Wired- Legend of Zelda Director Admits Wii U Gamepad ''Disrupts The Gameplay''

Eiji Aonuma tells Wired “We realized that having something on the GamePad and looking back and forth between the TV screen and the GamePad actually disrupts the gameplay, and the concentration that the game player may be experiencing,” adding “You have your car’s GPS system on your dash. If you had it down in your lap, you’re going to get into an accident!”

[pcz]

A shame it took them an entire generation to acknowledge this

[BrandanT]

I always feel like Miyamoto is the one who's defending it so vehemently. I know that kimishima thought it was a bad idea.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Glad someone sees how insane it that it was that they kept supporting something so bad.

I believe they're only saying this because they're marketing it for the NX and could care less about the Wii U sales that they are going to capture

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

No Kimishima said the Wii U was a bad idea because its too similar to the Wii and the casual audience left to mobile. It had nothing to do with the gamepad.

People always twisting his words.

[Cindy-rella]

Wii u game pad disrupts every wii u game that requires it

[freshslicepizza]

@OtakuDJK1NG-Rory
"No Kimishima said the Wii U was a bad idea because its too similar to the Wii and the casual audience left to mobile. It had nothing to do with the gamepad."

the gamepad added extra costs to the hardware which could have been spent making it more useful to last longer this generation isntead of falling behind. sure some games worked well with the gamepad but when you enforce it on every system and make it universal you will run into problems because the gamepad is not needed for every game. it was yet another gimmick designed to try and differenciate itself from the other platforms and failed to gain traction.

and watch as nintendo tries yet again with some weird controller on the nx that really only benefits their own 1st party games which is why they will contiue to alienate themselves from third party publishers who see no reason to adapt to nintendo's need to be different.

[3-4-5]

* Kimishima thought the Wii U was a bad idea and he was right. ( I love my Wii U though).

There is a reason Kimishima was picked to lead the future of Nintendo and It think he has a firmer grasp on the reality of what people want to play than Iwata did.

Also NX is still an Iwata console though.

Kimishima's next console after NX will be his official first.

[Playable_Gamez]

It took um two generations to realize this.
When it comes to making a gaming platform, the number one think you don't mess with, is the controller.
Sony realize this, and they end up coming out with best contorller to ever hit PS.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Actually it didnt because Retro Studios didnt bother with it. So they knew. Instead they wanted to create games that best work with.

[Servbot41]

"Entire generation?" Nah, it was clear that most of the first-party studios gave up early when it came to the gamepad. It was just Miyamoto shoving it where it didn't belong that dragged down certain games.

[nevin1]

@_-EDMIX-_

"I believe they're only saying this because they're marketing it for the NX and could care less about the Wii U sales that they are going to capture"

They can't be thinking/saying that considering NX won't have the install base of WiiU when Zelda releases

[exkalibur97]

the wii u has a 10 million install base, not really missing much lol if i were nintendo id focus on the nx as well

[FullmetalRoyale]

Say even a third of Wii U owners buy it, considering the attach rate of Smash and Mario Kart, That's at least three million copies in potential sales. That is...a LOT of money.

[exkalibur97]

lmao fucking roasted by there own devs XD

[LOL_WUT]

And people will still say otherwise lol ;)

[Cy]

I could have told you that the day the Gamepad was revealed...

[Export]

I completely agree ... I was playing star fox game .. its either looking in the cockpit aka the tablet or 3rd player outside .. it was tough to mix both of them . Im glad that the Zelda game is on the classic gamepad and playable on the Wii U since its been collecting dust .

[masterfox]

Still I bet some Nintendo fans will not agree on this even thou is coming from the Directors mouth, so sad lol.

[LOL_WUT]

Notice how none of them are here admitting how wrong they were? They can only disagree ;)

[Aquietguy]

I'm here completely disagreeing. The pad is great to me. Like I have said, I'd rather have the map screen playing Splatoon. But other than that I love the thing.

[Ol_G]

@LOL_TROLL
i also disagree i'm not playing every game with the gamepad but it certainly enhances the experience.
And nobody here has to admit they were wrong (they are not) this is the fucking internet be serious

[SilverClock]

I liked the Gamecube controller...

[Ristul]

That controller was great, sure it could use some improvement (one more z-trigger and a better R-stick, and the d-pad was a bit on the small side), but overall a great and ergonomic design. I hope they use it as a template for designing the NX controller.

[FallenAngel1984]

That's really sad how enthusiastic Nintendk was about the Gamepad when they first unveiled Wii U in 2011, only for some of their own first party developers to express frustration with the device and end up not using it altogether in some of their games.

[superchiller]

"Legend of Zelda Director Admits Wii U Gamepad ''Disrupts The Gameplay'

No kidding? Why didn't Nintendo think about that when they were designing the Wii U to begin with? They finally admitted what most people have been saying all along; having to constantly shift your attention between the gamepad and TV actually degrades the gaming experience, rather than enhancing it.

[Maxor]

This is what happens when you try to add mobile to a console.

[MrSwankSinatra]

The whole concept of the DS was that you were able to keep both screens in your line of sight. That just doesn't work when it comes to the console format.

[Metallox]

Meh. They just needed the game to be compatible with NX.

[SgtPepper1806]

I agree. Looking up and down from the gamepad always disorients me and i have to refocus my eyes on each one EVERY TIME. The best thing about the gamepad is off screen play. I like to watch Netflix and play some Zelda or Mario Maker at the same time. Very relaxing.

[Aquietguy]

The game pad disrupts game play about as much as having to pause and switch menus does. So I completely disagree other than not having the map on the screen for fast paced games such as Splatoon. Having the map on the pad will be prefect for Zelda.

[BrandanT]

Is there any other useful use other than having a map on the gamepad?

[Aquietguy]

Off screen play, item change out on pad screen and faster menu navigation(my favorite), Off screen Netflix, Can use for Wii games with sensor bar built-in, as well as other pad screen abilities like drawing routes for astronauts on Pikmin 3. The gamepad was really untapped.

[rezzah]

I don't even own a WiiU and I know this.

When you have 2 screens to work with it creates needless distractions, unless the screens are next to each other.