Remember that engine that High Voltage made for the Wii? The one with the nice water effects? Well, it looks like that engine, Quantum3, is now available to developers working with the Wii. This new middleware should hopefully help developers create some amazing experiences on the console."Most Wii games don't even look as good as the later day PS2 titles and that's a real slap in the face to consumers," says High Voltage CEO Kerry Ganofsky. "We believe that third-party developers need to step up to the plate and deliver. The Wii platform is capable of a lot more than what consumers have seen so far. We're hoping to raise a new bar." No word on any upcoming games using Quantum3 yet, but we can't wait to see the next project that does.
Update: Removed previous image as some found it to be toeing the line a bit. Sorry about that, folks!
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4-22-2008 @ 1:36PM
SoshiKitai said...
Is that above image even legal to put up with so many young readers??? O_o
Other than that - I'm glad someone's trying to work the graphic's end of the Wii. Now all we need are more companies trying to work the control's end of the Wii... cuz seriously, how many Wii games have awful controls?
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4-22-2008 @ 1:40PM
Charles said...
Isn't The Conduit supposed to use Quantum 3?
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4-22-2008 @ 1:44PM
mian said...
Yeah. There are 4 other unnamed titles to according to http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/14137/15161/high-voltage-quantum3-engine-wii.phtml
4-22-2008 @ 1:40PM
samfish said...
I'd do 'em both.
At the same time.
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4-22-2008 @ 1:51PM
Rocketboy said...
Hold off until they turn around...
4-22-2008 @ 1:46PM
zeldazeppelin said...
I Hope more games will look like conduit using this engine
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4-22-2008 @ 1:47PM
Doctor Toilet Brush said...
This can only be a good thing. Let just hope developers don't start making more shovelware with it.
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4-22-2008 @ 1:50PM
WaffleTehNut said...
Um, yeah thank God I don't visit this site at work!
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4-22-2008 @ 1:56PM
David Hinkle said...
The post has been updated. Sorry about that all, the image has been removed.
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4-22-2008 @ 1:56PM
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) said...
what was it?
4-22-2008 @ 2:22PM
David Hinkle said...
Two girls in bikinis, washing a benz, with "Teamwork" at the bottom.
4-22-2008 @ 2:28PM
TheOverlord#2 SPEAKS: YOU READ IT NOW(Brawl: 1461-5875-9923) said...
Damn.
Could you at least post a link? xD jk
4-22-2008 @ 1:59PM
Ryan Hartman said...
fapfapfapfapfapfapfap
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4-22-2008 @ 2:01PM
Doctor Toilet Brush said...
Nothing wrong with that image.
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4-22-2008 @ 2:08PM
Ryan Hartman said...
I don't know about that. Ma-Ti and his taught little nubile chest? I think I'm about to flap my bacon even harder now.
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4-22-2008 @ 2:09PM
Garu said...
Now I want to see the image!
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4-22-2008 @ 2:12PM
samfish said...
BOOOO! Bring back the original image!
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4-22-2008 @ 2:31PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Captain Planet he's our hero. No Captain Olimar is our hero. Truly showing the world the disasters of leaving your garden unattended.
4-22-2008 @ 2:32PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Could have sworn I took my replying to undo.
Samfish you so crazy!
4-22-2008 @ 3:30PM
Tom said...
CAPTAIN PLANET!!!! Protect the environment, or I'll f***ing KILL you! Ah, Robot Chicken. Endless well of amusement.
Anyways, back to the topic at hand. I couldn't be more happy that they've released that engine. Now developers will have to actually..... WORK...To get people to buy their games!!! (blasphemy! Work to make money? Who does that nowadays?)
Lets just hope they have great gameplay, and these graphics will make them even better.
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4-22-2008 @ 4:48PM
Mr Khan said...
More middleware for Wii, the better
Helps lazy devs make something acceptable. Indeed, make something good-looking
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4-22-2008 @ 5:37PM
mian said...
I really wish Nintendo released middleware. It's not in the interests of their 1st party software, but it would be nice for us.
4-22-2008 @ 10:13PM
Gabe likes weed and wii said...
most wii games look like old ps2 games, nice that we r bound get some good 3rd party developers cause of high voltage.
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4-22-2008 @ 10:58PM
WiiFTW said...
I demand that Captain Planet gets his own game with this engine. It should be sponsored by Al Gore, and the game would involve putting out fires and a microphone attachment would allow you to say, "The power is YOURS!"
/random
Link to the other pic?:P
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4-23-2008 @ 3:00AM
Garst said...
Damnit! I thought there was going to be a new Captain Planet game. One that would be on the Wii. It would no doubtedly be better than the one for the original NES.
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4-23-2008 @ 6:12AM
Schmobu said...
I constantly say that the Wii is capable of more, but this tech demo barely shows of the wiis power, I do like the refraction and reflection effects though but the bump map for the water effect is rather crap, and we didn't get to see animated people or even what sorta physics this engine has. Anyway Wii is capable of Xbox 360 level of graphics just with lower res tecxtures, and no HD, that's pretty much the only diffrence, Wii is capable of self shading.
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4-23-2008 @ 8:58AM
Perverted said...
And with your powers combined I am CAPTAIN PLANET!!
"Capatin Planet He's out hero, gonna take bad guys/pollution down to Zero!"
*remembers youth*
*realizes youth sucks*
I now want to see the original image if it was removed! In fact I demand it!
Oh and about the news: It's good.
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