Still not sure why the gamepad is an issue with so many people, before its over you will see Sony release a controller with some sort of touchscreen and MS will make smartglass a primary way to play some games. Honestly, I think MS will win this gen that is approaching but it doesn't mean they won't see how two screens can benefit a game. If Nintendo would of change the stupid name of the Wii U and marketed a bit better these poor sales wouldn't have happened. Besides the name being stupid, Nintendo also made a huge mistake thinking that it would sell from that name alone and that should never be the strategy, you gotta market a product to its max.
As time goes on, Nintendo will reverse their mistakes to selling their consoles like crazy along with the PS4 & XboxONE. In my opinion, Nintendo's approach could be a big win. Like the Wii the Wii U is more than likely going to be quite a bit cheaper than MS & Sony and sooner release should see Nintendo to a sooner price cut. There are going to be people by the thousands that will just buy a Wii U because it will be the cheapest, then you got the tablet addicts that THINK they will be buying some sort of ipad console, not to mention that Nintendo still appeals to children than the others which means they will want it. Its just gotta be marketed correctly.