[E3'12, Wii U] Nintendo brings online community directly to the gamepad

[E3'12, Wii U] Nintendo brings online community directly to the gamepad

Look out, Nintendo actually seems to have built a capable online community into the console and gamepad interface. A video was shown depicting a 'typical' gamer experiencing difficulty with a particular enemy. How he solved this was an interesting step forward for a company like Nintendo.

He jumped onto a service that looked somewhat like a message board where a variety of users were also venting their frustration with similar problems. What did he do when he found someone that seemed to have a pretty solid solution? He called the user up on his gamepad.

That's right, the Wii U has a Skype-like video call feature built into the console and gamepad. Sure, this may seem like a small feature to other platforms but for Nintendo this is a very positive step forward.

Nintendo also pledged that the message board feature will be available on a multitude of web-enabled devices but not necessarily at launch.

Written by: Kyran Morrison

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