New Super Mario Bros. Wii Vs. U - graphical comparison

by **robometal cowboy** » 12 Nov 2012 18:56

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Vs. U - graphical comparison
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by **OmicronTurtle** » 12 Nov 2012 19:07

The NSMBWii clips looks alot blurrier than I remember it being...

by **Dolphin** » 12 Nov 2012 19:21

yeah, the Wii clips were blurred up, haha

by **Vidaluko** » 12 Nov 2012 19:27

Anyone that played NSMBWii in a HDTV saw that kind of blurry, both games use the same engine, but the Wii U version of course is HD, that´s is why NSMB Wii in the Dolphin looks almost the same...

by **Autosaver** » 12 Nov 2012 19:47

@Vidaluko
But even with HD on dolphin, the game still doesn't use HD textures and assets. They look quite different.

by **TigerGD** » 12 Nov 2012 20:03

Very lazy of them to use old footage captured off a Wii's analog outputs, instead of over the Wii U's new HDMI port.

by **Hayabusa_San** » 12 Nov 2012 20:23

TigerGD wrote:Very lazy of them to use old footage captured off a Wii's analog outputs, instead of over the Wii U's new HDMI port.

^^ This. They simply didn't use the Wii U backward compatibility to make this video. That would have been a more interesting choice and you could compare the games a little better (in my opinion).

by **megasean** » 12 Nov 2012 20:44

TigerGD wrote:Very lazy of them to use old footage captured off a Wii's analog outputs, instead of over the Wii U's new HDMI port.

According to RMC himself, backwards compatibility won't be available until the system is actually on sale (and an update is pushed out).

by **Devil_Rising** » 13 Nov 2012 04:07

The two key things to remember here are:

1. NSMB Wii already looked fantastic.

2. While you can certainly tell the difference, you don't REALLY get the full effect of how much better U will look without actually playing it in person on an HDTV.

by **Swedish_Otaku** » 13 Nov 2012 09:59

They recorded the worst possible video of the Wii game... Idiots.

by **Devil_Rising** » 14 Nov 2012 04:12

Regardless, U will look amazing, but the fact of the matter is, contrary to what some people seemed to think, Wii already looked gorgeous. Not "Mario Galaxy" gorgeous, not in that stunning detail type of way, no. But in that "Wow, this looks completely smooth and fluid and polished and awesome for a 2D Mario" type of way.