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Squilliam on 15 November 2012
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the_dengle said:
Squilliam said:

It certainly isn't out of line but at the same time it doesn't make sense. They are investing billions of dollars on a dumb tablet when people can get proper tablets for a very inexpensive price. Why would you want a second tablet which cannot do anything on it's own? How is this considered a major selling point worth jacking the price up by $100 for? Microsoft has already released Smart-Glass and Sony are developing their much more capable Vita tablet as well as leveraging their eco-system of Android devices.

Now we get to the meat of it. Stop thinking of the GamePad as a tablet. It's a controller. It has buttons and analog sticks and triggers. It is directly connected to the console, just like a controller would be, because -- surprise -- it IS a controller, not an accessory, not a distinct product, not something sold separately. It's a part of the console. SmartGlass isn't even comparable. As for Vita, what exactly is it "more capable" of? Bombing? ...Hard?

I'd also like to know what kind of information you're evaluating to come to the conclusion that Nintendo Land is a "weaker" pack-in title than Wii Sports. By what criteria are you judging the comparison?

Why not compare a tablet to a tablet? Even if one is tethered to a console and the other is free it still invites a comparison. 27% of households will own tablets by the end of this year and smartphones are over 50% pentration. The idea that one can get the same utility from an app as from a built in device shouldn't be shocking for anyone.

So how can you look at that and say it isn't in the same league of integration as the Wii U Tablet? This is something completely extensible to games as well as other interactive media so whilst it isn't completely integrated it also has some other benefits such as being independant of the console.

How do I judge Nintendo Land as weaker? Simply because absolutely noone is talking about it in comparison to Wii Sports. Remember when people walked past the PS3 displays to line up to see the Wii? It was to play Wii Sports, has that happened for the Wii U?



Tease.