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What quality was the Wii?

As a console, the Wii renders a visual signal only in 480p. It's possible to adapt smaller resolutions like 480p to larger resolutions like 1080p, but a 480p picture won't magically become a 1080p image just because it's broadcast on a 1080p device.
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What resolution is the original Wii?

Some Wii software supports a 480p progressive output that displays at an enhanced quality compared to the standard 576i display. To view Wii display output in 480p, you must change your Wii's TV Resolution setting from 50Hz (576i) or 60Hz (480i) to EDTV/HDTV (480p).
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Can a Wii be 1080p?

Important. 1080p resolution is only supported if you have connected your Wii U console to your TV via an HDMI or Wii Component Video cable. If, at any point, you need to switch the type of cable being used, such as HDMI to AV, you will need to use the Wii U GamePad to change the display settings.
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Was the Wii an HD console?

When Nintendo designed the Wii, they decided to make games that would appeal to people who had never really played video games before. One of the important things that Nintendo decided was to leave out HD graphics.
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Was the Wii 720p?

When a manufacturer claims it will take your Wii signal to higher resolutions, what they mean is the Wii's 480p signal will be adapted to 720p or 1080p. That's fine if you're going to play your Wii on a device running one of those resolutions, but with any other resolution you're going to run into big problems.
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Why was the Wii not in HD?

The reason it is not done is because developers use a technique called double buffering. This requires you to essentially have two copies of the game image in RAM. If a Wii game were to have HD, they wouldn't have enough for two copies of the image and tearing/screen lag would result.
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Does a Wii have a graphics card?

Hollywood is the name of the graphics processing unit (GPU) used in Nintendo's Wii video game console.
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What is the resolution of a ps3?

* * The video resolution is selected in order of priority as follows: 1080p > 1080i > 720p > 480p/576p > Standard (NTSC:480i/PAL:576i).
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Does Wii have good graphics?

Technically, the Wii graphics were not really that bad, other than being in SD rather than HD. If you look at Wii games running in an emulator like Dolphin, which can run them in HD on a modern PC, a lot of those games look really good. Even some GameCube games hold up very well running in HD with an emulator.
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Why was the Wii so good?

So against all odds, Nintendo's Wii succeeded greatly. The sales numbers speak for themselves, and this was in part due to its accessibility. The simple four-button controls that the Wiimote+Nunchuck made for a more accessible experience than the competitor's controllers, each having eight.
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Why did the Wii flop?

The Wii's motion control gimmick was just enough to get people to buy the console, but proved too shallow for good games to support it. The subsequent imitation failures by Microsoft and Sony (Kinect and Move, respectively) all but proved that motion controls were just a fad.
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Did the Wii have 60 fps?

One source claimed the framerate of the system is 29.97fps (NTSC) or 25fps (PAL), whilst other sources claim that certain games like Mario Kart Wii hit 60fps in single or 2 player mode, and 30fps when 3 or 4 players are playing at once.
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What resolution was the ps2?

The PlayStation 2 can natively output video resolutions on SDTV and HDTV from 480i to 480p, and some games, such as Gran Turismo 4 and Tourist Trophy, are known to support up-scaled 1080i resolution using any of the following standards: composite video [should read component video - the higher resolution RGB connector ...
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Did the Wii U have 1080p?

Yes. With the included HDMI cable, Wii U supports HD images of a resolution up to 1080p.
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What specs did the Wii have?

Nintendo Wii Hardware Summary
  • CPU: IBM PowerPC 729 MHz.
  • GPU: ATI graphics 243 MHz. 3 MB embedded memory.
  • NEC ARM9 243 MHz.
  • 512 MB Internal Flash Memory (NAND)
  • 88 MB Main Memory* 24 MB "internal" 1T-SRAM. 64 MB "external" GDDR3 SDRAM*
  • 12 cm optical drive*
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g. Mitsumi DWM-W004.
  • Bluetooth.
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What resolution is PS5?

PS5 Display Resolution

Following the September 7 2022 firmware update, the console currently supports the following resolutions: 720p. 1080p. 1080i (presumably for TV content support)
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What is the resolution of the ps1?

Its video output, initially provided by a parallel I/O cable (and later a serial I/O used for the PlayStation Link Cable) displays resolutions from 256×224 to 640×480 pixels. Different games can use different resolutions.
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Is Xbox 360 720p or 1080p?

The XBOX 360 does support full HD in 1080p.
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Did any Wii have HDMI?

The Wii console is not compatible with HDMI. If you wish to view the Wii console with a higher quality image, component video cables can be purchased instead.
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Does a Wii have RAM?

Actually the Wii only had 88 MB of ram and had 66MB of those dedicated to games. But with that said even the Nintendo 64 runned complex 3d games and had 4 MB of ram so ram don't really is a determined factor for this but rather a helping one.
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Are Wii graphics better than GameCube?

The GameCube outputs much better quality video than the original Wii systems, however some later model Wii's output at a quality very close to the GameCube.
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When did Wii fail?

Yet despite the Wii's success, it was only a temporary shot in the arm for Nintendo, and sales of the Wii peaked by 2008. Source: Company website. Sony's (SONY -1.65%) Playstation 3 and Microsoft's (MSFT 2.55%) Xbox 360 quickly caught up and buried the Wii. By 2013, the Wii had become a footnote in video game history.
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Why can't Wii read the disc?

Cleaning the console with a lens-cleaning kit is your first step if the console isn't reading discs at all. The problem may be a dirty lens. If cleaning the lens doesn't help, perform a system update. If cleaning and updating don't do anything, contact Nintendo.
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Was the Wii a failure?

Was the Wii a failure? The Wii was Nintendo's most successful console until the Switch. With over 101.63 million units sold, the Wii definitely won the console war from that time.
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