Wii Getting Tablet Peripheral

[MelodieOctavia]

And it's not from Nintendo, but game publisher THQ.

This year, THQ is launching the US$70 uDraw Game Tablet and aimed at 6-to-12-year-olds. It measures at 9 inches wide and 7 inches wide, making it roughly the same size as a Nintendo Wii.

The tablet comes with uDraw software. Pictionary and Dood's Big Adventure are sold separately, each priced at $29.99.

"We are impressed with THQ's innovative design and focus on bringing a new gameplay experience to the Wii owner with their uDraw GameTablet," said Steve Singer, vice-president of Licensing for Nintendo of America, in an official statement. "Nintendo is committed to providing fun and unique experiences and THQ's uDraw GameTablet seems destined to continue that trend."

To use the tablet, players connect the uDraw Game Tablet to a Wii controller. A stylus enables gamers to draw pictures and play games.

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[Deleted_171835]

It actually looks like a interesting peripheral.
I like it!

I'm not sure they'll be any games that put it to good use, though.

 

[Supersonicmonk]

could be awsome or just used for shovelware and ds ports, it would be perfect for Kirby epic yarn though

 

[KingVamp]

could be awsome or just used for shovelware and ds ports, it would be perfect for Kirby epic yarn though

So they making a all new ds more like the wii and the wii more like a ds

We going to get a lot of draw games now

 

[Joe88]

another expensive useless accessory to use with like only 2 games

 

[Scott-105]

another expensive useless accessory to use with like only 2 games

I was thinking the exact same thing lol.

 

[_Chaz_]

If you could use bluetooth to use it on a PC as well, than it may be worth checking out.

 

[jan777]

Why not just make the games for the DS?

 

[Theraima]

More and more of this useless carp shovelware... Time to make some good games ninty!

 

[Canonbeat234]

Hmmm, the problem here is that gimmick will mostly be use on shovelware. Games can benefit from this, it just that the creativity has to show from the gameplay and not the accessory itself.

 

[RupeeClock]

Hmmm, the problem here is that gimmick will mostly be use on shovelware. Games can benefit from this, it just that the creativity has to show from the gameplay and not the accessory itself.

Name some PC games that you play on a wacom tablet.

 

[Zetta_x]

People of the DS emulator on the wii should incorporate this and use it as a touch pad.

 

[Goli]

...
If it's good I'll buy it.
I actually kind of want it, now!
...
*hides*

 

[Advi]

More and more of this useless carp shovelware... Time to make some good games ninty!

This is THQ's creation. It's practically their job to make bad games for Nintendo products.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Hmmm, the problem here is that gimmick will mostly be use on shovelware. Games can benefit from this, it just that the creativity has to show from the gameplay and not the accessory itself.

Name some PC games that you play on a wacom tablet.

I played RTS games a lot with my old Wacom. it's quite fun.

 

[Bluestainedroses]

we need a Okami sequel now.

 

[geoflcl]

we need a Okami sequel now.

Welll, we're getting one on DS, if it's any consolation, haha.

Besides, I think anything drawy-based would fare much better on the DS than on the Wii, even with a tablet.

 

[Bladexdsl]

too bad it's only gonna be used for kiddy games and SW just like the DS not worth $70

if you want your kids to learn to draw than get them 1 of these

a lot cheaper!

 

[YoshiKart]

Highly unlikely, but I'd rather there be support for USB tablets like Wacom's, able to connect to the Wii with the USB ports.

And who knows... this may lead up to an Ouendan 3 or EBA2.

 

[ChuckBartowski]

I would buy this just for the homebrew apps that could use it. They would be better than the actual games.