Consumers should look at the other features the console has to offer such as its tablet controller, says Tekken director
Developers and consumers are focusing too much on the Wii U's hardware specifications rather than its other capabilities, claims the director of the Tekken series.
Speaking to Dusty Cartridge, Katsuhiro Harada said people had been too busy comparing Nintendo's next-gen console to other systems rather than looking at how to take advantage of its unique controls.
He added that the Wii U was able to comfortably handle Namco Bandai’s “graphically intensive” upcoming fighting game Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
“While developing Tag 2, since it’s very graphic intensive because of the multiple characters on screen, there was still some power left over for graphic capabilities so the graphics chips seems to be pretty decent,” said Harada.
“But to be honest, that’s not really even relevant because people seem to be focusing too much comparing the raw specs to other hardware. You really have to be looking at the capabilities and what features it has.
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“For example, if you’re playing Tag 2 on the Wii U at home and your parents get mad at you for taking up the TV too much, you can just take it to your bed and start playing there.
"Being able to take a high end game and play it in your bed is something that’s really unique so that’s the thing people are kind of missing.”
You should never be forced to play games with anything more than the pro pad if you want real gamers to accept these extras, hand held gaming is not fun for more than the odd simple games, look how fast the tablet market is moving, 3 iPads in 2 years, how long till the next wii system? You want to keep selling game system then take a look at the phone and tablet life cycle, Always trying to be the best and moving forward, we want the same from a game system or I feel robbed I don't want to see game system held tech held back I want to buy a 2012 tech in 2012 not 2006 technology, games just look the same, I am sure EA don't mind that because EA games is about selling to people with simple minded people, sheep
What should matter to consumers is games, and for that they need to listening for what developers and publishers are saying and doing, and what they are saying and doing isn't positive. Most publishers say saying they tech is interesting but they have few firm plans aside from Ubisoft.
