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[ianh05]

So in one of the trailers we seen the gamepad being used to play checkers, I'm wondering if these mini-games are still going to be built into the gamepad and if so what games do you think we will see and what do you want to see? Keep in mind these are small games and don't require the game console.

Here are the games i think we will see:

Checkers
Chess
connect four
naughts and crosses
solitaire
Snake

games i want to see:

Breakout
Bowling
Asteroids
Space Invaders
paper toss (http://itunes.apple....d317917431?mt=8)
Combat (old atari 2600 game)

Some old video games such as games on the 2600 can even be ported onto the gamepad with updated graphics, which I think would be awesome just to play on the gamepad itself.

small mock-up:

[Link707]

It's a controller not a standalone console all processing is done on the console itself, so the games would be built into the console and streamed to the controller

[ianh05]

go to 0:49 and look at what it says at 0:55.

[Link707]

go to 0:49 and look at what it says at 0:55.

Its a selling point of the console ahhh!!! Streaming what's happening on the console to the game pad so you don't have to use the main tv.. It frees up the tv for other things. The controller is not a standalone unit. Yes games will be built for the game pad but the console has to be on.. It's called off tv play. Just research anywhere about it, it's just a controller!... The only time it wires when the console is off is when it's being used as a tv remote.

Edited by Link707, 21 June 2012 - 01:20 AM.

[Mitch]

Its a selling point of the console ahhh!!! Streaming what's happening on the console to the game pad, it's not a standalone unit. Yes games will be built for the game pad but the console has to be on.. It's called off tv play. Just research anywhere about it, it's just a controller!... The only time it wires when the console is off is when it's being used as a tv remote.

Wait this isnt just a new controller for my Wii?!?!?!?!?!???....

Edited by Mitch13pavel, 21 June 2012 - 01:22 AM.

[ianh05]

hmm I hope you're wrong as the console would be a lot cooler if the gamepad had a small amount of memory/storage itself to play smaller games. Only one way to find out is to ask nintendo I seen written somewhere that we haven't found out everything the console/gamepad can do yet.

[Link707]

hmm I hope you're wrong as the console would be a lot cooler if the gamepad had a small amount of memory/storage itself to play smaller games. Only one way to find out is to ask nintendo I seen written somewhere that we haven't found out everything the console/gamepad can do yet.

It's seems this way as Sony is leveraging the fact that wii u controller lacks its own processor.. But I thinks it's better this way as the console will have more memory a better processor. This combined with the fact that the system only has to be on is pretty nice. You can have a sole experience from startup to shut down without looking at the tv screen, meaning solely game pad. Also keeps costs down and the controller lighter.

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Gotta love memes

[Nollog]

There's nothing wrong with the console being on, the TV being either off or on MTV or a less terrible channel maybe, and casual games being played on the upad.

[Joshua]

I can see myself reading the newspaper whilst drinking coffee whilst playing paper toss on the GamePad.

[dagwood dang]

Yeah. The Gamepad is dependent on the Wii U. As it stands now, it won't work without it.

And I'm not sure if it's as simple as attaching a "Wii U gamepad memory card" to the controller to store handheld games. Might require more than that.

Edited by dagwood dang, 21 June 2012 - 08:43 AM.

[Soul]

It's a controller not a standalone console all processing is done on the console itself, so the games would be built into the console and streamed to the controller

when did he say that?

[Link707]

when did he say that?

He's trying to play games solely on the gamepad without the console. Which would make it a standalone unit, which it's not. I'm just trying to explain that it is not capable of higher functions, it's just a controller.. Kind of went into rant mode, sorry

[Goose]

Simply turn on the console but not the TV? This is essentially a PS Vita only you can't leave the house. I'm saying that as a compliment not a criticism. I think it's going to be awesome playing Call of Duty on the Pad while my girlfriend watches her carpty vampire shows!

[Soul]

I thought he just wants to play checkers with the tv off

He's trying to play games solely on the gamepad without the console. Which would make it a standalone unit, which it's not. I'm just trying to explain that it is not capable of higher functions, it's just a controller.. Kind of went into rant mode, sorry

[ianh05]

with the tv off you'll be able to play any game that allows it like new super mario bros. U as shown in the same trailer. I don't think they would have showed off checkers as an example if it was just streaming data.

Just my opinion but I believe we'll be able to play smaller games on the gamepad without the console being on, I don't think anyone but nintendo knows what's inside that gamepad but who's to say they don't have some hardware in their that allows people to play it without the console being on? look at the Ipad, it can play decent games well and has enough space for loads of good games and the Wii U gamepad doesn't seem that different in size.

[gregoryorizal]

Even with the tv off wouldn't it still be streaming the menu and stuff into the game pad. Also sense its a controller not an actual handheld gaming device I doubt you'd be able to store anything past Miis or other really small things onto the Gamepad

[Mitch]

Even with the tv off wouldn't it still be streaming the menu and stuff into the game pad. Also sense its a controller not an actual handheld gaming device I doubt you'd be able to store anything past Miis or other really small things onto the Gamepad

Darn.... I thought it would double as a controller and then a Nintendo version of the ipad to try to steal sales from apple