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[wanders]

I hope it's streams better than Kainy

 

[Alo81]

That's actually Super Mario 3D World. Seriously, the screen is REALLY bad.

 

[Garrett 2U]

Boot up OnLive on the gamepad and you can stream the game while you stream the game.

 

[Insaniac]

*downloads Borderlands 2 for steam*

Welp, i'm ready to lose hours of sleep

 

[jim-jam bongs]

Realistically, I don't think this will be really usable due to latency, but it would be kinda funny if you could play the NES/SNES/N64/GC/Wii catalogue on the WiiU gamepad via PC when Nintendo itself is incapable of providing that. :lol

Hackers do what Nintendoesn't?

You can actually already do most of those on the Nvidia Shield, and Dolphin is in alpha so you might be able to get the whole lot there soon enough.

 

[The Bankslammer]

Oh wow, this is awesome.

Dunno if using the touch screen as an input device on the PC is outside of the realm of possibility, but either way, I can easily see myself getting some mileage out of this. Very excited.

Edit: Watched the demo, seems like it can be used as a touch input device (though I'll remain hesitant and assume the worst)

 

[Like the hat?]

Will do it when I can pick up a second pad. I assume otherwise I'd have to resync it to my wii u every time I played it, and I play my wii u all the time.

 

[KingSnake]

Also, think outside the box a bit. It doesn't have to be used strictly for games.

It can be used as a second monitor for anything.

Yeah, my exact thought. Controlling the PC and playing some of my PC games in bed or on the crapper would be so good. I'm really curious about the latency and how fast the things with evolve.

 

[Daingurse]

This is pretty awesome extra functionality, for current WIi-U owners. If I really wanted a streaming handheld for my PC, I'd buy a Shield, but this would absolutely add value to the Wii-U for me.

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

A Nintendo controller working with a PC and playing FFVII. Man, so many barriers being crossed here lol.

 

[Cbajd5]

Watched the talk, one thing they want to try is to get a Nvidia Shield usable with the Wii U as a pseudo-Gamepad.

I find this funny.

 

[KillerIsJed]

Have they said any ETA? I didn't see one but didn't want to sit through their entire talk. Or have they said they plan on releasing this? I know some hackers just like to show they can do it, and keep it private.

 

[Rich!]

Have they said any ETA? I didn't see one but didn't want to sit through their entire talk. Or have they said they plan on releasing this? I know some hackers just like to show they can do it, and keep it private.

No point releasing it until it's ready, otherwise they'd be flooded with complaints from fools who don't understand it's an early alpha

 

[MadScientist]

I hope someone writes a programm to use the pad's screen as a keyboard / set of macro buttons. I could play WoW on my TV from my couch then.

 

[Cbajd5]

Have they said any ETA? I didn't see one but didn't want to sit through their entire talk. Or have they said they plan on releasing this? I know some hackers just like to show they can do it, and keep it private.

They released what they did so far. It's still an early alpha, and just the source code and documentation.

 

[Rich!]

Will do it when I can pick up a second pad. I assume otherwise I'd have to resync it to my wii u every time I played it, and I play my wii u all the time.

Buy a second pad right now if you want. Plenty on eBay. Just found one for £40, which is cheaper than a Dualshock 4!

 

[TouchMyBox]

Sure, the screen isn't great, but it's awesome for everyone who owns a Wii U and a gaming PC and doesn't own an Nvidia Shield.

Not every game is about looking great, after all.

 

[bodeiseifer]

lol well if you're only gonna be rendering in 480p then a 486 will probably suffice to play crisis on ultra settings

 

[AzaK]

Hmmm. How is the range? I assume the same as the Wii U itself? If I could end up playing my Steam games on the GamePad, that could almost justify the Wii U for me.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Playing my modded New Vegas and Revengeance while the family uses the TV.

 

[Emperor Bohe]

I hope it's not difficult to sync the remote between the Wii U and my PC. If it's too annoying then I may never take advantage of this..

 

[Rich!]

I hope it's not difficult to sync the remote between the Wii U and my PC. If it's too annoying then I may never take advantage of this..

It shouldn't be too hard. And like I said above, you can buy Wii U gamepads on their own from eBay for as little as £40, which is cheaper than a DS4. It'd be worth doing to have one for each purpose. Providing it's worth it in the end.

 

[NBtoaster]

You know what this means? PC support = steam support. Steam support = DARK SOULS 2 ON THE GAMEPAD

This wont be officially supported by anything on Steam.

Though it might be modded in for some games sure.

 

[Tuck]

Woah this is awesome. Theres a lot of indie games I'd love to play on a portable device.

 

[Rich!]

This wont be officially supported by anything on Steam.

Though it might be modded in for some games sure.

...why is that an issue? It can act as a second monitor with the controls emulating Xinput. Literally anything will work with it.

It doesn't need to be officially supported, just like how my TV doesn't need to be.

 

[PirateKing]

I got a question, if (hopefully) when this gets ported to Windows, can I minimize PCSX2, remote play it on Wii U controller, and let my bro use PC while the emulator not interfering with what he wants to do? E.g. him watching a movie? If that's the case, I'm buying it for sure now.

 

[HolyBaikal]

I love the function of the nVidia Shield.

Sadly, I really don't like the way it looks, though. I'm really interested in this sort of thing, though.
I invested in an expensive router for it. Which I'm looking forward to using.

