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SvennoJ on 03 December 2023
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Jaicee said:
SvennoJ said:

The WiiU game pad was very handy as a map/inventory screen while keeping the TV screen clutter free. I loved it in Lego City Undercover for how it used the gamepad. Use the touch screen on the gamepad to set a waypoint on the map, so much better than dragging a cursor around with analog controls. Also Super Mario Maker was brilliant to build levels on the gamepad then test them out on the tv. I miss that a lot on Switch.

It was a much more useful 'gimmick' than waggle controls :/ For example a second screen with touch screen controls would make a game like BG3 much more manageable on console. WiiU's marketing was a disaster though. Leaning on gimmicks (use it as a tv remote...) and failing to make clear that it was a new console, not a peripheral.

I've also used the WiiU gamepad for Wii Fit+ while watching TV. Yet never felt compelled to play ZombieU, did not look appealing at all.

Eh, to each their own, I guess. Personally (having never played any of the Lego games), I'd rather have just pressed a button to access maps and menus and whatnot on a more ergonomically-designed controller than have bend my head down. It didn't feel like a more efficient option to me.

It's a practical reason for me nowadays since I can't read in game maps on TV anymore. TotK's map was useless to me, small yellow text on mostly yellow ish background. With the map in hand I can simply bring it up closer, drop and drag way points and write notes on the map. Inventory and weapon selection would also be much faster on the gamepad.

BG3 I can't make out the inventory descriptions from the couch. Having it in hand on a secondary screen would be a lot less trouble than moving the couch to 4ft from the tv or getting up all the time to read descriptions. Plus bending my head down regularly would also put less strain on my neck from sitting in the same position continuously staring at the tv.

Also play Lego City Undercover. It's not like any other lego game, it's basically GTA in Lego, filled with tons of movie references. And you can now play it on the Switch without secondary screen ;)