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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Will We See A Gamepad Only Wii U By The End of This Generation?

sc94597 on 29 July 2014

By this I mean a Wii U that can play downloadable-games only and while it will have an hdmi port to connect to a television, its main function would be a portable version of the console that removes the actual console itself. With the Wii U's low-end technology, and its already low-energy focused form factor, it seems like it is perfectly in the realm of possibility at the end of this generation, just like the Wii Mini or the GBA micro. Maybe Nintendo will allow game installs to be made from a regular Wii U so that those who want to purchase this one can play all of their games on it. Also they can probably increase the DPI of the gamepad screen. Do you think this can happen? Do you think it will happen? And do you want it to happen? Are my questions. 



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vivster on 29 July 2014



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phaedruss on 29 July 2014

I think the next handheld will look like the Gamepad and be backwards compatible with the Wii U so yea I do in a way.



fleischr on 29 July 2014

I think it will -- sort of.

I think we'll get a dual-purpose home console/handheld in the GamePad form factor for Nintendo's next piece of hardware post-QOL.



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phaedruss on 29 July 2014
fleischr said:
I think it will -- sort of.

I think we'll get a dual-purpose home console/handheld in the GamePad form factor for Nintendo's next piece of hardware post-QOL.


They aren't doing a hybrid.



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Darwinianevolution on 29 July 2014

I just hope Nintendo delivers with the HDS (it will be that, backwards compatible with DS and 3DS). Maybe the HDS XL can play GC and WiiU games.



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TheLastStarFighter on 29 July 2014

Not a chance.

But we could see the next handheld play some or all Wii U games and possibly function as a Gamepad for Wii U and/or the next home console.



justiceiro on 29 July 2014

Digital only? This i doubt.



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MoHasanie on 29 July 2014

Nope. I don't see the point of doing that.



    

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HylianSwordsman on 29 July 2014
phaedruss said:
fleischr said:
I think it will -- sort of.

I think we'll get a dual-purpose home console/handheld in the GamePad form factor for Nintendo's next piece of hardware post-QOL.


They aren't doing a hybrid.

Keep telling yourself that.