| JoeTheBro said: Post |
1. How many games have you played with the Gamepad? Play Mario Chase, Metroid Blast, Zombi U, Rayman Legends' multiplayer, or Balloon Trip, and you'll get the difference very very quickly. Even with games using the TV, the tablet is often useful for various purposes. In particular, it opens up new styles of multiplayer gaming that couldn't be done with other controllers.
2. Nintendo also made a classic controller for the Wii. Was that because of a lack of confidence in the Wii-mote? Clearly not. Not every game will be ideal for the Gamepad. Black Ops 2 multiplayer mode certainly won't be (since you can only use 1 gamepad) and VC games which make no use of the screen may make more sense with a CCPro.
3. The idea that no hardcore gamer is going to use the pad for a seriously intense game is simply BS. I got a chance to play Mass Effect 3 with the gamepad, and it made a substantial improvement. In the X-Box 360 version, I paused the game every 3-4 seconds to activate an ability through my power wheel (vanguard playthrough if you're wondering). With the Wii U Gamepad in hand, I paused the game to bring up my power wheel one time and that was only to see if I could. The game flowed more naturally and was vastly improved. Not improved enough to spend another 60 dollars on ME3, but if I had a choice on whether I wanted to play the game with a Gamepad or a 360 controller, I'd pick the Gamepad every time. And this is a port, not a game designed for the Gamepad in particular. Zombi U would be borderline unplayable with a 360 controller.
4. Shoulder buttons not being triggers is not a bad thing. Back in the day, Melee players would actually mod their controllers so that they didn't function as triggers. Having triggers as opposed to buttons is really only useful in a narrow range of games, most notably racer. Honestly, how often did you really use that feature?
5. The shape of the Gamepad is quite comfy. The design makes it very easy to hold all four shoulder buttons at the same time, something I cant' do comfortably with the 360 or PS3 controller.
6. "In order to freely touch any location on screen the user must let go with one of their hands; a huge no no for action games. Holding the device and using both buttons and the screen is just impossible."
Absolutely not true. It's very easy to hold the controller in two hands and shift either of your thumbs over to the edge of the touch screen. This was very comfortable in Mass Effect 3, and in Zombi U having your flashlight on a dedicated touch button rather than taking up a physical button is a subtle but very important enhancement.
Unless you have the tiniest hands in the world, touching the screen without releasing one of your hands is easy.
