Was the Wii U's gamepad a gimmick?
yesit was more comfortable to hold than the switch tho
Mario Maker really should've been a launch title.
There were literally games like Tropical Freeze that put static images on the gamepad because it didn't do anything. What do you think?
>>730620990Yes. It was a gimmick for Gamecube games that put a second screen on the GBA, and then they double-down by making it a mandatory part of their home console a decade later. They only reason it worked for the DS is that you were always looking at both screens next to each other, so they were effectively 1 double-tall screen.HUD stands for "heads-up display" for a reason: you don't want to look away from the action to a second screen because vital information is displayed over there. Somehow, every designer at Nintendo ignored how well this worked in practically every game prior because they heard tablet gaming was the next big thing, and threw something together hoping it was what gamers wanted.
>>730621506So? There were literally games that did it on DS and 3DS. In fact most DS/3DS games did fuck all with the second screen.
>>730621267>Mario MakerIs that still worth playing?
>>7306224302nd screen gaming was a huge gimmick and a mistake.
>>730620990yeah, damned comfy to hold though.
>>730620990I liked it for TMS as it let me look at known weaknesses, etc. without needing to scan.
>>730620990it was a godsend for online games since you could use it as a keyboard to chat
>>730620990Starfox zero was the only game that really tried to make it necessary and it was awful because of it.
>>730620990Mario Fucking MakerThat game should have been the launch game instead of whatever the fuck Nintendoland was.
>>730620990In an ideal world we would've gotten trauma center games of TWEWY 2 on the Wii U instead of the dumbed down gameplay in NEO TWEWY I mean neo trannyFuck all casual dudebros who killed the 7th and 8th gen with their stupidity. Fucking subhuman niggers calling the Wii a baby console when it had the best potential for shooting games thanks to its control scheme instead of the aim-assist slop that plagued the era on the 360 and PS3 fuck you niggers kill yourselvesfucking retards lmao. glad pc won and BTFO'd all braindead console shitters to dust. You deserve nothing. KYS
>>730622604Yes. On Switch
>>730626995Not good if I emulate on PC and use a tablet to simulate wii u's gamepad?
>>730620990>Nintendo makes the Wii>Ubisoft releases the only game that properly uses the gimmick at full extent >Nintendo makes the Wii U>Ubisoft makes Zombie U, the only game that properly uses the gimmick at full extentI wonder if Ubisoft could get alway with releasing a console, in 2014 they 100% could afford to
Zombie U just isnt the same without the gimmick.
>>730620990Yeah. It was literally just Iwata going "Wii and DS were innovative. Please find another innovation! Like making a tablet as the controller!!"Internally it made a lot of sense to them as they already had a lot of Dual Screen development, and it allowed them to take a few DS projects and turn them into Wii U projects instead, but to everyone else the idea barely explains itself.
>>730622604I think Mario Maker 1 has more soul. The gamepad suit it perfectly.
>>730620990>zoomer just now realizing the shitty Wii U Gamepad was a crappy gimmickkek>>730624032This
>>730630347>zoomerI'm 35.
