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Offline Crimm

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Wii U Supports Two GamePads
« on: June 05, 2012, 12:22:02 PM »

The biggest question of the Wii U is finally answered.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/30465

The Wii U will be able to use two GamePads, Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed during Nintendo's E3 press conference today. Up until now, the Wii U had only been confirmed to support a single GamePad, and Nintendo had not commented definitively on the issue.

While the Wii U will support two GamePads Nintendo will be focusing on "single GamePad" gameplay during their E3 presentation, so we may have to wait a while to see two GamePads in action.  

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Re: Wii U Supports Two GamePads
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2012, 02:26:35 PM »
Don't know if it'll be posted, but it was also announced that it'll get the Dead or Alive Dimensions treatment; using two Gamepads will cap them at 30 fps, apparently:


https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/statuses/210042661158137858

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Re: Wii U Supports Two GamePads
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2012, 03:19:53 PM »
Makes sense, that way devs don't need to leave spare resources for a second pad in a game when most people will play with only one.


Still don't like the name gamepad, that's what controllers are called by PC gamers (gamepads as opposed to joysticks)

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Re: Wii U Supports Two GamePads
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2012, 03:52:32 PM »
I was glad to hear this, the announcement of the Pro controller made me start doubting that it would happen.