Nintendo considering multiple tablet support for the Wii U

Valwin · Nov 8, 2011

Guild McCommunist said:
Foxi4 said:

Guild McCommunist said:

Seems kinda stupid if they didn't. Considering the Wii was all about "family fun", aka local co-op, hampering that with only one controller seems like a giant contradiction.

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I'd like to remind you that the Wii is the Wii, and the WiiU is supposed to be a return to the roots and to the core gamer, mostly with Singleplayer or Online Multiplayer. Many would preffere "on the same couch" Multi to be concluded, hence the cries for having the option of connecting two, but with the target in mind, it's not a necessity.

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It seems really stupid of them to make a console sold to the casual gamer and then make their next console completely alienate them. They are definitely aiming for a casual audience, if they didn't they'd have Gamecube level failures.

the are aimin to sell a console to people that play games a console for everyone unlike the ps3 or 360 or wii

Foxi4 · Nov 8, 2011

Guild McCommunist said:
Foxi4 said:

Guild McCommunist said:

Seems kinda stupid if they didn't. Considering the Wii was all about "family fun", aka local co-op, hampering that with only one controller seems like a giant contradiction.

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I'd like to remind you that the Wii is the Wii, and the WiiU is supposed to be a return to the roots and to the core gamer, mostly with Singleplayer or Online Multiplayer. Many would preffere "on the same couch" Multi to be concluded, hence the cries for having the option of connecting two, but with the target in mind, it's not a necessity.

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It seems really stupid of them to make a console sold to the casual gamer and then make their next console completely alienate them. They are definitely aiming for a casual audience, if they didn't they'd have Gamecube level failures.

Gamecube's "failiure" is a very relative subject - the Wii is nothing more than a slightly altered Gamecube with a different controller, at the end of the day it was not the Hardware that failed, plus, it didn't sell as bad as people tend to picture it.

The Wii was released 5 years ago, in my opinion it is only natural that Nintendo is trying to improve upon the mistakes they made with their previous system. I wouldn't go as far as to say that the "Wii Concept" is "dead", the new bundle has been released, plus, the WiiU is backwards-compatible with WiiMotes, so Wii-like games will still be there. My guess is though that the core "WiiU" armada will be popular cross-platform titles, like in the case of the 360 and PS3 with certain improvements to distinguish the WiiU and make it stand out in the crowd and "Core" exclusives. I think Nintendo already figured out that the ammount of shovelware developers out there guarantees party and casual games, so if they release 1 Mii game anually they'll be perfectly fine.

chyyran · Nov 9, 2011

Finally.

Although, I think tablets will be sold separately, and only one will be included.

ProtoKun7 · Nov 9, 2011

...what would the pun have been anyway?

DiscostewSM · Nov 9, 2011

The Nintendo WiiUMe?.........lawl

adrenochrome · Nov 9, 2011

thoooo ! player and devs want framerate, they dont want quizz
never read yet something that stupid about the wiiU

jamesaa · Nov 9, 2011

I still have only one wiimote (yay for not having friends

) So as long as it doesn't cause any problems in single player I'm not bothered

KingVamp · Nov 9, 2011

t377y000 said:
so wii u games will be 6 players now?

imagine COD in 6player split screen,
*snip

That is a lot a players for one console, but the funny thing is, I can see that happening.

Guild McCommunist said:
I really don't see myself buying Nintendo again for a good couple of years. Maybe a 3DS when it's really cheap on the used market and game prices also drop drastically on the used market but definitely not the Wii U.

You know, people like you makes me not want to buy a Sony product again.

plasma dragon007 said:
Tablet looks like a 3DS - 2 front cameras and an extra screen, + circle pad.

I sense a lot of redundancy here, period.

Except the fact it not exactly like the umote and not everyone has a 3ds.
Plus people might want a better grip for their console gaming.

I whether use the umote for the wii u than the 3ds.

Heran Bago said:
The rumors about dev kits and the very slow (currently) bluetooth connection with the tablets really make me think it isn't feasible without a very drastic redesign.

It is a good thing that a very old rumor...

Foxi4 said:
I'd like to remind you that the Wii is the Wii, and the WiiU is supposed to be a return to the roots and to the core gamer, mostly with Singleplayer or Online Multiplayer.

