Trivia
HardSince The Introduction Of The Game Cube, Nintendo Console CPUs Are Manufactured By?
Answer: IBM
Nintendo might design their consoles, a fair number of their hit games, and market their systems worldwide, but they most definitely outsource the design and production of their processors.
Since the Nintendo GameCube, the CPUs of Nintendo consoles have been designed by IBM and largely based on the PowerPC chip platform. The GameCube featured the “Gekko” processor which ran at 486 MHz and was a variant of the PowerPC 750CXe line. The Wii featured the “Broadway” processor which ran at 729 MHz and is based on the PowerPC 750CL chip.
Despite criticism that the Wii U didn’t include much of a hardware upgrade over the Wii, the CPU (at least) got quite a bump. The Wii U sports a 1.24 GHz tri-core processor, “Espresso”, and although it shares some technology with the Power7 line of processors, the chip appears to be more highly customized for Nintendo than previous IBM creations.
Trivia
HardThe Largest Desert In The World Is?
Trivia
EasyThe Nearest Major Galaxy To Ours, The Milky Way, Is The?
Trivia
Very HardJim Henson’s Adult-Oriented Puppet Comedy Was Called?
Trivia
HardThe First Computer Sold Exclusively As A Consumer Product Was The?
Trivia
HardDespite Popular Belief, Which Of These Animals Rarely Carries Rabies?
Trivia
HardIn 1957 The BBC Pranked Millions Of Britons By Reporting On A Tree That Grew?
Trivia
HardWhen You Rub Your Eyes And See Stars, You’re Seeing What?
Trivia
EasyMany Airlines, To Prevent Disruption Of Cockpit Operations, Require Their Pilots and Co-Pilots To?
Trivia
Very HardThe First Sitting U.S. President To Receive A Speeding Ticket Was?
Trivia
Very HardWho Was The Only Civilian Astronaut In The Gemini Space Program?
