*UPDATED again* Say it ain’t so (it ain’t really, or is it?)

First, 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.

*UPDATED* Say it ain’t so (it aint really!)

*UPDATED*  used cisco has rightfully pointed out that the PSP screenshots used in the comparison have been re-touched. As he pointed out in the comments, you can look at the original pics here. Thanks used cisco! I’ve posted one below for comparison.  You can see that the game looks MUCH jaggier and less polished than what they are showing in the comparison (and I don’t think it’s just a resizing issue).  I have no idea why someone would waste their time with this to discredit the Wii, but I guess some people just have way too much time on their hands. It’s still possible the Wii could look worse, but it doesn’t seem quite as obvious any more.

Sega Nerds (via Kotaku) compares screenshots of the Wii and PSP versions of Sega’s Alien Syndrome. While the Wii doesn’t purport to be a graphics powerhouse, the results are, say, less than flattering for the Wii. I’m going to chalk this up to a lazy port rather than an actual indication of power, but lets just hope there’s less and less of these examples as time goes on.