Yeah I didnt know that back then... Funny, that means the Wii has a CPU that was obsolete even before the GC came out...
Well it's slightly improved, but they definately should've used a G4 from Freescale. Either the 7448 (@ 1.0-1.7GHz) or the 8641(D) (1.0-1.5GGHz, optional dual core) which is a system on a chip, with memory controller, etc. It should still have been GC compatible, if the games are well coded (ie not basing the framerate on the clock speed), or even with a thin compatibilty layer. The G4 doesn't have the same endianess issue the G5 does.
Yeah but you know, nintendo didnt want to touch anything... Is kinda weird they didnt update the CPU yet they decided to get rid of GODs.
I maintain that Red Ninja (Xbox + PS2) could have been a decent Tenchu alternative, but damn camera was something else. Talk about a fatally flawed game. I tried and tried to like it, but it's just as bad as the reviews made it out to be thanks to the frustrating view control.