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No. Activating off tvplay varies by game (if it's even supported). You have to do it manually in any case. Mario Kart 8 has a button on the gamepad (top right of the screen, it's a small icon that looks like it's showing gameplay) that you press to make it show the same thing as on your tv.

I think you need a tv for the initial wii u setup though.

Alrighty. Thanks for the info. I'll see what I can figure out by poking around a bit.