THQ Makes Us Think Mario Paint With New Wii Tablet Peripheral

Here's a hip treat for those of us who still fondly remember stroking a Mario Paint mouse: THQ's uDraw GameTablet. The just-announced Wii peripheral is an art tool, targeted to kids and adults who like to sketch or color. It's not a Mario Paint mouse by any stretch, but it's may be as close as we get this generation. 
 
According to a recent press release, the tablet will be supported a crop of specially designed THQ-published games. It also appears as if other developers can step in and use the device for their games if they desire, which definitely didn't happen with Mario's mouse.

The first software for the device, uDraw Studio, will be bundled with the tablet. There aren't any specifics on the title out there, but THQ CEO Brian Farrell said in a statement that it will focus, shockingly, on drawing. You'll be able to save those drawings with an SD card courtesy of an on-board slot.  
 
Two other games priced at a meager $30 will launch alongside the bundle this holiday season: Pictionary and Dood's Big Adventure.
  

Mario Paint: Wii Edition needs to happen.

So close.

cant i just use my normal tablet?

This looks like a waste of money, I'll stick with my dsi

More useless peripherals for Nintendo consoles!

Its like paper! But waaaaaaaay more expensive!

Oh god.

Lovely artifacts in the audio of this video!

If it's 1 thing the Wii needed more it was another peripheral. Yay!

You know, if there was a Mario Paint coming with this, i'd be totally stoked for it.
 
Also, Yay more peripherals! I hope those games have Wii Speak support!

I woke up this morning thinking that the Wii needed more NWA.
Lo and behold, motherfuckers!

The best thing that is ever going to come out of this is that a NWA sample is in here.

I might buy this.

Interesting.
I loved me some Mario Paint, that mouse peripheral was boss.

Why can't they make it for the DS instead?  Touch screen tablet is no longer a novelty as all handheld devices have one nowadays.

Ugh, this makes me really miss 'Win Loose or Draw' for the NES.

What a horrible song.

" Why can't they make it for the DS instead?  Touch screen tablet is no longer a novelty as all handheld devices have one nowadays. "

man i am not feeling the song for that video...

spent hours playing the fly swatter game.  about 10 minutes actually making something somewhat creative.

tobacco reference 
and
wacom tablet for retards  

If it's only $70 then it must be a completely piece of shit. 
 
Even the cheapest ACTUAL tablets are somewhere in the range of $200 new, and those aren't exactly precise.

I'll probably will never buy this but if I did it looks like people that are left handed like myself are out of luck. 

another plastic addon for the wii. i would have never guessed it was possible.

I could not be less interested in this.

crayons and paper do the same thing. this is where they cross the line IMO.

Oh wow, I totally forgot that when this announcement was posted, I went "oh hey, that's kinda cool, maybe some people will get some fun out of that." Seemed so harmless at the time, and now here we are and this stupid tablet's gone and cut the legs out from under THQ. What a shame. :(

@Deusoma said:

Oh wow, I totally forgot that when this announcement was posted, I went "oh hey, that's kinda cool, maybe some people will get some fun out of that." Seemed so harmless at the time, and now here we are and this stupid tablet's gone and cut the legs out from under THQ. What a shame. :(

You bumped this and made me think Brad Nicholson was back, fuck you.