Guild McCommunist said:
It seems really stupid of them to make a console sold to the casual gamer and then make their next console completely alienate them. They are definitely aiming for a casual audience

Iwata:- On the other hand, we do not think that developing video games for casual or light users is the only way to expand the gaming population. There was a misunderstanding that Nintendo was dedicated to such games at some stage of the lifespans of the Wii and the Nintendo DS. We have made efforts to develop video games that are in tune with various consumer tastes; however, we have not been able to gain adequate consumer understanding regarding our intentions, while in the common perception there are no or few core users playing Nintendo platforms, which is not the case.

To explain again about the consumer base we are trying to reach out to, our efforts for gaming population expansion are aimed at offering software that can be accepted by a wide variety of consumers, irrespective of age, gender or past gaming experience. As it is natural that Nintendo alone cannot provide every kind of software, we would like to achieve our goal in cooperation with various developers.

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I think two would be enough.

You can like have a double single player game on one console.

mewtwomaster3 · Nov 9, 2011

I think that there should be support for four tablets, or at least some way to use the GameCube and classic controllers. The wiimote always seems like a poor controller for a lot of multiplayer games. Games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl would be supported on the Wii U, but everyone would be required to use wiimotes. It always seems to me that playing with the wiimote sideways is hard on the fingers when playing a competitive game, and it is a lot easier to press the wrong button. They should stick with at least four controllers per console.

Clydefrosch · Nov 9, 2011

Guild McCommunist said:
Foxi4 said:

Guild McCommunist said:

Seems kinda stupid if they didn't. Considering the Wii was all about "family fun", aka local co-op, hampering that with only one controller seems like a giant contradiction.

Click to expand...

I'd like to remind you that the Wii is the Wii, and the WiiU is supposed to be a return to the roots and to the core gamer, mostly with Singleplayer or Online Multiplayer. Many would preffere "on the same couch" Multi to be concluded, hence the cries for having the option of connecting two, but with the target in mind, it's not a necessity.

Click to expand...

It seems really stupid of them to make a console sold to the casual gamer and then make their next console completely alienate them. They are definitely aiming for a casual audience, if they didn't they'd have Gamecube level failures.

...did you ever think that maybe, just maybe, they got in the casuals and now want to make them core gamer?

also, gamecube did not fail. a product fails, when all it does is loose money. gamecube didnt do that. it ran below expectations, but thats really not that bad, as there is hardly anything besides apple products, that ever reach expectations.
also, since technically, the wiiu still gets to be a wii as well, there can still be games like everyone is used to.

@mewtwomaster: wiiu can use classic controllers.

Deleted_171835 · Nov 9, 2011

Guild McCommunist said:
It seems really stupid of them to make a console sold to the casual gamer and then make their next console completely alienate them. They are definitely aiming for a casual audience, if they didn't they'd have Gamecube level failures.

Or they're aiming for both casual and core gamers. I dunno, the DS did quite well with both casual and core games.

Lucifer666 · Nov 9, 2011

*facepalm* at those who don't understand that multiplayer is available using the wiimotes ..

Digeman · Nov 9, 2011

One of my biggest concerns was with this whole deal with the wiiu just having one tablet controller support. I mean we all know they want to keep their casual gamers/maybe convert some, but if they were really gonna go for the so called "hardcore" gamers, it wouldn't make sense at all just to allow support of 1 wiiu controller. (just imagine playing super smash bros and 1 only having a gamecube-controller and the rest playing wiimote+nunchuck). Not saying the wiiumote is as good as the gc one but what i've read of the reactions are that it's pretty much a "normal" controller (oh and without a fucking actual analog stick! why aren't people freaking out more about that?!). But i digress. So anywho's back on topic, if you want to go for the hardcore, give them the option to play cod multiplayer or super smash or whatever with a normal controllscheme and not the wiimote. But for all means keep the support for wiimotes for all casual games /gamers (not saying all games with wiimote suck). My point is, fuck that it might cost extra, at least give us the option of choosing wether or not to buy an extra one, or two, or three.

Guild McCommunist · Nov 9, 2011

KingVamp said:
Guild McCommunist said:

I really don't see myself buying Nintendo again for a good couple of years. Maybe a 3DS when it's really cheap on the used market and game prices also drop drastically on the used market but definitely not the Wii U.

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You know, people like you makes me not want to buy a Sony product again.

I didn't even say I was gonna go Sony. BIAS AHOY.

If anything I'd go PC next gen, unless money isn't exactly flowing. In which case I probably will be too busy working and doing school to even play video games.

emigre · Nov 9, 2011

KingVamp said:
Guild McCommunist said:

I really don't see myself buying Nintendo again for a good couple of years. Maybe a 3DS when it's really cheap on the used market and game prices also drop drastically on the used market but definitely not the Wii U.

