New Wii U patent revealing Wiimote-Upad-TV interactivity

http://wiiublog.com/a-new-patent-reveals-interaction-between-wii-u-controller-and-wii-remote/

This would be ideal for Pikmin 3, like pulling your pikmin from the tablet onto your TV !!

Inb4gimmick

sounds awesome.

So you ould capture what's on the TV and watch it walking around on the Tablet? Sounds like it could be a neat addition. Watch TV while going to get a beer :P

that sounds very clunky and troublesome.TBH i don't see it working well.BrunoBRS

I don't want to be a party pooper but I completely agree.

Huh? Where would the WiiU controller stand? Looks useless anyway.

that sounds very clunky and troublesome.TBH i don't see it working well.BrunoBRS

Huh? Where would the WiiU controller stand? Looks useless anyway.

m_machine024

Nintendo did patent some sort of dock/stand a bit ago.

so now we have ipads and upads. next we going to have sometimesypads

vowel based naming schemes ftl

Its just one of those stupid patents, for the sake of patenting. It most likely wont get utilized in any noteworthy capacity.

Its just one of those stupid patents, for the sake of patenting. It most likely wont get utilized in any noteworthy capacity.

StrongDeadlift

Neat, I guess. I can't think of anything you could really use it for, but neat.

the only use I can think of is some kind of Warioware kind of minigame. That grabbing pikmin idea just wouldn't work imo. Pikmin makes more sense with the tablet in your hand so you can use the touch screen.GunSmith1_basic

I still think the way NPC pikmin plays is better for pikmin than the touch screen would be.

I mean, just to see where you are touching, the whole game would have to be played on the tablet. Why not just make it a 3DS game at that point?

[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]the only use I can think of is some kind of Warioware kind of minigame. That grabbing pikmin idea just wouldn't work imo. Pikmin makes more sense with the tablet in your hand so you can use the touch screen.goblaa

I still think the way NPC pikmin plays is better for pikmin than the touch screen would be.

I mean, just to see where you are touching, the whole game would have to be played on the tablet. Why not just make it a 3DS game at that point?

I'm almost positive this is to be used for something like the golf game demo they showed. (Where the controller is on the ground, a golf ball is displayed and you hit it with the wiimote.Meinhard1

If that rumor about the Wii U coming packaged with a Wiimote+ Nunchuck ends up being true, that would be a genious move for Nintendo.

Why use a Wiimote for this? Why not use the inbuilt camera and just point the tablet at the TV?charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Why use a Wiimote for this? Why not use the inbuilt camera and just point the tablet at the TV?SaltyMeatballs

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]that sounds very clunky and troublesome.TBH i don't see it working well.umcommon

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"][QUOTE="charizard1605"]Why use a Wiimote for this? Why not use the inbuilt camera and just point the tablet at the TV?charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"] That's not the same thing though. This is a POC anyway.SaltyMeatballs

Patents are just that. Companies go through dozens of them so this is far from any kind of confirmation.

that Wii U pad can do everything wanted

that Wii U pad can do everything wanted

ebrezzy1

Is that Chad Warren as your profile pic?

http://wiiublog.com/a-new-patent-reveals-interaction-between-wii-u-controller-and-wii-remote/

This would be ideal for Pikmin 3, like pulling your pikmin from the tablet onto your TV !!

hanman9

[QUOTE="hanman9"]

http://wiiublog.com/a-new-patent-reveals-interaction-between-wii-u-controller-and-wii-remote/

This would be ideal for Pikmin 3, like pulling your pikmin from the tablet onto your TV !!

zimmerman187