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[C.Dark.DN]

There are tons of practical applications to the controller.

Menus are the most obvious, and the easiest to implement of course. The touch screen can make them a lot more interactive and customization. Yeah, there are some things that I too would prefer remaining on the tv screen (health bar, ammo) but I can also have every other HUD aspect pinned to the upad screen and just a glance away.

Hotkeys are another major benefit. Not to mention the uPad making RTS games possible on consoles without being totally fucking annoying to play. Seriously, if Diablo III does come to consoles (and it's looking likely), the uPad alone would make the Wii U version the best console version, no matter how much more powerful the nest Xbox or Playstation would end up being.

I imagine 1:1 aiming being really fun with the controller as well. Imagine playing a Star Wars game and manning a turrent on the Millennium Falcon, with the uPad serving as your crosshairs and moving your entire body to aim exactly as it was done in the movies.

Come on Son, those few ideas took me 3 minutes to come up with.

And the best part about the uPad is that the innovation is baked right into a traditional control setup - which in my opinion was the wiimote's biggest failing. If 3rd parties don't have the resources to devote to developing something totally unique for the uPad screen in their multiplatform games, they can simply ignore it. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if most 3rd parties only use it in their multiplatform games to display the game logo and maybe a few hotkeys. And hey, I'd rather have that than not getting games at all.

The uPad on its own is a great concept. My only concern has always been cost. As much as I love the idea, Nintendo needs to prioritize having a capable all-around console over a gimmick controller this time around. The Wii U needs to be next gen and closer to what PS4/720 is going to be than PS360. But I think they know that.

Spoiler

or at least I hope so

You wasted time because I specially said there's nothing practical about what was shown in the video as a single player using the controller and your body/arms to look at a view on your side instead of your controller to turn the TV's camera.

 

[Ninja Moomin]

Fail.

The galaxy games are among the best looking, most attractive games of all time.

 

[v1oz]

Hands on video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ara1kAllaVY

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Artstyle > polygons

Joke post?

There were some games that had good art on PS3/360/PC's superior hardware.

Galaxy games are probably the only Wii games that can hold a candle to the best that the others have to offer. SS looks bad after playing some PC games.

 

[A.KU.MU]

Hands on video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ara1kAllaVY

360p. Am Cry.

 

[BY2K]

I'm only linking this video because you can clearly hear the Battle Mii music in the background, and it's a nice touch.

Metroid music. <3

 

[A.KU.MU]

I'm only linking this video because you can clearly hear the Battle Mii music in the background, and it's a nice touch.

Metroid music. <3

*Right click. Save.*

 

[Snytbaggen]

Joke post?

There were some games that had good art on PS3/360/PC's superior hardware.

Galaxy games are probably the only Wii games that can hold a candle to the best that the others have to offer. SS looks bad after playing some PC games.

Nah, I was mostly stating what he meant. Most games on Wii look like crap compared to most PC/PS3/360 games but the few games that do look good look really good, because of their artstyle and design. When you have bad hardware and sub-HD resolution artstyle is all you can compete with. I don't agree with you on Skyward Sword though, there are some really gorgeous shots of it in the Dolphin thread.

 

[test_account]

Dunno if this was posted but here is a other CES Tokyo street demo from IGN.
Looks friggin' sweet.

http://au.ign.com/videos/2012/01/12/ces-wii-u-panorama-view-tech-demo

I havnt seen that before, was it first being showed at CES?

 

[AzaK]

I havnt seen that before, was it first being showed at CES?

No it was shown at e3 2011 on the show floor I believe.