spurgeonryan said:
" If they are hoping for two years they will be lucky to make it a year. Maybe sell a version without a gamepad.... If people want it then they can buy it separately. Use wii mote and classic controller instead. Can Nintendoland be played without gamepad? |
1) Nintendoland cannot be played without a Gamepad. But even if it could, it would ruin the point of the game, which is to introduce you to asynchronous gameplay and show you the many ways it can be used. Imagine Wii Sports using only a GameCube controller.
2) Selling the Wii U without a GamePad would mean selling consoles to consumers without any guarantee they will have a working controller. Not every game supports Wiimotes or Classic Controllers (Zombi U, Rayman, Arkham City immediately come to mind). Again, that would be like selling the Wii to consumers without a Wiimote and Nunchuk and hoping they only buy games compatible with GameCube controllers til they can afford a remote meant for the console in the first place.
3) Let's see what Nintendo does from now til this holiday season before declaring the already low price point won't last a year or two. I'd think it would release one more Mario or Super Smash or Zelda at its current price to maximize sells before a price drop, or at least show them off.
