Rumor: Wii successor has controller with giant touchscreen, also uses motion controls

@PointlessPuppies IGN has confirmed alot of these reports with various developers. So it might not be 6.2 inches but it does have a screen and does stream content from the console to the controller.

@PointlessPuppies

Rumor: The Wii2's controller is actually your DS.

@(Unverified)
I'm not dismissing the screen, I'm dismissing the ridiculous 6.2" size. Anybody should be able to see that number and just shake their head in disbelief. It's disheartening to see Joystiq/Kotaku posting it anyway because, well, I don't know. More page hits?

@PointlessPuppies

You think that's crazy? What do you think about a Gameboy with 2 screen?

@PointlessPuppies

"Wii 2" - or also known as "Wii Wii"

@PointlessPuppies
You're assuming the screen will have a normal aspect ratio.

The screen could be the size of a wii remote. It's about 6" diagonally.

So, it's quite possible, if unexpected.

I thought the DS' dual screens were a gimmick (It still is for the most part, very few exceptions worth playing in the end) but it was still wildly successful.

So, since I know Nintendo prototypes their stuff to hell and back, it's quite likely they found an appealing, new and different controller.

Or, it could just be an accessory. Either way, 6.2 does seem large, but if you make it a long, short screen, it isn't totally unrealistic.

@PointlessPuppies
But this is Nintendo we are talking about.They could put anything in that controller.

@Ben64

Even crazier....the 2 screen gameboy can do 3D without glasses!

@PointlessPuppies
While we're at rumors and all that, I'm just gonna leave this here:
http://www.technobuffalo.com/rumors/could-these-be-nintendos-new-project-cafe-controllers/attachment/project-cafe-controllers/

I know it's all unverified and given the source... well. Anyway, enjoy.

@pedasn
Nice joke steal, bro.

@sparkster I really hope the sticks aren't off set... that was the main problem i had with the 360 controller, I'm fine with them up front but both have to be in the same spot.

@sparkster

Looks a lot like a Gamecube controller with a LCD screen in the middle.

Announced! Wii 2 is 1 Gamecube sawed in half, with a screen stuck in the middle, and welded back together! The Wii 2 is therefore 1/2 a Wii!

@mmmfishtacos

Maybe it's the PC gamer in me but I don't like like symmetry in my thumbsticks. I'm used to my fingers doing different strokes for different folks. Two thumbs down feels like they're getting the way of each other.

Anyway for me when it comes to Nintendo, peripheral is a four letter word. They're ingenious in marketing and first party games but they've always sucked when it comes to peripherals and 3rd party support. Personally I'm waiting for that track record to reset before I get excited about anything my past console obsession is doing.

And before you it that reply button let me list off some things

peripheral
Powerpad
Lightgun
Powerglove
Rob
VirtuaBoy (technically a console but no support)
The N64 Controller (I still blame them for my hand cramps)
The Memory expansion
The Wii remote's ability to produce any core gams
the Wii remote plus
Wii Speak
That gun piece they introduced with a tease for a Zelda game.............

And as for 3rd party support, well don't make me break out the links of how the big N treats third party developers past and present. Like how they introduced a Star Wars game and then introduced the Wii remote plus, blindsiding Lucas Arts developers that would have loved using the tech. Or the numerous other instances that Nintendo has treated 3rd party developers in a hostile manner for making money off of their console.

The point is Nintendo is a corporation looking out for #1 just like MS and Sony it's just they're practices........well they suck most of the time. Would MS and Sony do the same thing in theire shoes, hell yes and sometimes do. I'm done backing a rich mans horse. Prove to me you are catering to me and I will sign on the dotted line but till then Nintendo has burned too many bridges for me to get excited about anything they are doing.

@sparkster
I am having trouble believing the images of the new controller myself. It just seems that the screen is too big, and the shape design is a back peddle for them. Honestly, this appears more like some gamers’ dream controller more than what would be reasonable to produce in mass and sell for a fair price to consumers.

@(Unverified)

Did someone make a joke about their Wii being 6 inches yet?

@FriedConsole - Why would anyone brag about that?

@BananaBoat
They are *impressively* average.

@(Unverified)

Reading that twice just made me think of Predator.

"She said why did you say it twice? I said i didn't. Get it? Coz of the echo! HA ha ha ha."

@eat it

Though I was kind of hoping for a psp sized controller with a PSP sized screen. 6.2 inches might be a bit much

@eat it

Would be great to have the XMB on. So you dont need to wait for it to load on screen.

@BrokenTriforce
If Wii2 doesnt control like Minority Report holoscreens I will be disappointed.

@DokiDokiBawanga

Well, it is resisting my interest.

@DokiDokiBawanga - I hope it won't be resistive. There really isn't any reason to use one, because there wouldn't be a stylus to use with it (resistive being better for stylus use, if memory serves).

@Trilancer

If it's centimeters, then it would be too small. Also, I doubt that every gaming and tech news site made that same mistake.

Hopefully, the 6.2" was a prototype and it was changed to 4.2" later on, but the rumors are not reflecting that for some reason.

@iamerror Touch screens necessarily have processors of some sort, as does any controller which transmits wirelessly.

There is no way with a touchscreen and camera could they make them as cheap as the Dreamcast controller.

The controller was standard, it had nothing special about it except it had two VMU slots, and could accept a VMU. It retailed for $30.

Adding in everything that's been rumored, it cannot be made as cheap as that one was, being nothing but plastic and a circuit board.

@Babelfish
agreed that some essential computational components would be required in said rumored controller, that is why i specifically noted that it wouldn't require cpu/gpu in the same sense that a portable device like a ds or ipad would... it would need some essential elements for sure, but no where near as much as a stand alone device that functions on its own and by itself would.

@Drakkenfyre
i kindly disagree. knowing that the raw components of say, the 3ds, are just a hare over $100 and that this controller likely won't have any substantial/stand-alone brains of its own... nor would its screen likely to be as sharp as the top 3d screen of the 3ds (800x320 i believe) and its camera would likely be of a resolution of a 3 yr old cell phone camera... it could conceiveably be mass produced at a very reasonable price.

@irman925 Epic? Do I win a prize?

Yes, some downvotes!

@irman925 Damn, after getting home and not being on my iphone, i finally see the word "interesting". your post makes more sense now, awesome.

@MEGATOOL

I guess you haven't played Angry Birds.

@MEGATOOL

I guess you completely missed the "eight buttons, two analog sticks" part, eh?

@BrokenTriforce

Look up reviews of other games. See how almost all of them contain the criticism "touchscreen controls just aren't responsive. They suck."

If you are doing something like adjusting angles, fine. But actual active controls, no, they don't work as well.

@Drakkenfyre

As long as the game premise and the interface are simple, touch screen gaming works wonderfully. That's why I used Angry Birds as an example.