jubbo83 says:

just a random thought. i should have put a better graphics card in my dell laptop when i bought it, and now i hear that i can't upgrade it. so i was looking around on the net for something that can help me out. its old news but asus have the 1st external usb graphics card.
www.engadget.com/
i know it says it uses the laptops expresscard slot, but i have heard that someone is working on a USB one. now since there is word that ninty may well bring out a usb HDD, does anyone think there could be a chance that and add-on like this could make wii a contender with current HD consoles visually? any tech heads know if this is a possibility? whats your thoughts?

06/20/2007 central qld

dsreaper says:

I guess an external hard drive is possible.
Anything else would be unlikely (like HD DVD) because it then involves modifying the games to suit the new graphics and Nin aren't about the graphics.
Plus we all know Nintendo aren't the leaders in add ons, I think apart from the rumble pack and expansion pack (which was just more ram) they haven't done anything.

06/20/2007 Gold Coast, Queensland

Foleyben says:

Possiblity yes, likely no. Games would then also have to support HD.

06/20/2007 Ballarat, Victoria

desi says:  

The Wii cannot run HD graphics because HD graphics are not part of the game content. If you have a game that uses 256x256 textures and play it on a widescreen Bravia with a component cable, it will not change the fact that the textures are tiny and undetailed.

The firmware would also have to be rewritten to properly use the new graphics card.

06/20/2007 I'm in your profile, deleting your spams for Great Justice.

hainaku says:

It is possible that Nintendo may release a new Wii model that supports HD graphics in the future, when manufacturing/parts costs go down. But then again maybe they'll just leave the Wii as it is.

06/20/2007 Freedom is not free, many have paid for it with their lives...