Topic: Wii U-Controller meant for one?

[MorbidGod]

I am not sure if there is a thread about this, couldn't find it here at least. But IGN Wii reported that Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has been put on record stating you won't be able to buy a second Wii U-Controller, and that it's meant to be a one person experiance. I think this is a mistake. But whats odd, is it was not clear if it is because of price -- or because it's not possible. Read this to see what I am talking about: http://wii.ign.com/articles/117/1174821p1.html.

So what do you guys think? If it really is set in stone you can't use but one of these controllers, is that a good idea? Is that something Nintendo should fix by launch?

[Adrock]

There's a thread in Talkback but it's probably a good idea to have a thread in Nintendo console discussion.

Basically, it's a bad idea. Also, it IS possible as this is all hardware related.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I was just gonna say that we tend to megathread alot around here and we've been discussing it here and there
more specifically here: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=34674.msg679461#msg679461

But it I'll just quote m y thoughts on it

I'm gonna quote myself from the other thread

Oh Nintendo... it's always gotta be something. Such wasted potential for some local mulitplayer.
atleast beef it up to allow for 2 tablets and 4 wiimotes.

Imagine the possibilities of 6 player local
A 2 player squad of MGS style players vs 4 Wiimote holding guards that are tracking you down.
(you could do this with out a 2 player team, but it's funner this way.)
2 uscreen players communicate with each other to beat the level like usual and the other 4 pay guards that are trying to stop them. If they get killed they respawn as a different guard in a different area. Metal Gear Solid fun for everyone.

2 uScreens would be the acceptable. 1 uScreen is questionable.
Nintendo still has a year to work this out as 1 uScreen doesn't make the most sense, and passing a controller around is not something that should need to be done.

Nintendo always has to **** something up and it looks like so far this is it.

We can never have everything. But we can hold out hope that 3DS connectivity will be the solution to our problem... an expensive solution, but one only made possible by the processing abilities of the 3DS. It's not an ideal solution since the 3DS is missing an analog and 2 triggers, but it will be better than nothing.

Really though, 2 uScreens should be what they are aiming for power wise. because you are outright killing local multiplayer if you turn the TV off otherwise.

OK look at this. Again I say it is possible for at least 2 which thinking about it now is fine by me. 4 tablets sounds like it is not going to happen.

http://kotaku.com/5809706/nintendo-looking-into-games-that-support-two-new-controllers

"We're considering our options with maybe two screens," Eguchi told Kotaku, who said he considers multiple New Controller games to be "an interesting idea." That would mean games that used two new Wii U controllers.

Now this I would be happy with!!

2 player head to head with out the other player seeing exactly what you ar doing/choosing because it's on your personal screen. How was that not one of their first thoughts when they came up with this? How could they have been in talks with EA and no one brought this up for Madden?

or maybe they just aren't talking about it because they didn't have any games using it or concepts using at this time to show.

We all know Nintendo is gonna cut some corner somewhere that everyone is gonna and up bitching about somewhere down the line, but 2 player local uScreen should not be that place. Online might be it, but it will hopefully be due to extraneous features (facebook, blah blah blah) and not core elements.

I still don't see how Nintendo comes up with the idea for this uScreen controller and doesn't immediately think at minimum 2 player local multi.

Especially after having talked with EA and Take 2 (football and basketball).

We on the NWR forums alone have had so many ideas for 4 touch screen controllers (no split screen multi; everyone has their own screen) that it just baffles me that Nintendo apparently never even thought of it until recently.

It would work beautifully for Mario Kart, multiplayer Pokemon Snap, 4 swords, NSMB, Starfox and countless other 3rd party games that it just doesn't make sense to only have 1 per console.

To summarize all that. It doesn't make sense to me how Nintendo could come up with this screen and not immediately think at minimum 2 player local play. It makes sense for far too many games and there is no way that neither EA or Take2 didn't bring it up because of all their sports offering.

[Caterkiller]

We are still more than a year away from launch, as long as it is not outright impossible and Nintendo is thinking about it I aint worried. Chances are fans and developers will be very vocal about it. At least 2 will happen, and for Smash Bros and Soul Calibur thats all I care about. But even with those games my classic controller pro will be just fine, unless of course their are epic features on that tablet I must have with those games in multiplayer. Any other multiplayer that requires split screen I'll gladly play online.

[ThePerm]

lol reposting this link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk

[Caterkiller]

That clip is too much! My mom and I were laughing hard. We bonded thanks to you Perm!

[Mop it up]

I don't know what he's talking about, my phone is the same as the one he described.

[ShyGuy]

Bicycle built for two?

[Mop it up]

Only if you're the second.

[alegoicoe]

i really dont care as much, since must of the multiplayer i do it online, plus it supports wii motes

[nickmitch]

Nintendo may have gotten too hung up on asymmetrical gameplay. 3rd parties reduced motion control to waggle; they'll certainly mess this up. But other than the screen and motion controls, a classic controller (pro) has the same functionality, so we should all be fine with local multiplayer on the ports we're getting from 3rd parties. So long as you don't mind having a wiimote in your lap for another gen.

[alegoicoe]

if the dual 3ds like sticks sucks, i probably be using the classic pro for FPSs