Nintendo reveals new Pro controller for Wii U, confirms redesigns

Very smart move by Nintendo; a controller that will make shooters a viable category for the Wii U. Now let's see how the third-party publishers support it... I expect we'll know much more in a couple of days!

Posted:11 months ago

I have always been a Nintendo fan and there is a huge soft spot for them in my heart. This sounds promising so far. Hopefully come Tuesday, they will reveal some really special announcements!

Posted:11 months ago

Hope to see Nintendo do well at E3 and all though the year.

Posted:11 months ago

THANK YOU GOD!!! If they get the price just right I may consider a day one purchase of the console. While Microsoft and SONY are looking into cloud gaming and everything downloadable, Nintendo is making the type of machine I want. A real evolutions of a console gaming platform. And I like the fact that you have choice, between downloading and owning fisical media, it has tons of online functions and its backwards compatible. So i dont have to buy all my games again like SONY expects me too. I honestly can deal with an under powered piece of hardware providing I can afford it. And current generation capabilities I still find very impresive. If this console can do at least twice what current gen consoles can do, thats good enough for me. And providing they maintain backwards compatibility, Im ok with shorter life cycles for the hardware. Meaning im ok if they launce a console every 3 years. But then again the news of this game pad is just awsome. A traditional gamepad is always my prefered choice for gaming. The price point will be the deciding factor for me to purchase this console. So far i like everything I have heard.

Posted:11 months ago

What Rick said. Also, good that the tablet ow has sticks not nubs, and having a normal pad makes up for allowing one tablet only. Hope the package comes with one. Also the fact they are allowing dlc but regulating it more than other platforms is promising

Posted:11 months ago

Very clever move, Nintendo have cleared up a lot of issues from last year without taking time away from their conference, leaving the conference for software. It also gives them the first and last words in the press briefings before attention turns to the show floor.

Posted:11 months ago

I always had faith in Nintendo from the moment I saw the Wii-U presentation. I immediately understood what was possible.

What matters is how this translates into market success. The market is changing and I sense that Nintendo has anticipated this change very well.

Posted:11 months ago

This is a much better solution than just limiting the Wii U to tablet controller and Wii Remote support. It makes splitscreen multiplayer on the same console more feasible for core games.

Posted:11 months ago

I saw a rumored price at 30,000 Yen (around $400US) - but this is just a rumor. It was more than I was expecting, and would translate to $500AU at a guess.

Given its effectively a combination iPad + AppleTV (and a uber-powerful iPad at that), I guess the price wouldn't be crazy. And its launch price, so its all down from here.

(they won't officially announce any price until closer to launch anyway).

Posted:11 months ago

Any price at this point is just someone guessing. Nintendo probably hasn't even determined the price yet and won't until during the Summer.

Posted:11 months ago

That is a nice news! can't stand the Wiimote... btw, the Xbox pad style is a great thing because it is far more adapted to hands than ps3 pads. except for the xaby buttons that, in my opinion, sucks.

Posted:11 months ago

That is a nice news! can't stand the Wiimote... btw, the Xbox pad style is a great thing because it is far more adapted to hands than ps3 pads. except for the xaby buttons that, in my opinion, sucks.

Posted:11 months ago

Is this really good news?

Three points:
1. The WiiU is a compact little box that will sit nicely by the tv but just how many different controllers are we going to end up needing to get the most out of it? My coffee table already has enough junk on it without adding a tablet, a wii remote, nunchuck and now another controller.

2. The most successful games on the console are going to be the ones that work with whatever controller comes with the console itself. Designing a game around a controller that not everyone will buy limits your audience.

3. We already had the 'classic' game pad for the Wii but it didn't really make much impact.

Posted:11 months ago

I share the same concerns Kieren, first thing I thought when I found this article was "another controller?". This console risks a fragmented market for its games, I don't quite know whether it's a good or a bad thing.

Posted:11 months ago