Miyamoto: The Wii U GamePad Gives Us Advantages over Tablets, Smartphones

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KeptoKnight said:

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

Well, in any case let me just say that after actually trying out the GamePad for Mass Effect 3 I'm stunned by how much I like it. It completely blew away all my expectations and removed all my previous desire to buy a PS Vita. Never thought I would see myself look forward to buy third party games for a Nintendo home console, but the GamePad changed everything.


And yes, as Miyamoto states, it has a clear advantage over tablets. Touchscreen + traditional buttons and analogue sticks = Win

I keep trying to tell that to people but a lot of them do not understand it. >.>

*For COD its also awesome.

Well as Iwata and Miyamoto continually state, Wii U is something that people have to play for themselves before they understand it.  Speaking from your experience as well as mine, even though it was a store demo unit, I think it's true.  Telling people about the benefits of playing Off-TV on the GamePad is not the same thing as giving someone a GamePad and having them play Off-TV for themselves.  I'm glad it isn't my job to market it, as it is one tough cookie.