| CDiablo said: a)Im guessing it has something with them gripping onto the local multiplayer family experience. As if online would rip apart families. I fail to see this gamepad backlash other than people saying that it should be dropped in order to make a cheap skul b)Why would Nintendo release seperate gamepads(they did sell them for $150 at launch)? You can get a phone with a hell of a lot more features/technology than the gamepad for $50, so the cost of it should be signifigantly lowerthan that. Nintendo isnt going to blow money on 3rd parties unless they are getting an exclusive game out of it. Again they dont have money to loss lead with. Personally I would also like to see Iwata and Miyamoto go, but I think Nintendo has already set its course and it cannot be set right |
The backlash is from Nintendo itself, because not even they are using the gamepad for anything.
The gamepad was one of the worst ideas in the history of gaming. No hype for it whatsoever. Think of it this way - Sony has copied Nintendo's controller since the orignal PlayStation. The PS1 controller was modeled after the SNES controller. Nintendo comes out with an analog stick, Sony makes the Dual Analog. Nintendo comes out with rumble, Sony comes out with the Dual Shock. Nintendo creates the GameCube Wavebird, Sony then also goes wireless. Nintendo comes out with the Wiimote, Sony laughably tries to copy them with the Sixaxis controller and eventually the Move controller.
Sony didn't even bother acknowledging the Wii U controller. NO ONE outside of Nintendo thought it was a good idea, and now I bet Nintendo is regretting it.
Also their thoughts about online really prove my point: they have gone completely insane and they need an executive overhaul + rebranding like the PS3 did in 2009.
