IB published a press release about the Nintendo Wii CPU Broadway, and it states that the cpu is 20% more power-efficient than the gekko cpu, and that it has begun shipping processor chips.

IBM Corp. says it has begun shipping processor chips for Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s forthcoming video game console, to be called Wii.

“(Nintendo statement) The first chips are in our possession. Today’s milestone marks the final stage of our drive to reach both core and nontraditional gamers with an inviting, inclusive and remarkable gaming experience.”

IBM only says the chip is 20 percent more power-efficient than the first game chip it began making for Nintendo in 1999, which was called Gekko.

“Both the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PS3 are generational changes,” said analyst Charles King with Pund-IT Research in Hayward, Calif. “They are going to be the latest and the greatest. They are what we will see probably as the next steps for computer gaming for the next five to 10 years.”

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is that 20% less heat 20% better per clock what i like how the acual processing is kept secret im sure real world performance figures are far more than gamecube1.5 ill put my money on at least 2.5 if not 3 times a gekko real time performance same goes with hollywood allso much better bandwidths from embedded 1t sram-r

Okay here we go, there will be tons of people saying that the Wii chip is only 20% more powerful than Gamecube. So I just want to say that 20% more power efficient means either 1. It uses less energy to power the chip or 2. it has lower latency levels resulting in more efficient use of whatever the clock is rated at. This does not mean it’s merely 20% more powerful than Gamecube.

EDmAN, I agree, but another option would be that it is stronger while using the same or less then the gamecube.

I personally believe that the Wii will be what Nintendo said, 2 to 3 times more powerful than Gamecube. Nintendo may have secrets, but they usually are rather truthful when they do make a statement. Gamecube was a powerful system, and the Wii would do great to be 2 or 3 times more powerful with the new controller and low price. I’m not sure about it’s ability to overtake the 360 though, the 360 seems to be picking up momentum, especially in light of Sony’s apparent blunders.

ITS DEFO MORE THAN 2 TIMES A GAMECUBE THE VERY FAST AND MUCH LARGER 1T SRAM POOLS AND THE FASTER BIGGER DISC ALONE GIVE A MAGER BOOST IN POWER 2/3 NO ITS A TRUE 3 TIMES A CUBE SOME OF THE FOOTAGE LIKE POKIMON IS CLEARLY MORE THAN 2 TIMES A CUBE HOLLYWOOD IS ALL NEW AND ALL THAT 1T SRAM-R IS RUNNING DAM FAST WITH ALL NEW BIG BOY BANDWIDTHS COMBINE THAT WITH INCREASED EFFICANCY AND BALANCE AND A LOAD OF LIBERY API UPGRADES AND NO HIGHER RESOLUTION THAN CUBE IT ALL LEADS TO BETTER TEXTURES LIGHTING ETC NO POWER IS WASTED ON RESOLUTION OR SOUND PROCESSING WII HAS A DSP /PHYSICS THREAD NON OF THIS IS DONE ON THE CPU