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Wii U: How Nintendo's Future Draws on its Past

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  • Posted 06/17/2011
The Wii U's controller is the definition of a "kitchen sink." It has got so many different kinds of control schemes inside of it. You could even say that all the roads of Nintendo's past have led the company to the new controller. Looking at the company's historical product lineup, you can see possible influences from more than 20 years back.
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Wii U Controller

132 Comments

  • Ravernogamer25

    Posted Jun 28, 2011 11:00 pm GMT

    I hope its sold with rechargeable batteries. unlike the wii remote.

  • espernay

    Posted Jun 28, 2011 1:20 am GMT

    looks bulky and heavy. i'll just wait for the revision of this. the lighter and slimmer version of Wii U just like the DS series. that will probably happen after 3-4 yrs from the release date.

  • mario-nin-freak

    Posted Jun 26, 2011 2:53 pm GMT

    @Oozyrat I'm kinda hoping it is too, but if the "film" on top was thinner, it might work better with your fingers.

  • Oozyrat

    Posted Jun 25, 2011 7:38 pm GMT

    @mario-nin-freak - I'm guessing like the DS's because a stylus won't work on an iPod. I like both for different reasons because the DS's can take more of a beating and is more accurate, however the iPod's touchscreen has always read my finger better. It's probably going to be a slightly better version of a DS touchscreen

  • Cryptic_Shadow

    Posted Jun 24, 2011 8:54 am GMT

    @Dasim64 ah thanks mate.

  • warbrady

    Posted Jun 23, 2011 3:17 am GMT

    nintendo know how to make somting interesting and NEW insted of the repetitves of sony and copy cats of microsoft -_- i only get them because there more suted to FPS's

  • psycho75

    Posted Jun 22, 2011 10:47 am GMT

    @fa11en1134 Nintendo didn't invented the joystick,i never said that brother,what i said is that they launch the concept of what is in use today which is the layout of buttons; select/start-digital pad on crux-front buttons on crux-shoulder buttons etc.
    All that was perfected later by the other companies,my point is,they got vision and experience and we as players must keep a open mind for what they are doing now,i'm not a Wii player but i fell o lot of gratitude for their old tech.
    One series in particular i recommend to you,its Metroid,this one is hardcore to the bone and 100% handmade by nintendo.cheers

  • smooth81_basic

    Posted Jun 22, 2011 10:06 am GMT

    @fa11en1134
    First, you private message me to insult me. Then, as psycho75 said the same thing as me, you bow to him? And, psycho75 was the original person to post that Nintendo is responsible for the analog stick as well as the button layout as you all see on your PS3 and XBox controllers. He didn't mention a single thing about Nintendo being the first console to have a "joystick and buttons" as you so proclaimed. fa11en1134, maybe you should learn to read, before criticizing??

  • srscompany

    Posted Jun 22, 2011 7:11 am GMT

    hOLY ***T thats IT!!!!!!!!!!
    i'm going to buy nintendo WII U
    and it's 50% more powerfull than ps3/xbox360
    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS,,,

  • Agelu

    Posted Jun 22, 2011 12:41 am GMT

    Wii U controller... Dreamcast gone right?

  • Flint247

    Posted Jun 21, 2011 6:18 pm GMT

    Nintendo knows how to make things fun. I can safely say this. Keep it up, Nintendo!

    Don't let anyone bring you down.

  • fa11en1134

    Posted Jun 21, 2011 4:08 pm GMT

    @psycho75 yeah i know. i never said they were. i think you missed the point, which was, nintendo didnt invent the joystick or controller w/buttons like another poster was suggesting.

  • SplahhMonkey

    Posted Jun 21, 2011 2:54 pm GMT

    I wonder how I'll play tennis with this -.-.... lol i hope they have some sort of heavy duty strap xD

  • mario-nin-freak

    Posted Jun 20, 2011 12:17 pm GMT

    I would really like to know if that screen is like an Ipod's or a DS.

  • dylan35

    Posted Jun 20, 2011 12:12 pm GMT

    wow family fighting will reach epic levels " i wanna use that one" nintendo products are used and abused check any household with kids !!!

  • Crisis_Eye

    Posted Jun 20, 2011 11:28 am GMT

    @swehunt
    I do remember that they said the controller was surprisingly light. That's especially great because it has so many built in feautures. Gyroscope, Mic, Camera, Speaks, TOuch Screen, and a controller. I won't mind it's bulkiness or weight at all.

  • Crisis_Eye

    Posted Jun 20, 2011 11:25 am GMT

    That's what makes nintendo great. Being simple, for casual gamers, yet complex and challenging for hard core gamers.

  • GunSmith1_basic

    Posted Jun 20, 2011 11:13 am GMT

    just looking at this picture I am hit with just how beautiful and strange the wiiU tablet controller really is. I want one

  • ekalbtwin

    Posted Jun 20, 2011 11:10 am GMT

    I love how people now believe, because the wii is not at the same power level as its competition, that Nintendo doesn't know how to make powerful hardware. The cube was weak was it? Tell that the Retro and Capcom who made the best looking games last gen on the cube. Sure one could argue that the DS was under powered, but if you look at the power of the hardware of the gen before it hit shelves it was a pretty big leap.