Gaming Miyamoto Says Wii U Controller Was Conceived

[Zekrom_cool]

Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that the idea behind the Wii U’s unique tablet controller wasn’t inspired by Apples immensely popular iPad. According to Miyamoto Nintendo had been working on the concept of a tablet controller for ‘several years’. Apparently it took the company by surprise when the whole tablet boom started, as it happened just before Nintendo were getting ready to show the device to the public.

When asked by Gamespot whether Apple’s tablet had influenced the design of the Wii U, Miyamoto responded with a definite “no”.[/p]

“Actually it was coincidental, because even at this point last year at E3, we had done a lot of work on this, and it was pretty far along, and we had been working on the concept for several years,” he said.

“We felt it was kind of a funny coincidence that, while we had been working on this, all of a sudden right as we’re getting ready to bring it to the public, there’s this tablet boom.

“On the one hand we felt that if we were to show it off at E3 last year, then people would look at it and say, ‘Oh, it’s like a tablet.’ But on the other hand, it may have actually helped us because it made it easier for people to understand the concept,” he added.

“From a kind of a visual point and an initial kind of conceptual starting point, the two seem similar, [but] because of the unique structure of the console and the new controller and the TV, that when people start playing with it and interacting with it, especially in the living room, they’re going to find that it opens up a great deal more possibilities.”

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[CrimzonEyed]

meh tablets, I rather have a real computer.

 

[Zekrom_cool]

meh tablets, I rather have a real computer.

Well in many ways tablets are better than computers in many ways.

 

[CrimzonEyed]

meh tablets, I rather have a real computer.

Well in many ways tablets are better than computers in many ways.

I fail to see how a tablet is better than a mini pc with decent specs.

 

[Taleweaver]

*looks at above posters*

I fail to see the difference between a computer and a tablet. It's not like a netbook is somehow "not" a laptop, is it? Same thing here...a tablet is just a pc with a touchpad instead of a keyboard/mouse.


Oh, and this controller is neither. At best, it is a thin client. But I doubt it'll be much more than a dumb terminal.




On-topic: it seems very logical that this wasn't influenced by the iPad. My guess is this is just a smart way of using technology they already know how to use (in other words: why not use the touch screen technology from the D/s?).