Heading into e3 I felt Nintendo needed several things to really push Wii U forward.  #1 was a cool-looking Zelda, which they clearly delivered on.  #2 was a fresh, fun, mainstream appealing IP or two.  In particular something that could sell the Gamepad as a must-have feature, like Wii Sports did for Wii; and products that really push online features and explore new genres that Nintendo has been missing out on.  What we got was:

1. Splatoon - gyro aiming and overhead map with victory status and online focus.

2. Devil's 3rd - mature new shooter ip with detailed online options.

3. Mario Maker - heavy touchscreen focus with online level sharing.

4. StarFox U - simultanious gyro aiming with main screen piloting.

5. Project Guard - touchscreen turret selection.

6. Project Robot - robot turret control through screen/gyro.

7. Captain Toad - Gamepad mostly a bonus.

That's a lot of new/revived IP.  I was expecting 1-2 near term releases and 1-2 far off titles, but we ended up getting 3-4 near term and another 3 in the early stages.  The question now is, do they do their job?  It is doubtful that any of these are the next Wii Sports, but collectively do they sell the Wii U and makes its Gamepad seem valuable or necessary?  Do they make it clear that Nintendo has offerings with real online elements?

You forgot Mario vs Donkey Kong! Similar Gamepad features as Mario Maker.

If they can use the Gamepad for a map maker in Splatoon -- that makes it the Gamepad-vindicating title for the next year.

1. Splatoon - gyro aiming and overhead map with victory status and online focus. 

who the flying fuck wants gyro aiming using a controller/gamepad? its shit. 

2. Devil's 3rd - mature new shooter ip with detailed online options.

Devils 3rd looks like a very very average game, with all due honesty

3. Mario Maker - heavy touchscreen focus with online level sharing.

a great feature that will make level creating really good. however, i dont see this selling much systems, whoever wanted a console for mario games already got it.

4. StarFox U - simultanious gyro aiming with main screen piloting.

as my previous point said, gyro aiming is utter shit. specially in fast paced shooting situations. 

5. Project Guard - touchscreen turret selection.

the game looks really really boring honestly. 

6. Project Robot - robot turret control through screen/gyro.

Nintendo should be ashamed to have shown off such a bad game. i cant believe how bad it was. also, the gamepad was useless, they said its used to look from inside the robot, then they tell you the best way to play is to lean forward, making the First person view inside the gamepad look down at the robots feet. so the best way to play makes the gamepad look down on the robots feet. shit game desgin. 

7. Captain Toad - Gamepad mostly a bonus.

cant comment on this one as i havent seen much of the gamepad controls. but if you said its mostly a bunos, then i doubt its that big of a deal.

No. I think it's more proof that the gamepad needs to go. Not one game they showed made me think, even for a second, that I need the gamepad.

And Devil's Third looks really bad. Like, really bad. I'm usually not one for graphics, but that looks like a PS2 game in HD. I thought it would look at least like Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge. Nothing mind blowing, but at least pleasing to the eye. It literally looks like it's still in alpha.

No. Most look pro controller friendly and Im not interested in content creation on consoles or PC for that matter. Still no killer app

Odd, Minecraft would be a perfect fit for the gamepad given how awesome the mobile versions are.

4-6 is destroying everything they're trying to build for the gamepad.

I don't expect the Gamepad to have a killer app...ever.

With that said, as a Wii U owner, it is a really nice thing to have. It's the little things :)

Yes in every way..

This is exactly what WiiU needed and also what i was hopping for (at this stage)

And also why i think that WiiU will start pushing numbers above Ps4 very shortly.. The WiiU is by far the best value of the 3.. to casulas at the moment.. Price, games, new experinces..

(and i also heard that "projekt gaurd" has online "share steups" in treehouse)

I remember people saying the gamepad needed to be utilized more, yet most comments now are completely against it. I for one am all up for it.