Do I need a TV for the Wii U?

This might seem like a stupid question, but I saw that you can continue to play your games on the controller even if the channel is changed on the TV. So could I just buy the console and play the games on the controller with no TV? I don't have a TV and don't want to make that investment. This seems like it would be a lot of fun for parties though if people could just play on their own little screens.

No, only a few games can be played on the controller itself.

No, only a few games can be played on the controller itself.

Jaysonguy

All the power to you not having a tv :)

All the power to you not having a tv :)

ZamboniGamer

So, why don't you just hook the system up to your monitor? Provided it has an HDMI port, i.e.

So, why don't you just hook the system up to your monitor? Provided it has an HDMI port, i.e.

aalexis

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So, why don't you just hook the system up to your monitor? Provided it has an HDMI port, i.e.

p00zer

Buy a crap cheapy TV.OreoMilkshake

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]Buy a crap cheapy TV.teknic1200

that defeats the purpose of getting a Wii U....... it's an actual HD Nintendo console finally. I bet on a SD (standard definition) TV it will be hard to read things on the screen (like playing Xbox360 on an old SDTV is almost impossible for some games)

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[QUOTE="aalexis"]

So, why don't you just hook the system up to your monitor? Provided it has an HDMI port, i.e.

Toxic-Seahorse

ha wow, even stores like Big Lots carry cheap ass HDTVS.

Wow I donno what to say no tv no computer. It's like your living in 3rd world country lol. AutoPilotOn

It's not a requirement for developers to make their games play without a TV. But some games can be played entirely on the gamepad such as Black Ops 2, NSMBU, Mass Effect 3, Ninja Gaiden 3, Assassin's Creed 3, Batman, and Scribblenauts. Just do some research before you buy a game.

black friday... cheap 32" inch for $189 i've heard.

i would be fine without tv, but not having a computer sounds very strange to me...!!

This seems like it would be a lot of fun for parties though if people could just play on their own little screens.

p00zer

Seems like everyone has addressed the first part of the question. To the second part, the Wii U only support at a maximum of 2 Wii U pads. And at the moment, no games support more than one Wii U pad in a game. Multiplayer at the moment is done by one player with a Wii U pad and up to 4 others with a Wii remote on the big screen.

It's not a requirement for developers to make their games play without a TV. But some games can be played entirely on the gamepad such as Black Ops 2, NSMBU, Mass Effect 3, Ninja Gaiden 3, Assassin's Creed 3, Batman, and Scribblenauts. Just do some research before you buy a game.

thetravman

So quite a few actually and they just happen to be the best launch games even, pretty cool.