[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Yes but either way you have to pause the game.

If you put things on the tablet that you would normally have to pause the game for you still have to pause the game to access them and not get killed in your game.

If you're fighting a boss and you need to switch from arrows to bombs or maybe a health potion in the "conventional" way you would pause the game, grab whatever you need, and then unpause and use what you just grabbed.

With the tablet you would look down, pick what you needed look back up, oh no boss killed you dead. It's like how the game pauses itself in games like Mass Effect or Dragon Age when you swap weapons, they know that whatever is on it's way to kill you will kill you when you switch.

As far as just being easier to flip through I go back to Pokemon and the stylus control with everything during battle. It's an extra step that most people will not want to go through

JordanElek

I think you underestimate basic human dexterity.

[QUOTE="intro94"]No, because now that the system is disclosed, they can use all sorts of media and tv to inform the actual consumers(not the relatively few e3 viewers) about the system features and most importantly,their games. It might come just a bit after e3 at some point, but is not mandatory. I think 3ds was disclosed just past e3 and launched before this one, and i think that was a sample of their most recent strategy. E3 can be used to disclose some key new games to boost sales but is not really necessary. It is important for nintendo not to lose sales of 3rd party software due to a delayed launch, because if they do pull back their support, the wiiu will lose a huge chunk of its momentum. GabuEx

Yeah, but how much explanation did the 3DS need? "It's the DS, only it has 3D." Done. When they unveiled the Wii they did the exact same thing as I described: they showed off the controller in 2005, and then the console as a whole in 2006. I see no reason why they wouldn't do the same thing here.

Actually the wiiu does not need much more explanation than wii did. Its a screen, nintendo wants third party to figure it out-we all know the motion side. They explained the demos were to give ideas to developers(so i doubt they will carry their hand another time). I dont even think they liked to delay the wii like they did-as i believe it had more to do with external factors(launching a year later with graphics that couldnt match the already existent system!).And , as matter of fact, the wii u e3 had a lot more to do with 2006´s e3 than 2005´s.Tech demos and third party games, things absent from the nearly barebones controller exhibit. So this whole thing leads to more conclussive evidence,theres no need for another e3 prior to launch.

[QUOTE="intro94"]I[QUOTE="ngrodamus"] I am beginning a chant of "May 2012, May 2012"!!! Although November makes an overwhelming amount of sense. But in this day and age there seems to be a larger sense of urgency with technology. And now with all the systems clamoring for the "casual" gamer market, Nintendo will have greater pressure to get the Wii U in the hands of consumers before the next E3 where the 360 and PS3 will surely be showing off similar technologies to say "we can do that too!" GabuEx

I really don't think there's any way this is coming out before E3 of 2012. They spent this E3 showcasing the controller, but not so much showing what the console itself can do. It makes sense that next E3 will be dedicated to that, and then the console will finally be released later that year. Releasing the console while so many people are still either going "huh?" or are skeptical would be a disaster.

[QUOTE="Boba_Fett86"]

May 2012, you heard it first here. ;)

ngrodamus

[QUOTE="intro94"]Its a comparative advantage.Jaysonguy

So you think you gain an advantage having to look away from your game to see how much health you have or if you need to reload?

To elaborate, with ipads is pretty easy to manage menus using your fingers, and much faster than using the sticks to move up and down. modern RPGS, that have hefty amounts of choices are managed faster that way, and this is a genuine benefit. The process of managing goes down much faster and at the same time you dont have to do the obnovious traditional pause to stop and resume (unless you really want to). Lost magic, a Ds game ,its a great example. The touch screen is perfect for drawing, which is half of he gameplay, and impossible otherwise or convoluted with regular controls(didnt work so good for the wii spiritual sequel). But you can see the action seamlessly on the top screen.

[QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="starwarsjunky"]wii gets a sub-par port of a generic shooter past its prime. should i be excited about this??WreckEm711

I don't see any reason to move things like menus or health bars on to the controller. They work perfectly well on the main screen.meetroid8

My fear is that the thread creator is totally right. The timing is wrong, wiiU should have been released when PS3 was released. When PS4 comes out its gona have much better hardware, which is normal becouse it will come out 2 years later, and thee wii U will become the new Dreamcast :(. but im hoping this wont happen :)i_vitali

[QUOTE="tormentos"][QUOTE="intro94"]Dont know if it was posted but its likely that 3ds will see a drop by Vitas launch, by mere logic. So it wont be even, 3ds is gonna STILL be 3d and has Mario which sold like what?20 million copies on the DS alone(i mean THAT ONE 2d GAME), and around 6 million of the Mario 64 REMAKE at it?uh yeah.Not sure about vita really doing the stompage.Not to mention DS was farther from PSP in graphics and it sold like 2 to 1 due to bunch of factors. Just trying to connect the dots here.I mean,im getting a 3ds and I certainly would get a Vita if it had the ample 3rd party support,something that did not happen to PSP(it even had less FPS than the ds for crying out loud). nitekids2004

They can't afford price wars to be exact. Unlike Sony and Microsoft,Ninty's main business lineis videogames.