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[Cbajd5]

Wait...

you can't use the gamepad to play it? even if it doesn't have motion controls?

I don't think the Gamepad works off of Bluetooth like the Wii Remotes do, so it's not easily possible.

I'm just basing this off of the fact that no homebrew lets you do that, although we can use all the Wii Remote combinations and PS3 controllers we want now.

 

[Neiteio]

lol, I can't get over how pointless this is, it seems like they added this feature for laughs

 

[bobbychalkers]

HOLY SHIT Megaton!

I will celebrate by playing Xenoblade on the crapper.

 

[robot]

we were so close

 

[GiantBreadbug]

Great, I can balance the gamepad on my knees and play with a wiimote and the sensor bar in between my toes

Sensor bar built into Gamepad.

Still really shitty that we need the Wii Remote though.

 

[OmahaG8]

Ah ha hahahahahaha.

Nintendo is terrible.

 

[Sayter]

seems kinda pointless when you can't actually use the game pad to control the game.

This. I mean you have to prop up your game pad and point a wiimote to it to control the game? It just sounds all kinds of bass ackwards to me.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

We need a list of games that could actually be of good use playing like this

 

[Sandfox]

I'll probably just use the stand to prop my gamepad on desk if I want to play a Wii game while watching TV or something.

 

[MikeE21286]

So I can put it on the screen but can't use the game pad?

Ok....

Cannon play xenoblade on it? No?

 

[Like the hat?]

Eh, still fine for me for games that use the wii classic controller. Maybe I can finally finish the last story now.

 

[terrisus]

seems kinda pointless when you can't actually use the game pad to control the game.

Seriously.
That doesn't make any sense at all.

not surprised at the mandatory Wiimote use - srsly you guys?

For motion-controlled games? Of course.
For games with regular button controls? It makes no sense at all.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

not surprised at the mandatory Wiimote use - srsly you guys?

My reaction too; I thought it'd always work like this.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Oh my god why do they have to be so obtuse and useless seriously

 

[ALM5252]

HOLY SH*T!!!!

Now I can play Project M in bed while my girlfriend watches netflix!
I can even take it on the go now!

 

[The Boat]

Cool but ultimately...pointless?

Kind of pointless if you only use off-tv in bed, but if like me you had to use it in the living room because someone else is using the TV, it's pretty useful.

 

[AlexMeloche]

Now I can't play Fortune Street in my bed.

 

[grandjedi6]

wait. If you need the wii mote, you need the sensor and to be near the system itself. So... it changes nothing but giving you a small screen to play on for those without a tv....

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...why?

 

[BassForever]

Damn son that's awesome, probably won't work well with motion heavy games but for traditional control games like Xenoblade it should be fantastic.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

But what about games that don't necessarily use the remote? LIke...Mario Kart Wii...?

Or...OMG the Wii version of Resident Evil REmake!!!

 

[jts]

So... now BC is a game changer?

It already had BC, you silly goose. The Gamepad is the game changer.

 

[The Boat]

wait. If you need the wii mote, you need the sensor and to be near the system itself. So... it changes nothing but giving you a small screen to play on for those without a tv....

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...why?

The gamepad has a sensor bar where the camera is.

 

[Captain N]

wait. If you need the wii mote, you need the sensor and to be near the system itself. So... it changes nothing but giving you a small screen to play on for those without a tv....

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...why?

The gamepad has a sensor bar above the screen.

 

[RurouniZel]

Without the ability to map Gamepad controls to games that don't need the Wii Remote it's kind of a useless feature?

 

[w1gglyjones]

Great, I can balance the gamepad on my knees and play with a wiimote and the sensor bar in between my toes

gamepad has a built in sensor bar... but yeah, this set up is inconvenient

 

[mentalfloss]

So wait.. lemme get this straight.. I JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND, K!?

So, liek, I still have to play Wii games with a Wiimote? An I still need to use the pad pro for the other games?

OMGZ FAIL

/gaf

 

[Freezie KO]

lol, I can't get over how pointless this is, it seems like they added this feature for laughs

I'm seriously cracking up also. They really think they have something with this "You don't need to use the TV" idea. I thought Miyamoto was only pimping it because they don't have any game ideas for the GamePad. This company is beyond clueless.

 

[alr1ght]

everyone's reaction

 

[Orbis]

This is fucking stupid. You can use the gamepad screen but not the actual controller? Did I read that incorrectly? A ton of wii games have alternate control methods that don't require the wii remote.

Yup. Probably something to do with the Wii OS requiring a Wiimote, but I'm sure if they tried hard enough, they'd be able to come up with a solution to that. Like, mapping the 'pointer' to the touchscreen. This is almost completely pointless in its current form. I'd imagine it's a little more complex behind the scenes due to actual Wii hardware being run rather than an emulated system. Hijacking the video output and sending it to the pad is probably relatively simple.

 

[Shahadan]

Oh my god why do they have to be so obtuse and useless seriously

I don't see how it would work any other way? The only possibility would be adding an emulator and the console isn't powerful enough for that.

 

[zroid]

no gamepad controls is expected but lol

 

[grandjedi6]

What's the technical hurtle that prevents them from letting wii pro/classic controller games work on the gamepad?

 

[Outtrigger888]

Does split screen games work?

 

[Y2Kev]

There's a sensor bar in the gamepad.

The sensor bar is coming from inside the gamepad?

 

[CLEEK]

This is hilarious.

I did a double take in the firmware thread when people started saying Wii games worked on the Gamepad, seeing as Nintendo had previous said it wasn't possible. Seems they're weren't fibbing.

 

[LevityNYC]

Heh. If you need to use a Wii remote, I will literally never use this feature.

this.

 

[Alfredo]

the update is live, right? Someone please confirm or deny that the Gamepad can be used as a Classic Controller...

 

[Glorified G]

Wait...

you can't use the gamepad to play it? even if it doesn't have motion controls?

Then you wouldn't be able to rebuy their virtual console games

 

[ALM5252]

Maybe if enough people go on miiverse and say that we want the gamepad to have some sort of Wii Remote Emulation, they can try to make another update to implement it.

I'd be happy if the Gamepad was detected as a Wii Classic Controller.

 

[linko9]

Damn it, I should have waited to play Xenoblade. But this is awesome anyway, I've still got a ton of unplayed Wii games that would look like ass on my TV.

 

[CLEEK]

The sensor bar is coming from inside the gamepad?

Yep.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTLRdP9oOfw

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Well, that went from "great" to "crap" in just a few minutes.

 

[Pie and Beans]

A tiny TV for the henpecked Nintendo fan to play alone when chased into their punishment crawlspace where a normal TV would never fit. Bathe in the warm glow of old Wii games as they remember bygone days of being allowed to play them on the big screen. It gets the hose again.

 

[Hylian7]

Well now your Gamepad stand has another use.

 

[hatchx]

They have to allow Gamepad support where Classic Control is there. It makes no sense not to.

 

[Nilaul]

What abouit games that use the clasic controller or pro controller on the Wii? Do u still need a wimote?

 

[robot]

there's a system update available - I guess this is out now?

 

[AzaK]

Well, that went from "great" to "crap" in just a few minutes.

Did anyone really expect much else from Nintendo? Seriously? Almost everything they do is 1/2 steps and seems great on the surface, only to be let down by the details.

 

[Like the hat?]

Oh man
I can play excite truck in bed.

My wife is going to hate it, but it'll be worth it,

 

[Slayven]

This is like marrying Scarlett Johanson than finding out she has no vajajay.