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Would you like it if the Wii U was a normal next gen console?

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Zero999 on 16 July 2013
kupomogli said:
For the people talking about off screen play. Nintendo could have ventured into doing what Sony has been trying to do with the PSP now the Vita and work their way towards remote play with their 3DS console. If they did it that way you wouldn't have to pay an extra $100 on the console and could have had off screen play the same way the Vita is going to do remote play.

nonsense in every single part of your post.



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Aquietguy on 16 July 2013
Mensrea said:
Hell yeah, Gamepad is worthless. Comfy no doubt, but there are no games that utilize it much at all.

I wish I could play multiplats on a Nintendo console. IF the Wii U was a normal console, and got support, I would only need a Wii U. :/


Just about every game uses the touch screen in some fashion. What exactly are you looking for?



DietSoap on 16 July 2013
MohammadBadir said:
nope, honestly, why do people even want that? where's the variety in this? we'd have 3 consoles which 90% of each library's are the same, with only 10% being exclusives, I wouldn't like this shit one bit


It's not like the Wii U has any exclusive games that weren't developed or funded by them anyways, so it's not like anything would change there.



DietSoap on 16 July 2013
kupomogli said:
For the people talking about off screen play. Nintendo could have ventured into doing what Sony has been trying to do with the PSP now the Vita and work their way towards remote play with their 3DS console. If they did it that way you wouldn't have to pay an extra $100 on the console and could have had off screen play the same way the Vita is going to do remote play.

Pretty much my take.



curl-6 on 16 July 2013

I like having new control interfaces. Games can only feel so modern to me when I'm playing with basically the same controller I used to play Crash Bandicoot on the PS1 back in 1997.



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Aquietguy on 16 July 2013
Soundwave said:
Zero999 said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:

So do you like the Wii U the way it is or would you prefer it if Nintendo went with a regular controller and put those extra recources into the console, putting it on par or really close to the X1/PS4.  Personally I don't know what the hell Nintendo was thinking with this tablet.  That controller costs them so much to make and they have not put out a single game that uses it in a way that makes people think, this is why I have a Wii U.  I'm hoping Nintendo has a game in development that they had in mind when they were making the Wii U, because if they don't come out with a game that uses the tablet to its full potential it will really hurt long term sales of the Wii U.  I would have rathered a normal console that is more powerful, what do you guys think?

The gamepad IS A REGULAR CONTROLLER + extra funcionalities. there's no "extra resources on the gamepad that could be on the console" and wii u is already not far behind the others.


According to Iwata the controller adds in the neighbourhood of $100 to the price of the console, $100 could've monstrously upgraded the CPU + GPU.

Or $100 could give us a game pad that's worth every penny.



Carl on 16 July 2013

Pachter was right, it should have been Wii HD.



                            

attaboy on 16 July 2013

As a Wii U owner, I get it. They just need more games. I own Arkham City for the Wii U and the controller made an old game even better. I got Game and Wario yesterday (and it sucks compared to older Wario games--not at all what I expected) but it has a lot of exciting concepts. Nintendo Land is awesome. I play Call of Duty on the pad almost exclusively. Sometimes, I use the pad to play games like Ninja Gaiden or CoD while the TV is free to play in the background. I've even used the pad to look up solutions on Youtube for The Cave and NSMBU while I was playing the game. It's awesome.

So, just like with the Wii, Nintendo could have gone the "Faster, More Powerful, Obvious" route or they could do their own thing. While PS4 and Xbox One will once again be fighting for the same audience (which PS4 will easily win, this time), the Wii U will be for those wanting something different. Last gen, Playstation gamers and Xbox gamers chose the Wii as a secondary console. I think the Wii U will be the second console of many PS4/One users, too. Don't count Nintendo out, yet.



MoHasanie on 16 July 2013

I've never used the tablet controller so I can't say if Nintendo should have used a normal controller. However from what I've seen, I would prefer a normal controller.
And I don't want the WiiU to be as powerful as the PS4 and Xbox One but I would have liked if it was a bit more powerful.



    

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attaboy on 16 July 2013
oniyide said:
Soundwave said:
oniyide said:
Soundwave said:
hsrob said:
No. Then we would have three systems that are almost exactly the same. I don't think the market would support such a situation. I'd be willing to bet you would end up with a situation like the PS2 gen, one console dominating and 2 'also-rans'.


The PS2 is kinda unique, because it existed in the age of console exclusives.

Today, third parties can't afford to make many titles exclusive. Things like Titanfall are extreme exceptions and even there it sounds like that's a timed exclusive at best.

If the GameCube had Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy X, Metal Gear Solid 2, Grand Theft Auto 3, and launched roughly the same time as the PS2 and Nintendo didn't make divisive design choices with Mario/Zelda ... I think you're talking a whole different ball game that generation.

Full marks to Sony for taking full advantage of a year headstart, creating a lot of hype behind the console, and tying up most of the big name 3rd party games exclusive though, but in today's market, a lot of these advatanges they leaned on that console cycle would be rendered moot.

The equivalent today to that would be the PS4 having Call of Duty, Destiny, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, etc. exclusive and a full year headstart ... of course they'd trample Nintendo and MS.

that is a whole lot of maybes, maybe too much maybes...anyway i think you are kinda wrong a bit. See Ninty tried why you suggested and failed...twice and Wi was a success so i dont blame them at all for hiding behind their novelties cause it has worked. Kinda sucks for games and support it will get, but hell thats what the others are for.

Nintendo only tried to replicate the SNES with the GameCube, but shot themselves in the foot by making several mistakes that were easy for Sony to capitalize on.

Because third party exclusivity is basically gone nowadays a "modern day GameCube" without an overly kid-centric design would fare much, much better. The industry has changed to the point where it benefits Nintendo, they're just too scared to take advantage of it now.


GC had quite a few exclusives itself. Didnt help, sure nowhere near that of PS2, but id say it was almost as much as xbox and couldnt even beat that. and your damn right their scared, i dont blame them.

I'd go out on a limb and say that the Gamecube had MORE exclusives than the original Xbox.  The Xbox barely beat the 'Cube.  Why?  It had the best version of most third party games and it shared ports of games with the PS2 that the Gamecube never got.  Plus the online was great on the Xbox and non-existent on the Gamecube.  And don't get me started on Xbox's hardcore image compared to the Gamecube.