Personally I think this would be their greatest move since MK8. Dropping $170 off the console price would work wonders for Wii U. If the games require gamepad support then you should just be able to buy a Gamepad or a unit that already has a gamepad. They should just phase out the Basic(sure they already did) and replace some of that cost of the gamepad with extra HDD space. My point, the pad should be optional as it just creates confusion with some titles as to why you even need it. Yes off screen gameplay is a heaven-send but does everyone want to spend 170 just for that? Every major Nintendo title that is on Wii U(except the party ones) uses the gamepad as a second thought. Ya know, extra info or maps. It's really a waste that they feel that they need the thing. And with Amiibo they probably won't do a thing about adding a SKU that excludes the gamepad. Nintendo... just think of what you could do with Mario Kart 8+ Wii U=$200! SNES was $200, N64 was $200, Gamecube... $200! Wii wanted more profit so they did a $250 but every one of those consoles has sold better than the Wii U (thus far) and none of the software titles on those consoles listed above needed a fancy controller. I know the Wii U is just getting its groove back but sheesh, is the gamepad worth all that?
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