I really think people are overestimating how much the gamepad is a liability. What they need to do is try what Sony's trying with the Vita: push the ever-loving hell out of the fact that you can play the console's games offscreen with the thing. I can imagine that in smaller homes that don't have multiple televisions (or at least multiple good televisions) folks are always fighting over time with the main TV. Have a commercial where someone wants to play Zelda, but their kid is screaming that they want to watch Dora the Explorer (or what have you), but instead of having to forego their game, they get just what they want.
The pad is not especially compelling, this is without dispute, but it does have benefits that some families could make great use of.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
