Veknoid_Outcast on 18 April 2014
| pokoko said: There is a lot they could do with it. RTS type gameplay, improving RPG controls, and allowing skills to be changed quickly in games with lots of them. However, I think a lot of the best uses would be in the types of games Nintendo doesn't often make. ZombiU, as the OP mentioned, for example. Metroid, though, could be a good title to really show off the game-pad. There is a lot of potential but I'm not sure it's going to be reached. It's a 'chicken and egg' situation, kind of. The best games for the Wii U would be ones made specifically to use the game-pad features but no one is going to do that unless the Wii U gets very popular. Kind of a shame to think that it might never be utilized fully. |
I think this is a good analysis. The GamePad offers a lot of possibilities, but it hasn't yet been tapped to its full potential.
That being said, it's totally justified in my mind. Playing Nintendo Land with my family during Christmas 2012 alone made it worth it. Passing the GamePad back and forth, laughing, and talking trash...the GamePad is just the perfect vehicle for local multiplayer.
@pokoko, have you heard of Hex Heroes? It's a WiiU RTS on Kickstarter. Looks very promising 
