The difference between Wii & PS2 graphics?

[Bloody Crimson]

I have to formally disagree. The games I've got for PS2 are equal to or lesser than the Wii.
Examples:
SSBB has some very nice or at least decent graphics.
Super Mario Galaxy has tremendous graphics.

I'm not saying that the PS2 has terrible graphics or that it sucks, I'm just saying there are reasons the Wii is a next-gen console, one of them is improved grahpics.

See, if you said PS2 to GameCube I'd understand.

 

[dont_blink]

wii was aimed at children
doesnt need good graphics

look at the ghostbusters game if you want proof...

 

[reg42]

I think the idea was to go for cheaper hardware, to appeal to a bigger audience. It seems to have worked thus far. That's just what I'm lead to believe, I don't actually own a Wii.

 

[Hiphophippo]

Is this how we judge games? On graphical merit?

 

[More Fun To Compute]

Gamecube had more graphical power for most types of games than the PS2. If you can't see why something like Mario Galaxy or Zack & Wiki couldn't be done the same way on the PS2 then, to be frank, you don't know what you are talking about.

 

[NickCaligo42]

:snippedy snip:

Wow, that is some marked improvement, but mostly it's the result of higher output resolution. The higher clock-rate and more powerful CPU would also allow for the hi-rez textures, which look really nice. And Mario on the Wii looks like he has a touch of SSAO! Impressive stuff, very nice looking!

For my money, I always prefer that developers pay more attention to good texturing and lighting than coating everything in exaggerated normal-maps. And for that matter, I'll take great game play over good graphics any day of the week.

Oh, for sure. RE4 on the Wii may be a port, but I didn't feel like it needed to look any better anyway; good-looking games have less to do with the technology and more to do with how you use it, and both sides of the technological divide have wonderful-looking titles. I was just trying to answer the questions at hand.

 

[Tharwen]

The way I think of it is that Nintendo developed sideways (more features) and Sony and Microsoft developed upwards (better graphics and power) in an increasingly spectacular muscle competition. This is why Wii exclusives are better than ports from other consoles. The Wii exclusives are designed with the Wii's features integrated into the game, and the Wii can't take the graphics on the ports, so these games lose their primary appeal.

 

[pwnzerstick]

Wait, so only now after several years people are noticing?

 

[DustyDrB]

The graphics look fine to me. I've never had a problem reading words on the Wii. Can't say that with my 360.

 

[Jazoni89]

lets break it down to some tech specs

Ps2
Graphics: 147 MHz
CPU: 295 MHz (launch model) 299 MHz (slim model)

Wii
Graphics: 243 MHz
CPU: 729 MHz

Well the wii is the clear winner it blows the ps2 proccesing speed clear out of the water and has almost 100MHz more GPU than ps2. But compare it to say ps3 however is a much different story

Ps3
Graphics: 550 MHz
CPU: 3.2 GHz

The ps3 has more than double the graphic power and has three times more proccesing speed than that of the Wii. Making the wii seems like pretty ancient tech in comparison.

Now comparing the wii to the gamecube makes it ring true about it being a gamecube with a little extra power

Gamecube
Graphics: 162 MHz
CPU: 486 MHz

I think you can tell alot about a console with the tech specs.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I actually think that the PS2 has better graphics. I mean...

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is undeniably better than

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[CaptainCliche]

Nintendo go through a cycle of Innovate then improve. eg.

NES-Innovate.
SNES-Improve.
N64-Innovate.
Gamecube-improve.
Wii-Innovate.
???-Improve.

Same can be said for their hand held consoles.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

Wii does look slightly better.
But I'd say overall the PS2 was the better console (at least during its time.)

 

[Altorin]

The Wii's Graphics are a stepup from the Gamecube, so that's all that really matters. Nintendo's already proven they don't have to compete with the "big boys" to beat their asses.

 

[Jenova65]

I thought wii games looked bad because a lot of games are rushed pieces of shit trying to hope a 40 year old mom will buy it.

Brawl looks great because there was actual time put into the game, same with Super Mario Galaxy.

Grrrrr, stop blaming me, people! *shakes fist* We've been through this before don't make me send you to your room ;-)

For the record, Nintendo are not aiming any games at ME! Trust me on this. My current consoles are 360, PS2, PS3, DSi, GC, Wii and a PSP (gave my Xbox away) I am 44, a mum of three and do not play any of these mysterious 'mom games', I keep hearing about on here, so stop stereotyping every time this sort of question comes up, it makes my little gamer soul sad, OK? I think they are aiming at getting families to play together (hence their advertising) they certainly aren't attempting to appeal to just mums cos that would be dumb, not to mention a very poor ploy that would not have made the profits that they are currently making if only mums were buying.
Nintendo did state (over and over again) during development of the Wii, that it was not attempting to be a next gen console, rather it was supposed to change the way we play and the way we play together, making gaming a more social experience, and encouraging the non gamer to play, which I guess it has. There are good games on the Wii, but there certainly isn't much there amongst the genres I enjoy.
It makes us pretty shallow if we keep banging on about the graphics, though.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

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I love SotC and I think it is a great achievement in many ways.

But, the graphics were very limited by the PS2 and many people noticed even at the time. Many of the textures are too low resolution and blurry. There are a lot of "jaggy edges" on polygons that were noticeable. The game had very noticeably bad framerates.

If the game was made for hardware that performed closer to their vision for the game, even for the Wii, it would have been a superior experience.

 

[Are.Oh.Why]

Well I finally get to finish Tales Of Symphonia, and Metroid Other M doesn't look too bad on the eyes

 

[blankedboy]

Is this how we judge games? On graphical merit?

I certainly hope not. I hecka don't. Crash Team Racing is still the third best game of all time for me, and it has SHIT graphics.

 

[derelict]

I don't know what the technical differences are between them, so I can't tell.

I guess we could compare Okami on the PS2 to the Wii.

I'd say that's unfair, given how good Okami was, and how much better it works on the Wii, but then I'd figure the opposite is true for the GT series on Sony platforms.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

The graphics look fine to me. I've never had a problem reading words on the Wii. Can't say that with my 360.

Same here, the Wii is standard tv friendly.

That's right, I don't even have a flat screen...