The gamepad is VITAL for this game, is one of the best uses that any game makes of it. You need it to see the map, fly to your mates touching them on the screen, to send missiles to the zone that you want, quick access to everything in Inkopolis, to play the minigames while you are waiting for the matchmaking and for the Gyro controls, that makes Splatoon controls just perfect. I don´t understand how anybody would want to play without gyro to be honest.
And how would you make a 4vs4 local?¿?¿?
Splitting the screen on 4? on a shooter? it´s ridiculous. And the players without gamepad?? they have to play without the gyro? how they tap the screen to fly to their mates?? How they send the missile ?? And no, one loocking at the gamepad an one in the TV doesn´t work, it willl hit the performance so hard that you would have to play the game at 30fps or worse. It happens on Hyrule Warriors, and even on Splatoon Battle Dojo already takes a hit on the performance because of that, and that´s only 1 vs 1 local mode, imagine a 4 vs 4 local/online.... And even if it worked (it wouldn´t) the second player has a clear disadvantage for not having a gamepad anyway.
It is very easy to complain about everything but not even stop for a minute to think how the hell would you solve that problems is unfair.







