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Metallox on 11 January 2015
*Sound Of Rain said:
t3mporary_126 said:

Actually if the Wii U is already set up and not reformatted, then you don't need the GamePad to play games unless the game says you need it.

This

You can play most Wii U games perfectly fine without the GP actually

My Gamepad AC Adapter for example was broken for a while, and the controller ran out of battery not much later, so I had to live without it for a month, while I was trying to figure out how to repair the charger (which by the way you can't find in stores either). The experience was really depressing. Suddenly the two Bayonetta games, The Wonderful 101, Smash and Captain Toad don't work without it. Pikmin needs it as well, but this game actually really benefits from the Gamepad. 



My bet with The_Liquid_Laser: I think the Switch won't surpass the PS2 as the best selling system of all time. If it does, I'll play a game of a list that The_Liquid_Laser will provide, I will have to play it for 50 hours or complete it, whatever comes first. 

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Metallox on 11 January 2015
alternine said:
That actually sounds like a pretty awesome deal lol. You could just buy a pro controller separately.

No, you need the Gamepad. That sucks, but you can't access to Configuration if you don't have the controller. 



My bet with The_Liquid_Laser: I think the Switch won't surpass the PS2 as the best selling system of all time. If it does, I'll play a game of a list that The_Liquid_Laser will provide, I will have to play it for 50 hours or complete it, whatever comes first. 

ktay95 on 11 January 2015
superchunk said:
*Sound Of Rain said:
t3mporary_126 said:

Actually if the Wii U is already set up and not reformatted, then you don't need the GamePad to play games unless the game says you need it.

This

You can play most Wii U games perfectly fine without the GP actually

Most is probably an acurate term in this case, but there are lots of games that do not operate without the gamepad. Additionally some of the apps and other software do not work without a gamepad.

To me, a Wii U without the gamepad is literally pointless.

I'd offer that guy $50 at most.

What apps?? Without the gamepad you cant connect it to the wifi iirc and all the apps I can think of rely on the internet.



*Sound Of Rain on 11 January 2015
superchunk said:

Most is probably an acurate term in this case, but there are lots of games that do not operate without the gamepad. Additionally some of the apps and other software do not work without a gamepad.

To me, a Wii U without the gamepad is literally pointless.

I'd offer that guy $50 at most.

I agree that the Wii U was built around the GamePad so without it, it won't function as well. With that said, it can & does apparently work. 

I would pay $100 for the Wii U without the GP in the U's current form. I mean, you must really hate the GP to rather have a less functional console just to avoid it



*Sound Of Rain on 11 January 2015
Metallox said:

My Gamepad AC Adapter for example was broken for a while, and the controller ran out of battery not much later, so I had to live without it for a month, while I was trying to figure out how to repair the charger (which by the way you can't find in stores either). The experience was really depressing. Suddenly the two Bayonetta games, The Wonderful 101, Smash and Captain Toad don't work without it. Pikmin needs it as well, but this game actually really benefits from the Gamepad. 

Poor Metallox



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Eddie_Raja on 11 January 2015

Buy a controller. Boom, you no longer need a gamepad.



Prediction for console Lifetime sales:

Wii:100-120 million, PS3:80-110 million, 360:70-100 million

[Prediction Made 11/5/2009]

3DS: 65m, PSV: 22m, Wii U: 18-22m, PS4: 80-120m, X1: 35-55m

I gauruntee the PS5 comes out after only 5-6 years after the launch of the PS4.

[Prediction Made 6/18/2014]

superchunk on 11 January 2015
Metallox said:

My Gamepad AC Adapter for example was broken for a while, and the controller ran out of battery not much later, so I had to live without it for a month, while I was trying to figure out how to repair the charger (which by the way you can't find in stores either). The experience was really depressing. Suddenly the two Bayonetta games, The Wonderful 101, Smash and Captain Toad don't work without it. Pikmin needs it as well, but this game actually really benefits from the Gamepad. 

I had a cat that ate up my charger for the gamepad and I ordered a new one that night from Nintendo's website. lol. But, yeah, there are plenty of great games that require the gamepad.



Lonely_Dolphin on 11 January 2015

Did something happen to his gamepad or is he just not including it, which would be pointless.



ktay95 on 11 January 2015
Einsam_Delphin said:
Did something happen to his gamepad or is he just not including it, which would be pointless.

My guess would be broken Gamepad and knowing the system is pointless without it and unwanting to replace the gamepad decided to try and sell it.



superchunk on 11 January 2015
ktay95 said:

What apps?? Without the gamepad you cant connect it to the wifi iirc and all the apps I can think of rely on the internet.

I could be mistaken but.... netflix, miiverse, that google walk app thing, nintendoTVii, ... and i'm sure there are others that I don't use that require it as well. Probably the other video related apps like hulu and amazon video.