after what they did with the 3DS you just cant be sure, though i have a feeling that had something to do with the vita as well. since just it was just a few months away from mario kart and mario 3d land

Simple; give us some damn games.

are we gonna talk about the sales of the WiiU in this thread or are we actually gonna talk about whether or not the guy has a point? you know are we gonna talk about some games? or just sales?

Honestly, as much as I'm pissed that we're being fed this drivel instead of game stuff, I find the off-screen play thing quite valuable. If my flatmates want the big screen, I can keep playing Need for Speed on the Pad. It's definitely an advantage, though I'm not confident its a big system seller to others.

Its going to be interesting to see how Nintendo will push the Gamepad to sell the system with unique games. I mean its not like Microsoft or Sony are going to sit on their fingers and let them have this all to themselves. MS will probably try and push windows 8 and tablet integration with the new Xbox and Sony will have remote play and a similar sort of thing on the PS4.

Instead of bragging about the controller they should be talking about the games.. And to be honest, at this point, I don't think Wii U owners (or potential owners) really care about the second screen. They just want some Nintendo games to play :P

the thing is i honestly dont think that consoles are in the center of the living room anymore. people seem to have tvs in their rooms specifically for their consoles. while some might like it you like you, i personally dont need it all. as i have a tv in my room with only my ps3 connected to it

No need for peripherals. Both console(s) games with have compatibility with numerous tablets and smartphones on the market.

Who doesn't have a smartphone and/or tablet?

Likely it's more of a Japanese thing. Space is at an absolute premium in that country, and many homes are still one-TV homes (you can't take what you see in anime, for instance, as just like western TV, anime tends to portray families with ludicrously large amounts of living space compared to the average Japanese family)

But even in other homes, there's often only one *good* TV, that you'd want to be hte living room center point, especially if it's primarily a local multiplayer machine.

Ill rather have a console that gets limited in function over time with game releases that define the system than have some innovative peripheral with supposed limitless function marred with massive software droughts and lack of developer support.

Mr Khan, do you feel as if Nintendo designs their consoles with an 'unhealthy' balance towards Japan?