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Will it have gimmick?

Yes 44 39.64%
 
No 20 18.02%
 
Maybe so 47 42.34%
 
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Gammalad on 20 June 2014

I think there will be, but it won't be as in your face as the gamepad or Wii remote



"I think it will be the HDS"-Me in regards to Nintendo's next handheld.

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ikki5 on 20 June 2014

shouldn't this be in the Nintendo discussion?



Nintentacle on 20 June 2014
ikki5 said:
shouldn't this be in the Nintendo discussion?

I accidentally hit Microsoft, and I forgot to change it to Nintendo! Just realized that...



NintendoPie on 20 June 2014

Yes. And, if it's done well and not as clunky as hell as the Gamepad then I might actually like it. I enjoyed the WiiMote's abilities in certain games... that was probably because they actually put that gimmick to work.



nitekrawler1285 on 22 June 2014
Shadow1980 said:


And besides, what else is there to do? They had motion controls on the Wii, which was the first time they were done right after nearly 20 years of various developers trying and failing to make it work (see the Power Glove, U-Force, and Sega Activator). The Wii U has a touch screen, which is basically incorporating the same tech that was introduced on the DS a decade ago (and touch screen tech is much older than that). What other "innovations" in game controls have been in the works for years or decades that are waiting to be the next method of input on consoles? If there is anything left to "innovate," then let such a gimmick controller be a secondary, optional controller, and have the primary gamepad be one with a conventional, standard design.

 

EDIT: Wait a minute. Why is this thread in the Microsoft Discussion board?

Touch controls on capactive multitouch screens.  Practically unpioneered territory even though they are on billions of devices.  Though that would be far better for their handheld and not a home console. 



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mhsillen on 22 June 2014

I like and take advantage of the gamepads features. I don't view it as a gimmick but a controller with added features.



PwerlvlAmy on 22 June 2014

I'm wondering if both Nintendo and Sony will. Nintendo has the screen and Sony followed up with their colored lights and a touchpad. It will be interesting to see what both companies do next time



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Cleary397 on 22 June 2014

hmm... define gimmick and then i can answer



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cheshirescat on 22 June 2014
Shadow1980 said:
RolStoppable said:

Shoulder buttons.


Actually, they did have practical value. It gave the SNES gamepad six buttons, which was indispensible for some games, particularly fighting games. There's a reason why they've been a standard feature of gamepads ever since. Every modern gamepad is basically a variation of the Dual Analog gamepad, which was the original PS1 gamepad with two analog sticks added, and that was in turn just an SNES gamepad with an extra pair of shoulder buttons.


I remember when the snes came out and I held the controller for the first time and it felt so awkward I hated it.  Then street fighter 2 came out. . . But yeah, if something becomes an industry standard then I don't think it can be called a gimmick.



Kristof81 on 22 June 2014

Gamepad with gyro controls will stay. I wouldn't be surprised if new pro controller would have smaller touch screen included as well. By that time this technology will be cheap as chips. I'm not so sure about motion controls. It depends on how much backwards compatible they want the new consol be. Personally I think they'll be optional. Are they gonna include something extra? Apart from Nintendo, no one knows.