| NoirSon said: I agree they have failed to give compelling reasons for why they have the GamePad on the system. The best thing they have had has been the ability to play games on the GamePad but that in of itself isn't enough as most would attest. But I disagree in it being the concept that is the problem. Going off the success of the DS and 3DS, having a second screen with touch capabilities has been shown to work, especially with certain games. The issue with the Wii U has been Nintendo hasn't released any of those types of games on the system, along with really pushed it as they and other developers did the second touch screen when the DS first came out or motion controls with the Wii. They haven't released anything like Brain Training, Nintendogs or Wii Sports to make people take notice and they failed in implementing a working multiplayer that doesn't give two or more parties equal footing because only one GamePad works on one Wii U for most multiplayer games. The concept is fine, two screens haven't hurt the DS/3DS development in anyway once developers figured ways to implement it into their gameplay or work around it, even Microsoft (LookinGlass) and Sony (VITA intergration) are dabbling in it. The problem is execution and as you put out is that Nintendo has failed to put out software that uses the GamePad in innovative or even unique ways. Even the other new features of the Wii U (Miiverse and Nintendo TVii) that Nintendo was hyping before its release are things that can or will be accessible on their competitors systems and they didn't have them ready at launch. The concept is fine and for the most part proven successful with other systems to different degrees, Nintendo just botched it in nearly every way when it comes to implementation and presentation to the public. |
I'm not saying having a second screen can't be used or innovate gameplay; the problem is that it's got a very small amount of use cases. But back to the 3DS/DS; I haven't seen too many game make great use of the second screen. Every DS game I had/have could easily have been made without the second screen and the games would have played identically. The success of the DS was because of The stylist. Apple didn't come out with the iphone yet so the stylist interface still had its merrit; plus it was new for gaming. Cooking mamma, trauma center, Nintendogs; all those gamesmade the DS a success for their stylist based gameplay. This is also why the Wii was so successful, they took the stylist gameplay and implemented it in console form. The problem with the Wii U is that it's taking the second screen idea, namely the aspect of the handheld that wasn't useful. I believe this is the main reason why the Wii U is struggly as much as it is; in both interest and gameplay ideas. The usefulness for gaming just isn't there.
This is response is also for Aquietguy.