I already have a tablet. And I'm considering over what kind of device to get next.
I hope that more devices like this are made. I'd love to have something just like this.

I think I'm going to get another Wii U controller so I can try this out. It's much cheaper than investing $300 in an Nvidia Shield. And maybe it can last me until the Razer Edge comes down in price.

 

[Rich!]

I got a question, if (hopefully) when this gets ported to Windows, can I minimize PCSX2, remote play it on Wii U controller, and let my bro use PC while the emulator not interfering with what he wants to do? E.g. him watching a movie? If that's the case, I'm buying it for sure now.

I can't do that on a dual screen set up, so probably no. If the emulator gets a dedicated Wii U Gamepad plugin then sure, why not.

 

[gngf123]

This just makes WiiU + PC an even better combo than it was already.

I'd be interested in trying this out some day. A pretty nice little feature.

 

[PirateKing]

I can't do that on a dual screen set up, so probably no. If the emulator gets a dedicated Wii U Gamepad plugin then sure, why not.

I wish Vita was able to do that
Can the device (Vita) theoretically be able to do it? You don't understand how much I wanted such a device and I can't afford buying another PC.

 

[cyberheater]

I got a question, if (hopefully) when this gets ported to Windows, can I minimize PCSX2, remote play it on Wii U controller, and let my bro use PC while the emulator not interfering with what he wants to do? E.g. him watching a movie? If that's the case, I'm buying it for sure now.

Nope.

 

[Orniletter]

A Nintendo controller working with a PC and playing FFVII. Man, so many barriers being crossed here lol.

A PC running WINDOWS !

 

[Rich!]

A PC running WINDOWS !

And possibly on a Sony Vaio or MacBook Pro!

 

[Platy]

250 Dolars will give me a WiiU+Mario+Luigi+Cintiq ?

sign me up xD

 

[Magnus]

I'd be excited if that screen wasn't such an eyesore.

 

[PhoenixDawn]

This will be great for Dolphin/Wii VC especially. If Nintendo isn't going to let us play all of the past games using the Gamepad controls at least someone will hack it to allow us and hopefully force Nintendo's hand a bit. It'll be interesting to see how this progresses.

 

[Jawmuncher]

All this tells me is that there's no excuse for the Wii functionality to not include controller support from the pad itself if were getting work like this done on PC.

 

[flippedb]

Great news. It's not that big of a thing for the community, since GamePads are not sold separately.

hilariously, this means that the Wii U will technically get next gen gaming, with PS4 level of graphics

providing you have a decent PC of course

lol

 

[Chittagong]

Finally I'm able to play my PC games in low resolution on a resistive touch display up to 7m away from my PC and TV as long as there are no walls between us

You guys have no idea how long I have waited for this day

 

[Rich!]

All this tells me is that there's no excuse for the Wii functionality to not include controller support from the pad itself if were getting work like this done on PC.

There is a very good excuse actually. The Wii system is walled off completely from any Wii U functionality apart from the raw vidéo output.

You're not going to get the controls working on vWii. By contrast, the PC is completely open. Of course.

Great news. It's not that big of a thing for the community, since GamePads are not sold separately.



lol

But they are! Look on ebay!

 

[kulapik]

This is cool, yeah, and for a few minutes I saw it as a true megaton, but then I noticed something. The WiiU gamepad isn't the only touchscreen with controller buttons. There's the Archos Gamepad, for example (I know this has button sticks when the WiiU has mushroom ones). I'm sure it would be fairly easy to stream on a tablet like those and play. Only problem would be the latency, though.

 

[GDGF]

Woah this is awesome. Theres a lot of indie games I'd love to play on a portable device.

 

[KarmaCow]

So does this replicate the near zero latency of the Gamepad? I would assume so because that's the defining aspect of the gamepad vs alternatives.

 

[freethoughtbubble]

Awesome I prefer to play single player games off-tv and in bed And as others have said, this is going to be just perfect for indies.

 

[Like the hat?]

Buy a second pad right now if you want. Plenty on eBay. Just found one for £40, which is cheaper than a Dualshock 4!

Sadly the cheapest ones I see here in the us are over a hundred dollars

 

[cyberheater]

The great thing about this is there's not a lot Nintendo can do to stop this. It's using reverse engineered hardware protocols.

The only major pain the arse is going to have to keep resyncing from WiiU to PC. I guess you'll also need a new specific 5Ghz USB hardware wifi dongle to transmit. I wonder how much they will be?

 

[dragonlife]

Wow, this could be amazing.

 

[Pikawil]

Boot up OnLive on the gamepad and you can stream the game while you stream the game.

 

[-PXG-]

Is it be possible for me to legally use my Wii U gamepad as a controller for my PC, much like I would use an Xbox controller on my PC? Because I wouldn't want to risk bricking the console or voiding the warranty.

Neither of those are illegal. The cops ain't gonna bust your door down over this.

 

[KHlover]

The great thing about this is there's not a lot Nintendo can do to stop this. It's using reverse engineered hardware protocols.

The only major pain the arse is going to have to keep resyncing from WiiU to PC. I guess you'll also need a new specific 5Ghz USB hardware wifi dongle to transmit. I wonder how much they will be?

I think most modern WLAN dongles already support 5Ghz, at least mine does. It came with my router (Fritz!Box 7390, available since 2010) and only costs 30€ for the stick itself.