Launch Wii U Games to be 720p resolution

The Wii U has pushed Nintendo in the world of High Definition, the Wii U supports all resolutions from 1080p down, finally. However while the system can push out 1080p, Nintendo’s launch games will only be 720p.

This news comes from Wii U Daily who spoke to a Nintendo representative on the show floor. Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros and Pikmin 3 are the games confirmed to be 720p however screenshots for most other Wii U games have been 720p as well. It’s not yet known if you won’t be able to upscale these games to 1080p or will be forced to stay on 720p.

This news isn’t as terrible as it sounds, the Wii U is still new and it’s unlikely any of them are pushing the console to its limits, 720p with a steady, stable framerate sounds fine to us here. It’s not like other modern consoles have their games at full 1080p all the time either.