Multiple Wii U Controllers Are a Cost Issue

The Wii U comes with one Wii U Controller. Each console will support only one of these controllers; Kotaku broke the news that Nintendo is looking into games that support two Wii U controllers. But why is Nintendo planning to release the console with single Wii U Controller support?(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; [[link]] cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" [[link]] }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/nintendo-looking-into-games-that-support-two-wii-u-cont-5809706 “There’s a cost issue,” Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Japanese business site Diamond Online. According to Iwata, Nintendo aims to have the console and games support one Wii U Controller. “Technically, it is possible for the Wii U to support multiple Wii U Controllers,” Iwata said. However, this will result in a “considerable” [[link]] price increase. According to Iwata, “We’re not planning on asking our customers to buy multiple Wii U Controllers.” Multiple Wii U Controller support makes more sense to me than, say, Wii Balance Board support. This isn’t the first thing Nintendo has nixed from the Wii U due to pricetag hikes; the Wii U will not have Blu-ray or DVD movie playback due to patent costs. Not sure if Nintendo’s smart or simply stingy. 任天堂　岩田聡社長インタビュー 「Wii Uはゲームの家庭における存在意味を変え、 ゲーム人口拡大に貢献する」 E3スペシャル（前編）｜コンテンツ業界キャッチアップ [ダイヤモンド・オンライン]