Reggie Goes On CNN… And Gets A Bit Carried Away

So, apparently, Nintendo non-believers aren\’t very happy with the Wii U praise Reggie offered America on CNN. Around 2:30 into the interview, Reggie says, \”third-party games like Call of Duty look dramatically better on Wii U.\” Many gamers have noticed that Black Ops 2 has the worst framerate on the Wii U. I think we all can agree that if Reggie would have said, \”third-party games could look dramatically better on Wii U [once they have enough time learning the Wii U’s architecture]\” no one would have reason to be upset. So why did Reggie use semantics that are not precisely accurate? I think he was trying to speak to the casual gamer or parents who don\’t understand the minutia of the core gamer’s world. If Reggie would have explained that the GPGPU has the ability to remove an enormous amount of strain from the CPU, he would have lost 95% of his audience in the clouds. All they want to know is that the modern slew of games over the next few years will look even better on Wii U than on PS3 and 360 and that will be a unique selling point for the system. You can\’t blame Reggie for trying to be the Wii U’s salesman. You can blame him for pulling the wool over potential customers\’ eyes. So, the question is: did Reggie pull a fast one or was his answer good enough in describing the broader truth?

Check out the video below and decide for yourself.