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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Wii U redesign incoming? *Picture in thread

 

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Dulfite on 13 December 2014

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/12/13/is-this-a-redesigned-wii-u-gamepad-in-latest-mario-kart-8-japanese-commercial/

Is This A Redesigned Wii U GamePad In Latest Mario Kart 8 Japanese Commercial?

Some eagle eyed readers have spotted what could be a redesigned Wii U GamePad in the latest Japanese Mario Kart 8 commercial. There’s clearly something off with the GamePad as it appears to be smaller with a larger screen. It wouldn’t be surprising if Nintendo redesigned the GamePad, as the current one is rather bulky and unattractive. We shall have to wait and see.

 



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Mystro-Sama on 13 December 2014

A bigger screen would be cooler.



Vini256 on 13 December 2014

Looks like a regular Gamepad to me in the other shots, like in 0:23 for example.



Tippi on 13 December 2014

It's a standard gamepad...



episteme on 13 December 2014

The spot is old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPTlud04z8

It's something with the blur, it looks normal from other angles.



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Welfare on 13 December 2014

It's blur + depth of field in effect. Still the same gamepad.



Won bet with t3mporary_126 - I correctly predicted that the Wii U's LTD at the end of 2014 would be closer to 9 million than 10 million. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6673287

DélioPT on 13 December 2014

Despite the blur it does feel like the button layout on the right is closer to the screen.



Mikmster on 13 December 2014

Does look more slim with bigger screen, wonder what it would cost.



DrasticDracon on 13 December 2014

Yeah, guys, it's just an issue with blur and a sloppy, phoned-in screen image.

Blame the advertisers. The ad is old anyway.



zorg1000 on 13 December 2014

Not that it would necessarily boost sales but I wouldn't mind a redesigned Wii U, perhaps call it the New Wii U. Here are some things I think they could incorporate.

Smaller/sleaker Gamepad, I really enjoy the Gamepad but it is a bit bulky. Perhaps similar in size to a Vita would be nice.

Increased battery life on Gamepad along with further range from console. Obviously it won't be able to leave the house but currently I can't leave the living room without losing signal. I just want to be able to play off-screen in my bedroom.

Perhaps faster CPU for quicker download/loading times.

Something like this would be nice but with Wii U selling so low, I'm not sure if it's really worthwhile for Nintendo to release a revision. The only way I could see them doing it is if it brought down production costs by a decent margin.



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