Time stated that, “The Wii U’s key innovation is its GamePad, a game controller with a built-in 6.2” touchscreen. It interacts with your TV in different ways in different games, and has the potential to be a big deal if game developers make good use of it.

“Also potentially huge: TVii, which combines streaming video from sources such as Netflix with your cable lineup and TiVo recordings. It’s the first time that the famously game-centric Nintendo has poured its heart and soul into a non-gaming feature.”

Now, many of you may be quick to dismiss the credibility of the list, especially since the reason for the iPhone 5’s top rank is due to being one of the “most artfully polished gadgets anyone’s ever built”. But let this be a statement as to the Wii U’s appeal among the mass media.

Source: GIBiz

It’s amazing what technology can do these days- 10 years ago, we expected to have to wait a few minutes before launching your favourite game. But the latest generation of games is giving a firm middle finger to loading screens altogether.

From Uncharted 2’s hidden loading screens, disguised by a cutscene, to Fifa’s letting-you-take-pot-shots-while-you-wait, games nowadays are trying hard to make sure you stay engaged.

Killzone 3 is looking to take it one step further. The game will be entirely streamed, as confirmed by Herman Hulst, the managing director at Sony’s first party studio, Guerilla Games.

“We’re excited what the PS3 can do for us and what we can do for it… (speaking of loading screens), literally everything is streamed now”.

This contrasts heavily with the lengthy waits found in Killzone 2- up to 30 seconds for a single player level load and even more when taking the fight online.

But this new technological leap can only be a good thing, as developers now have the ability to keep you firmly in the action at all times.

The experiment was carried out through 5 demos, and 40 movement-to-screen transitions were recorded. It should, however, be noted that a stopwatch was used to measure, leaving room for human error.

What this means is that Natal could well be, for all intents and purposes, useless for any quick-thinking game like a shooter or action game. However, we didn’t really want to use Natal for that anyway. Nevertheless, its well suited to most any other type of game, such as driving or platforming.

Don’t be disheartened though- that puts it roughly on par with the Wii lag time.

So that’s alright then.