[bittermang]

Very excellent write up, Jasper. Thank you.

Your closing paragraphs are spot on. I remember a magazine review of Metroid Prime 3 said "Wii games aren't supposed to look this good." Supposed to? Said who? Nintendo's technique, process, and approach to design and development shows a lot of passion for the medium. It shines through in how beautiful each and every Nintendo made game performs on such small hardware.

Nintendo games capture your wonder and imagination. Technical bits like this are why, and how, they are able to do it.