That looks really awesome, and definitely a big improvement over the current apps. But I can see a technical limitation getting in the way: That's effectively a fast task-switch toolbar at the bottom, which would be ideal if the console could instantly load in Miiverse or whatever. but the Wii U currently has a pretty long loading screen for each app, so a major rewrite of the core os would be needed otherwise the task bar would be odd.
You're right. With the current load times, the task bar would be useless.. unless we return to the original idea of making a "Preview Mode" to more "heavy" system apps, such as Miiverse, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo TVii, and System Settings (which would require to close the suspended app). This way, the Notification Center and Daily Log apps would be instantly swap-able, and the Internet Browser wouldn't require a Preview Mode so it could launch directly.
Something like this:
New HOME Menu
I was thinking of making the pop-up bar clickable (maybe a larger icon in the left corner to make it easier), which would bring up essentially a history of all notifications, kind of like the Blackberry Hub:
All notifications (new and viewed) would show up on this list, and you can click on a notification to open the respective app and view/do more. Does that make any sense?
That's a good idea, but I don't think that would work very well during gameplay. My vision is that the notification pop-up would be clickacle like you said, but instead it would launch the the app that its referring to (in this case, the Miiverse post). For the list of all notifications by date (and time) the user would have to click the Home button and go to the "Notifications" tab. This way, everything is in one place and it doesn't distract the user too much from gameplay.
Miiverse (Preview Mode)
Miiverse
I hope you guys like it
Edited by Arkhandar, 27 October 2013 - 08:30 AM.