Well, that whole mechanic is mostly for multi-player games and for playing when someone wants to watch T.V...multi-player games because player one uses the gamepad and looks at the screen it has, while other players use Wii remotes and look at the T.V, and the whole when someone wants to watch T.V is easily put together. You are right about the whole can't say much until you try it part though, that's a common saying, heheh.