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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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No 137 49.82%
 
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AnthonyW86 on 07 February 2013

The Wii-U controller should have been the system: Nintendo should have made a Nintendo tablet. Maybe with a receiver so you can play wirelessly on a tv.



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NintendoPie on 07 February 2013
bananaking21 said:
NintendoPie said:
Let me come out and say this... the WiiMote was something they did just to get a quick buck. They just slapped it together! Just like everything else somewhat different.

But seriously, just because Nintendo duct taped a Tablet to a Dual Analog controller and shoved a WiiMote inside of it doesn't mean it's something they just threw together to differentiate themselves from MS or Sony.


i think they know exactly what they were doing with the WiiMote. it was even evident in its code name "revolution". they certainly didnt slap everything together and now after rereading you post i realized you were being sarcastic lol

and my point is i feel that they did just do it to differentiate themselfs. a lesson nintendo learned last gen was that the best way to compete with MS and sony is to be different

If this was a lesson Nintendo learned from last gen then it wouldn't be something they just put together. They had a reason to make this, to be different, like you said. They also, obviously, thought about what they were doing with it. (Project Cafe was announced in early 2011, that was the Wii U.) That would go against your opinion of them just throwing this Gamepad-thing together.

But yes, I was being sarcastic and slightly trollish towards Nintendo.



bananaking21 on 07 February 2013
Screamapillar said:
bananaking21 said:
Screamapillar said:
Making a new controller with dual analog and all of the necessary buttons was a direct response to all the customer requests that their console have a universal controller that every owner of the system has.  That way the system can have the same games as PS3/360 without needing to re-develop games with IR and motion functionality.

In other words, they deliberately decided to NOT make some crazy, futuristic controller so that they could increase the chances of getting solid third-party support.  As well as win back so many of the hardcore gamer segment that they lost after the Wii.

@bolded. so your saying they decided not to do the thing that made the wii so succesful? i know its kinda off topic my question. but i do agree that nintendo strategy when it comes to third parties, target audince and even price point do effect nintendo's decision to make the controller

Not necessarily.  Wii U is fully compatible with all Wii Remotes and accessories.  So every single Wii U game could conceivably be made to work with the Wii remote if the developer chooses to.  I was just telling you the reason Nintendo went with the idea for the GamePad instead of expanding on motion control and moving more in that direction. 

i think you misunderstood me. i asking if they decided to ditch motion controllers. but ditch the concept of making a new crazy futuristic controller like they did with the Wii



wfz on 07 February 2013

News Flash: The only reason anyone does anything is because they didn't have a better (feasible) idea.

Or they would do the better idea.

So this thread is basically saying absolutely nothing.



Screamapillar on 07 February 2013
bananaking21 said:
Screamapillar said:
bananaking21 said:
Screamapillar said:
Making a new controller with dual analog and all of the necessary buttons was a direct response to all the customer requests that their console have a universal controller that every owner of the system has.  That way the system can have the same games as PS3/360 without needing to re-develop games with IR and motion functionality.

In other words, they deliberately decided to NOT make some crazy, futuristic controller so that they could increase the chances of getting solid third-party support.  As well as win back so many of the hardcore gamer segment that they lost after the Wii.

@bolded. so your saying they decided not to do the thing that made the wii so succesful? i know its kinda off topic my question. but i do agree that nintendo strategy when it comes to third parties, target audince and even price point do effect nintendo's decision to make the controller

Not necessarily.  Wii U is fully compatible with all Wii Remotes and accessories.  So every single Wii U game could conceivably be made to work with the Wii remote if the developer chooses to.  I was just telling you the reason Nintendo went with the idea for the GamePad instead of expanding on motion control and moving more in that direction. 

i think you misunderstood me. i asking if they decided to ditch motion controllers. but ditch the concept of making a new crazy futuristic controller like they did with the Wii

Huh?



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bananaking21 on 07 February 2013
NintendoPie said:
bananaking21 said:
NintendoPie said:
Let me come out and say this... the WiiMote was something they did just to get a quick buck. They just slapped it together! Just like everything else somewhat different.

