Wii U

Will the Wii U finally be able to get around the issues consoles have with graphics that forces game devs to implement this? It is not just an art direction, but a way for consoles and computers to get around lighting issues that have always plagued gaming. Will the Wii U finally find a way to realistically light an area without having to unnaturally "dirty" an area to distract players from that?
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"The next statement is true. The previous statement was false."
~ Stephen Colbert

It IS just a art direction. Developers don't put in the realistic Nitty gritty dark look because they have "Lighting issues". They do it because the stupid American gaming audience inexplicably likes that sort of garbage.
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"American Gamers will play anything as long as the graphics are good" -- Shigeru Miyamoto

Nah but seriously - I don't think we can honestly know that yet. All specs are rumoured, and even if they are true of the devkit models, they aren't necessarily final specs. So all I can assume is that that is probably some sort of goal, and thus we can certainly hope so.
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"The next statement is true. The previous statement was false."
~ Stephen Colbert

From: BrokenBandit84 | #003
It IS just a art direction. Developers don't put in the realistic Nitty gritty dark look because they have "Lighting issues". They do it because the stupid American gaming audience inexplicably likes that sort of garbage.

I'd say it certainly was an art direction - but some games have utilized it for lighting concerns (either exclusively for that reason or just as a bit of a bonus to them).

P.s. - funny quote XD
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"The next statement is true. The previous statement was false."
~ Stephen Colbert

Oblivion
Skyrim
Dragon Age
Mass Effect
Rage
Brink
Riddick
The Darkness
Deus Ex
LotR
Lair
Gears
Fable
Two Worlds
Witcher
Batman
Mortal Kombat
Unreal Tournament
Bulletstorm
Dark Sector


Get ready for serious dark n gritty Mario next gen
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Oblivion -- Garbage
Skyrim -- Garbage
Dragon Age -- Garbage
Mass Effect -- Garbage
Rage -- Garbage
Brink-- Garbage
Riddick -- Garbage
The Darkness -- Garbage
Deus Ex-- Garbage
LotR-- Garbage
Lair-- Garbage
Gears-- Garbage
Fable-- Garbage
Two Worlds-- Garbage
Witcher-- Garbage
Batman -- TOTALLY AWESOME GAME!!!
Mortal Kombat-- Garbage
Unreal Tournament-- Garbage
Bulletstorm-- Garbage
Dark Sector-- Garbage
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"American Gamers will play anything as long as the graphics are good" -- Shigeru Miyamoto

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"Oblivion -- Garbage
Skyrim -- Garbage
Dragon Age -- Garbage
Mass Effect -- Garbage
Rage -- Garbage
Brink-- Garbage
Riddick -- Garbage
The Darkness -- Garbage
Deus Ex-- Garbage
LotR-- Garbage
Lair-- Garbage
Gears-- Garbage
Fable-- Garbage
Two Worlds-- Garbage
Witcher-- Garbage
Batman -- TOTALLY AWESOME GAME!!!
Mortal Kombat-- Garbage
Unreal Tournament-- Garbage
Bulletstorm-- Garbage
Dark Sector-- Garbage"
...I will agree with u on some of those games(such as Mortal Kombat) but you are exaggerating a little too much...no, you are exaggerating WAY too much
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