Iwata: Wii U dual screen idea nearly canned, Nintendo not worried about competition

[JoeTheBro]

happydolphin said:

JoeTheBro said:

happydolphin said:

JoeTheBro said:

At least so far every single player Wii U game that only uses the gamepad could be almost perfectly ported to the 3DS. I'd love for you to show me a game that couldn't be done with the 3DS.

Check out ZombiU, it'll give you an idea. That's just the beginning, right?

I've already seen gameplay for it and what aspect wouldn't be possible on the 3DS? If the gamepad is sitting in your lap and you are also looking at the tv, the experience can be mapped perfectly. I'm not trying to bring down the Wii U, just show it's very similar to the DS concept.

You need to look at the video again, it's exhausting having to explain this repeatedly. There are cases in the game where the two screens (gamepad + TV) are superimposed. That isn't possible with a DS layout.

I'm tempted to argue why it doesn't bring anything new to the table but I'd be hypocritical to do that before trying out the feature myself.

 

So for now I'll agree that this is the separating feature. But why must you argue that the Wii U is so different from another Nintendo system? If anything they should try advertising it as a DS for the home. Their portables are always so successful, why not rake them in?