kitler53 said: has that feature been confirmed? assuming yes it will be interesting so see how the mainstream reacts to it. personally i couldn't care less, i have multiple tvs .. one for tv and one for games, both can do netflix/movies. also remember, the "streaming" controller won't be for motion games meaning a lot of the "expanded" audience won't care for it. and as nintendo fans have always told me -- it is all about the games. third party support that is mostly ports of ps360 games isn't very compelling either. |
Who's to say that grandma can't be playing Stream (ugh) Sports on the big screen while I'm playing Contra on the controller screen? I doubt N6 will have the processing power necessary to run two completely different pieces of software, even if one is a wii-ware style application. If does have this sort of functionality though, I think it's pretty game changing.
I also don't understand why everyone seems to think this controller will scare away the casual crowd. People LOVE tablets. I always see people gaming on their I-Pads, and a large segment of them are young kids, women, and older folk. It really seems like a device meant to appeal to casual gamers more than the "hardcore," but with the face buttons and analog sticks really being more of a concession so that the N6 doesn't get left behind by third parties.