@Kirk The past few weeks I've been thinking the Gamepad should have been wired. Oh sure people would have scoffed, but it would have taken care of a few things that might have made it worth while. The battery life issue would be removed, maybe even save a little on price. The idea that it's actually a tablet, b/c it isn't, it only works 8' from my tv, that's not a tablet, it's a wired controller. The confusion that it's a separate accessory for the Wii never would have arisen.

Now it wold have needed to be a long wire, 12' has a nice round number ring to it, but at least people would have known what they were buying. And maybe if the first Gamepad was wired, and the Wii U didn't need to send that info wirelessly, then maybe later on a 2nd smaller, wireless, better battery Gamepad could have been launched for 2 player. Or a 3rd party like Nyko release it's own wirleess adaptor to plug between the two.

I live in a 2 story house, my TV and Wii U are in the basement. My living room couch is right above it. I can't use the Gamepad out of the basement. Wired may not have gotten them any more sales, but it would have cleared up a few things.

And if it does turn out NX is a hybrid that needs to be in a dock to play on the TV, just a controller is wireless, well we're back to being tethered to the TV again, TV out from any handheld should be via wireless dongle or dock. Of course PS4 Pro should have had an ultra drive, so there ya go.