Nintendo's Conflicting Hardware and Software Philosophies

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Zero999 said:

Purple said:

1) It accounts for one third of the raw material cost of the console. There are no specific figures but you can assume it would have taken up a huge part of R&D costs.

It is in no way a small amount.

2) You admit then it offers minimal function for most games.

3) A replacement gamepad costs ~$150. Half of the price of a new console.

 

bolded: that isn't an argument at all, because as I said, you are paying just a little more for something that adds tons of possibilities. games have been developed without the game pad in mind for decades, so you would expect that games developed with tradicional controls in mind wouldn't make amazing use of the gamepad. and even then there's off tv. what matters is that there are games that use it greatly and the ones who don't still offer you a better experience.

say whatever you wan't, slapping a pro controller/wii mote + nunchuck instead of the gamepad would only reduce retail price by 50 dollars.

God, do I hate hearing BS like this. I hate when Reggie or officials from other companies go with "imagine the possibilities". No. F*** you. Show me what you can do, and stop with this BS. So far GamePad is heavily underutilised and Nintendo has to start making something out of it. So far Zombi U has the best usage I've seen (I don't care about minigames), so it's shameful for Nintendo to be outdone by a 3rd party launch game.

Imagine the possibilities... Please, stay excited... God...