Nintendo 3DS to be more powerful than Wii -- Does NOT use Nvidia'sTegra chipset

http://ds.ign.com/articles/109/1094930p1.html

"Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have
reported, off the record, that it has processing capabilities that far
exceed the Nintendo Wii and bring the device with abilities that are
close to HD consoles such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. According to
several developer sources, the 3DS device is not using the NVIDIA
Tegra mobile chipset, a rumor that's been floating around since 2009."

"parallax-scroll" wrote in message
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http://ds.ign.com/articles/109/1094930p1.html

"Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have
reported, off the record, that it has processing capabilities that far
exceed the Nintendo Wii and bring the device with abilities that are
close to HD consoles such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. According to
several developer sources, the 3DS device is not using the NVIDIA
Tegra mobile chipset, a rumor that's been floating around since 2009."

Since October 2009 to be exact, well before the 3D thing caught on. :-)
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news...ntendo-ds.aspx
Heck, you even linked to it back then:


It's true the current Tegra chipset doesn't offer the performance level
Nintendo requires for the 3DS. Wonder what's going to be in there, maybe
Tegra 2? The Tegra is unique for being a single chip that includes a GPU and
an Arm-based CPU, with the obvious benefit of simpler packaging and lower
power consumption, and the less obvious benefit of easier backward
compatibility with current DS games. I don't believe AMD offers something
comparable at this time.

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parallax-scroll wrote:

http://ds.ign.com/articles/109/1094930p1.html

"Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have
reported, off the record, that it has processing capabilities that far
exceed the Nintendo Wii and bring the device with abilities that are
close to HD consoles such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. According to
several developer sources, the 3DS device is not using the NVIDIA
Tegra mobile chipset, a rumor that's been floating around since 2009."

I think Nintendo would rather stick with their with their goal to make
"Casual"-Consoles and Handhelds and the "Casual"-Games for it. I don't see
the point in making a hardware powerful handheld when you look at their
games in the last years.

On Jun 5, 2:02*pm, parallax-scroll wrote:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/109/1094930p1.html

"Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have
reported, off the record, that it has processing capabilities that far
exceed the Nintendo Wii and bring the device with abilities that are
close to HD consoles such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. According to
several developer sources, the 3DS device is not using the NVIDIA
Tegra mobile chipset, a rumor that's been floating around since 2009."

I find it very difficult to believe that Nintendo can make a handheld
gaming device that surpasses the processing power of the Wii, nears
the processing power of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, includes this
glass-less 3D technology *and* keep the price at a reasonable handheld
price point.

On Jun 7, 8:54*am, The alMIGHTY N wrote:
On Jun 5, 2:02*pm, parallax-scroll wrote:

http://ds.ign.com/articles/109/1094930p1.html

"Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have
reported, off the record, that it has processing capabilities that far
exceed the Nintendo Wii and bring the device with abilities that are
close to HD consoles such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. According to
several developer sources, the 3DS device is not using the NVIDIA
Tegra mobile chipset, a rumor that's been floating around since 2009."

I find it very difficult to believe that Nintendo can make a handheld
gaming device that surpasses the processing power of the Wii, nears
the processing power of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, includes this
glass-less 3D technology *and* keep the price at a reasonable handheld
price point.

I doubt it myself.
That's why i'm expecting GameCube-like performance and hoping for Wii-
like
performance. So therefore I'm kinda going against the recent rumor.

On Jun 7, 7:56*pm, parallax-scroll wrote:
On Jun 7, 8:54*am, The alMIGHTY N wrote:





On Jun 5, 2:02*pm, parallax-scroll wrote:

http://ds.ign.com/articles/109/1094930p1.html

"Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have
reported, off the record, that it has processing capabilities that far
exceed the Nintendo Wii and bring the device with abilities that are
close to HD consoles such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. According to
several developer sources, the 3DS device is not using the NVIDIA
Tegra mobile chipset, a rumor that's been floating around since 2009."

I find it very difficult to believe that Nintendo can make a handheld
gaming device that surpasses the processing power of the Wii, nears
the processing power of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, includes this
glass-less 3D technology *and* keep the price at a reasonable handheld
price point.

I doubt it myself.
That's why i'm expecting GameCube-like performance and hoping for Wii-
like
performance. So therefore I'm kinda going against the recent rumor.

I certainly wouldn't mind GameCube level performance. The GameCube had
some really great games. Wii performance would be more than welcome.
The most important aspect to me are the controls, though. The PSP's
biggest drawback was the lack of a second analog stick - if you're
going to boast that your handheld can offer "console experiences" then
you better make sure the controls support that, too...

Originally Posted by parallax-scroll

http://ds.ign.com/articles/109/1094930p1.html

"Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have
reported, off the record, that it has processing capabilities that far
exceed the Nintendo Wii and bring the device with abilities that are
close to HD consoles such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. According to
several developer sources, the 3DS device is not using the NVIDIA
Tegra mobile chipset, a rumor that's been floating around since 2009."

bt its costly! an7y better somution!

Rumored specs
http://forum.tgbus.com/viewthread.ph...&extra=&page=1
CPU= ARM946E-S (67 MHz)+ARM1176 (TSMC65LP 225-482MHz)
GPU= PowerVR SGX(SGX543MP2)(support DX9 and OpenGL ES 2.0)
RAM=16MB+48MB
Weaker CPU than GCN but more powerful GPU than the Wii.