Thanks GameStop! I got a GameStop card with $330.00 USD! I'm getting a Wii U and a MK8 on 6.15.14!!!!

Please reply AT LEAST one of these:
• How would i'd enjoy it
• Why i should get it
• Opinions about this console
• How happy you like playing with yours (if you have one)
• Whats some stuff in the console that bugs you

Thanks!
FTG

First off, you should get it because it is much better-priced than the other main-stream consoles, is not 100% zombie shooting games, finally caught up in graphics, and has some nifty first-party titles (especially when SSB4 comes out). And it has a whole tablet.

In my opinion the console started off quite poorly. There were really no games and the OS was extremely slow. They have finally made the OS extremely fast and constantly add new features to it. There are good 1st party games like Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros U.

Nothing really bugs me about it. The only thing I still do not like about the console is of course the friending system and ways of communicating compared to those of Xbox or Playstation. No party or private chats, you know. But other than that it's great

I see no point in convincing you why you should get it if you are clearly telling us you are getting it.

I think you'll enjoy it. Take the fact that online multiplayer may not be as good as other consoles in select games, though. I know I enjoy playing mine, but I definitely don't play it often (it's technically my brothers, and he is on it so often that I don't get the chance). The original titles are what make the Wii U a worthwhile purchase, I believe. Lowly Xbox and Playstation brand consoles don't have the exclusives to win me over, or the features, when you consider the price you are paying.

PC and Wii U master race!

turkey3 wrote:

First off, you should get it because it is much better-priced than the other main-stream consoles, is not 100% zombie shooting games, finally caught up in graphics, and has some nifty first-party titles (especially when SSB4 comes out). And it has a whole tablet.

In my opinion the console started off quite poorly. There were really no games and the OS was extremely slow. They have finally made the OS extremely fast and constantly add new features to it. There are good 1st party games like Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros U.

Nothing really bugs me about it. The only thing I still do not like about the console is of course the friending system and ways of communicating compared to those of Xbox or Playstation. No party or private chats, you know. But other than that it's great

I agree about those friend stuff. Their bad at friend stuff.

terminator68 wrote:

I see no point in convincing you why you should get it if you are clearly telling us you are getting it.

I think you'll enjoy it. Take the fact that online multiplayer may not be as good as other consoles in select games, though. I know I enjoy playing mine, but I definitely don't play it often (it's technically my brothers, and he is on it so often that I don't get the chance). The original titles are what make the Wii U a worthwhile purchase, I believe. Lowly Xbox and Playstation brand consoles don't have the exclusives to win me over, or the features, when you consider the price you are paying.

PC and Wii U master race!

Yeah, Wii U is awesome!!!!
EDIT: Playstation's the worst console i've heard about. They come up with bad prices to it. Its like 100 dollars more

I cut off some of the wiki article for you guys to see!

Development
The console was first conceived in 2008, after Nintendo recognized several limitations and challenges with the Wii, such as the general public perception that the system catered primarily for a “casual” audience. With Wii U, Nintendo explicitly wishes to bring “core” gamers back. Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto admitted that the lack of HD and limited network infrastructure for Wii also contributed to the system being regarded in a separate class to its competitors' systems, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was decided that a new console would have to be made to accommodate significant structural changes.

Ideas on which direction to take for the new console led to a lot of debate within the company, and the project started over from scratch on several occasions. The concept of a touchscreen embedded within the controller was originally inspired by the blue light on the Wii disc tray that illuminates to indicate new messages. Miyamoto and his team wanted to include a small screen to provide game feedback and status messages to players (in similar vein to the VMU for Sega's Dreamcast). Much later in development, this was expanded to a full screen that could display the game being played in its entirety, a concept which was suggested but not financially viable earlier in the project.

Pre-announcement
Initial beliefs about Wii's successor were that the new console would be an “enhanced version” named the “Wii HD.” Many journalists speculated that it would have a high-definition video output along with a Blu-ray Disc drive built in with a release sometime in 2011. However, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata later stated that he saw “no significant reason” to include HD into the Wii and that such an addition would be better suited for a successor. Shigeru Miyamoto also expressed Nintendo's interest in working with HD graphics but clarified that the company is primarily focused on the gameplay experience. In October 2009, Miyamoto said that they had no concrete plans about a successor yet, but knew that the successor would possibly still feature motion controls and they expected its interface to be “more compact” and cheaper. Iwata also mentioned that the Wii's successor might be 3D-compatible but concluded that the adoption rates of 3D televisions should increase to at least 30% first.

In 2010, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime commented that he felt “confident the Wii home entertainment console has a very long life in front of it” and declared that a successor would not be launched in the near future. At the E3 2010 presentation, Iwata revealed to the BBC that they would begin announcing a new console once Nintendo ran "out of ideas with the current hardware and cannot give users any more meaningful surprises with the technology ". Later, at an investor's meeting, he disclosed that they were “of course studying and developing the next console to Wii”, but they were simultaneously keeping its concepts secret because it was "really important for business to positively surprise people." Reggie Fils-Aime commented in a CNN article and claimed that Nintendo's next home console would not likely feature stereoscopic 3D, based on the 3D technology Nintendo had experimented with.

