Topic: If you play Wii games on the Wii U, will they play in HD (720p/1080i)?

I noticed that many PS2 games that don't support Progressive Scan or 480p resolution, don't look too hot on the PS3. In order to play them on the PS3, they need to be upscaled and smoothed. Which gives them a blurry look. However, PS2 games that do support progressive scan and can run at 480p, look amazing on the PS3.

Now, over at the NeoGaf forums, there is a thread that has become very famous because it shows you how good Wii games would look in HD (mostly in 720p). And since most Wii games support Progressive Scan and run at 480p, it is very likely that when they get to run on the Wii U, that they will look better than ever. Amazing, even. But only if Nintendo makes it possible.

Do you think its possible? And if that's possible, will you upgrade to the Wii U just to play Wii games like Super Mario Galaxy, Smash Bros. Brawl, Goldeneye, Xenoblade (PAL only), Metroid Prime 3, etc. in HD?

What are your thoughts on that?

I'll be buying a Wii U to play Wii U games but if Wii games end up looking better on it then that's just a bonus.

No.

I believe Reggie Fils-Aime was talking about the Wii U not UPSCALING Wii games. Which is different from RENDERING those same games in HD. Which some believe can be done on an HD console.

Besides, the better option is to have these games running natively in Progressive scan 480p on an HD machine, than simply upscaling and smoothing them (that option only makes games look blurry).

And I believe that on the Wii U (a true HD machine), progressive scan/480p games will look great (when they are not simply upscaled and smoothed)

Won't happen; what about sprites in 3D games, such as icons? They'll look crappy as hell, or they'll be tiny.

I honestly have no idea what the hell you're talking about then, but it sounds like it would require work, and if they're not gonna go through the tiny effort to upscale, why do you think they'd go through more work to do what you're talking about?

Not if they run natively in 480p.

Check these images from PS2 games that can run in 480p on the PS3. Compare how the games look with upscaled graphics and then running at 480p. The icons and other HUD stuff look crystal clear running at 480p.

Ah, my bad. Well, what Mickeymac says: if it requires any effort - which it does - Nintendo won't do it. (If it's so easy, why don't they do it on emulators like Dolphin btw? Icons always look messed up on that)

They might sell you WiiU-makes for $30 though.

I doubt it.

Would I like it? Yes.
Is Nintendo willing to do it? Probably not.

It would be a nice surprise though. But don't get your hopes up.