Here is why MK8 actually saved the Wii U-

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DolPhanTendo said:

Maybe in 1998 but this 2014 where you get 1080p on a 70 inch  Flat screen. Thats like a 35 inch screen for 2 players. And 17 inch screen four players So screens are big enough to handle four screens and be comfortable. Picture this when 35 inch screen was huge back then and resolution wasnt talked about. 

I play on a 55" tv and I just can't do split screen on it. Also, other games give you the option to this with Wii U and after playing local co op with the gamepad as a separate screen, split screen is nowhere near as awesome as  playing that way. 

But I get what your saying and I hear it all the time from my buddies who come over and play split screen in front of me. I just prefer the other way, it's one of the reasons I have grown to love my Wii U for local co op.