Killer Freaks from Outer Space (WiiU) Trailer and website up

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NightDragon83 said:

famousringo said:

This is what the Wii U is going to be about. Two games in one, pick the one you'd rather play, then change things up when it gets boring.

Now get that goddamn classic controller outta my face. This isn't 2003 or a fighting game, and dual thumbsticks have no place here.

O'rly?  Is that why the Wii U gamepad itself has dual thumb sticks (or sliders) on it?  And is that why 3rd party support was so massive for the original Wii... because dual thumbsticks, which 98% of today's "core" games utilize, have no place here?  Because dual thumbsticks are sooooooo 2003.

The Wii U controller has dual thumbsticks because you can't use a pointing wand with a handheld tablet. Also, note that this game doesn't use the Wii U controller for a shooting game, it uses it for an RTS game, where pointing will be done with the touchscreen, rather than a thumbstick. The only good reason to use thumbsticks for a shooter is if no superior pointing device is available.

I'll stop short of saying that core gamers on PS3 and 360 are stuck in the past, though their default controllers clearly are. Lets just say that they're chasing a different kind of future: One of visual fidelity and online multiplayer. Nobody bought the Wii to get 2003 gameplay (some may have bought it for 1995 gameplay), and I'm going to think twice about getting Killer Freaks if half the game is just a reskin of Halo: CE.