As Lazyt said, I'm pretty sure that exact footage was in the launch MK8 ads here in Australia also . If it is a redesign (personally i doubt it but who knows), it isn't that new.
Here's a better idea, why not a Wii u pad that can play games by itself?
Wouldn't care unless the resolution is increased. My one significant beef with the Wii U is that they didn't go full 1080 on the gamepad display.
The GPU can only do so much. You don't simply put in a higher resolution screen in the controller and suddenly everything is better. Now you have to drive TWO 1080p displays with a GPU that was meant to drive one 1080p display and one 480p display.
you mean like this? (sorry about picture size)
Except this "air" presents an image of a physical device that is, at the least, clearly not the Wii U controller that is currently available. I mean, using the blur as an excuse to not see the easily identifiable differences just seems silly to me. These differences can't be explained away by the screenshot blur that still leaves a perfectly recognizable shape and features.
You realize that's not how video editing works, right? They lined up the shot to begin with to get everything that they wanted to. They didn't need to edit the proportions of the game pad for a 1/2 second shot that doesn't show anything of importance on the game pad or really in the background. As well, Nintendo wouldn't advertise a game pad that is not the game pad they have for sale or that they don't intend to sell at some point. That also makes no sense. Why show somebody a product you aren't selling them, even if only for a moment, a moment people will clearly recognize?
If Nintendo wanted they could make the GamePad compatible with Wii-controller games but they won't.hoping for capacative screen , better connection range , wii games control , compatability with exisiting pad . Or it could be bullshit.