic for the Wii. I mean we all knew it wasn't in the same class graphically as the 360 or PS3, but to have a hand held device beat it is like comparing a TI-89 to a Tandy.

Also how big is this thing going to be if it has NVIDIA Tegra onboard?

6/8/2010 1:28:15 PM

1 - Didn't BobbyD ask you to chill a couple days ago? message_topic.aspx?topic=596145

2 - Whats so wrong with the 3DS thread? message_topic.aspx?topic=591013

6/8/2010 1:34:27 PM

nope, this A) from different source. B) includes commentary from poster C) 3DS thread is 3 months old and contains almost no information D) the thread is just linking website, the same thing you complain about here



[Edited on June 8, 2010 at 1:39 PM. Reason : .]

6/8/2010 1:35:28 PM

C) suspend.

6/8/2010 1:38:59 PM

D) discuss article at hand and pull rod out of your ass

did you seriously expect me to find a 3 month old thread with a whole 11 posts?


E) the thread is in Entertainment, this is a discussion about the technology inside of the 3DS vs the Wii.





[Edited on June 8, 2010 at 1:47 PM. Reason : .]

6/8/2010 1:41:39 PM

I love how you use the 'more powerful than Wii' statement to call the Wii pathetic, yet completely ignore the 'as powerful as 360 / PS3' statement. The 3DS sounds like a monsterous piece of new hardware, yet the only thing you take from this article is just enough info for a cheap jab worthy of a middle-school message board?

/thread
Don't feed the trolls.

6/8/2010 2:20:36 PM

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"did you seriously expect me to find a 3 month old thread with a whole 11 posts?"

yes, its called search. go away.

6/8/2010 2:40:12 PM

This just in:
Soon to be released tech products may be better than 4 year old tech products.

6/8/2010 3:33:55 PM

I don't see the problem here. BD is posting tech relevant threads often in the tech talk. Is that a TOS violation in some manner?

And for what it's worth I ALWAYS think a new motherboard or new record being broken is relevant information. 9/10 times I read the entire linked article. And yes I still get a buzz coming home to a newegg box from UPS on my doorstep. It's like freaking Christmas

6/8/2010 5:10:23 PM

so the next system will be more powerful then the one from 4 years ago?

6/8/2010 8:29:06 PM

I heard the iPhone 4 is going to be more powerful than the iPod Touch. I find this ridiculous

6/8/2010 8:33:30 PM

LOL at apple "fans"

6/8/2010 8:34:56 PM

I actually have yet to own an Apple product

I kind of want one of the old school Nanos to use in the gym though. I'm guessing those are pretty cheap on the internet these days.

6/8/2010 8:39:30 PM

get a diskman - retro is in!

6/8/2010 8:41:05 PM

^^ don't be a sheep. Zune HD - unlimited music, $15/month, soon to be $11/month if rumors hold.

I pulled down like 1500 songs the first night I owned the thing

6/8/2010 9:45:53 PM

CHIT CHAT IS NOT TRASH BIN #2

6/8/2010 10:22:19 PM

i mean...

i dont think anybody gets Wii just for the graphics

6/8/2010 10:26:48 PM

I know a guy who had a 3DO

spoiled douche, that kid

6/8/2010 10:38:30 PM

^^^^ I already own a Zune. I'm looking for something small and cheap just for the gym

6/8/2010 10:57:39 PM

DID Y'ALL KNOW THE IPAD IS MORE POWERFUL THAN THE APPLE IIE? SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE SHOOTING THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT MAKING A SMALL PORTABLE DEVICE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE FULL SIZE VERSION.

[Edited on June 8, 2010 at 11:41 PM. Reason : L]

6/8/2010 11:41:33 PM