“What that does is, you can operate the Wii U GamePad as a TV remote control. It brings up your channel selector, volume, there’s a TV guide button in there. It gives you the opportunity to use your GamePad as a remote control as a matter of convenience. You can even operate the TV without turning on your Wii U. What we’ve talked about all along is an integrated experience, and in that line of thinking, this makes a lot of sense.” – Nintendo’s Director of Public Relations, Marc Franklin

 

I know I will be using the TV button on the Wii U. Any reason to shrink my controller posse, I am ok with that.

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