Pretty sure that's just the normal GamePad, the blur is to put focus on the action on the TV, I also think the blur is the reason the screen looks bigger, since the brightness of the screen is bleeding into the rest of the GamePad. Later you see the back of it and it looks exactly the same as a normal GamePad's back.
I don't think this is a redesign.
It'll probably come out around the same time as Zelda Wii U. Ahh too many good games at the same time, especially with them both being so massive.
Sony and Nintendo, both being Japanese companies, respect and admire each other very much. They are not rivals, and certainly not bitter rivals. That misconception was created by the fans of these companies.
Other than that I completely agree with everything you said in your comment. I look forward to seeing how this story develops, and perhaps seeing the movie if it does come to fruition.
This game is going to be so epic! Can't wait to get my hands on it!
Is it that hard to get a player like this running on a console?
Well, they've probably only got one or two guys working on it so that would make sense I guess.
Ehehe they are a shining beacon.
Was that a pun on your profile pic, Mr. Shnazzyone?
No surprise here, of course they want to avoid things like this allowing pirated games on their systems.
I'm sorry, this video is incredibly old. It's simply a trailer for Smash Bros.. Stop trying to rebrand it as anything else.
Sakurai has always pushed the limits of a console's technical abilities, especially with Smash Bros. games. He's a legend.
Hmm it only seems to lag when passing over player characters, as well. Weird, since it runs amazingly in literally every other mode.
It also used to crash quite frequently, like I'd play it for 5-6 hours and it would crash about 2 times in that time. You'd need to pull the plug to fix the crash as well.
I don't think it is very widespread. You need some pretty specific circumstances and a faulty Wii U for it to happen.
I think it's only coming out now because Smash Bros. is getting new owners to buy the system.
A good time interrupted by a period ;)
Difference is that MK DLC also came with 16 tracks. You sure it should still be cheaper?
Wow, this story is written by Michael Jordan!
Jokes aside, this is good news for me as I was previously going to have to buy a 3DS for the character. Now I'll wait for Xenoblade 3DS :)
Also, I expect the price to be no more than 2 dollars what with the recent pricing of the Mario Kart 8 DLC (2 dollars per character, not including the 16 tracks).
Sakurai is one of the biggest trolls in videogames (and I love it), I'd say that him saying this barely changes the chances of DLC for this game.
Yes, and from the trailers we've seen that showed multiplayer (possibly?) it looks like the multiplayer will be similar to Assassin's creed Unity, except definitely better because Unity botched that a little bit.
Oh, Japan. I love you.
I am.. ok with this.
Smash Bros. already looks like it has enough content. Sure, I could go for an extra character but there's already more than 50 to choose from.
Also, this is Sakurai guys. He's one of the biggest troll developers out there so DLC could still be in the pipeline.
Nintendo only dropped Sony due to unreasonable demands. Sony wanted too much control over Nintendo's console, and wanted too many royalties. Nintendo had no choice but to drop them.