NSMBU + NSLU replace Nintendo Land in the Deluxe bundle

[Arius Dion]

RolStoppable said:

Arius Dion said:

Whose idea do you think it was to even create the Gamepad? And who will get the blame as a result? Much like Yokoi was dealt the blame for the VB.

The Gamepad needs to be axed, or at the very least sold seperately so those few who are smart enough to understand its greatness to gaming can still be allowed to bask in its gloriousness.

The idea obviously came from game developers. Miyamoto sure had a lot of leverage coming off the DS and Wii success stories, he was also very involved in the 3DS hardware design. And Iwata went along with it, because he was sold on the idea that the Gamepad hits two birds with one stone: Allow first party developers to create innovative and unique games, and pick up third party support due to a standard control scheme. In the end the development and business sides are equally guilty, because it's the business side's job to keep developers in check and make sure that the created products are ones that people will want to buy. Nintendo is the only company insane enough to say "no" to Wii Sports 3. Everyone else would have at least reached Wii Sports 5 by now.

Hard to say who will get the blame, but it's more likely to be Iwata than Miyamoto the way things are heading. It's Iwata who constantly apologizes. In the end there might not be anyone who gets fired though, because it's been a long time since anyone at Nintendo's core got punished for failure.

I don't think it's feasible to separate the console and the Gamepad, because they are intertwined. While similar things could be said about the stereoscopic 3D of the 3DS (it's even in the system's name!), it was never more than a visual effect that was always optional from the very first day. Do away with it (like the 2DS is already doing) and all released games still work. The same can't be said about the Wii U.

Bold 1: Very true, I'm starting to believe 'the old gaurd'  is doing more harm than good for the company at large.

Bolded 2: Is the Gamepad needed for every game or every aspect of the OS? Would it be possible to patch it so it work with a Wiimote or Pro Controller?  Thinking about it, it may be a lot of work involved, but it'd be worth it. This Gamepad hodge podge of everything Nintendo repudiated with the Wii is nothing more than an albatross as far as I'm concerned. History converts more people than critics.