Wii U: Why it'll be a genuine game-changer

[the_dengle]

lilbroex said:

HappySqurriel said:
In an odd way, I would say that the Wii U merges the gameplay opportunities of the XBox 360/PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, and Phone/Tablet into one device; and companies that are interested should be able to find gameplay mechanics from one of these devices that will enhance the gameplay in whatever game they're developing.

No aspect of the Phone/Tablet will be used. The Upad is not a tablet. It is no closer to being one than the NDS. People keep insisting on calling it that when it is just a controller with a touch screen. It has no phone or tablet functionality.

He didn't call the GamePad a tablet. He said it has similar "gameplay opportunities" to tablets. Think of a game like Infinity Blade -- that would work pretty well on Wii U, and not nearly as well on any other system. It could use Kinect, but we all know that would be a trainwreck.