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oniyide on 22 February 2014
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the2real4mafol said:
archbrix said:

1.  No, you don't.  You can turn on the system and play Mario just fine with a Wiimote without touching the Gamepad.  Yes, the GP does turn on as well, but there's nothing that Ninty couldn't patch to fix any inconsistencies.  And unless you're talking about off-TV play, DKCTF says Hi with its black screen while you play.

2.  Why not?  The two main issues - splitting the userbase and the UI - are addressed in the OP, so what else is there?

3.  Fair enough for you personally, but it's sure not selling the console at the moment.  At least not at its current price, and Nintendo can't lower the price without dropping the GP.  And the console still has one big unique feature - Nintendo exclusives - just like the Gamecube did.  Difference is, GC was priced right... and so far, is tracking much higher in sales aligned.

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.

How much cheaper do you people want this console to be? It's already the cheapest of the 3 (£250 (Wii U) compared to £350 (PS4) and £430 (X1) even if the controller is expensive to make. Gamecube was cheapest in it's generation as well and yet still got destroyed by PS2. 

I don't think we can blame the gamepad on Wii U's failure, i think it's more Nintendo created this controller and don't know what to do with it themselves. They seem to lack direction with it. A good idea but not used very much. I'm not sure if just suddenly ditching it for a pro controller or wiimote would solve anything. I may be wrong but i find it hard to see.

And if Nintendo did drop it altogether, how would that affect the games that use it properly? like ZombiU for example.

I know Donkey Kong don't use it at all.

Anyway, i'm not going to link a thing but it's seems the removal of the gamepad is a common thread at the moment, much like the resolution wars and kinect. It's kinda annoying. People should enjoy these things for what they are. 

 

Obviously it needs to be cheaper because people dont seem to be buying it. Maybe price isnt the issue and just not a desirable product

He didnt say drop the gamepad but offer a SKU that doesnt have it.