Smash Wii U Smash for Wii U True Native Resolution

[Mechageo]

Can anyone that's received the game early confirm what the game's true native resolution is?
Is it upscaling 720p like Mario Kart 8 or is it actually rendering every frame at 1080p?

 

[Syrek]

Can anyone that's received the game early confirm what the game's true native resolution is?
Is it upscaling 720p like Mario Kart 8 or is it actually rendering every frame at 1080p?

It was confirmed by GameXplain that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is 1080p native, 60FPS even in 8 player Smash.

 

[Mechageo]

That's fantastic!

 

[Nielicus]

That's fantastic!

IKR and it was officially confirmed in the direct as well! So YAAASSS gaga

 

[Reila]

That's witchcraft!

FTFY

 

[Khao]

Yeah, you can already easily tell it's 1080p from all the newest Youtube videos popping up everywhere, the image looks far sharper than in Mario Kart.

 

[Cactusblah]

It's 1080p, so it won't look like garbage like MK8 does.

 

[Syrek]

It's 1080p, so it won't look like garbage like MK8 does.

That's rather harsh. Mario Kart 8 looks really good in my opinion! The difference between 1080p and 720p isn't that staggering.

 

[Reila]

It's 1080p, so it won't look like garbage like MK8 does.

You should check your eyesight. Mario Kart 8 looks absolutely stunning.

 

[Cactusblah]

That's rather harsh. Mario Kart 8 looks really good in my opinion! The difference between 1080p and 720p isn't that staggering.

You should check your eyesight. Mario Kart 8 looks absolutely stunning.

720p without anti-aliasing looks like garbage. Even 1080p will still have jaggies, but won't be as bad.

 

[Syrek]

720p without anti-aliasing looks like garbage. Even 1080p will still have jaggies, but won't be as bad.

Well we must have played different games then because it did not look as bad as you say it is. I still stand by my statement that it's rather harsh given that it still looks visually impressive and the jaggies aren't super noticeable, at least for me they aren't. To each they're own I suppose.

 

[Cactusblah]

It looks better when downscaled, but there are visible jaggies everywhere when viewed at full size. It's even worse when viewed on a larger display. 720p without AA looks terrible on my 47" TV, but it looks a lot better on the gamepad, for example.

It's the same reason why Smash 3DS doesn't look TOO bad, even though it's only 240p. The smaller screen alleviates the jaggies.

 

[aldelaro5]

You should check your eyesight. Mario Kart 8 looks absolutely stunning.

Last time I checked, I have a 6/36 eyesight (what normally you would see at 36 meters, I need to be at 6 meters).

so, I too, can't see any differences. I pay more attention to audio which as long as it's stereo, It's good enough.

 

[ChikoLad]

Jaggies in upscaled games aren't so bad if you sit an appropriate distance from your TV.

 

[Syrek]

Jaggies in upscaled games aren't so bad if you sit an appropriate distance from your TV.

That's probably why I don't notice the jaggies as much because my 55" HDTV is a good 10 feet away from where I usually sit.

At any rate, I think it's safe to assume that Mario Kart 8 is a very pleasing looking game to the eye, for most of us, and that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will look even more stunning.

 

[Xermo]

>Graphic nerds complaining about jagged pixels in HD games
The game looks fine; you people honestly complain about everything.

 

[Kevandre]

That's probably why I don't notice the jaggies as much because my 55" HDTV is a good 10 feet away from where I usually sit.

At any rate, I think it's safe to assume that Mario Kart 8 is a very pleasing look game to the eye, for most of us, and that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will look even more stunning.

This is how I feel. I think MK8 looks great, but Smash looks better.

 

[Syrek]

>Graphic nerds complaining about jagged pixels in HD games
The game looks fine; you people honestly complain about everything.

My thoughts exactly. I care more about gameplay and music than graphics. As long as it looks aesthetically pleasing to my eyes, then I couldn't care if a game has jaggies or low polygon textures. I mean, one of my favourite games of all time is Xenoblade Chronicles and that game has jaggies like you wouldn't believe, but because of the fantastic art direction and stunning vistas, among other visual aspects, I don't care if it has a super low polygon count or jaggies. Gameplay > Graphics forever!

 

[ChikoLad]

Smash's characters look better, and MK8's environments look better. That's what I think.

While Smash has SOME beautiful environments, others look noticeably worse. Best example being MK8's own Mario Circuit:

The Smash version has blurrier textures and is much more polygonal (dem trees). Lighting is also inferior.

Of course the Smash version will look fine in motion, and the downgrade makes sense, a you cannot get up as close as you can in MK8, so it doesn't need to be as detailed (plus it helps performance). But some of the other Smash stages look tons better (Battlefield, Final Destination, Mario Galaxy, Windy Hill, etc). While in MK8, the graphical quality is very consistent, with no track looking more or less polished than any other one (this applies to the upcoming DLC tracks too).

 

[Kontrol]

ITS SO PRETTYY!

 

[TiersAreReal]

On the subject of Mario Kart 8, I noticed the jaggies before I even left the starting line when I played my first race at the Gamestop kiosk pre-release.

On the subject of Smash, I'll let Digital Foundry test it. I'm fine with 59.6 fps being called 60 fps in games, but they'll tell me if it's really 59.6 fps or 60 fps. So DF will be what I look at to see what the actual resolution is since they're really anal when it comes to details.