Solid news for the upcoming Wii launch. IBM have confirmed that the chip inside the Wii is finished and has been shipping to Nintendo since July. Not only that but it has been shipping in high volumes.
The chip codenamed 'Broadway' is the central processing unit (CPU) of the Wii, basically the brain that runs the whole thing. When asked about the speed of the processor, Ron Martino said that it was 20% more power efficient than the Gekko chip in the Gamecube and that it performs "significantly better".
tonysburger said:
you could probably learn how to make a waffle maker in there ...
T3Knyne said:
Ts university tuff ...
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acting like this is even active at all but i just really dislike it sideways because to me it just looks incomplete ...
spleefian said:
seeing literally just "1 decade ago" is scary to me like id be used to it saying you know 12 or 13 years ago but just ...
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i wish i couldve been here during this sites heyday ...
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Sparx said:
Sweet this means they are planning for release soon. Yay first post!
Luke said:
That is awesome news!
Econo said:
Score! One more point for wii.
Hey said:
I hope the speaker's loud.
wii-mote dude said:
Totally awesome. If they make this system any cooler, I'm going to explode.
Ja-Mez said:
Actually econo, Wii's practically won the match!
ganondorfrules said:
So much to look forward to.
cubeboy102 said:
PS3 has long load times and a 4 generations old dual shock with no rumble. The only upgrade is graphics, so in real terms PS3 is a cool graphics PS1. Why would I buy a PS1? That's stupid, Wii is next gen. Isn't that clear to see? Silly Sony fanboys and their 16 bit d-pad based controls and long load times.
Chrome said:
I have to agree with cubeboy. Did you see the pricetags? Outrageous!
ganondorfrules said:
I agree, $1000 rip off here in Australia.
Wii is better said:
20% more power then Gekko chip, that's sad. If only they increased it by 200% then it will rip every next-gen console.
tvirus said:
It's not 20% better, it is twenty percent more power efficient than the Gamecube.
Jhett said:
Meaning it uses power better, but does not reflect how well it performs graphic wise. So my guess is that its a tad more than 20% better than the gekko chip.