As of this week, Nintendo released their new console, first of the latest generation, the Wii U. A blogger under the name nerdbusiness made a very extensive post of how the Wii U is a step in the right direction, but cannot compete with the convenience and versatility of the iPad.

Nerdbusiness suggests that Nintendo makes its own, console independent iPad variant that has all the bells and whistles that Nintendo customers are used to.

Unfortunately this plan has many holes in it. First, Nintendo has never made a tablet before. In fact the reason why this Wii U is so innovative is that it is the first of any consoles to integrate a tablet into their gameplay, something that at first seems counterintuitive (why play on the TV when you could play in your hands?). Nintendo obviously did everything they could to answer this question – introducing many features of gameplay that couldn’t be done via conventional tablet or console gaming such as maps in your hand for the story on the TV, or actual buttons on a tablet.

The Wii U is meant to show that Nintendo can pull off a tablet based platform while still holding true to what they’re known for – console games with reputable franchises like Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon.

While the power Nintendo has over the video game market has been in decline for the last two decades, they still remain as a large company and it is safe to say that they will stick around for at least another decade. The Wii U is a step out of the companies comfort zone – and they’re doing a great job trying on the new technology for size.

http://nerdbusiness.com/blog/nintendo-tablet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e3qaPg_keg