I bought my Wii U used and it had a parental code. I called Nintendo and they gave me a code that worked to unlock it. I'm sure they don't do that anymore. Not

I bought my Wii U used and it had a parental code. I called Nintendo and they gave me a code that worked to unlock it. I'm sure they don't do that anymore. Not related to that, but what is the value of a Wii U without the gamepad? Those things were never sold separately, so are near impossible to find, and a Wii U without one is not useable.