Nintendo made the WiiU gamepad because they didnt have a better idea - opinion

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Cold-Flipper said:

"Iwata Asks: E3 2011 Special Edition". p. 2. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

"Miyamoto: Right, although a larger screen is more attractive, we debated about things like how a bigger screen wouldn't work within the budget constraints… it went in many directions. And as we were working on it, the situations surrounding us worked to our advantage. It felt like we were able to get closer to what we were originally envisioning." 

I found this, apparently from Iwata Asks

sorry, its from Wiki and the page doesn't load when I click the link.

Anyway, I have to go, I'll try to find the article later...

thanks! ohh and i just noticed your new on here so welcome to the site