Whilst I really dislike this oversimplification that it's somehow the same amorphous blob complaing about two contradictory things that runs rampant in the media, I have seen a decent amount of people complaing about each example and a small handful fitting the oversimplification by complaining about both.
I'm one of the people that believes that Minecraft could have made excellent use of the GamePad (perhaps, not only for significantly better inventory management, but also to implement the PC version's crafting system in the console version), but it's not any worse than the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Xbox 360 versions. It's just a missed opportunity that's further compounded by releasing long after the other versions, being behind the other versions in terms of content and being more expensive than the other versions (and the inclusion of additional skins doesn't really make up that price increase unless you were already intending on purchasing those particular skins). Unless you only own a Wii U, or unless you prefer playing on the Wii U, it's really not worth it over the other versions.
I do agree that third-parties shouldn't be obligated to include GamePad features if they can't come up with anything, don't want to redesign certain aspects or don't want to invest in such features when they're likely to have a very small impact on sales, but Minecraft is just underwhelming for a lot of people because it's been discussed to death since the Wii U first released and people believed that the GamePad would make it the most enjoyable console version. In saying that, though, people are going to complain about literally everything; it's just up to the companies to try to minimise the complaining as much as possible whilst still remaining profitable.
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