Should Nintendo offer an optional WiiU SKU without the Gamepad?

[archbrix]

zorg1000 said:

archbrix said:

the2real4mafol said:

4.  Lol, I'm still waiting for links to this massive abundance of "Should Ninty add a GP-less SKU" threads here on the Chartz.  Particularly from a Nintendo fan like myself who was a big advocate for not separating the GP until recently.  This "lot" would like to see evidence of this.

U really expect someone to take the time to go back and find all the threads on this topic? They are exaggerating the number it has been brought up on multiple occassions every since Wii U started selling poorly around this time last year.

Absolutely.  Links or they didn't happen...

No, seriously, I'm sure there have been threads on this topic; probably more frequent around this time a year ago when the WiiU's sales really started to go south.  Heck, I probably commented in them myself and was no doubt steadfastly against the idea that I'm now proposing.

Truthfully though, I haven't seen any lately, nor do I remember any from people who were big Nintendo fans.  And as I went to great lengths to illustrate in my OP, despite really liking the Gamepad myself, I have had a change of heart on the matter when we face the inevitable and what needs to be done.  It's like a big XB1 fan stepping forward and announcing that they truly believe that Kinect should not be a mandatory inclusion - especially when they once thought the opposite.  I'd be more inclined to hear them out if they're actually a fan of the company and had their well being in mind rather than, say, someone on the other side of the fence.

What irks me are the people who accuse this of being a hate thread or the laughable "Deal with it" retort... as if I'm whining or bitching about it just to rile people up or something, lol.  Nintendo doing better is my concern, not trolling them, and I think that I clarified that sentiment in my OP enough to warrant a discussion that extends beyond that line of thinking.