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This generation has been all about alternative forms of input. No longer satisfied with the buttons, sticks, and d-pads of controllers past, Nintendo threw down the gauntlet with the Wii Remote, and the motion-control rage was born. Since the initial wave of excitement subsided, it’s become something of a burden for core gamers, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft or Sony from releasing their own motion-control peripherals for their respective consoles, the former entirely hands free and the latter an almost direct copy of Nintendo’s setup, with a slightly different methodology. Then the Wii U was announced, and it’s apparent that Nintendo is going all in with the touch-screen controller. Due to price concerns, however, the big N isn’t planning to allow more than one to link up to a console at any one time, using the existing Wii Remotes for secondary controllers, seemingly necessitating asymmetrical multiplayer modes. 
By Shelby Reiches |