Would you have bought the Wii U if it did not have a gamepad?

[UnitSmiley]

MDMAlliance said:

UnitSmiley said:
Don't have a Wii U yet but honestly I've always like Nintendo for their games and the fact their mentality is "we don't care about what Microsoft and Sony are doing".

Hardware really doesn't matter to me, the games do. Honestly I would probably be more inclined to get a WiiU if there wasn't a tablet controller as I just see that being an excuse for gimmicky gameplay mechanics. But like I said I don't have one so maybe i'm completely wrong.

For real, I think the word "gimmick" is thrown around too much. Playing video games is about having fun.  A lot of the time, what people are calling "gimmicks" contribute to a person having fun.  The Wii U gamepad definitely changes how you play a game, while at the same time can keep it simple and the same.  

So in my opinion, even if it is a "gimmick," it shouldn't be used as a reason to attack the Wii U.  

Yeah I understand and I wasn't attacking the Wii U or anything :p

But I use the word gimick because when I have to do something using a new hardware feature that I could just have easily done with the press of a button, it feels extremely forced. I think it all comes down to feeling natural. Like, if they made a new Pokemon Snap game (please God!) and you used the tablet or 3DS to actually move around the camera I think that would feel very natural and would be a great way to experience that game.

But like I said I don't have a Wii U but i've been burned by other such features and touchscreens always feel more annoying to use than a standard controller. Especially for gaming.  I'll eventually get one and hopefully i'll be pleasantly surprised.