It seems like Nintendo's really hitching its bets on the success of the Wii U based off the Wii.
It seems like Nintendo's marketing team really has its work cut out for itself. Considering the amount of confusion surrounding the console and its touchscreen controller, new information recently uncovered about the hardware compatibility with Wii U controllers is enough to make one's head hurt from repeated facepalming.
After concerns were raised about the fact that the Wii U will support only two gamepads (and only one at launch), Nintendo revealed its Wii U pro controller. Essentially, it's a completely redesigned Wii Classic Controller Pro channeling the Xbox 360. Lately, the company's been trumpeting the fact that the Wii U Pro controller boasts a battery life of 80 hours on a single charge, impressive compared to the PS3 and Xbox 360's controllers meager 20-30 hours.
Yet, the Wii U Pro controller has a bit of a flaw. Despite the Wii U's backward compatibility with Wii games, an original Wii Classic Controller Pro is required to play the games. Yes, that means gamers who buy the Wii U hoping to play Wii games will have to drop some extra cash to get their hands on a Wii Classic Controller Pro.
The Wii Classic Controller Pro is retailing for only $20, so it hardly costs an arm and a leg to get your hands on one if you so wish. It is a bit of a minor nuisance when you factor in the fact that you already dropped a few Benjamins on a fresh new console.
Seems like another gimmick to me, even if it sells a ton like the original Wii.
Seems like another gimmick to me, even if it sells a ton like the original Wii.
Yes so 4+ years older GPU hardware is outdated Sure.... the Wii U uses a much newer Power based CPU running at slower coock speed then the 360 but is still faster per clock The Wii U has 2GB of system ram compared to the 360s 512mb of ram the Wii U has 1gb of the 2GB just for games the Wii U is siad now to be using a 6xxx series AMD HD radeon card that also been confrimed to have GPGPU functions
The Wii U console is smaller then the orginal Wii and yet has more power in every aspect then the 360 or PS3
So please Tell me how the Wii U is last generation tech and how it is Nintendo is forced to use Non exixtant outdated hardware as you assume to maximize profit. the Wii U does not use outdated hardware get that through your damn skull do your research .