But seriously, just because Nintendo duct taped a Tablet to a Dual Analog controller and shoved a WiiMote inside of it doesn't mean it's something they just threw together to differentiate themselves from MS or Sony.


i think they know exactly what they were doing with the WiiMote. it was even evident in its code name "revolution". they certainly didnt slap everything together and now after rereading you post i realized you were being sarcastic lol

and my point is i feel that they did just do it to differentiate themselfs. a lesson nintendo learned last gen was that the best way to compete with MS and sony is to be different

If this was a lesson Nintendo learned from last gen then it wouldn't be something they just put together. They had a reason to make this, to be different, like you said. They also, obviously, thought about what they were doing with it. (Project Cafe was announced in early 2011, that was the Wii U.) That would go against your opinion of them just throwing this Gamepad-thing together.

But yes, I was being sarcastic and slightly trollish towards Nintendo.

i think people are taking me to literally when i said slap a touch screen to a controller, maybe i should edit that lol. and let me put it this way, Wii blew everyone away from the start with Wii sports. lets be honest WiiU didnt, it feels like they are still trying to figure out how to make interesting idea's with the gamepad and thats what im trying to say, they didnt come up with a new compelling idea like the WiiMote so they went with an old existing one (like another user pointed out) and try to make the best out of it



bananaking21 on 07 February 2013
wfz said:
News Flash: The only reason anyone does anything is because they didn't have a better (feasible) idea.

Or they would do the better idea.

So this thread is basically saying absolutely nothing.

here is something i replied to nintendopie that better explains my point and what im trying to say

"and let me put it this way, Wii blew everyone away from the start with Wii sports. lets be honest WiiU didnt, it feels like they are still trying to figure out how to make interesting idea's with the gamepad and thats what im trying to say, they didnt come up with a new compelling idea like the WiiMote so they went with an old existing one (like another user pointed out) and try to make the best out of it"



Cold-Flipper on 07 February 2013
aikohualda said:
Cold-Flipper said:
I say definitely not

I read back when the Wii was first released in 2006 that Nintendo always wanted a screen in their controller. They apparently thought about it while making the GC's successor but found that it would be too expensive. They then discovered motion controls and the Wii was born.

In 2007 while thinking of what to do with the Wii's successor, they went back to the screen concept which is now more cost-efficient. Wii U is now born. Nintendo does this a lot actually. They think of ideas and don't use them because of cost issues and come back to it later.

source?

that would be awesome if that's true... so wii u has been planned long time ago?

I read it a while ago and can't find the source. (I know it sounds suspicious but I'm not making it up)

They were looking into the Gamepad a while ago around the same time DS released. They thought it would be too expensive and never used it until now. I could be wrong about the details but I do remember reading about it



bananaking21 on 07 February 2013
Screamapillar said:
bananaking21 said:
Screamapillar said:
bananaking21 said:
Screamapillar said:
Making a new controller with dual analog and all of the necessary buttons was a direct response to all the customer requests that their console have a universal controller that every owner of the system has.  That way the system can have the same games as PS3/360 without needing to re-develop games with IR and motion functionality.

In other words, they deliberately decided to NOT make some crazy, futuristic controller so that they could increase the chances of getting solid third-party support.  As well as win back so many of the hardcore gamer segment that they lost after the Wii.

@bolded. so your saying they decided not to do the thing that made the wii so succesful? i know its kinda off topic my question. but i do agree that nintendo strategy when it comes to third parties, target audince and even price point do effect nintendo's decision to make the controller

Not necessarily.  Wii U is fully compatible with all Wii Remotes and accessories.  So every single Wii U game could conceivably be made to work with the Wii remote if the developer chooses to.  I was just telling you the reason Nintendo went with the idea for the GamePad instead of expanding on motion control and moving more in that direction. 

i think you misunderstood me. i asking if they decided to ditch motion controllers. but ditch the concept of making a new crazy futuristic controller like they did with the Wii

Huh?


sorry for the confusion ill try to explain it. you said "In other words, they deliberately decided to NOT make some crazy, futuristic controller"  i replied with "so your saying they decided not to do the thing that made the wii so succesful?"  you thought i was talking about motion controllers specifically but i was talking about the concept of creating a new futuristic controller. get me?



bananaking21 on 07 February 2013
AnthonyW86 said:
The Wii-U controller should have been the system: Nintendo should have made a Nintendo tablet. Maybe with a receiver so you can play wirelessly on a tv.


they did that, its called the nintendo 3DS