WiiU redesign - I think it's time and would boost sale.

[Dusk]

yvanjean said:

Dusk said:

yvanjean said:

Mystro-Sama said:

Would you people just drop this gamepadless argument!? It's so annoying...

It's not gamepadless, Gamepad just sold separately. Nintendo themself don't know how to incorporate the gamepad to make good video games. 

The gamepad is a failure, only five games come to mind that really use it NintendoLand, ZombiU, scribblenauts, Game & wario and Wii Party U.

When super smash and mario kart 8 failled to really use the gamepad that's when you know it's useless fisher price add-on. I'm sure Zelda U will use it but there will be WiiU controller Pro control option. 

So... I'm not sure of your living situation, but one of the biggest benefits to me is having the gamepad with the system. Here's why. I'm playing Smash Bros on my 50 inch, my wife gets home from work and wants to watch a christmas movie. Do I have to turn off the game? No. I just keep playing on my gamepad. Same goes for pretty much every game with the exception of a couple indies (odd). It's far from a failure. 

I think we all wanted the same thing when we heard about Off screen play. Playing from the confort of our bed or while on the Loo.

My biggest problem with the gamepad is battery life especially when watching Netflix or while playing Xenoblade. Nintendo claim 3-5 hours but it's actually at most 3 hours. I'm not sure if it's because i'm playing long session but the thing just keeps dying on me. Might has well make it wired ....

Main issue with game pad:

Battery life
Gamepad Range.... How cool would it be too be able to leave the room and play anywhere in the house. Very sad when the range was only about 25ft. 
Size... It's light and well design but can't compare to regular controller (Dual shock, Xbox one controller, WiiU's controller Pro).
Touch sensitivity... I forgot which game I was playing ... but when your usingthe touch screen unless it's a big button tap you need the stylus.

 

I agree with the battery life. It is an oversight without doubt. There is the better battery pack for the gamepad. Should have been in the thing initially, but it is an option. Gives 6-9 hours actual play time. That's not so bad. 

The range could be better as well. I have been trying to work on a way to create more distance as my bedroom is about 30-40 feet from my Wii U. Works from the hall, not the room, the walls cause interference...

I actually like the size. I found it large at first, never heavy like a bunch of poeple have said lol, but the more I use it, the more I enjoy the size. When I use a normal controller it feels like my hands are super close together and I want them farther away from each other, weird I know. It feels very natural for me now and I very much enjoy it. It oddly has become my controller of choice even for smash (yeah yeah, blasphemy I know). 

I actually haven't had any issues with the touch pad. Since it's pressure sensitive, the point with the most pressure is where it reads it as opposed to capacative where it's where it is first touched. I have farily thick fingers (work with my hands) so I actually have much better results from the gamepad than my phone lol. 

I do understand people's concerns, but there are always limitations to technology, especially with budget technology. To get a similar result with the PS4, you need the PS4 ($400 ish) and a Vita ($250 ish). Even with that, the result isn't nearly as good for the most part. Just gotta deal with what ya got.