IMO, if you happen to get a Wii U, the must have games are BOTW, obviously, Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, Bayonetta 2, depending of your tastes Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (If you are considering to get Persona 5, this is a no-brainer, honestly. It is also made by Atlus), Xenoblade Chronicles X (Aside from the disappointment that the story was compared to the original and questionable pacing, it's a super solid open-world JRPG to play, and kinda adicting, a lot of concepts of BOTW are present here too, go figure, Monolith Soft helped to make that game), Super Mario 3D World (It's a good mix between 2D and 3D platforming) and maybe Splatoon (Fun and fresh concept, but leaves a lot to be desired, hopefully gets a lot more on the sequel, honestly would not advice paying $60 for this). Anything else is just extra, Donkey Kong Country TF and Fatal Frame 5 get an honorable mention, but it's not something i would buy a console for. (And this applies for everything else on the console too)
And in hindsight, only get this console if you can get it cheap, about $150 (Right now, would be your best bet to get one at this price or less, same with the games. If you let the time pass, everything related to this console it's going to get expensive, and i mean it. Accesories, games, etc. If your Wii U Gamepad dies for whatever reason you are screwed, you might need to buy another console just for that). Otherwise, don't even bother TBQH.
