*UPDATED again* Say it ain’t so (it ain’t really, or is it?)
March 23rd, 2007First, I just wanted to apologize to Sega Nerds. It was not my intention to imply that you had doctored the photos, just that someone may have, and that it looked a bit strange. Chris from Sega Nerds e-mailed me to let me know I was mistaken, and I appreciated the update and the chance to verify myself the claims.
In any case, I have done a bit more research into this using Sega Nerds new “full-size” comparison that they put up. I took that new “full-size” comparison, rescaled it to the same size as the old comparison (strangely, didn’t match up 100% in terms of scale, it looks like part of the original Wii image may have been cropped or skewed, but it was close enough for a comparison), and then zoomed in a bit to see if there was any difference. Well, here is the comparison, with the original on the left, and the “new” on the right, only resized down to the originals size:
As you can see, the difference is negligible. Contrary to my original thought, it was basically a matter of resizing.
Along with my original thought, though, it does appear that the game could still be a bit of a lazy port for the Wii, and I think it remains to be seen whether the PSP one will look more like the jaggedy full size originals when played, or more like the “smoother” smaller images (as it is on a smaller screen).
In any case, once again, I apologize to Sega Nerds as well as our readers about this, as it does appear I made a mistake. I acted on the information I had at the time, and did not take the time to really validate the claims myself. Going forward, we will try not to make the same mistake again.
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March 23rd, 2007 at 8:08 pm
You didn’t make a mistake. Resizing can skew image results enough to invalidate an attempt at comparison. The seganerds acted irresponsibly on this. Other sites have called them out on it as well they should. This is friendly site and your actions are respectable.
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Well, I made a mistake in the sense that I accused someone of doctoring the photos, when it was really just a matter of resizing which “skewed” the results. If I had originally done the resize myself, I would’ve seen it before and at least have been accurate in that sense.
March 23rd, 2007 at 9:19 pm
If they would have disclosed the resize with a disclaimer that said something along the lines of “these images have been resized and no longer represent the actual screenshots of the PSP/Wii” then there would have been no problem. They did not. Our reaction was justifiable suspicion.