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Does Nintendo's Wii U only support 1 touchscreen controller?

Yahoo: Though the masses don’t seem to have picked up on this yet, one of the first things we noticed when Nintendo unveiled the Wii U this morning was that, though it showed plenty of multiplayer game concepts for the new console, none of them involved more than one Wii U controller at a time. We can confirm that the console definitely supports a Wii U controller and up to 4 more Wii Remotes, but we are becoming fairly certain that Nintendo is not currently planning to support more than one Wii U touchscreen controller on its upcoming system.

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a_bro5454d ago

i've noticed that as well.

EYEamNUMBER15454d ago (Edited 5454d ago )

too early to tell we wont know until at least september i believe they have a conference then

i say it will use more than 1 though they got that part right with the GBA and GC with 4 swords so im sure and hope they remember that

Shackdaddy8365454d ago (Edited 5454d ago )

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This isn't an official source but they were at E3 so I guess they would know more?

http://www.pcauthority.com....

"While the various tablet-style features are certainly compelling, we're most intrigued by the controller's multiplayer capabilities. Instead of a traditional split-screen TV approach, players will be able to see the action on their own personal displays. With any luck, this could see a resurgence in offline multiplayer – AKA friends trash-talking each other on the same couch."

Sharingan_no_Kakashi5453d ago

That pretty much implies multiple touch screen controllers. So then why so quiet Nintendo? Maybe the Wii U controller really IS 100 dollars. If the console only comes with 1 then people would have to shell out big cash to play party games with friends (if they all want the same controller).

But that doesnt seem like something Nintendo would do. The Wii has always been about playing together with your friends and family in your living room. Why would they ditch that for a fancy controller?

kungfuian5454d ago

My guess as to why they only showed one at a time is due to the fact that the system will olny come with one?

LoaMcLoa5453d ago

Yeah, and I also think that they wanted to show the compatibility with the Wii-remotes and how the new controller is superior to it.

stuntman_mike5453d ago

they will show more at TGS i hope.

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7742d ago (Edited 42d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer67d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi66d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer67d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot67d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno67d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay67d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno65d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK66d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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