The pro controller is being released for 2 reasons... one, because buying separate Wii U gamepads is mad expensive, and two because the system only supports 2 of them, so without alternative controller options like the "pro" controller or backwards compatibility with Wiimotes + nunchuks you wouldn't be able to have more than 2 player local multiplayer.
And the not being able to use the touch screen and buttons simultaneously isn't an issue, because no game forces you to use the touch screen as a replacement for buttons, only for special features like the room scanning / lockpicking in Zombie U, or as a quick select inventory in action/adventure games like Darksiders II, where you're going to temporarily stop what you're doing to select / manage inventory anyway.
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
