According to Miyamoto Wii U Hardware Unlikely 'Dramatically' Outperform Xbox 360 and PS3

Nintendo has never been one to give specifics on their hardware, and that's proving no different with their new Wii U. The Wii U is coming out right around the time where we'd usually be getting new hardware from Microsoft and Sony, so it's no surprise that people are curious how much of an upgrade the Wii U will be over the current systems.

In a recent interview with GameSpot, Shigeru Miyamoto was asked about his thoughts on the graphical hardware for Wii U.

"Nintendo is an entertainment company," says Miyamoto. "We're very sensitive to pricing because people have generally only a certain amount of their spending that they'll devote to entertainment. And if you're talking about parents buying something for kids, there are certain price points where parents may be willing to or not willing to purchase a certain product."

This is most likely setting us up with tempered expectations so that we don't go into the Wii U expecting the next coming.

"So I don't know that we would be able to sit here and say that it's going to necessarily dramatically outperform the systems that are out now," he went on to say. "It's part of the balance that we strike in terms of trying to find entertainment that is new and unique."

It's very likely that the new controller will be driving the majority of the Wii U's price point, which may be the cause of Miyamoto's price sensitivity. This thought is just made stronger thanks to Nintendo's cautioning that the hardware may not support more than one controller at a time.