This is so crazy. Nintendo have prided themselves on local multiplayer superiority for years. The first to market with 4 controller ports, the amazing ergonomics of the Gamecube controller, connectivity experiments, GC controller use and the litany of great casual party games on Wii... I mean, they're really limiting themselves if they limit it to one controller.
This has got to be about controller cost and technical limitation. They're probably taking a bath just to produce one of these controllers per console, and are balking at the prospect of charging customers for an expensive controller when they've already made them buy nunchucks, extra remotes, wheels, zappers and balance boards...
Rendering to 2, 3 or 4 controllers is gonna be tougher on the system than just 1. With only one controller to worry about maybe this thing has its comfortable advantage over 360/PS3, but if they divert system resources to handling 3 or 4 of them, it might make the system look worse than it is.
Having thought about it, I honestly think 2 player is a minimum. I assume they're going to sell these things in stores, separately, otherwise - how would you buy one if your bundled controller broke? If they're in stores its going to give people the impression that multiplayer is possible. They should at least aim for 2 player.
And I still think they need to do a new classic controller with all of the new console's buttons and ergonomic charm. CC Pro is crap compared to dual shock and the 360 pad.
