JWeinCom on 27 February 2015
There were some games (Wii Party U, Nintendoland, Scribblenauts, Zombi U, Rayman Legends, Game and Wario) that made legitimately good use of the Gamepad. Unfortunately, the ideas presented in these games weren't really expanded upon. That being said, I still do enjoy the off TV play, particularly for grindy games.
If I were offered a 200 dollar Wii U with no Gamepad, or a 300 dollar Wii U with Gamepad, I'd definitely take the 300 dollar version. BUT if Nintendo didn't include the Gamepad, they could have probably included other features that I would have enjoyed even more.
