I've asked Nintendo, and hopefully they'll be able to fill us in, but my hunch is that turning off the GamePad's graphical output during gameplay might allow the Wii U to pump out better graphics on the TV. Or perhaps it saves power on the GamePad's battery.

Just made the most of it. Whew...sleepy.

Needs more Bubblegum Tate and Sweet Clyde!

All my life I've hated the idea of handheld gaming (except for things like Tetris or Sudoku), but off-TV play on the Wii U might actually convert me. I'm starting to get used to the idea of doing something substantial on a tiny screen.

Lately, I find myself playing my 3DS more than my PS3 or anything in my Steam library. I have a fulltime job, finishing graduate school, living with my girlfriend. My time I can spend at my computer after work is limited a bit. However, I can play rounds of Fire Emblem Awakening on my lunch break or morning commute.…

Um.....what 3DS games are you playing? Cause almost none of the ones I own fit that 8-12 hour mark you state. Hell most of them haven't even been finished yet because of their lengths. Then again the vast majority of mine are RPGs. That must be it. You probably need to work in more of the 3DS's excellent selection of…

but they've spoken against it now, and were in support of bills such as SOPA

Do 20k/year and we'll talk.

There is a right way to play Jeopardy? I thought the goal was to win. As long as he is not cheating (And he is not) then win on my man, win on....

Tetris Attack!

Flappy Bird was a blatant rip-off from Nintendo's art, and mimicked free flash games that don't ask for money.

This is just dumb fun, with weird and hilarious physics-based "mechanics."

This is totally worth the Steam Sale it'll eventually have.

But here's the difference... one is charming, the other one isn't.

I said this back in 2001 when the patriot act was signed..now look.

Calling your Congressman, or sending out an Email to them does help, even if you only talk to a go between. The trick is to make sure enough people are calling him to complain about an issue. It does a hell of allot more than Internet Petitions anyway.

I studied media production myself and I guess I understand you pretty well. I generally applaud your take on ethics in the media...I quit working in advertising for the same reasons. I simply think people's reactions on this game especially were fully out of proportion and this only happened because people were faced…

I kind of expect extra - the gamepad is a perfect fit for this game.

...I'm not really sure what you're getting at here.

WOW! One game! And a game that came out 7 years ago with some new content and additional story stuff at that, awesome! Don't get me wrong, sarcasm aside, I would like to play Golden. But it isn't worth buying a Vita for it alone or the other handful of interesting titles.

I got all you see here for $400 this past Christmas.

Get a handheld that actually gets games then we'll talk.