HappySqurriel on 06 April 2012
| Soundwave said: The problem with that is the Wii U tablet likely costs a hell of a lot more than a Wii remote (just a controller with some motion sensors in it + a cheap speaker). So there's likely less budget to be spent on the chip. |
I generally find that this (basic) opinion is based off of a flawed understanding of what the Wii U tablet is ...
The tablet is just a dummy device, doesn't have significant processing power or memory, and wouldn't be that much different than adding a relatively small low-resolution resistive touch screen to the XBox 360 controller. This adds (maybe) $10 to $20 on the total manufacturing cost of the controller, which can add a lot to the sale price of high margin accessories but doesn't do much to the sale price of a system.
