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oni-link on 25 June 2013
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Gamerace said:
oni-link said:
Gamerace said:
I say ditch the gamepad (make it optional) and re-introduce it with an enhanced Wiimote-nunchuk that has enough buttons/sticks that the pro controller isn't ever needed (and maybe a small touch screen, why not?) with a proper follow-up to Wii Sports or some other novel Wii entry and a reduced price point (which ditching the gamepad will help accomplish) and I'll buy it immediately.


Ditching the gamepad is lunacy as the whole console is based on the gamepad!!! Might as well say add an extra-core to the CPU and increase the RAM (well it happened to the PSP so why not?) to 3GB or 4GB.  Nintendo just needs to add value to the console either by a price cut or more bundles. For goodness sake they need to market that console right also!!!

I hear that, but I think the entire gamepad concept (after Wii) was lunacy to begin with and we are talking a relaunch here.   And sure more power would be great! Even if it meant keeping the current price.   But I maintain the gamepad is a greater hinderence to sales than it'll ever be a sales driver.  If WiiU is to ever 'catch on' the gamepad must go.    Otherwise, let me know when Wii3 arrives.

It's Nintendo's fault for not marketing the console properly instead of the gamepad concept.  If you have the system you will realize how well the Gamepad works with the whole console.  It's hard to go back to my X360's UI after the gamepad tbh.  Ditching the gamepad would be akin to people saying the 3DS should just ditch the 3D aspect of the 3DS (which would make the name 3DS moot to begin with...lunacy I say).  TO THIS DAY I have people going to Best Buy and Costco asking if they could pick up the gamepad for their regular Wii as Nintendo's stupid ass marketing team didn't differientiate the console from the Wii well enough.