Wii U owners: worth it?

I enjoy it, but their killer titles are not really out yet, Super Mario 3D World is great an all and there are some pretty good titles available, but nothing I would say is a "must own"

If you have the disposable income, you won't be disappointed. If you can wait, I would.

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Wii U owners: worth it?

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Just depends on your approach. If FPS's and interactive movies are your thing, probably not.

If you just like to have fun and play classically inspired games, then it's more than worth it.

I have a blast with mine, very much worth it.

My son loves his. Nintendoland is pretty cool, and it has some games that really put the touch pad to good use. The wiiverse is a joke, it's just there to advertise more nintendo crap and honestly the mario game that comes with the system and the mario kart game are the same games you've been playing since the 90's, very little has changed other than now you can play 4 players and graphics are a little better. Just bought mario 3d and it's a xmas present for him so we haven't played yet but I've heard good things. There are very few Wii U games that children can play online, that was also disappointing to me as I figured my son could play with his friends from their houses to ours but not the case with anything other than sonic (other than mature games that I don't let him play yet). Someone on here said that none of the games are a must have and I completely agree. They are decent, but nothing earth shattering, but then again I just got him an xbox one and I'm not that impressed with any of the games for it so far either. It will turn your dumb TV into a smart TV, however, so that is a plus. My son has a "dumb" TV but the Wii U allows him to watch netflix, amazon, etc. and the parental controls are very useful.

Yea I'm not all that impressed with it and I know I'm not the only one that feels that way. Nintendo marketed this system as a game changer and it's slogan was "how U will play next". Well one year later and it is once again the low gaming system on the totem pole.

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Pikman 3

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is ok as long as you like doing the same thing and defeating basically the same characters over and over again.

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Both marios

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if you're talking about super mario U, it's the same basic 2d nintendo game platform that I played in the 90's. I haven't played any others, but my son beat this game in a few months and that's playing a couple hours here and there on the weekends. This system was way overmarketed and did not meet my expectations. We should be in 3d platforms and kids should be able to play games like super mario with their friends online at this point. It's almost 2014. Where's my hoverboard??

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is ok as long as you like doing the same thing and defeating basically the same characters over and over again.

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so Call of Duty?

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They just released the 3d Mario

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This system was way overmarketed

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is ok as long as you like doing the same thing and defeating basically the same characters over and over again.

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Says almost every game ever. The list of truly unique games is ridiculously small each generation.

I'd say there are no more than 20-30 out of hundreds that really raise the bar each generation. And that's being generous.

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if you're talking about super mario U, it's the same basic 2d nintendo game platform that I played in the 90's. I haven't played any others, but my son beat this game in a few months and that's playing a couple hours here and there on the weekends.

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So the video is fun, but not a giant time suck? Seems like good middle ground to me, especially for a kid.

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This system was way overmarketed and did not meet my expectations.

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That's maybe the oddest comment of all. The general consensus from fans and non-fans is that the console wasn't marketed at all, and when it was it wasn't differentiated ENOUGH from the Wii. That there were no expectations set.

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We should be in 3d platforms and kids should be able to play games like super mario with their friends online at this point. It's almost 2014. Where's my hoverboard??

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Ok...

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People want to whine and cry about nintendo consoles not being OMG L337 H4X YOLO NOSC0P3 graphics and can't support the latest and greatest modern rehash shooter. What are you really whining about? Whining because Nintendo isn't selling out when almost every single company in gaming has?

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This. They're only people not forcing small companies out of the business through ridiculous expectations, continual focus on HD, and blockbuster-or-bust ideology.

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With both games and film, I'm expecting a major crash in both industries over the next few years. I'll tell you who won't be majorly affected by it: Nintendo.

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I can't wait until it happens either. I think once we have a string of major release FPS titles in a row that are busts, it will happen.