Nonostante Wii U faccia parte come PS4 e Xbox One dell’ottava generazione videoludica, è innegabile che, per quanto riguarda la potenza di calcolo, sia inferiore rispetto alle console di Sony e Microsoft. Stando però a quanto scoperto dall’utente BY2K (via NeoGaf), la società di Kyoto sarebbe già al lavoro ad una nuova console fissa che possa competere direttamente e con prestazioni uguali (o leggermente superiori) a PS4 e a Xbox One. Ecco quanto si può leggere sull’annuncio di ricerca del personale di Nintendo:

Nintendo Technology Development is looking for a lead graphics architect in the system-on-chip architecture group in Redmond, WA. The group is responsible for the architecture of Nintendo’s game console SoCs. The graphics architect plays a key role in determining the SoC architecture. The job responsibilities are:

The ideal candidate will have had experience working directly in a GPU architecture and design team with significant responsibilities.
Low power and SoC design experience would be a plus.
The candidate is expected to have good architectural insights and the ability to apply that for setting future graphics direction for Nintendo.
A bachelors degree (graduate degree preferred) in computer science/engineering or electrical engineering.
5+ years of lead or architectural role experience are required.