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Cleary397 said:
Absolutely not.

The only thing it will do is increase the confusion of what the console is,
some consumers already believe it is just an add on for the original Wii, so removing the one defining feature (the gamepad) would only worsen that.

Plus, so much software would be completely unplayable without the gamepad. Including the eShop and the console settings.

Well, the confusion factor is already present, but I agree, that could be a concern if people are finally getting used to the WiiU "being" the unit with the Gamepad and then they see WiiU retailing without it.  Something to think about.

@bolded:  There's really not that much software that is completely unplayable without it from a design standpoint.  That's the problem.  And navigating the eShop and console settings is nothing that a patch couldn't fix.