Ahh.
The chip that has the Graphical power of a GeForce 4.
The chip that has the Graphical power of a GeForce 4.
[TPU] AMD Announces Shipment of the 50 Millionth Graphics Processor for Wii From Nint
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AMD announced that the 50 millionth ATI 'Hollywood' graphics processor for the Wii game console from Nintendo shipped today. With 50 million units delivered, the ATI graphics processor code-named 'Hollywood' becomes the most successful AMD game console chip to date in terms of unit sales. "Nintendo values its ongoing relationship with AMD. AMD's graphics technology expertise as displayed in the ATI 'Hollywood' chip is a great part of the momentum of Wii. Our combined efforts help deliver entertaining experiences to create many smiling faces in living rooms around the world," said Genyo Takeda, general manager of Integrated Research and Development, Nintendo Co., Ltd. 
"We congratulate Nintendo on this major milestone for its popular Wii console. AMD shares Nintendo's excitement for delivering engaging experiences for every member of the family," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Products Group, AMD. "We're proud to provide the ATI 'Hollywood' chip as the cool and quiet graphics engine that factors so prominently in the overall enjoyment for Wii owners. AMD counts Nintendo as a valued customer and we continue to work together to make console entertainment a growing phenomenon worldwide." The ATI 'Hollywood' graphics processor is a custom graphics processing unit from AMD that enables Wii to provide exciting, immersive game play and interaction for consumers around the world. AMD has a rich 10-year history of providing graphics solutions for Nintendo spanning both the Wii and Nintendo GameCube consoles. |
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Yep, and it's making ATI lots of money.
Originally Posted by Brutuz  Ahh. The chip that has the Graphical power of a GeForce 4. |
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I was just thinking that.
Originally Posted by Penicilyn Yep, and it's making ATI lots of money. |
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Ironic how? Graphics != Fun.
Compare an NES to a 360 anyday, and the NES will continually win.
Originally Posted by doggymad And it just happens to be the most popular console, yet it has "GeForce 4" graphics - a little ironic! |
Compare an NES to a 360 anyday, and the NES will continually win.
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Radeon 9250, get it right.
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Originally Posted by Brutuz Ahh. The chip that has the Graphical power of a GeForce 4. |
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I still love my NES!
To bad it mine broke
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Originally Posted by videoman5 Ironic how? Graphics != Fun. Compare an NES to a 360 anyday, and the NES will continually win. |
To bad it mine broke
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I doubt ATI makes much money on selling that chip, but it is something, and 50 million sure is a lot.
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Most of the games on the Wii are...well junk with bad graphics. If you take out the first party Nintendo games, there's really nothing much worth getting.
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Originally Posted by Kirmie Just goes to prove that the best graphics don't make the best games. Just like the fastest car won't always win the race, especially if it has a one-armed drunk driver like the PS3. |
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Judging by alot of the titles that sell well, it also goes to prove that console 'tards don't care what they're doing as long as they're doing it on a Wii. Yay?
Most of the titles downright suck and wouldn't make it on PC if they were embedded in the OS, let alone sold for the prices they sell for on the Wii. The ones that don't downright suck are headed for it by means of oversequalization. We get it, Nintendo, Sonic is fast...find a new character totally out of that universe for us already. We've been playing Mario and Sonic for decades.
Originally Posted by Kirmie Just goes to prove that the best graphics don't make the best games. Just like the fastest car won't always win the race, especially if it has a one-armed drunk driver like the PS3. |
Judging by alot of the titles that sell well, it also goes to prove that console 'tards don't care what they're doing as long as they're doing it on a Wii. Yay?
Most of the titles downright suck and wouldn't make it on PC if they were embedded in the OS, let alone sold for the prices they sell for on the Wii. The ones that don't downright suck are headed for it by means of oversequalization. We get it, Nintendo, Sonic is fast...find a new character totally out of that universe for us already. We've been playing Mario and Sonic for decades.
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Fixed. The Wii has nothing to do with gaming and everything to do with greedy companies exploiting the gaming-illiterate.
Originally Posted by Kirmie Just goes to prove that the best graphics don't make the best marketing. Just like the fastest car won't always make the most money, especially if it has a one-armed drunk driver like the PS3. |
Fixed. The Wii has nothing to do with gaming and everything to do with greedy companies exploiting the gaming-illiterate.
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How are they exploiting the "gaming-illiterate"? They're making a console that just about anybody can play. You don't have to be an FPS/MMO master to enjoy video games. The Wii fills that niche for the casual gamer and that's why they're selling so well.
Originally Posted by nathris Fixed. The Wii has nothing to do with gaming and everything to do with greedy companies exploiting the gaming-illiterate. |
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Because most of the games are crap and prey on the uneducated consumer. They aren't focused on making good games, they're focused only on making money.
Originally Posted by CAHOP240 How are they exploiting the "gaming-illiterate"? They're making a console that just about anybody can play. You don't have to be an FPS/MMO master to enjoy video games. The Wii fills that niche for the casual gamer and that's why they're selling so well. |
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It's power consumption is excellent though
A wii only consumes 18W of power peak when gaming
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-356-2.htm
Originally Posted by Brutuz Ahh. The chip that has the Graphical power of a GeForce 4. |
It's power consumption is excellent though
A wii only consumes 18W of power peak when gaming
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-356-2.htm
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It's relative, see...
My desk consumes 0W of power, peak while producing 0 FPS at 0x0 resolution and holding up my computer that burns the rainforest and sacrifices babies for power which will push >60FPS at 1920x1200 4xAA in younameitville.
I'll turn the air conditioning off to conserve power for the audio/visual experience I want NOW if I have to (I don't).
Originally Posted by sLowEnd It's power consumption is excellent though A wii only consumes 18W of power peak when gaming http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-356-2.htm |
My desk consumes 0W of power, peak while producing 0 FPS at 0x0 resolution and holding up my computer that burns the rainforest and sacrifices babies for power which will push >60FPS at 1920x1200 4xAA in younameitville.
I'll turn the air conditioning off to conserve power for the audio/visual experience I want NOW if I have to (I don't).
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