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bmmb1 on 15 June 2011
Galaki said:

Reggie said WiiU supports 2 tablets. We can give the "only one" a rest now?

No, you're behind the times, now it is "why can't it support 4 controllers even though 4 controllers will set me back $400 and so there is no way I will be getting 4, maybe not even 2"



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Roma on 15 June 2011
Galaki said:
Roma said:

He will just say that the PS3 got move later on as an add on :P

That's some awesome crystal ball you've got there.

I know and I got it on eBay for just 50 bucks!  



    R.I.P Mr Iwata :'(

Maynard_Tool on 15 June 2011
bmmb1 said:
Seece said:
Maynard_Tool said:
oniyide said:

lets not kid ourselves here, they're trying to sell you on the tablet controller, the fact that they didnt even show the console at e3 proves this. The "revolutionary console and only one person can use it at a time??? Imagine if Wii woul only let you use one Wiimote and the rest had to use GC controllers, tell me that woul dnot suck

They are trying to sell a concept and the possibilities of that controller right. There's still MORE than a year for launch, dont u think they are gonna show more? Remember the first time they showed the Wii? They showed just the controller, and the idea of motion games. That's what they did with the U table.

YOu are wrong.....a revolutonary console and 5 people can use it at a time, didnt u see the friking videos? I counted 5 players total, playing at the same time.... and there's still no confirmation if only 1 tablet is gonna be supported.

What dont you tell me about the move? how many players can play at the time with that thing? With the move/nav combo? Now that's a step back...

What's revolutionary for the other 4 players though? Updated graphics?

Have a look at this gaf thread - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433006 (Wii U gameplay ideas). Some of these ideas are single player, but some are multiplayer, and imo "revolutionary" (as in game changing) also for those that don't have the controller.

That said, being able to support 2 controllers would be better since it would open even more possibilities, and I hope that it does support 2. As to 4, while in theory even better than 2, I believe that once the price tag of a standalone WiiU controller is announced, nobody will bother getting that many... (i wouldn't be surprised if it's $100 a piece...).

Damn, those ideas are something. Hope developers have the same imagination.... or even take a look at threads like that

There's no need for you to buy 3 extra controllers, have your friends bring theirs. If they put up a bundle of the controllers plus a game (kinda like wiiplay) people we'll get a second controller; have friends come over with their controllers and there you go, you have 4 tablets w/o spending $300 extra....



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bmmb1 on 15 June 2011
Maynard_Tool said:
bmmb1 said:
Seece said:
 

What's revolutionary for the other 4 players though? Updated graphics?

Have a look at this gaf thread - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433006 (Wii U gameplay ideas). Some of these ideas are single player, but some are multiplayer, and imo "revolutionary" (as in game changing) also for those that don't have the controller.

That said, being able to support 2 controllers would be better since it would open even more possibilities, and I hope that it does support 2. As to 4, while in theory even better than 2, I believe that once the price tag of a standalone WiiU controller is announced, nobody will bother getting that many... (i wouldn't be surprised if it's $100 a piece...).

Damn, those ideas are something. Hope developers have the same imagination.... or even take a look at threads like that

There's no need for you to buy 3 extra controllers, have your friends bring theirs. If they put up a bundle of the controllers plus a game (kinda like wiiplay) people we'll get a second controller; have friends come over with their controllers and there you go, you have 4 tablets w/o spending $300 extra....

Yup. I thought of that as well but only some time after I wrote the above. But I seriously doubt that technically the WiiU (or any reasonably priced console at this point in time with current technology ) would be able to support 4 controllers with different streams. If Nintendo are considering anything beyond 1, it is 2 controllers, and reading what Iwata says (see below), it is obvious he hasn't thought about the idea of friends bringing the controller over.... -

"  In the future, we may look at what other opportunities there are for gameplay and, how having two of those controllers might create fun or interesting new styles of play, but of course in doing that, it would require a consumer to purchase an additional controller. Therefore, we would need to carefully consider how we could create such an experience and, potentially, how we could ensure that there would be enough value within that experience for the consumer to accept that cost and make that purchase." http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/110608qa/05.html

BTW, the way Iwata talks about the cost of the extra controller (especially "how we could ensure that there would be enough value within that experience for the consumer to accept that cost"), it seems to me an extra one may cost even more than $100...



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