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do you think nintendo only made the WiiU gamepad because they couldnt come up with a better idea?

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greenmedic88 on 08 February 2013
VGKing said:
Aquietguy said:
VGKing said:
I completely agree. The Wii U gamepad is in now way as innovative as the Wiimote was back in 2006. We all have tablets, Nintendo was late again.


The Wii U pad is not a tablet. It's a controller with a touch screen. A big difference.

But it looks like one and it has less functionality. And you wonder why Wii U isn't selling well.

It's because of the games, or lack there of. 

The unpleasant truth for Wii U fans is simply that there are more and better games available on the PS3 and the 360.

A not unreasonable opinion is that it will continue to be this way for at least a year until both platforms taper off new releases as developer focus shifts to Orbis and Durango. 

But I agree that Wii U hopefuls, mainly die hard Nintendo fans, probably had unreasonable expectations regarding the Game Pad. Maybe the reality of what the system actually brings to the table is what has tempered enthusiasm among the non-die hard fans. 

I remember a few gems that went along the lines of "you won't need a tablet PC because the Wii U will replace it" despite the common knowledge that the Game Pad was just a controller with no processor or system/video memory. 



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VGKing on 08 February 2013
NoirSon said:
VGKing said:
Aquietguy said:
VGKing said:
I completely agree. The Wii U gamepad is in now way as innovative as the Wiimote was back in 2006. We all have tablets, Nintendo was late again.


The Wii U pad is not a tablet. It's a controller with a touch screen. A big difference.

But it looks like one and it has less functionality. And you wonder why Wii U isn't selling well.


The Wii U isn't selling because there are no games or at least original ones that make the most of the system besides Nintendo Land, ZombiU and a enhanced port of the year+ old Batman Arkaham City. Aside from some good games on eShop not all of which are exclusive there is nothing that you can call a unique system seller.

The gamepad isn't that Nintendo didn't have a better idea, it pretty much is just an attempt to complie the different issues people had with the Wii in one console. HD? Check. Dual Analog standard? Check. Potential compatibility with the current Nintendo handheld? Check. Offers something new? Check. Heck, the playing via gamepad could be seen as a way to address the complaint that parents or others that are tired having whoever is playing a game monopolize the TV.

Thought obviously went into the Wii U and their is plenty of potential within it, Nintendo just has failed to deliver the software in a timely fashion to detail that fact. Not their first time making this mistake (although it might be the longest they have failed to rectify it with a potential blockbuster) and not the only time in 2012 that a hardware producer made it. If anything, Nintendo just rushed it out into the market with the software to sustain a forward momentum.

I dont' know about that. New Super Mario Bros U is a pretty high profile game for a Nintendo console. Whether or not that uses the Wii U to its fullest is all Nintendo.



RazorDragon on 08 February 2013
VGKing said:
Aquietguy said:
VGKing said:
I completely agree. The Wii U gamepad is in now way as innovative as the Wiimote was back in 2006. We all have tablets, Nintendo was late again.


The Wii U pad is not a tablet. It's a controller with a touch screen. A big difference.

But it looks like one and it has less functionality. And you wonder why Wii U isn't selling well.

No, it looks like half a DS. And Wii U isn't selling well because you're wondering why it isn't selling well, that's why.



Soundwave on 08 February 2013

Obviously they didn't have a better idea.

If they did have a better idea they would've released it, why would they sit on an idea that had higher potential to move hardware?



VGKing on 08 February 2013
greenmedic88 said:
VGKing said:
Aquietguy said:
VGKing said:
I completely agree. The Wii U gamepad is in now way as innovative as the Wiimote was back in 2006. We all have tablets, Nintendo was late again.


The Wii U pad is not a tablet. It's a controller with a touch screen. A big difference.

But it looks like one and it has less functionality. And you wonder why Wii U isn't selling well.

It's because of the games, or lack there of. 

The unpleasant truth for Wii U fans is simply that there are more and better games available on the PS3 and the 360.

A not unreasonable opinion is that it will continue to be this way for at least a year until both platforms taper off new releases as developer focus shifts to Orbis and Durango. 

But I agree that Wii U hopefuls, mainly die hard Nintendo fans, probably had unreasonable expectations regarding the Game Pad. Maybe the reality of what the system actually brings to the table is what has tempered enthusiasm among the non-die hard fans. 

I remember a few gems that went along the lines of "you won't need a tablet PC because the Wii U will replace it" despite the common knowledge that the Game Pad was just a controller with no processor or system/video memory. 

The Wii sold fine for a few years despite the that though. 



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Mazty on 08 February 2013

"Tablets are in fashion. The wii was in fashion. Let's copy the trend."

That's what I reckon their reasoning was.



Soundwave on 08 February 2013

I kinda wonder if they should've just made the controller an actual tablet. Throw some cheap ARM processors in there and custom version of Android OS + Miiverse, that way you could use it all over the house or take it outside with you.

It'd be more expensive but the "value" would be perceived as higher as you get a console + a mini-tablet all in one for the same price as an iPad.



mushroomboy5 on 08 February 2013

I'm sure sony's touchscreen controller will fare no better and probably reek of a cheap knock-off just like move did.



ps3-sales! on 08 February 2013

It honestly would not surprise me. It's good business considering how good the Wii did, but apparently isn't working out well.



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Aielyn on 08 February 2013
bananaking21 said:

heck im just gonna go out and say it, the only reason i think the nintendo made the WiiU game pad is because they couldnt come up with any other better idea.

No offense, but what you've said is very tautological.

If Nintendo came up with a better idea, they'd have used a better idea. It's pretty much blatantly obvious. Note that I make no comment about whether the Wii U gamepad was a good or bad idea - that's because it's a different question.