Considering Nintendo itself said there's no chance of a Wii-HD, Pachter might as well have said "If pigs created an inter-dimensional portal and stole future technology, it would seriously damage mankind's chances of survival".

Again I ask, why does this idiot still have his job?

Let me try:

In my opinion, catastrophic explosions at each of Sony's manufacturing plants would create a scenario in which Sony's comeback would be all but impossible.

Were bears to gain the ability of speech, it could quickly tip the scales of the console war in Microsoft's favor.

If Nintendo were to release a new console tomorrow called the Nintendo Eyeshredder, Nintendo would see an increase in profits between zero and nine billion American dollars. It would also immediately cause the bankruptcy of the Days Inn hotel chain.

Sales of The Conduit have been disappointingly low among consumers who do not own the Nintendo Wii, and it is my belief that this trend will continue indefinitely.

Michael Pachter talks some shit. look i can do that, Touch screen psp could seriously hurt the DS

"Wii Plus HD"? Did he just make that up?

Given the cycles Nintendo puts on their systems, I don't think they're set to put out another console for another three years at least.

Your MS Paint skillz are sharpening, Jim.

I think porting to the Wii is ALREADY significantly cheaper than porting a 360 game to the PS3.

If I understand correctly, the 360's architecture is very similar to that of a standard PC, which enables game makers to create very easily scalable graphics engines for their games. Similar to how PC games can run on a thousand different configurations of systems, 360 games can be more easily scaled to lower end specifications if need be.

As such, much of a 360 game's code and engine would be able to be used in a port to the Wii.

Even a Wii with better graphics capabilities would still probably need to have scaled down graphics from a 360 game I'd wager, so this speculation seems pretty far off.


I think Patcher is just completely fixated on this WiiHD idea. So much so that he's doubling up his speculations. I think he should start tripling and quadrupling them just for fun.

Example: If Nintendo releases the WiiHD, Sony could end up losing the console war this generation. This could cause Sony to take a major hit to it's earnings and employment. Should this occur, Sony Japan's office building may finally have to turn on it's "crisis" mode effectively turning it into a giant transformer hell bent on destroying all other business offices in Japan. Under these circumstances, Godzilla may have to be re-awakened in order to fend of the gargantuan MechaSony!

Industry speculation is fun!

Nintendos next console will sell. There is little doubt.
But I don't expect it in the next two years.

I think that's my new favorite doodle of yours.

I only listen to what workman says

@ false flag

Yeah I agree. Besides, violence and graphics do not equate to sales.

@False_Flag:

Yes. I have. But a small selection does not equal a wide range. You cannot say that all Germans are nazi's, Everyone Cosplays, Everyone is a murderer, yadda yadda yadda.

Simply because you can look at something from a separate opinion, does not negate other opinions to be entirely constructed of falsities. To name only a couple, yet how many games are on the Wii that can be called the general multiplatform game that is successful? Is there a chance that we will see a Mario FPS with all the things that we are accustomed to? Of course not. Nintendo has continued to maintain a scrict and small selection of violence on their consoles, and I personally feel that will not change. And as long as that does not change, you will have fewer multiplatform games willing to make that change.

And that's where this argument stands. Can a game that is violent, yet multiplatform, be ported to another platform that is, very extremely, non violent? Will developers bother adjusting violence levels to allow the change?

I also laugh at your attempt to troll my "knowledge of gaming history". That has nothing to do with the topic, and I won't get into some manner of "I own" cockfight with you. It's a waste of everyone's time.

I say it's shifting further and further, because of what you see marketed on TV these days. Do you see much of Mario anymore? Bowser? Link? No. What do you see marketed? Small, casual games, and for every commercial for that, there's another marketed towards Wii Fit or some similar game developed by another company. THAT was what I was speaking of. Not what's available. Any dingbat can point out the obviousness that there are other selections available. The point is that as far as major advertising goes, we mostly see Nintendo's console marketed for non-traditional gaming purposes.

As I said. "Nowadays the only time I hear anyone talking about a Wii is for the sheer use of one with aerobics and yoga.".. Your ability to selectively pick and choose your arguments to make something appear as it is not astounds me.

@Revolution:

I highly agree. Violence and Graphics do not equate to sales. But lack of Violence and Graphics result in non-selection as a multiplatform port. Violent game is multiplatform, is not ported to the Wii. Occasionally someone breaks the mold and designs a game for the Wii based on previous releases. Dead Rising or Dead Space for example.

Violence is arguable depending on the company. Nintendo is more widely known for non-violence in obvious manners. Turning it into a cartoony method. But graphics? That is the foundation as to why this topic was created. High Definition. Graphics.

If Pachter's predictions ever come to light i'll eat my hat.

I like that hat, too. It cost me £3 at a Primark.

*starts a slow clap for Jim*

Well done. Quite good!

I heard that Unicorns could damage the PS3 comeback.

Hey guys watch this:

WII SUCKS AND THERE'S NO GAMES FOR IT THAT'S WHY YOU ONLY GET TO PLAY WITH 1 GOOD GAME A FISCAL QUARTER!

HALO ON WII "HD" (WILL THEY FINALLY GO PAST 480 AT LEAST?! KEKEKEKEKE) = RAPE!

When will they finallt tape this man's ass shut and stop letting him crap on the internet. One day he's just going to be doing his job when BAM everyone realises he's a dick and a crappy forecaster/analist or whatever!

@-PL-

Dude! The Nintendo Unicorn!

@Dennen:

Can a game that is violent, yet multiplatform, be ported to another platform that is, very extremely, non violent? Will developers bother adjusting violence levels to allow the change?

Sorry if I seem stupid ... Where does this multiplatform-argument come from? Not arguing, just didn't understand why the violent games should be multiplatform games, since Wii owners seem to like their exclusives. There are all kinds of ports (from HD consoles for Wii) out there, and some of them aren't really good...

shitty graphics in HD is somehow more powerful than shitty graphics in SD? actually it seems to me that it would look worse you wouldn't have the aliasing of the sd conversion