User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-195450-20120917185506/@comment-4212769-20120917214137

@Raxis: How can you know how much a Gamepad costs when it doesn't get sold seperated till a game comes out that can use two Gamepads?

@Tahngarthor: It's not really necessary to have Gamepads as screen. First you would need three characters on one WiiU and second you can play locally on WiiU with 3DS players together. So it doesn't need a split screen or a Gamepad multiplayer mode at all.

The problem about the 3DS online mode is probably that you cannot communicate with a keyboard or something. It would take too long to tell what people should do or simply exchange information. It would still be better than Tri's without keyboard but it hasn't got the chance to get it faster unlike the Wii with USB-keyboard.