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I was actually just reflecting last week on Nintendo's approach to the console wars and how good of an idea it was for them to not chase higher power and graphi

I was actually just reflecting last week on Nintendo's approach to the console wars and how good of an idea it was for them to not chase higher power and graphics. These tricks they've used are truly awesome and the way they construct their games less for realism and more for the joy of the game has meant they've always stayed more mainstream than an Xbox or Playstation ever has, starting in particular with the Wii. I've gotta say these tricks are super cool. Makes me wonder how tricks like this could be brought over into mobile phones with their similarly limited power (though differently capable architecture).

muterad_murilax 9y ago
> and how good of an idea it was for them to not chase higher power and graphics. The GameCube (the console that Super Mario Sunshine was released for) was actually quite comparable to the competition at the time (Playstation 2 and the original Xbox). It was during the following console generations (starting with the Wii) that Nintendo no longer aimed to match the others' raw horsepower.
- phire 9y ago
  Yeah, the GameCube was more graphically impressive than the PS2 and very competitive with the Xbox. Sadly, it often got shit cross-platform ports that didn't take advantage of the GameCube's capacities.