Does the lack of Wii U gamepad touchscreen abilities mean a lot in Tropical Freeze?

[Jizz_Beard_thePirate]

Isn't the reason why it stops using the gamepad was only in TV mode in order to save the battery on the gamepad? I believe you can still see it on the gamepad when you go off-tv mode... I think its smart cause when you are playing it on the TV, you are not exactly looking at your gamepad most of the time so if it can squeeze out more battery life which will lead to a longer game, I think its a good thing...

"Like many Wii U games, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze supports off-TV play. But if you happen to be playing regularly – on TV that is – the controller will go dark. Retro implemented the functionality in order to “save battery.”

http://nintendoeverything.com/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-makes-the-gamepad-go-dark-while-playing-on-tv/

It is definitely not cause its a graphically intensive game, It looks nice, sure, but Mario 3d World looks more better from both technical and artistic standpoint imo... I still don't get why people think its a hardware issue... They even said they turned it off to save the battery... If they are not gonna use it, then they may as well get extend each game session in order to save the battery