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JazzB1987 on 15 December 2013
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zorg1000 said:
JazzB1987 said:
zorg1000 said:
Zero999 said:

"It serves a minimal function in most games, adds a huge cost in development, increases the price of the system for consumers"

I stopped reading after that.


Why? Name the games that absolutely need the gamepad and I believe Miyamoto stated it adds close to $100 on the console. There is nothing inherently wrong with that statement.

Name a game that absolutely needs analog sticks.   And if you now tell me "racing games need them" I will tell you that every SHOOTER needs a mouse and keyboard combo.

I may have worded that badly, I mean what games truly show off what the gamepad is capable of and makes u go wow I cant imagine playing this with any other control scheme. Kinda like Mario 64 did for the analog stick and Wii Sports did for motion controls.


For a launch title ZombiU was pretty cool it was and is like no other game.
Sonic allstar racing gave us 5 player coop on a single system.
Nintendoland also has (I know everyone hates the term)  asymetrical gameplay. 
Wii Party U also has cool stuff that wont work on PS4 or X1.   
Call of duty on 2 screens while playing online was great too.

The gamepad also allows me to play my games in my bedroom instead of my living room.

The Gamepad is not really a control scheme  especially not a new one since it just mimics DS controls thats another point.  For the most part It just adds minor upgrades to a single player experience but can totally change multiplayer.

Nintendos efforts so far are just little "tech demos" for the most part.  The real deal is in development

Games like the Division (which wont come to WiiU) or WatchDogs could show what the controller is capable of but I doubt they will.

The reason why most people wont see a WOW effect with Wiiu is because the DS is almost 9 years old and when you think about it the analog stick was also not that WOOOOOW. I mean 3d games worked with 8 directional movement before. The analog stick just improved it. And flight simulators already had a joystick controls before.  It was just new for a home console thats also true for the WiiU gamepad