Post by: dubnobasswithmyheadman on August 19, 2007, 03:55:51 PM
48.8 percent voted "Yes", 51.2 percent voted "No, it's different".
Since "wide screen" is basically synonymous with "HDTV", it seems that Nintendo vastly underestimated the adoption of HD...
Also, is this an example of Nintendo using Everybody Votes channel for market research?
Post by: Mashiro on August 19, 2007, 04:04:44 PM
=D
Post by: dubnobasswithmyheadman on August 19, 2007, 04:08:19 PM
- The Management
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 19, 2007, 04:43:30 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on August 19, 2007, 05:39:31 PM
Just to turn this into a poll, I have a Widescreen hooked up to my Wii,
Post by: Crimm on August 19, 2007, 05:44:42 PM
Post by: Kairon on August 19, 2007, 05:48:24 PM
The US is waaaaaaaaay down at the bottom with less widescreen penetration. And there's even more people without widescreens who aren't tech-progressive enought to hook their Wiis to the internet.
Post by: dubnobasswithmyheadman on August 19, 2007, 05:53:43 PM
Post by: Kairon on August 19, 2007, 05:54:58 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on August 19, 2007, 05:59:24 PM
I actually plan on buy ing a 20+" specifically for the computer pretty soon though.
I have a 19" monitor but that thing takes up way too much space.
Post by: that Baby guy on August 19, 2007, 06:00:28 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on August 19, 2007, 06:19:02 PM
Been installing all kinds of stuff all day so I haven't really played with the resolution.
Post by: Ghisy on August 19, 2007, 09:10:01 PM
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Originally posted by: Kairon
Not to mention... the country with the highest number of widescreen penetration is the UK, where it's possible to buy SD widescreen TVs. (or so I hear)
SD widescreen TVs have been around for a long time. I'm confused by your comment or was it a joke?
Post by: Terranigma Freak on August 20, 2007, 03:07:40 AM
Post by: Strell on August 20, 2007, 03:51:13 AM
Because I NEEDS MORE ROOM.
Post by: darknight06 on August 20, 2007, 04:17:03 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on August 20, 2007, 05:09:10 AM
Plus the poll is biased as it relies on people who can actually get a wireless router working with their Wii. Those people are likely not non-gamers and are more tech-savy and thus more interested in widescreen TVs. The "the black bars cut off the top and bottom" people aren't online with their Wii.
Post by: KDR_11k on August 20, 2007, 05:36:17 AM
Post by: Kairon on August 20, 2007, 06:42:31 AM
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Originally posted by: GhisyQuote
Originally posted by: Kairon
Not to mention... the country with the highest number of widescreen penetration is the UK, where it's possible to buy SD widescreen TVs. (or so I hear)
SD widescreen TVs have been around for a long time. I'm confused by your comment or was it a joke?
I never knew. Forgive me.
Post by: that Baby guy on August 20, 2007, 07:01:03 AM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
I'm sure Nintendo's decision regarding HD support will be dependent on how popular it is in Japan. NCL doesn't think of the world outside of Japan and will make blanket decisions for all regions based entirely on their homeland.
Plus the poll is biased as it relies on people who can actually get a wireless router working with their Wii. Those people are likely not non-gamers and are more tech-savy and thus more interested in widescreen TVs. The "the black bars cut off the top and bottom" people aren't online with their Wii.
Most people that can't work that kind of stuff get their kids to do it for them. Most younger people can figure it out well enough, or get more tech-savvy friends to help them out.
Post by: Smash_Brother on August 20, 2007, 08:30:51 AM
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Originally posted by: dubnobasswithmyheadman
Since "wide screen" is basically synonymous with "HDTV", it seems that Nintendo vastly underestimated the adoption of HD...
It isn't, though. An HDTV is a TV which can run in 1080p resolution with a specialized tuner built in.
Widescreen TVs were being sold for years before HDTV came out.
Post by: The Omen on August 20, 2007, 09:23:03 AM
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Originally posted by: Smash_BrotherQuote
Originally posted by: dubnobasswithmyheadman
Since "wide screen" is basically synonymous with "HDTV", it seems that Nintendo vastly underestimated the adoption of HD...
It isn't, though. An HDTV is a TV which can run in 1080p resolution with a specialized tuner built in.
Widescreen TVs were being sold for years before HDTV came out.
But in the U.S., 99.9% of widescreen tvs sold in the last 5 years are HD. It could be those people have SD widescreens from 2000. But it's more than likely the UK SD thing making the poll meaningless.
Post by: vudu on August 20, 2007, 09:55:36 AM
QuoteOr you could just go into the poll details and see where each individual country falls.
Originally posted by: The Omen
But it's more than likely the UK SD thing making the poll meaningless.
Post by: that Baby guy on August 20, 2007, 10:08:03 AM
Post by: Terranigma Freak on August 20, 2007, 10:11:45 AM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
I'm sure Nintendo's decision regarding HD support will be dependent on how popular it is in Japan. NCL doesn't think of the world outside of Japan and will make blanket decisions for all regions based entirely on their homeland.
