The Nintendo Wii U tablet-style controller will not be sold separately from it new HD console?

[gumby_trucker]

to all those worried about gamecube controller support, this video here shows a hack made by a user that connects the cube controller to the wiimote, making it appear to the system as a classic controller. You lose rumble and a few buttons (home, minus, ZL) but otherwise it seems to work fine.

I wouldn't be surprised if a third party produces the custom circuit needed for this in a compact form factor by the time Wii U launches...