Am I the only one confident in Miyamoto AND Platinum? I think he still has something to give as a head of a main project. It's not like his imagination completely ran out or something. He did after all influence the young devs of Splatoon to create a more appealing game when it was in its initial stages. Though I haven't personally tried the game myself yet (which is somethin that will help me judge the game better). And it's not like the gamepad is necessary, it just provides a different experience. Gyro controls have already been confirmed to be an option.