So, of course, this is what's on everyone's mind about the Wii U. Will it be worth it? Or will it be another gimmick machine like the orignal Wii. I conviced my family we needed a Wii, because I was so convinced by Nintendo. What happened? Wii Sports was a blast for about 2 weeks. Wii sports was interesting for about a week. Super Mario Galaxy was awesome until I beat it. Then my mom started buying more lame gimmicky games (dancing and singing party games), they started adding on to the rediculous gimmicks (you had to have a motionplus adapter to play some games correctly, you had to have those stupid wheel adapters for Mario Kart, etc. etc.) and I, being a kid with limited income, and my parents getting more of the sytem, gave up on the Wii. I started spending my money on Xbox games, because it had a lot better online system and I could play with my friends.
Now, I'm more mature, and I have more interest in playing classic games that have withstood the test of time than repetitive online shooters. In other words, Xbox seems to be offering less and less for me. I would love to play all the Nintendo greats, but I also want more than that. I want to be able to play a few big blockbuster games like GTA V. I I don't want to own a system that will be so much weaker than it's competeitors that the only decent games are first party. So, it is a requirement for me that Wii U is stronger than the current gen, and, on top of that, I would really hope that it's strong enough to keep up for a while in the next Gen (it's possible, Xbox 360 is still keeping up with PS3 on third party games).
I'm going to need prove that the tablet concept is not a complete gimmick. I wanna see it used in a way that it actually adds a unique, fun experience on to the gameplay of not just some, but most games. And I'm always wanting to see a low price tag. Unless it's a lot more powerful than they're letting on, it's probably not much more technically advanced than the PS3 which you can get for $250, add on that tablet thing and I'm feeling $300.
If all these things happen and the stars align, then I will buy the Wii U at launch and hope I don't get burned by later on having to buy expensive add-ons and different controller variations to keep playing new games.
On a side note--- what are the main games you hope get made for this system as far as first party?
I'm still really praying one day NIntendo will come to their senses and make a real console Pokemon game. Same formula as the main handheld series (I wouldn't even mind if they started out using the exact same story/world/characters as Red/Blue) except with quality console graphics (including out of battle roaming that looks something like a modern open world game and battles where Pokemon actually move and you can see what their attacks really look like on each other) and now with a great online battling league. If Nintendo made this game on the Wii U, with gamepad being your PokeDex and all the other little electronics the character is given along the way, I wouldn't care at all if every other game on Wii U absolutely sucked. Heck I would buy a system if that was the only game on it. However, I'm also looking forward to playing the new iterations of all the other Nintendo series, especially a really good Donkey Kong game with beautiful jungle landscapes.
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