Izo said:
Viper1 said:
Izo said:
For reasons I can't begin to understand, buying a second or even a replacement Wii U gamepad at retail is not possible. This is completely insane. Now before people jump in and say "just send it to Nintendo for repair" or w/e save yourself some trouble. I want another Wii U gamepad and sending it to them is not an option.
If your Wii U gamepad is lost or you just don't want to send it for repairs you pretty much lose 50% of your functionality unless you buy one on Ebay for 1/2 to 2/3rds of the consoles entire cost.
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The system is set up for 2 concurrent GamePads at the moment so there is no reason to sell it in stores. It would eat up shelf space, manufacturing costs beyond the volume of Wii U consoles manufactured, etc...all costing way more than what would make it valid for general distribution.
If you need a replacement, contact Nintendo for direct sales.
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If it was to much trouble to sell them at retail, Nintendo should've made 100% of the functionality and games doable via a regular remote.
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If everything went according to Nintendos plan we would probably have them in stores. But at the moment people hardly buy Wii U's, the chance of people actually buying a gamepad is next to zero.
Basicly what I'm saying is that no matter if Nintendo wanted it in stores or not, retailers wouldn't put it there. Also, it would ad to the confusion (people thinking the Wii U is just the tablet, an add on to the Wii).
