Wii U as a Tablet

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burninmylight said:
I've made my thoughts in the comment section of that article very clear already, but I'll sum it up here:

Instead of promoting the controller as a tablet-killer, it should promote it as a device that can do many things a tablet can, while also being able to play exclusive Nintendo games.

If I had a child or children, I would not buy them their very own tablet. If I did, then I certainly would not allow them to leave the house with it, and I would lock down the app store and place parental controls on it. But the Wii U's GamePad would be a good alternative, because it has parental controls and many of it's weaknesses (low battery life, no portability) wouldn't matter because it would never leave the house anyway.

Problem is the gamepad can barely leave the room, let alone the house. It's almost impossible to use it through walls. Not to mention it has almost nothing that regular tablets do other than a touchscreen. No app ecosystem is a big killer.