ToxicJosh on 09 February 2014
I love the gamepad. Aside from the low battery life and digital triggers its nigh on perfect. Off screen is great for my shared tv, and also for when I fancy playing something light with the tv on in the background. I've also realised it's going to be very useful for when my baby arrives (that felt weird to type, only just found put we're expecting).
The key thing with the gamepad is that it's a tool kit for developers to play with. Not every game needs to use everything, but those options are there if they want to take advantage of them. If Nintendo do a version without the pad it'll kill those options.
