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If the wii U gamepad was it's own system, would you still buy it?

Started by Abcdude, Nov 22 2012 11:41 PM

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Poll: If the wii U gamepad was it's own system, would you still buy it? (32 member(s) have cast votes)

If the wii U gamepad was it's own system, would you still buy it?

  1. Yes (8 votes [25.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.00%

  2. No (15 votes [46.88%])

    Percentage of vote: 46.88%

  3. Of course, it's a nintendo system! (4 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  4. Of course not! I want an actual console! (5 votes [15.62%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.62%

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#1 Abcdude

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Posted 22 November 2012 - 11:41 PM

I've been thinking this for the past month, and i've been wondering.

What if the wii U gamepad was it's own system/handheld? Would you still buy it? The reason I ask is because the wii U gamepad pretty much has alot of essentials of being a handheld/console. You have a touch screen, gyroscope, and buttons.

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Posted 22 November 2012 - 11:48 PM

I think so. I've been slowly growing away from console games recently, and I think that the Wii U is a step in the right direction for console games. I'd love to have the Wii U Gamepad be the system, and would buy one in a heartbeat should it ever be one.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 12:10 AM

If Nintendo made a portable Gamepad, and still had all the games the Wii U itself has. Then yes, I'd buy it.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 12:16 AM

No, I'm not really a fan of handhelds.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 12:24 AM

The gamepad IS the console... with no gamepad its not anything really worth buying itd just be essentially a ps3....

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 12:28 AM

No. I would not feel safe constantly shaking the Gamepad with a disc spinning inside it just to do some motion control action.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 12:30 AM

No. It would litterally be a vita with nintendo stamped on it.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 12:52 AM

The gamepad IS the console... with no gamepad its not anything really worth buying itd just be essentially a ps3....

The gamepad is really just a controller that connects to the wii U system. It has no capabilities (except for turning to TV mode) without being in the wii U's range.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 01:24 AM

you wouldnt buy a wii u if it didnt have the gamepad because it would be just poop

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 04:15 AM

Maybe, if it had a full 1080p screen and cost no more than £150.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 05:12 AM

Not really. As a handheld, it would be a pretty poor design. The Vita is already at the limits of a good size for a handheld and the Gamepad is bigger and fatter than that. If it were a handheld, you wouldn't get Wii U quality games either. I like the Gamepad from what I've seen (still waiting for release here in the UK) but its interest for me is in its contribution to console game, not the device in itself. You might as well ask me if I'd buy a DS without the top screen.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 11:30 AM

I wouldn't. Probably because I've been playing a lot of handheld systems lately. But under the right circumstances, I would.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 11:59 AM

Food for thought. Do you guys think that Nintendo's next console will be a portable/home console all in one. Play it on the go and when you get home hook it up to your TV and play games.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 02:06 PM

If the screen was HD and they used something other than discs (either cards, usb sticks, or downloads) because of the motion sensor, I would totally buy it.

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 04:27 PM

Doubt it. I like the BIG picture and surround sound ;)

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 07:27 PM

NO

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Posted 23 November 2012 - 07:30 PM

No, it would just become another Wii gimmicky add on, that only a few games would probably use...
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Posted 26 November 2012 - 02:24 PM

Yep nintendo ver. Of a vita :D
I played AC3 about 3 full times from the gamepad. (3 different times till the gamepad died).
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Posted 04 December 2012 - 07:01 AM

I wouldn't because that would be like getting an advanced 3ds....plus it probably isn't as powerful as a console

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Posted 04 December 2012 - 07:03 AM

No because thats what my 3ds is for...smh LOL
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