Just how powerful is the Wii U? It's a mystery as profound as the meaning of life itself, but it seems that however powerful it is, it's better than expected. 

Speaking recently to ONM, Steve Lycett spoke about how him and his team were surprised at the capabilities of the Wii U.

"When we first got our hands on the kit, the first surprise was the capability of the GPU. We'd been worried that we might need to re-engineer all the effects and shaders in the game, but they worked just fine."

It seems that the memory is also a nice surprise and means that Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed will look fantastic on the Wii U.

"The Wii U looks as good as any of the HD platforms. The Wii U has way more memory, so we can take advantage of that with less compression on elements and textures, so it will all look lovely and shiny."

"Lovely and shiny" are certainly the words of an inspired gentleman. You can enjoy the beautiful textures him and his team are creating this fall.