Why the Wii U is the Best Console You Can Buy

[TJB88]

I have owned a Wii U since it dropped. (In my home also resides: a PS3, XBox 360, Wii, and a more powerful PS4) However, it is my Wii U that I will turn on 9 out of 10 times. Not just for the entertainment convenience of Netflix or Amazon Prime, but for gaming. Mario 3D world is spectacular, Smash Bros just speaks for itself, Mario Kart is head and shoulders above any racing game you will pick up and if the next Zelda is anything like LoZ: Wind Waker, then there are no more questions to ask! Bayonetta 2 is the best game I have played in 6 months and recall that a Star Fox is on the horizon as well

I've nothing against preferences as each to their own etc. I happily accept we all want different flavours. But what I don't accept is terrible arguments which are biased as heck, e.g. yours. I'll elaborate.
First off, the PS3 had netflix first, and was for a long time, the platform that most people used in their lounge to play Netflix through, ergo to say you use your WiiU for it means either you are late to the party and ignore Sonys innovation, or just biased.
As for games - many people don't want those type of games as they are very specific genres and the platform is limited. Lets say people want a racing sim or semi real arcade racer - WiiU offers none. It only has very wacky racing. That is fine for some people, but only a few. Serious RPG like Dark Souls II? Nope. FPS? None, etc. The list goes on.

So next time, just remember to accept that we all want different things and that market results show how many people want different games. Sadly for Nintendo, only very few people nowadays want to play Nintendo styled (Japanese) games.

BJ - By the looks of your comments on the board, you have a strong distaste for the Wii U. I was just merely stating how things were in my home. I stated the PS4 is the superior console. We understand you don't like it, some people do. I play video games to be entertained and the Wii U does a fantastic job at entertaining me. I know the PS3 has Netflix, I was touching of the fact that with the Wii U, you dont even have to turn the system on and can have immediate access to all of you Quick Launch items on your game pad (Like Netflix, the Internet, tv, etc) I have owned all the PlayStations and agree that they have always been amazing consoles, not denying. But do me a favor, go play golf (Wii U Sports Resort) and tell me its not one of the coolest things you have ever seen a console do,.

My distaste is for people ignoring the hard, cold facts of market performance. The WiiU is one of the worst selling consoles of all time. That is pretty dire and if that is the case, then why? People here preach about it being the best console, so why is it flopping? Simply put, what people say and what is happening are not lining up, and that grinds my gears something fierce.
I've seen the golf (not played it though) and I'm not impressed. What I find impressive is something like Star Citizen breaking technological boundaries so sadly the WiiU is utterly lost on me.

 

[Ukmarkh]

The best console on earth if you're a kid, I've played nearly every game now including the Zelda HD remake of Hour Glass. But as an adult, it just doesn't hold my interest in the same way as the PS3, and the much more adult orientated games.