Second screen came along late 7th gen with tablet integration. Nintendo took that idea and slapped an actual controller around it. If that's the pinnacle of innovation this generation then we're screwed.
Surely getting VR into a home consumer ready state is an innovation at least on par with the gamepad. But VR is probably more innovative since there are no pre-existing consumer devices, whereas tablets existed quite a bit before Wii U. It will probably prove to be less popular than Wii U, but it's still an innovation.
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