Nintendo has to do something fast!!!

[Jumpin]

Conina said:

Jumpin said:
I just need to point out "remove the gamepad" is not anymore an option for Wii U than removing the Keyboard is for Windows. It is an integral part of the interface for a large amount of the software as well as the OS.

Jumpin said:

Essentially, a Wii U without the Gamepad would be like a Wii without a Wii remote, most games won't work with it, and any of the games that possibly do work will have to be patched. In addition, no more Miiverse, a new EShop will be required, and many other things would need to change. By the time development for that wa complete, the next generation of consoles will be due.

They could offer a "WiiU Core", if they wanted... an entry model with a WiiU Pro Controller instead of the tablet controller, which would play every WiiU game that supports the WiiU Pro Controller. Of course this "WiiU Core"-model would be upgradable with the tablet controller sold as accessory for the games that absolutely need the tablet controller to work. Like Wii Fit accessories, Kinect, PS Camera, EyeToy, bluetooth keyboards and mice...

Of course Nintendo would have to tweak the firmware and some of the WiiU-programs for that, but it wouldn't be an impossible mission.

 

It won't be a "tweak of the firmware." or "Just sell the Gamepad as an accessory." The Gamepad is required to use the Wii U platform, it is the primary method of interface for the OS and software, and the ONLY interface for a good deal of features and software.

You did bring up that Windows can function without a Keyboard, but in order for Microsoft to achieve that, they couldn't just "tweak the firmware" on Windows 7 or XP, they had to develop an entirely new Platform over a period of years: Windows 8.

Considering how integrated the Gamepad is, the time and monetary cost alone for Nintendo would be immense. On top of that, Nintendo would have to ask every single company to go and overhaul every single Wii U game they ever made to make them accessible without the Gamepad; do you think Nintendo's relations with third parties aren't bad enough already?

Considering you are using examples of items that were built as accessories, like the Eye Toy and such, as a comparison to what the Gamepad is, I doubt you actually took the time to consider how massive of a change removing the Gamepad would be, and the overhaul that would be required.