The Wii U is of interest to me due to the fact you do not necessarily need a TV in order to use it, being able to use the game pad as the screen.However, I would mainly be interested in playing with another individual.
Since the Wii U does not allow multiple game pads, is it possible to have two players using the game pad purely as the screen, with Wii remotes being used as the controllers?
Best Answer
It is possible, but depends on the game. Basically, if you can play multiplayer with just the TV, you can play multiplayer with just the gamepad screen.
For example, Mario Kart 8 just clones the TV output to the gamepad, so you can have multiple people play just looking at the gamepad's screen.
Hyrule Warriors doesn't have splitscreen option and each player gets its own screen, so you can't play co-op with just the gamepad.
If the game uses IR sensor, you still have to use the IR bar. Where you put it is your choice, but make sure you calibrate it if it's at a different distance/location than the TV that it's calibrated to.