Nintendo: Wii U could become "preferred" Call of Duty platform!

[ryuzaki57]

Mnementh said:

ryuzaki57 said:

Someone's daydreaming at NoA... look, if the map is on the Gamepad, you can't play and look at the map at the same time! Currently on PS360, we perform a quick glance at the map so as to monitor the opponents' moves without being caught off guard, which can only be done if the map is on the TV! This Moffitt folk has clearly never played a FPS online. There's not even 0,1% chance to see Call of Duty gamers switch from PS360 to WiiU, especially if the rumored price of 399€ comes true. Also, if Nintendo wants to reach the core audience, they should change their PR focus quickly because Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros U aren't going to convince many core gamers.

Come on, are you serious? NSMBU is a core game, but if you dislike Jump&Runs (as I do), Pikmin, AC, Batman, Darksiders etc. may more convincing (1). Why should a core gamer even care, that Nintendo Land exists?

ryuzaki57 said:

And for this game - everyone posting it should think about for more than two seconds. Sniping with the gamepad is one of the uses I thin, that could really work. First: I see no reason why you have to raise it (2), if you're not showing it of in a press conference. But sitting in my chair I probably press a button to enter snipe mode (3). And second: I have not to leave the snipe-mode to get an overview of what is happening - I only have to flick the eyes to the main screen (4). That I see as a real advantage. Think you have multiple enemies. You don't need t leave snipe-mode to look where the next enemy is, just look at the TV and you know which direction to move the control-stick.

 

(1) ACIII, Batman, Darksiders hardly matter since they will release earlier on PS360. Gamers who want those games will have finished them before WiiU releases.

(2) I'm pretty sure you must have both screens to face each other. Otherwise I don't see the point of the gyroscopic crosshairs.  

(3) So it's perfectly the same as with a normal controller.

(4) As i said, this constant going back and forth between gamepad and TV would be totally uneffective in a fast paced FPS, in which you need to have permanent focus.