It's based on electromagnetic interferometry, so it might be hard to transfer the technology to a touchpad. Also, the stylus itself is apparantly powered by inductance from the pad, so if the distance from the magnetic pickups is too great (say, because of an LCD panel in the way), or there's interfering materials, like a metal reflector for the backlight, it might not work very well...
Wuu does feel a bit haphazard at times, but I myself am rather strangely fascinated by that wuupad. It's such a great gadget in of itself, basically all that's missing from it is a GPS receiver module.
There's already camera, mic, stereo speakers, touchscreen of course, and the near-field communications device. It's gotta cost a shit-ton to make as far as controllers go.Well, not quite, because as videos have shown, by using the wuupad sensors the pad can show different angles compared to the main display; that would be extremely difficult to mimic using a PiP on the main display. Also, you gotta have ROOM for the PiP to begin with, that often seems to be an issue with console games. A second screen is additional real-estate; it doesn't encroach on the existing screen's.
Classic controllers were for BC. Nintendo didn't suggest people use the classic controllers when Wii arm waving gets a bit tiring. But that's how the pro controller was revealed - "We will also introduce the Pro controller which is lighter and maybe more attractive for longer, more intense forms of games." Which doesn't sound like, "here's an additional controller for multiplayer," but does sound like, "if you get tired of lumping that massive controller around, you can switch." And if you can switch, then the screen interface has to be fairly optional. And if the screen is fairly optional in games, what's the point of it?
This is how it was introduced, verbatim (the italic part at least):
I dunno how Wacom does it, but touch screens could really benefit. If they have unique, they'd probably make way more money licensing it for use in pads etc, than keeping it exclusive to their very costly professional screens.
WiiU pad is by no means as brilliant as the WiiRemote was but what else could Nintendo have done to differentiate themselves yet again? The competition is offering motion gaming already, in what could be considered more advanced ways. An evolution of the WiiRemote backed up by a competent hardware platform would've been nice but that's not the strategy that was successful for them in the DS/Wii cycle.
The rumored price might, but the thermal profile suggested by the 40mm fan at the back does not. ...Unless it's one of those 8000RPM screamers used in server blades and such, and I seriously doubt that!
I'm not against the idea, but the implementation is really weak IMO. It's a tiddly screen in a massive lump of plastic. It lacks class, and looks like a toy. They could have created something in the same vein with a lot more panache. I don't think Nintendo's implementation has the draw they need, and unless the software is completely mindblowing, I think the other options will have much more consumer interest.
The rumored price might, but the thermal profile suggested by the 40mm fan at the back does not. ...Unless it's one of those 8000RPM screamers used in server blades and such, and I seriously doubt that!
A yes, the aesthetic is of the Upad left a lot to be desired, especially to people versed in gadgets. But the funny thing is you are forgetting how absolutely abysmal and uninspired the console itself looks, that case design was conceived in minutes.
Laptops use laptop components that are binned for low power, and are more expensive to purchase. A cheap console which is supposed to sell in several millions every year at the very least isn't going to be able to do that. Especially not if any of the components are custom ordered (because there'd be no market to unload the higher-drawing chips onto), and the Wuu looks to have both a custom CPU AND a custom GPU...
