News that a forthcoming software update will allow the Vita to act as a PS3 controller may help counter the appeal of Nintendo's Wii U touchscreen Gamepad controller and Microsoft's Smartglass service, which pairs the Xbox with a tablet.

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He said the touchscreen interface with the Wii U Gamepad controller, combined with the main-screen action on a television, opens up options that have never been possible.

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What would have been really neat is if Nintendo had launched the Wii U with two-touchscreen support so that players could play in co-op on different screens, tackling levels at the same time but also separately, rather than sharing a screen.

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