If consoles sales are all about the software, then what's the point Wii U's second screen?

[richardhutnik]

snyps said:

richardhutnik said:

Different for its own sake isn't the answer.  Different for the sake of being better, is the answer.  

you've read every post in this thread and you still haven't found the answers? Do you own an iPad? Can you not see the benefits of touch gui..?

The basis of my original post was trying to follow the original argument people were making in the other thread that the Wii U wasn't selling, because the software that sells hasn't been out.  To that, if what they say is true, why did Nintendo include the second screen?  Conclusion here is to either then say that there has to be something with the second screen Nintendo has failed to make compelling for people thus far, and it isn't just software alone.  So, when people are saying the Wii U isn't selling because of the lack of compelling software, they are off.  It isn't selling because of a lack of compelling software that argues the case for the second screen being essential.  But, I left it open for people to end up arguing other ways if they like.