{"id":39886,"date":"2012-06-19T10:10:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T08:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=39886"},"modified":"2012-06-19T16:40:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T14:40:03","slug":"sony-thinks-wii-u-isnt-powerful-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/39886-sony-thinks-wii-u-isnt-powerful-enough","title":{"rendered":"Sony thinks Wii U isn&#8217;t powerful enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The console war heads into the age of touch-screens, and it&#8217;s inevitable that competition between the big three will heat up.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sony\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/11859-Sony-Computer-Entertainment\">Sony<\/a> Worldwide Studios Vice President Scott Rhode took the first stab, punting the <a title=\"PS Vita\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/19922-Playstation-Vita-(PSVita)\">PS Vita<\/a> over <a title=\"Nintendo\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/11857-Nintendo\">Nintendo&#8217;s<\/a> upcoming <a title=\"Wii U\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/19914-Nintendo-Wii-U\">Wii U<\/a> console.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because we have the Vita, I think we can do a lot of special things. And remember, that Wii U tablet doesn&#8217;t have a processor in it, so it&#8217;s got to be fuelled by that box sitting under your TV&#8221;, said the VP.<\/p>\n<p>Rhode added that what Sony is bringing to the Vita is &#8220;pretty special&#8221;, promising that we can expect to see &#8220;more over the upcoming months about what you can do when you actually have a processor in the thing that&#8217;s in your hand as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s only been three months though, just three months&#8230;there are a lot of games on that machine and I think what we have to hang our hat on&#8230; Every single person that actually picks that thing up absolutely loves it &#8211; if you&#8217;re a gamer and you pick up a Vita, you&#8217;re going to have fun. And you&#8217;re going to use it over a device like this [points to an iPhone] if you really want a game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So looks like Sony are backing their PS Vita to compete with the Wii U&#8217;s tablet, and with Microsoft recently announcing the SmartGlass application and their Surface tablet, things are about to heat up in the hardware race.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38951\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38951\" class=\" wp-image-38951\" title=\"Wii U controller\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller-625x351.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Wii-U-controller-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can the Wii U win the &#8216;touch-war&#8217;?<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/articles\/2012-06-18-sonys-shit-umbrella-on-protecting-studios-and-vitas-advantage-over-wii-u\" target=\"_blank\">GamesIndustry.biz<\/a><\/h5>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related articles<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/columns\/39742-wii-u-accessories-we-hope-never-happen.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wii U accessories we hope never happen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Xbox 720, Kinect V2, AR glasses \u201cleaked\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39845-xbox-720-kinect-v2-ar-glasses-leaked.html\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox 720, Kinect V2, AR glasses \u201cleaked\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39694-wii-u-price-and-release-date-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wii U price and release date revealed?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/35538-ps4s-specs-similar-to-that-of-xbox-720-reports.html\" 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