Wii U pro controller revision speculation

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spemanig said:

amak11 said:

spemanig said:
They'll probably add an NFC reader for Amiibo, then hopefully sell a gamepad-less Wii U.

There is already a NFC reader in the Wii U gamepad why the hell do you want another accessory? Plus a pad-less sku is still out of the question considering they are utilizing the pad more

It's not about wanting another accessory. It's about making the Wii U not need the gamepad. With a Pro Controller that has an NFC reader, all they'd need to do is make a firmware update to make the Wii U 100% operational without the gamepad (which they've already started doing; it's like 98% operational without it as is) and sell a far cheaper, Gamepadless Wii U. Then the gamepad will become the accessory, as it should be.

But I know it will never happen, not because they are "utilizing the gamepad more," but because they're stubborn.

They won't do it because without the gamepad, what is the identity of the console? It's basically a 360 that plays HD Nintendo games. You and I would be down but Nintendo, or at least the Nintendo that Iwata runs, doesn't see it that way. He wants your experience to be different from generation to generation and not just res bumps.