I predict that 6 months from now Selnor will make a thread like this one but instead he will be looking to buy a wii U but somehow will be surprised again by the price and by the lack of support on the second screen controller, he will also claim the xbox is superior, I have spoken

It's a bit different than that

In Mario Kart the Gamepad (or 2 Gamepads at that point in time) could be used to increase the number of players: 4 people playing on the TV (using Pro Controllers or Wiimotes) and 1 or 2 playing on their Gamepad. 

In Call of Duty you can play 2 player co-op full screen with one person playing on the TV screen and the other one on the Gamepad. 

Smash Bros would work like this: Play on the TV with the camera zooming in and out (same as always, camera zooming far out on big stages to show every character) or on the Gamepad with the camera following you (no need to worry about things getting too small on screen)

Then there's games like Nintendo Land which use the controller for asymmetric gameplay: In Mario chase the person with the Gamepad hides from the other players and can see the whole map on the Gamepad screen while the other 4 players walk through the stage in 3rd person view and need to find the person using the Gamepad. It's basically "Player X can see something the other players can't".

So what the Gamepad can do (depending on the game of course) is this:

- Allow more than 4 players to play simultaneously 

- Play Co-op with one screen per player

- Asymmetric gameplay

- Stop people from cheating in versus matches by looking at your screen

- Play a game while the TV is turned off

Most devs will be smart enough to implement the Gamepad wisely (at least in this regard... we'll get lots of "touch the screen for gimmick" stuff)

Other than that you can use all your Wiimotes, Nunchuks, Classic Controllers (and CCP), the Balance Board, Zapper, etc. to play on the Wii U. So it's actually really cheap to get 4 controllers - if you own a Wii you can continue to use your old stuff and don't need to buy new Wiimotes or anything. 

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I don't get it.

Well if you want to shop in the most expensive store in the UK for games, I guess that's your choice.

HMV are cheaper, and that's not something you can say often...

My understanding is that supermarkets tend to offer great deals and bundles that the High Street stores can't offer.

This is one failing attempt to criticize a new product.

Any console is expensive at launch. An extra tablet controller is not required and the console is launching at $249/299. Even then so you talk as if Nintendo isn't worthy of your expenditure, but a Microsoft console is. If your total expenditure is more than you'd like, then move on. Consumer choice simple as that.

To form an analogy:
Windows RT can't run x86 legacy software. It's no better in capabilities and lacks in application count compared to Android and iOS. Therefore, RT is no better than Android or iOS.

A slightly larger screen with a lower resolution than what's offered by the competition at $499. (The new iPad's retina display, and Asus' Infinity Pad and Acer's Iconia Tab that have displays of 1920x1200) The Infinity Pad offers a slightly beefier Tegra 3 SoC. Ultimately one would be better off buying a Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD, or Asus TF300. (The most expensive being $349, cheapest $199)

The Surface and other RT tablets with 32gb of storage start at $499! If you go by the picture M$ is currently loving to advertise, it will cost you $599. DISGUSTING

See what I did there?

New generation systems usually cost a lot when they're launching, you can always wait a few years till it gets cheaper or buy last gen ps3 or 360 and play games for much cheaper.

This is amazing. It is like watching sports where the ref misses the first foul, and then punishes the second man for retaliating for the initial foul. Except it is all in writing.

*mind blown*

lol funny when people just create a thread with little knowledge of what is out there!


Ignorance, we love you so much!