Topic: What is next gen ?

What happened to the 'gameplay>graphics' mumbo jumbo?

Realistic cartoon graphics obv.

Jimmy Fallon thought the Wii U was a peripheral for the Wii. lol

For most Next-Gen means better graphics and higher specs. That's all. The games will all look and play the same for the most part. This is why I like Nintendo, they take a different road more predicated on fun and accessibility.

How much fun have you had with that tablet

Not sure if this is supposed to be read literally
"Fun? Really? How much fun have you had with that tablet?"
or rhetorically
"yeah! exactly! How much fun have you had with that tablet?"

@skywake

@skywake

My heart tells me you don't like the tablet, but that many many many many people do. Count me amongst those that do.

Tablet is the best , I love having the freedom to play where ever I like (like in the bath).

lmao ok I'll give you that one. Playing my console in the bathroom would be nice. A seemingly small victory, but a victory nonetheless.

Supposedly, we got better graphics.

Oh, wrong person lol previous comment should be @AlexSays

Japanese toilets. Their flushing tech is superior.

I missed you, man.

I'm assuming that's why the Wii U has absolutely taken off with consumers.

Wii U is "next gen", as in the current gen that has already started. "Next gen" doesn't always mean better, though. Just look at SNES and N64: the SNES was a far better console than the N64. Not in pure processing power, but in things like controller design, game library and focus of games.

SNES and N64 are fairly poor examples to use in this argument. For their time they were both a huge leap in power over the competitors from the previous generation. The SNES added visuals not at all possible on the Master System or NES and the N64 added 3D graphics in a quality that the Mega Drive (Genesis) and SNES couldn't possibly do. Ontop of that it could be argued fairly reasonably that the N64 was in some ways a more capable machine than the Playstation and the same could have also been said of the SNES over the Mega Drive. In comparison the Wii U is neither a significant competitor in terms of visuals for the PS4 and XBone nor is it a console that's significantly more powerful than the 360 or PS3.

I do agree that the Wii U is a "next-gen" console, as valueless as the term is, I just think that's a pretty poor example.

As far as I'm concerned, the mere fact that people are debating this brings light to the Wii U's glaring limitations.

It plays games that your tired old Wii can't handle... Next gen turns into current gen then heads down the beaten old track towards last gen

Eh the Wii U is next Gen under the proper definition of the term.

However I'm not a fan of the features/hardware limitations against the PS4/One due to Nintendo wanting to play conservative.