In April 2011, an uncredited source indicated that Nintendo was planning on unveiling the successor to the Wii during E3 2011, codenamed Project Café, that would be capable of gameplay in HD resolutions and would be backward compatible with Wii software. It was also rumored that the console would feature an all new controller with a built in high-resolution screen. The origin of the rumor for the codename (and many other details) was French technology publication 01net. 01net had previously revealed the technical specifications of Sony's PlayStation Vita before it was announced. The new machine was believed twice as powerful as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Many claims focused on the new controller, which would feature dual analog sticks, a standard D-pad, two bumpers, two triggers and “possibly more”. IGN compared the functionality of the new controller to a GameCube controller. 01net claimed the controller would be “a touch tablet controller, with moderate graphic output”, comparing the controller to an iPad with buttons. They also added that there would be a front-facing camera on the controller. Supposedly, the controller would also feature six-axis motion controls that outperform a PlayStation Move motion controller (in terms of fidelity), as well as a built-in sensor bar. The new controller features a 6.2-inch touchscreen. 01net took the rumor a step further and claimed that the touchscreen would be single-touch. Sources from CVG claimed that the controller featured a high-resolution screen. IGN claimed that the controller would allow players to stream entire games to the controller from the console, and that the console itself “is likely to resemble a modernized version of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).”

According to Edge, software developer THQ's president Brian Farrell allegedly told investors: “We don't expect new hardware any time soon from either Microsoft or Sony. It's different on Nintendo – we'll let them announce their new hardware”.

FinTrakerGamer wrote:

turkey3 wrote:

First off, you should get it because it is much better-priced than the other main-stream consoles, is not 100% zombie shooting games, finally caught up in graphics, and has some nifty first-party titles (especially when SSB4 comes out). And it has a whole tablet.

In my opinion the console started off quite poorly. There were really no games and the OS was extremely slow. They have finally made the OS extremely fast and constantly add new features to it. There are good 1st party games like Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros U.

Nothing really bugs me about it. The only thing I still do not like about the console is of course the friending system and ways of communicating compared to those of Xbox or Playstation. No party or private chats, you know. But other than that it's great

I agree about those friend stuff. Their bad at friend stuff.

terminator68 wrote:

I see no point in convincing you why you should get it if you are clearly telling us you are getting it.

I think you'll enjoy it. Take the fact that online multiplayer may not be as good as other consoles in select games, though. I know I enjoy playing mine, but I definitely don't play it often (it's technically my brothers, and he is on it so often that I don't get the chance). The original titles are what make the Wii U a worthwhile purchase, I believe. Lowly Xbox and Playstation brand consoles don't have the exclusives to win me over, or the features, when you consider the price you are paying.

PC and Wii U master race!

Yeah, Wii U is awesome!!!!
EDIT: Playstation's the worst console i've heard about. They come up with bad prices to it. Its like 100 dollars more

Uh….. the WII U's about 400 pounds sterling according to nintendo…

chrispo wrote:

FinTrakerGamer wrote:

turkey3 wrote:

First off, you should get it because it is much better-priced than the other main-stream consoles, is not 100% zombie shooting games, finally caught up in graphics, and has some nifty first-party titles (especially when SSB4 comes out). And it has a whole tablet.

In my opinion the console started off quite poorly. There were really no games and the OS was extremely slow. They have finally made the OS extremely fast and constantly add new features to it. There are good 1st party games like Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros U.

Nothing really bugs me about it. The only thing I still do not like about the console is of course the friending system and ways of communicating compared to those of Xbox or Playstation. No party or private chats, you know. But other than that it's great

I agree about those friend stuff. Their bad at friend stuff.

terminator68 wrote:

I see no point in convincing you why you should get it if you are clearly telling us you are getting it.

I think you'll enjoy it. Take the fact that online multiplayer may not be as good as other consoles in select games, though. I know I enjoy playing mine, but I definitely don't play it often (it's technically my brothers, and he is on it so often that I don't get the chance). The original titles are what make the Wii U a worthwhile purchase, I believe. Lowly Xbox and Playstation brand consoles don't have the exclusives to win me over, or the features, when you consider the price you are paying.

PC and Wii U master race!

Yeah, Wii U is awesome!!!!
EDIT: Playstation's the worst console i've heard about. They come up with bad prices to it. Its like 100 dollars more

Uh….. the WII U's about 400 pounds sterling according to nintendo…

The first result I found for Wii U was a $300 bundle that comes with New Super Mario Bros. U and the New Super Luigi DLC. This should be less in pounds because unless I'm mistaken they're stronger than the dollar?

Refurbished Wii Us go for $200 purchased directly from Nintendo, and have gotten excellent reviews regarding the quality that they're restored to (“like new”).

And just to clear things up, the PS4 and Xbox One both currently have models priced at $400 for their basic things. The One launched at $500 but has made the Kinect an optional purchase to get customers it wouldn't otherwise. As far as I know, there's a couple of game bundles as well as an extra controller bundle for PS4 that are around $450 but nothing as big as the Kinect at a higher starting price tier. So both are $100 more than Wii U, and the Xbox One was originally $200 more.

As far as Wii U games, I like Lego games and they're just as good as any other console on it. Marvel Super Heroes and City: Undercover are the ones I can vouch for Wii U-wise. I've heard some less than great things about Hobbit.

Scribblenauts Unlimited is probably the must have Scribblenauts if you aren't interested in some specific themes like they've started (DC Unmasked and so on), but a bit overpriced for Wii U compared to PC.

Nintendoland comes with most Wii Us, but again a good party game. Wii Party U is also a good one, it's basically Mario Party done up with Mii's like the rest of the Wii and Wii U IP.

You've already mentioned Mario Kart 8 and considering the age of the post I'll assume you already have it - I'll still say it's one of the most solid games on the system. That and Super Mario 3D World would be my “must-haves”. Super Mario 3D World is classic ridiculously tight Nintendo platforming with excellent graphics. Each level feels like it would belong in a different “World” if it were any other game, as the theme is constantly unique and innovative.

On the eShop, Earthbound is a really good classic. Great sense of humor, solid RPG gameplay, and so on. Cloudberry Kingdom is also a great “frustration platformer”. I don't have much besides those too.