| the-pi-guy said: His assessment isn't necessarily wrong. It's just looking at it in a certain way. Miyamoto's assessment is that VR is a solitary experience. His comment is about the fact, that the gamepad is something that can only be used by one person, in very much the same way VR is a solitary experience, the gamepad also makes for a solitary experience. |
The Gamepad is an object whose properties are known. It's a object you can objectively assess. It's not about "looking at it in a certain way". The Gamepad allows for asymetrical local multiplayer in conjonction with Wiimotes. It also allows for local 2 player multiplayer on the Gamepad itself, using only the Gamepad (See Wii Party U). Finally, and obviously, you can use it to play single player games.
His assessment about the Gamepad limits itself to the trivial aspect of a controller (You can use/hold it alone), what is non trivial about the Gamepad and separates it from other controllers is that it's designed to allow new local multiplayer experiences (as well as new single player experiences). Thus, his assessment about the Gamepad is wrong.
Again, I am not trying to say whether Miyamoto is right or wrong on his judgment of VR.
