Nintendo says one Wii U controller per console, robs player two of additional screen

Nintendo’s tablet-esque Wii U controller raised several questions when it was announced at E3. Questions like, “What sort of crazy games are going to take advantage of that thing,” and “How much will a second controller cost me?” The latter, as a minimum, was answered. Nothing. You do not need one. Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata recently said in an interview that games enlisting multiple Wii U controller aren’t being considered just yet — although they’re possible. Our personal Ittosai tells us that Iwata told Diamond Online that the Wii U can technically support multiple screen-controllers, but that additional slabs will be too expensive to sell on their lonesome. Iwata went directly to say that the console would ship with just one, and that game developers should design titles under the belief that every console will use a single Wii U controller. Player two must accept an amazing ‘ol Wiimote, or even Satoru himself admits that there are plenty of those around.

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