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KLXVER said:
Darwinianevolution said:

A controller with a touchscreen is inevitable, but it can be done without alienating consumers. The WiiU Gamepad is enourmus, a screen the size of a DS touchpad would have been fine. It would have made the controller smaller and avoid needing that much processing power from the console itself. Just imagine a slightly bigger Wavebird GC controller with a touchscreen in the midle.

Plus, Nintendo has used two screens since the DS, the dualscreen is not going away any time soon.

For what purpose? No need to make controllers more expensive than they already are.

We live in a world dominated by smartphones and tablets, the touchscreen technology is not particulary expensive or new anymore.  Plus, Nintendo and other devs have used the doublescreen wondefully multiple times with the DS and the 3DS. A smaller screen won't eat all the processing power of the NX, so it won't hold the console back (hello Starfox Zero), while allowing the quirks and features of the second screen. True, on home consoles two screens are not that important, you are looking at the TV and not the controller, but having a small option works for a lot of things. The DS4 has a touchpad, and I'm sure it will be used fine, I can't see why the NX's controller shouldn't use a small touchscreen.



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