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archer9234 on 23 July 2014
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Aielyn said:
super_etecoon said:
Proof for this?  Without the Gamepad, people would ask, why should we get a new system.  HD would not be enough.  More power wouldn't be enough, either.  Nintendo is not the system people buy for Multiplats or amazing graphics.  You can't change that with one hardware release.  The sales simply support your own feelings about the machine.

It's the games, stupid. (note: not actually calling anyone stupid, just using it for rhetorical effect... sad that I need to put this disclaimer in, though)

That being said, a Gamepad-less Wii U would have failed to capture any attention, and thus only Nintendo fans would buy it. Maybe more Nintendo fans would buy it earlier, but it would have nothing to encourage people who have Wiis to upgrade except "new games that work just like the older ones, just a bit prettier". And such people wouldn't bother.

With the Gamepad, it becomes "upgrade to get new experiences, to play games you couldn't play on a Wii". It wasn't a perfect execution, but the idea was solid. Gamepadless Wii U would be front-loaded, stronger early sales but not much more. Wii U with Gamepad has the potential to grow into solid sales, even if the launch was weaker.

I see your argument. But hasn't the oposite happened anyway? People don't usually care about the Pad and don't buy the system usually for it.