lockelocke wrote:

@misswliu81

Because (as of right now) each Wii U console will ONLY SUPPORT ONE Wii U tablet controller, all of the multiplayer demos @ E3 were running WiiMote/Nunchuck controls (1 Wii U controller with 3 WiiMote/Nunchuck setups for other players). I'd imagine that most games will feature at least some degree of Wii peripheral compatibility due to the limitation of only 1 Wii U controller per console.

lockelocke wrote:

@misswliu81

Because (as of right now) each Wii U console will ONLY SUPPORT ONE Wii U tablet controller, all of the multiplayer demos @ E3 were running WiiMote/Nunchuck controls (1 Wii U controller with 3 WiiMote/Nunchuck setups for other players). I'd imagine that most games will feature at least some degree of Wii peripheral compatibility due to the limitation of only 1 Wii U controller per console.

misswliu81 wrote:

it makes sense for home consoles to have 2 controllers packaged with it. the thing is with the wii U, given the size of them, people are wondering how much that controller would cost individually, and if the price of the wii U-if it is to be over £250/$250 for example- will be more expensive as it comes with more than 1 controller .

shingi_70 wrote:

And honestly I would be inclined to agree with but saves and downloadable games save up. That 8-16 flash that's going to be included would be eaten up by any XBLA/PSN game.

bobbiKat wrote:

shingi_70 wrote:

And honestly I would be inclined to agree with but saves and downloadable games save up. That 8-16 flash that's going to be included would be eaten up by any XBLA/PSN game.

Well then, the developers will just have to use clever programming, space saving techniques, and compression.

bobbiKat wrote:

shingi_70 wrote:

And honestly I would be inclined to agree with but saves and downloadable games save up. That 8-16 flash that's going to be included would be eaten up by any XBLA/PSN game.

Well then, the developers will just have to use clever programming, space saving techniques, and compression. Although, that's silly talk when they could just be lazy and come up with the excuse of external hard drives and SD cards to develop mammoth games. Anyhow, an SSD does sound tempting, and I see where you're coming.

YellowChocobo wrote:

bobbiKat wrote:

shingi_70 wrote:

And honestly I would be inclined to agree with but saves and downloadable games save up. That 8-16 flash that's going to be included would be eaten up by any XBLA/PSN game.

Well then, the developers will just have to use clever programming, space saving techniques, and compression. Although, that's silly talk when they could just be lazy and come up with the excuse of external hard drives and SD cards to develop mammoth games. Anyhow, an SSD does sound tempting, and I see where you're coming.

More likely the Wii U download portal won't have many 1GB games on there at all.

tendoboy1984 wrote:

YellowChocobo wrote:

bobbiKat wrote:

shingi_70 wrote:

And honestly I would be inclined to agree with but saves and downloadable games save up. That 8-16 flash that's going to be included would be eaten up by any XBLA/PSN game.

Well then, the developers will just have to use clever programming, space saving techniques, and compression. Although, that's silly talk when they could just be lazy and come up with the excuse of external hard drives and SD cards to develop mammoth games. Anyhow, an SSD does sound tempting, and I see where you're coming.

More likely the Wii U download portal won't have many 1GB games on there at all.

This. All of the games on WiiWare are under the 40 MB limit, and there are plenty of small games on the App Store, Xbox Live Arcade, and PS Minis (<-- those must be 100 MB or less).

WaveBoy wrote:

The Wii U controller is a step back and a step forward.

tendoboy1984 wrote:

WaveBoy wrote:

The Wii U controller is a step back and a step forward.

It's basically a handheld on a console. Nothing innovative about that at all. The streaming is all software based. It's like they took a DS, chopped off the top screen, added 2 analog pads and 2 extra shoulder buttons, and voila --> a Wii U controller!

At least the Wii Remote was something completely new and refreshing: A one-handed controller that could detect the motion of the player's arm (via gyroscope and accelerometer), and had an expansion port for connecting external accessories.

YellowChocobo wrote:

bobbiKat wrote:

shingi_70 wrote:

And honestly I would be inclined to agree with but saves and downloadable games save up. That 8-16 flash that's going to be included would be eaten up by any XBLA/PSN game.

Well then, the developers will just have to use clever programming, space saving techniques, and compression. Although, that's silly talk when they could just be lazy and come up with the excuse of external hard drives and SD cards to develop mammoth games. Anyhow, an SSD does sound tempting, and I see where you're coming.

More likely the Wii U download portal won't have many 1GB games on there at all.

YellowChocobo wrote:

I didn't mean to suggest that was a good thing.

tendoboy1984 wrote:

YellowChocobo wrote:

I didn't mean to suggest that was a good thing.

How are small games bad? They take up minimal space on a hard drive/flash drive, they're quick to play in short bursts, they download quickly, etc. All the games on the old Game Boy, Super NES, NES, Genesis, etc. were small compared to today's games. Are you saying that's a bad thing too?

YellowChocobo wrote:

You missed my point entirely. Imposing restrictions, whether by putting crap-tiny storage in the hardware, or actually writing silly rules to limit the size of the game developers can make, is not a good thing.

tendoboy1984 wrote:

YellowChocobo wrote:

I didn't mean to suggest that was a good thing.

How are small games bad? They take up minimal space on a hard drive/flash drive, they're quick to play in short bursts, they download quickly, etc. All the games on the old Game Boy, Super NES, NES, Genesis, etc. were small compared to today's games. Are you saying that's a bad thing too?