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High Voltage: We show the Wii isn’t underpowered, but it was underestimated

June 19th, 2009 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, Wii

Technically speaking, most would argue that The Conduit is one of the Wii’s most impressive games. While many third-parties have not considered putting in a ton of effort into their titles or simply claimed the Wii was underpowered, High Voltage chose to create their own engine and worked around some of the system’s limitations. Now that all is said and done, the company is speaking out on the Wii’s behalf. According to Rob Nicholls, Lead Game Designer at HVS, the company is “showing that it was underestimated.”

“We wanted to make the game for the Wii that we just weren’t seeing out on the shelves. The motion controls of the Wii are perfect for FPS games, yet really good shooters on the Wii were few and far between. Also, the graphics we saw on the Wii were much less than what we knew was possible. Developers and publishers kept saying the Wii was underpowered. We’re showing that it was underestimated.”

Thanks to Jake for the news tip!


  1. 7 Responses to “High Voltage: We show the Wii isn’t underpowered, but it was underestimated”

  2. By yeahyeah on Jun 19, 2009

    Man, HV is awesome. Crap, The Conduit is almost here! Now great, that’s all I will be thinking about for the next couple days. Haha.

  3. By TriChronos on Jun 19, 2009

    I think everyone knew that the Wii wasn’t being used to its full potential. All the developers saw was a quick cash in on cheapo shovelware. I think HVS has done an outstanding job of showing what the hardware is really able to handle. Kudos, HVS!

  4. By Captain N on Jun 19, 2009

    Its good to see 1 company that tried its hardest to push the system to its limits, now if only other 3rd parties would follow in their footsteps !!!! Oh and I can’t wait for The Conduit as well, just a few more days, everyone who hasn’t already go out and preorder it or at least make sure you purchase it next week !!!

  5. By Used Cisco on Jun 19, 2009

    I’ll be picking up conduit at launch. I played it at e3 and it plays great.

  6. By Super Smash Bros. Fan on Jun 19, 2009

    We need more companies like them. That way, we can prove that the Wii is more then minigames and shovelware. Thank you High Voltage Software for giving us the game that might save the hardcore gamers from a massive migration to the Xbox 360.

  7. By vigeoman on Jun 20, 2009

    i cant wait till the conduit i already reserved it

  8. By Dragonfly on Jun 22, 2009

    I love what HVS is doing and I will support all their hard work. I reserved a copy of the Conduit and can’t wait until I get it.

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