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The Nintendo Wii U brower has a specialized javascript API for the GamePad

• vyrotek 13y ago
  It wasn't obvious to me at first but there is a sample page which you can view on the GamePad which will display various inputs. http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/built-in-software/browser-specs/sample/ http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/built-in-software/browser-specs...
• rwg 13y ago
  And if the browser supported a full-screen mode and WebGL, that might be really really cool...
  • vyrotek 13y ago
    Nintendo also has something called "Nintendo Web Framework" which I believe is actually meant to develop games and software for the Wii using web technologies. As I understand it, it's actually already used for various "apps" that come with the Wii U. This framework is probably what Nintendo would rather have you use to actually develop games and put them on the eShop. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/stock/meeting/130627qa/03.html http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/stock/meeting/130627qa/03.ht... (Question 11)
    • seivan 13y ago
      Woah, this is actually pretty cool.
    • Roritharr 13y ago
      Nintendo is also giving out free Unity Pro licenses to Indie Developers that have atleast one game already released. Pretty smart strategy i guess.
• conroy 13y ago
  There is also the HTML 5 Gamepad API[1]. Sadly, only Chrome and Firefox Nightly implement the spec. [1]: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/doodles/gamepad/ http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/doodles/gamepad/
• Killah911 13y ago
  The headline should say "browser" not "brower", unless Wii decided to rename the browser to something cuter
  • rcfox 13y ago
    If Nintendo wants to be cute, then "Bowser" would be much more appropriate.