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Nintendo: ‘We Don’t Want Hardcore Gamers To Feel Left Out’

Wii U hardware producer Katsuya Eguchi claims that the Wii has a small number of multi-platform games because Wii Remotes lack features of traditional video game controllers – for example, a Wii Remote does not have analog sticks. According to Eguchi, Nintendo is offering the Wii U Pro Controller to hardcore gamers so that they will not feel left out. Eguchi believes that adding the Wii U Pro Controller may make it easier for multi-platform games to come out on Wii U.

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mike1up4302d ago

Nice.

I didn't know that the Pro Controller also came in white.

miyamoto4302d ago (Edited 4302d ago )

" Adding a Pro controller may make it easier for multi-platform games to come out on the [Wii U] system. Wii remotes don’t have things like analog sticks. To make it as easy as possible to enjoy certain multiplayer experiences it was important to have that Pro controller.”

Wait a minute...

The word "may" says that they are not so sure about 3rd party games on the PS360 ported to Wii U?
That is why they made the Pro Controller?

Do we really need to buy a separate Pro Controller for multi-platform games?

Doesn't the Wii U game pad have two analog sticks & necessary buttons & functions to play games on it already?

And on top of that Nintendo requires us to buy Wii Remote and Nunchucks for Wii games?

And isn't the Wii U Gamepad the defacto & official bundled controller?

Is the Pro Controller an optional purchase?

That is a lot of money for controllers! even for serious gamers.

And what if I want to play Batman Arkham City or Aliens Colonial Marines with the Pro Controller will the exclusive WiiU Game Pad features will be rendered useless or turned off?

Also is there any word if Wii U will display Wii games in HD?

thanks.

quantae064301d ago

Really!? They have been showing the white controllers forever man.

SandWitch4302d ago (Edited 4302d ago )

Not a controller

At the moment ZombiU is the only interesting game for a hardcore gamer IMO.

mike1up4302d ago (Edited 4302d ago )

Well, that's the point of this article. The Pro Controller could attract more 3rd party devs. With a more traditional button layout, and no frame drop, 3rd party devs could definitely appease the "core" crowd.

But yea, as for Nintendo,... they should bring out their own "hardcore" games too. That's kind of a given though.

LKHGFDSA4302d ago (Edited 4302d ago )

in the same way the classic pro controller for the Wii does?
they need more than a controller.

mike1up4302d ago

Yea... the exact same way that the Classic Controller provides no frame drop for the Wii, dummy.

More than a controller you say? You mean like having 3rd party exclusives, HD games, and a network available at launch?

Xperia_ion4302d ago

Games are suppose to entertain, that is all.

user54670074302d ago

The way he said that sounds like were coming in second

"Oh the core gamers.....yeah, just make a pro controler and they'll be fine"

I guess the casual audience are still the main focus.

mike1up4302d ago (Edited 4302d ago )

If you read the entire quote, and not just the title, it doesn't sound that way at all.

“We’re all gamers as well and we appreciate the interest of those [hardcore] gamers, and we don’t want them to feel left out, so we’re making big strides and changes in that area.”

Sono4214302d ago

mr_mike > MikeCosvgrove
But hey leave it to him to not read the article and to start blindly hating

user54670074301d ago

LOL

I love how you think my comment is me blindly hating it

It's an opinion, nothing more, nothing less...get over it Sono421

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno6d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."