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You know, people like you makes me not want to buy a Sony product again.

I won't lie. I laughed relatively hard at that.

DiscostewSM · Nov 9, 2011

We're all thinking about a particular setup when we think of multiple tablets. We're thinking in the sense of not needing a TV, and each person with a tablet is getting a different picture from everyone else. What about other scenarios with multiple tablets?

Can the tablets handle simpler stuff by itself without needing to stream a full frame to each individual tablet, with the main action on the TV?

What about split-screen? I'm not versed in how Bluetooth works, but would it be possible for the console to just render a single split-screen frame, and send that to all the tablets instead of sending individual frames to each one?

Omega_2 · Nov 9, 2011

DiscostewSM said:
The Nintendo WiiUMe?.........lawl

NoJustU. heheh XD

KingVamp · Nov 10, 2011

Guild McCommunist said:
I didn't even say I was gonna go Sony. BIAS AHOY.

If anything I'd go PC next gen, unless money isn't exactly flowing. In which case I probably will be too busy working and doing school to even play video games.

Expect with all your posts, I believe you be jumping at the next ps. (Even if you are not going to admit)
I can't read you mind, so maybe I'm wrong.
Even then, you mostly negative to Nintendo with most of it coming from stereotype thoughts.

emigre said:
I won't lie. I laughed relatively hard at that.

Welcome?

DiscostewSM said:
We're all thinking about a particular setup when we think of multiple tablets. We're thinking in the sense of not needing a TV, and each person with a tablet is getting a different picture from everyone else. What about other scenarios with multiple tablets?

Can the tablets handle simpler stuff by itself without needing to stream a full frame to each individual tablet, with the main action on the TV?

What about split-screen? I'm not versed in how Bluetooth works, but would it be possible for the console to just render a single split-screen frame, and send that to all the tablets instead of sending individual frames to each one?

The first question you going have to elaborate.
Not sure on the second one either.

Ideally you should have the option take away video from the TV completely and just play on the controllers.
I don't think you even have to connect to the TV.
As long as wii u and controller can get power, you can play your game.

DiscostewSM · Nov 10, 2011

KingVamp said:
DiscostewSM said:

We're all thinking about a particular setup when we think of multiple tablets. We're thinking in the sense of not needing a TV, and each person with a tablet is getting a different picture from everyone else. What about other scenarios with multiple tablets?

Can the tablets handle simpler stuff by itself without needing to stream a full frame to each individual tablet, with the main action on the TV?

What about split-screen? I'm not versed in how Bluetooth works, but would it be possible for the console to just render a single split-screen frame, and send that to all the tablets instead of sending individual frames to each one?

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The first question you going have to elaborate.
Not sure on the second one either.

Ideally you should have the option take away video from the TV completely and just play on the controllers.
I don't think you even have to connect to the TV.
As long as wii u and controller can get power, you can play your game.

Based from past information, if I understood correctly, the tablet is capable of internet access not just without a TV, but also without the actual console. If that is true, then that would indicate it does have some power, but not nearly what it could achieve without the base unit. Under that same assumption, it could act like a secondary screen much like how the 3/DS works. Think of it like the GC linkup with multiple GBAs.

The thing that's been shown when transferring the video from the TV to the tablet involved only one person playing the system. With two people and two tablets, what would they do? I could see them having one person on the TV with the other on the tablet, since that only sends out one video stream. But, what if both were on the TV? They may have the main action on the TV, but what about when switching to the tablets? Giving each their own perspective to their individual tablet would require the console to go double-duty on wireless transferring, but if it kept the split-screen method as used on the TV, would that allow for only needing to send out one copy of the data, but both tablets pick it up? That where I'm not sure about the Bluetooth capability.

Guild McCommunist · Nov 10, 2011

KingVamp said:
Guild McCommunist said:

I didn't even say I was gonna go Sony. BIAS AHOY.

If anything I'd go PC next gen, unless money isn't exactly flowing. In which case I probably will be too busy working and doing school to even play video games.

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Expect with all your posts, I believe you be jumping at the next ps. (Even if you are not going to admit)
I can't read you mind, so maybe I'm wrong.
Even then, you mostly negative to Nintendo with most of it coming from stereotype thoughts.

You are wrong. I've had posts saying I'd go PC next gen.

I'm critical when criticism is due.

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