DevilRising said:
ChrolloLucilfer said:
I see the Wii U in general as prototype to a long term vision of Nintendo entering the tablet market themselves or at the very least having a product more suited to be released on tablet type devices. I got the feeling the Wii U being the last true dedicated home console for Nintendo, with the next console being more combined cross between the bottom half on the 3DS and Wii U tablet controller.
So a fully portable 7 inch screen tablet console with specs on par or at least close to the Wii U. With the ability to do TV OUT like certain PSP models can do. So it can acts as both a portable console at one moment then a home console the next.
I think Nintendo have hit the point in console spec with the Wii U where they simply don't need to go any further in terms of power. Nintendo first party games simply don't require the spec that future PS/Xbox do, as they are not aiming to get photo realistic graphics as they. Nintendo are happy with sticking with their more surreal fantasy style art form of graphics.
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............but it's not a tablet. It's a standard controller with a large touch screen. Huge difference. Also, if I had to guess, yes, I would say you will see some "photo-realistic" looking games published by Nintendo on Wii U. Pikmin 3 and X are already good starts. Pikmin specifically is a nice blend, with cartoon looking characters, but with gorgeous "realistic" looking environments.
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A touch screen is what make a Tablet a Tablet, its the main selling point over other computer based devices!
The only real major difference between a Wii U over a Tablet are more button based controls and the limited portability factor. Adding more button is not that far away from a standard tablet, as all Tablets have at least some buttons on the device for things like turn the device on, volume, etc.
It simply too prohibitively expensive for the Wii U to be true Tablet at this present time, while having power on par with the entry level HD consoles like ps3/xbox360. The Wii U to me seem like a compromise between having Tablet functionality at home, tech specs above ps3/xbox360 and a affordable price.
Pikmin 3 & X are more to show off the ability of the Tablet/Power of the console than to to big sellers on the Wii U. Nintendo main focus has always been on their wide range Mario IP and their surreal/fantasy inspired style. In my opinion neither Pikmin 3 or X can be really called that realistic looking, they seem to have more of a Anime inspired look if anything.