Actually, according to another forum, Japan was the first to adapt to this HD stuff long before the rest of the world. They're actually ahead of us in HD adaption rate.
I honestly don't know if it's true, but even if it is, it's sure as hell not hurting the Wii in anyway.
Post by: Ghisy on August 20, 2007, 10:17:55 AM
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Originally posted by: Kairon
I never knew. Forgive me.
No worries.
I do own an SD widescreen tv in the living room but I play on a 15" LCD in my bedroom (lack of space *sigh*).
Post by: vudu on August 20, 2007, 10:21:45 AM
QuoteYou're right that chances are all Miis on a system would likely vote the same way. But why would widescreen television users have more Miis than those using a standard television?
Originally posted by: thatguy
This is easy: because multiple Miis can vote, the users with Widescreen TVs have a larger Mii/Wii ratio. My roommate voted on my TV, a widescreen, and so did I. This is the first poll I can think of where all Miis on a Wii would cast the same vote, and I think that had a strong effect on the outcome.
Post by: that Baby guy on August 20, 2007, 10:27:06 AM
Just about everywhere I've seen widescreens in a home is in a shared area, while personal screens are typically 4:3, so it makes sense for that to happen. IE, I have a widescreen downstairs, but I personally have two 4:3 screens in my possession, while my roommate has a single 4:3. However, the Wii is connected to the widescreen, and both of us voted for widescreen. So that's three 4:3 screens for one widescreen, yet two widescreen votes.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 20, 2007, 10:31:38 AM
Post by: anubis6789 on August 20, 2007, 10:37:53 AM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
The "the black bars cut off the top and bottom" people aren't online with their Wii.
Those "the black bars cut off the top and bottom" people are the reason for laws in the U.S. that forbid letterboxing on broadcast TV (a lot of the time including cable and satellite) and thus made severe overscan a problem. The reason behind the laws where that since people had paid for every inch of their screen, every inch of the screen has to be used by broadcast signals. I am not kidding. I think that they might also have been the reason for there being very few pre-HD Widescreen TVs available in the U.S..
Post by: mantidor on August 20, 2007, 11:08:07 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 20, 2007, 11:12:57 AM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on August 20, 2007, 11:15:50 AM
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Originally posted by: dubnobasswithmyheadman
And reported you have been. If I see anymore of this garbage from you, I don't think I need to tell you what's going to happen.
- The Management
Aww man...The good stuff is always erased after I find out about it.
What did he say that got him reported?
Post by: mantidor on August 20, 2007, 11:31:40 AM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Mario 64?
you win for now...
Since I will soon give up and expend the absurd ammount of almost $500 to get this damn thing because I'm a sad fanboy, I'm actually interested in how the console will look on my TV, isn't there any videos of it anywhere? I've tried to find them but apparently they don't exist.
Post by: dubnobasswithmyheadman on August 20, 2007, 12:38:58 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 20, 2007, 01:10:04 PM
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Originally posted by: mantidorQuote
Originally posted by: Professional 666
Mario 64?
you win for now...
Since I will soon give up and expend the absurd ammount of almost $500 to get this damn thing because I'm a sad fanboy, I'm actually interested in how the console will look on my TV, isn't there any videos of it anywhere? I've tried to find them but apparently they don't exist.
Plz describe what you're trying to determine. RE4:Wii still looks pretty DAMN nice on my 10-year old 27" Sony on S-Video. So did Toilet Princess and Super Papel Mario.
Post by: ShyGuy on August 20, 2007, 01:33:00 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 20, 2007, 02:59:46 PM
Post by: mantidor on August 20, 2007, 03:39:23 PM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666Quote
Originally posted by: mantidorQuote
Originally posted by: Professional 666
Mario 64?
you win for now...
Since I will soon give up and expend the absurd ammount of almost $500 to get this damn thing because I'm a sad fanboy, I'm actually interested in how the console will look on my TV, isn't there any videos of it anywhere? I've tried to find them but apparently they don't exist.
Plz describe what you're trying to determine. RE4:Wii still looks pretty DAMN nice on my 10-year old 27" Sony on S-Video. So did Toilet Princess and Super Papel Mario.
Developer's priority. are the GUIs and the design in general more suited to wide-screen or normal screen? how about the position of enemies? range of weapons? that kind of stuff, specially for shooters like Metroid. it might seem really trivial, but I pay almost $100 per game, I have all the right to be as nitpicky as I want. I assume everything is done with old screens in mind and widescreen only used to show nice panoramic views, but you never know.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 20, 2007, 03:47:17 PM
Post by: 31 Flavas on August 20, 2007, 04:47:32 PM
QuoteThe poll is also biased because 1 person can vote 6 times. Just register 6 Mii's in the channel. So don't think Nintendo is doing any polling or marketing research with these polls. There just fun questions to ask, nothing more.
Originally posted by: Ian Sane
Plus the poll is biased as it relies on people who can actually get a wireless router working with their Wii. Those people are likely not non-gamers and are more tech-savy and thus more interested in widescreen TVs. The "the black bars cut off the top and bottom" people aren't online with their Wii.
