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Captain_Yuri said:
Materia-Blade said:

And it did increase the price by a large margin. A replacement gamepad costs $150

Here is an old breakdown from almost two years ago.

http://www.destructoid.com/cnn-estimates-the-cost-of-wii-u-s-parts-to-be-228-249435.phtml

 The GamePad alone is valued at $79.25, 

Replacing this with a classic controller that costs around $15

http://bgr.com/2013/11/26/xbox-one-teardown-bom/

That makes for a reduction in price of less than $65 (almost a much as a bundled game)