Really it comes down to what you want to play. At this point you probably know that 3rd party support will suck just like it did for the N64, Gamecube, and Wii. But if you like Mario, Pikmin, Zelda, etc. and you're fine with that, then go ahead.
They've released some decent holiday bundle packs. The NSMBU +NSLU pack actually caught my eye. I honestly think the WiiU should've launched with NSMBU bundled instead of that silly Nintendoland. Would've been a callback to the NES coming with SMB or the SNES with SMW. Why the hell did companies stop bundling consoles with games at launch?
When I go to purchase a console, I don't care about hardware specs, Facebooking while I Skype or watching TV. I have things that do that already. I want to play games. I saw Super Mario 3D World along with a couple other titles that came out this year and of course Earthbound finally on VC. I do sort of feel $300 is steep, but I may pick one up after Christmas because I'll get Christmas/birthday money. I've got plenty to keep me busy with my 3DS, PC, PS3 and heck after the VGX announcement I felt like playing DKCR again on my Wii.
It's odd that I hear all this talk about "hardware" with the next gen and little talk of games. When a friend of mine was saying he wanted an Xbox One, I asked him "what game do you want for it?" He stumbled for a moment like he was thinking "well I guess I'll get Battlefield 4" which isn't even an exclusive. I honestly don't get that.
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