Current Events > I wonder how the Wii U would have done at a lower price without the GamePad

Topic List
Page List: 1
FurryPhilosifer
01/16/22 5:57:24 PM
#1:


Just a straight affordable HD machine. I had a great time with the GamePad, but for the problems it came with, I think I would have preferred to not have it.

---
Ghosts are cool.
... Copied to Clipboard!
armandro
01/16/22 5:58:02 PM
#2:


I thought the Wii U was just a tablet that connects to your wii

---
http://i.imgur.com/sKghEcP.gif
8 October, 2023
... Copied to Clipboard!
Makeveli_lives
01/16/22 5:59:49 PM
#3:


Gamepad wasn't even necessary for Wii U games. Like once the console was actually on and the game running, 95% of the library worked fine with a pro controller. It would have required 0 effort on their part to make a Wii U without the pad but Nintendo refused.

---
Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106
PSN: PiKappaPhi769
... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin
01/16/22 6:03:39 PM
#4:


Makeveli_lives posted...
95% of the library worked fine with a pro controller.

yup. i even preferred the pro controller, so i only used the tablet thing when i really needed to.

---
Playing: Prey; Dead Cells
I hope something good happens to you today
... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero
01/16/22 6:10:49 PM
#5:


armandro posted...
I thought the Wii U was just a tablet that connects to your wii
Most people did. The bad marketing was one of the reasons it flopped

---
...I think I'm done here...
... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic
01/16/22 6:14:39 PM
#6:


armandro posted...
I thought the Wii U was just a tablet that connects to your wii
That really says something(about Nintendo, not you Armando), that in 2022someone, especially someone with a Gamefaqs account would think this.

---
Vegy is a 30 year old man, who's pretending to be a 60 year old woman that likes to act like a 57 year old man that pretends to be a horny 16 year old boy.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx
01/16/22 6:31:39 PM
#7:


I wonder how different things would have been if Wii U was a pretty expected Wii 2 and their handheld was the Gamepad that could additionally stream console games to the system but could also be played on the go.

But then not following up on the DS would be crazy.

Wii 2 and 3DS would have at least been a better combo I think yeah. Although I dunno if they get to the Switch without the Wii U.


---
A Fallen Mascot
... Copied to Clipboard!
armandro
01/16/22 7:00:48 PM
#8:


xbox is confusing as fuck too

which one is the new one?
series x?

i have an xbox one x

---
http://i.imgur.com/sKghEcP.gif
8 October, 2023
... Copied to Clipboard!
#9
Post #9 was unavailable or deleted.
Master_Bass
01/16/22 7:06:01 PM
#10:


armandro posted...
xbox is confusing as fuck too

which one is the new one?
series x?

i have an xbox one x
Yeah, the Xbox names are stupid. I don't pay much attention to Xbox anymore, so I don't know what's what off the top of my head. Oh well, at least every important game comes out on PC now.

---
Many Bothans died to bring you this post.
... Copied to Clipboard!
FurryPhilosifer
01/17/22 3:56:36 PM
#11:


armandro posted...
xbox is confusing as fuck too

which one is the new one?
series x?

i have an xbox one x
Series X is the new one. I use Xboxes but I can't argue that the names aren't fucking terrible. Xbox One I didn't mind, but the Series thing is just nah. I thought they might try to go for an Apple style thing of "our new systems will just be called Xbox" which this feels like, but done really badly, because it isn't just Xbox, it's "Xbox Series X". "Xbox X" and "Xbox S" would have been better.

---
Ghosts are cool.
... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Korey
01/17/22 3:58:18 PM
#12:


Are we really blaming the Wii U's lack of success on the gamepad?

---
https://i.imgur.com/PpxZDof.png | https://i.imgur.com/xMGLcGE.png
https://i.imgur.com/nsBw6Sy.png | https://imgtc.com/i/sBYBaew.png
... Copied to Clipboard!
armandro
01/17/22 5:48:14 PM
#13:


The_Korey posted...
Are we really blaming the Wii U's lack of success on the gamepad?
and name too

Wii U just sounds like an accessory

---
http://i.imgur.com/sKghEcP.gif
8 October, 2023
... Copied to Clipboard!
archedsoul
01/17/22 5:56:53 PM
#14:


I mean, while there were still lots of problem with the Wii U (and the Vita), I feel like naming them the Wii 2 and PSP2 would have really helped the disasters.

---
"Fear cuts deeper than swords."
... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx
01/17/22 6:05:47 PM
#15:


Wii U is one of those consoles were one major change could have made a big difference.

If they could have made the hardware comparable to PS4 and Xbox One for example that would have helped a lot. But this might not have been possible due to the Gamepad and Wii backwards compatibility. Wii U is probably a consequence of many mistakes made over many years they couldn't course correct.

In saying that there's still some minor things I don't get. Gamecube Virtual Console should have been a no brainer and that's assuming that it was actually impossible for them to implement a disc drive that could support Gamecube discs. The Wii U Gamepad natively supporting Wii games with classic controller support and Gamecube games should have been there day one instead of their weird insistence that controllers can never be emulated on older games.

---
A Fallen Mascot
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1