Some games which utilize the gamepad as a second screen in local coop, considerably drop in frame rate. I believe Lego Batman has that problem and I've seen it for myself with Lego Marvel Super Heroes. I bet that if 2 gamepads are used, frame rate will drop to 15 fps.
| ICStats said: I thought it wasn't technically possible to support 2 game pads. Am I wrong? |
Nintendo announced at the 2012 E3 that it would be capable of supporting 2 Gamepads after they originally said it would only support 1. From my understanding though it would tax the system somewhat and only allow 30 fps to be streamed to each controller.
"Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all. When I am a child, creating, I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child."
Shigeru Miyamoto
I believe the original wii gpu is incorporated in the main gpu chip of the wii u and for wii u games it is the wii gpu that is the frame buffer for the gamepad. Hence the 820x480 resolution. The wii u can display the wii gpu or wii u gpu output on the gamepad. If you have two game pads that will take a lot of additional resources. It's probably only possible for simple games. At the moment there is no process I believe in the os to pair another gamepad. Also it would need double the wireless bandwidth.
I don't think this a priority for Nintendo either. I'm sure they are more concerned about the fact so few people are buying the console.
Nintendo really should buy ubisoft.. Doing this solves multiple problems..
1. Gives them a western presence
2. Would help with game droughts
3. Gives them multiple exclusives and gamers in the west more incentive to buy nintendo hardware.
4. Would fill the gap for genres nintendo does not produce in
5. Gives them an European and 2nd party presence almost as big as Rare.
6. Gives nintendo a group of people who know how to program HD and could lend a hand in game development of franchises not named mario or zelda
TheShape31 said:
Actually it's Wii U, not WiiU. See, we're both wrong. My point is that how many friends are, first of all, even going to own another Wii U? I never had any friends with a Gamecube, so expecting others to have extra controllers around for my sole benefit wasn't exactly in the cards. And it's worse the Wii U since even less people own one by comparison. Inviting people over with a 3DS isn't an issue since everyone and their grandmother has one. That's not actually making a point. This argument works against you. By the way, I went back in time and figured out that you're still wrong. Sorry. I know not everyone has a time machine. But, hey, you can time travel too... just follow your own advice of how to score a second Gamepad. All you have to do is find a friend with one! Oh wait, people with time machines are nearly as hard to find as people with Wii Us. Oops, nevermind. |
dont forget the fact that Ninty isnt even selling the pad by itself, so even if it did support two gamepads, and your friends dont have one(which is the more likey scenario, hell i know more people with PS4 than Wii U and that guy sold his) you are screwed.
I was excited at first, but lets be real.
Ninty could say and do all the "updates" they want, its show and prove time. They barely have games NOW that really utlize the pad im supposed to believe they will suddenly support two?
The fact that they are not selling a 2nd pad in stores, should be a big red flag on this idea
there are not enough Wii Us in the wild to support this idea without selling the pad seperatly
The game I was hoping for here was Madden... Being able to have 2 player local Co-op where you could choose your plays in private would be brilliant. Alas with current Wii U sales and the spat with EA it seems this will never happen...
| marioboy2004 said: Nintendo really should buy ubisoft.. Doing this solves multiple problems.. 1. Gives them a western presence 2. Would help with game droughts 3. Gives them multiple exclusives and gamers in the west more incentive to buy nintendo hardware. 4. Would fill the gap for genres nintendo does not produce in 5. Gives them an European and 2nd party presence almost as big as Rare. 6. Gives nintendo a group of people who know how to program HD and could lend a hand in game development of franchises not named mario or zelda |
Ubisoft is not that cheap.
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