Forget sales, would you like Wii U as much without the Gamepad?

[bunchanumbers]

curl-6 said:

bunchanumbers said:

As much as I love the gamepad, I would have preferred a new Wiimote. ABXY on the wiimote. ZR and R on the trigger. Analogue to replace the D Pad. Nunchuck connects wirelessly to the wiimote. L and ZL on the nunchuck and another analogue on the nunchuck. Improved speaker and rumble in both the nunchuck and wiimote and include battery life like the Pro controller. If Nintendo did this I think they would have had a winner.

I think you just described my perfect controller.

See thats the thing. Outside of the name, there is little in common between Wii and Wii U. When they announced Wii U I was expecting this controller. A evolution from Wii. Like how the NES and SNES had a similar name, but everything was evolved. I was expecting this from Wii U. Instead we get the gamepad.

While I am pleasantly surprised by it and I have no issues with it, I just think that Nintendo missed out on evolving the motion controls they popularized with Wii. Plus the money saved from the gamepad could have went towards improving the specs on the system itself. At least enough to keep Wii U in the range of the twins when it comes to 3rd party ports.