Possible Co-Op with 2 controllers also talked about.
In a recent interview, Nintendo President Sotoru Iwata answered many questions about what is going on with Nintendo and where the future of video games is headed. One important question that was answered was the possibility of using 2 Wii U controllers to play some LAN games. This is what Iwata has to say about using 2 controllers:
"What I can say is that we are also thinking, as you imagined, that with one console you would get one of the new controllers as a complete set.
As I am sure you can imagine, the cost of the new controller will exceed the cost of a standard controller up until now.
Regardless of the technical question as to whether or not we could do that (use two of the new controllers), for the time being, we will focus on what we can do with a single new controller with the system.
In the future, we may look at what other opportunities there are for gameplay and, how having two of those controllers might create fun or interesting new styles of play, but of course in doing that, it would require a consumer to purchase an additional controller. Therefore, we would need to carefully consider how we could create such an experience and, potentially, how we could ensure that there would be enough value within that experience for the consumer to accept that cost and make that purchase."
I'm sure there will be possible 2 player games but in reality who would want to shelve out the cash to purchase another Wii U Remote? The Wii Remote cost $40 by itself when the Wii first launched and even the years followed. Add a Nun-Chuck attachment and you're looking at a $60 controller that eats batteries as I eat hamburgers. With the Wii U Controller being tab like and Nintendo not backing down from making a very nice profit, we could see the Wii U controller cost an upwards of $100 and I wouldn't be surprised if it went up to $150.
This is really bad news for those people who break, damage or their controllers die out after a year. Nintendo does not cover physical damage and it will only cover defects for one year. After that year you are on you're own and will have to purchase a Wii U controller at full price if you are to ever use your Wii U again.
Asked about the Wii U being an entertainment system Iwata made it clear that people do not need anything extra as people already have those systems at home. Here is what he said:
"Wii U does not have DVD or Blu-ray playback capabilities.
The reason for that is that we feel that enough people already have devices that are capable of playing DVDs and Blu-ray, such that it didn't warrant the cost involved to build that functionality into the Wii U console because of the patents related to those technologies."
Nintendo does sort of remind me of Apple where they tell you what you need and what you don't need. A lot of people still don't have a Blu Ray player and with the Wii U I'm pretty sure it would make a very nice controller. But of course this is only done to cut cost at their end but still charge the consumer an arm and a leg just like the Wii which had a price point of $250 at launch and all it was, was a GameCube with a new controller.
I was really disappointed in the Wii U and I do hate it when the press kisses Nintendo's ass by saying that they are excited about the Wii U and they can't wait for it to come out. Same goes for some of the developers who praised the Wii U at the Nintendo conference. Why don't they tell Nintendo what they really think? The same thing happened with the Wii back in 2006. Developers were praising the console and a few years later they were having trouble moving software because it just wasn't selling as well as other titles on PS3 and Xbox 360. People who bought a Wii played it for a bit and then it was left alone to gather dust.
I really wish I had the chance to meet Mr. Iwata and tell him what I think about this new console but that's just my opinion.
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