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Maxxy on 26 October 2013

Wii U without the GamePad wouldn't be a Wii U.



It would be a Nintendoconsolethatsaverageanddoesn'treallyhaveanythingspecialabovetheconsumerssothereisnorealreasoninbuyingit.



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Anfebious on 26 October 2013

Yep, take out the gamepad, the feature that sets the Wii U apart from the PS4 and Xbox One!

Btw we already had similar threads about this:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=169795
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=157076






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Darc Requiem on 26 October 2013

Seriously Oniyide? I expected better of you. This thread topic has already been done repeatedly.



the_dengle on 26 October 2013

Doubtful. They're still pushing Nintendo Land, a game that is entirely unplayable without the gamepad. The whole UI is built around it. The Wii U would require a mighty big patch to change that.



oniyide on 26 October 2013
superchunk said:
no.

Wii U without gamepad would be a direct competitor to two more powerful consoles and have nothing unique to bring to the table.

The only way we'll see this happen is if Nintendo abandons Wii U and brings out a new console that is within the power levels of its competitors and tosses in just the pro and wiimote controllers.

Personally, that would be stupid IMO. I think the gamepad is awesome and the Wii U is fantastic as is. All its ever needed is games and now they are here and on the horizon.

but are any of those games using the gamepad in a way that makes it essential? Like could they work without it? Cause if not it wouldnt be too crazy for them to make one without it.



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Arius Dion on 26 October 2013

Wish they would.

This idea that they need a controller gimmick to differentiate themselves from competition is bogus. The way Nintendo used to differentiate themselves was with the most compelling software. That's the key. Gamepad=Albatross



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oniyide on 26 October 2013

didnt know we already had threads like this or i must of forget. But it wasnt too long ago the idea of them making a 3ds without the 3d feature was seen as crazy...but here we are. That is all. We can lock this one.



Darc Requiem on 26 October 2013
oniyide said:
didnt know we already had threads like this or i must of forget. But it wasnt too long ago the idea of them making a 3ds without the 3d feature was seen as crazy...but here we are. That is all. We can lock this one.


Not an apples to apples comparison. A Wii U without the gamepad would be like a 3DS with one screen.



Naum on 26 October 2013

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Is that clear for you?



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oniyide on 26 October 2013
Darc Requiem said:
oniyide said:
didnt know we already had threads like this or i must of forget. But it wasnt too long ago the idea of them making a 3ds without the 3d feature was seen as crazy...but here we are. That is all. We can lock this one.


Not an apples to apples comparison. A Wii U without the gamepad would be like a 3DS with one screen.


but why though? there arent that many games that actually utilize the gamepad in a way that would make it unplayable without it and IMHO i dont see that changing anytime soon. I didnt ask if they would just drop the gamepad, that would be insane, but just have a version that doesnt come with it, for super cheap. Not unlike what they are doing with the 3ds line.