Tag: second screen

Consoles Featured Nintendo

Wii on Wii U Gamepad: What Makes Off-Screen Play the Killer App

By Shane R. Monroe | by Shane R. Monroe

When we first heard about the Wii U’s “game pad” there were those of us who were skeptical about it.  It seemed like a likely “dual screen” implementation for a console – in line with the success of the Nintendo DS product line.  The obvious uses were speculated about at great length.  Heck, I even…

About Shane Monroe

Shane R. Monroe has been doing technical and social commentary writing for over 20 years. Google+

Consoles Nintendo

Console Innovation: Personal Screen Trumps Motion

By Shane R. Monroe | by Shane R. Monroe

The genie is out of the bottle … along with bringing the Nintendo console up to (and possibly exceeding) current generation gaming specs with HD 1080p graphics and a robust online service (eluded by Big Reggie himself) – we have another new disrupter;  the personal screen on the Wii U controller. When I first heard…

About Shane Monroe

Shane R. Monroe has been doing technical and social commentary writing for over 20 years. Google+