The Wii U GamePad *is* a traditional controller. It has extra stuff like the touch screen but devs don't need to use it. The only Nintendo system to experiment at the expense of traditional controls was the Wii; DS, 3DS and Wii U include both.
I was talking about Wii, I have stated a thousand times I do not have a Wii U. *MY* issue with Wii U has always been value, to me it is too much money for what it is. I don't have an issue with the controls because I never tried them. I will get a Wii U when it comes down in price or gets more games which ever comes first.