FFXIV on Nintendo WII U

[Onidemon]

its like some "console/controller/hi I'm the size of an ipad and you have to carry me around if you're using my screen or not" thing... >.<

But I do agree... (and I do have all thee systems so I'm not playing favorites) Xbox sucked, Nintendo was not impressive at all... I was more excited about the Zelda Symphony Concert touring the world than anything else they announced. Sony seems to have the most varity and the PSV is pretty cool. Gonna get one since I still have my first generation PSP from like 6-7 years ago.

The Wii U is a console. They showed only the controller because that is the main innovation of the WII U. There was no purpose showing off the console itself as people don't really care for specs anymore.

I see a lot of people are still confused with how this will work and well you can think of it as an upgraded WII, better grpahics with HD support and enhanced online capabilities. So you can use all your WII remote, accessories and Wii games with it but the main attraction is the new controller which is basically an IPAD that interacts with the main console.

Why i think it would fit well for FFXIV? Imagine having your actions bars on that screen while seeing your character on the TV. You can manage your inventory and any other menus from the controller, Chat on the controller, use it as a virtual keyboard, crafting mini game would happen on the controller too etc... There's a LOT of possibilities.

There was a part of the conference where they pointed the controller at the TV screen and you had a sort of augmented reality effect with additional info of what was shown on the screen. Imagine pointing it at players ingame and see their job, level and maybe equipment without having to right click on them or anything, same goes for monsters.

Once you understand how it all works and it's possibilities, the new Nintendo console is pretty exciting.

SE would be fools not to try to port FFXIV on as many platforms as possible, this is how MMOs should work and the new WII U would be an excellent choice, not only because it's a brand new console but because of the options it gives them.