Is Wii U now worth it?

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I wouldn't run out and buy one today, but it was certainly worth it for me.

I paid $285 for the 3D World / Nintendoland bundle. ($300 with 5% off w/ Target Credit Card).

I played Smash in excess of 300 hours and MK8, Mario Maker, and Tokyo Mirage Sessions for well over 50 a piece. I had a good time with another 7 or 8 games on top of that.

Ancillary Wii U Benefits:

- Back-compat allowed me to sell my Wii. Got me like $40 in credit b/c of some dumb deal GameStop was doing for trade ins towards Switch stuff
- I lent it to my buddy once the Switch came out so that he could play BotW. He and his sister have put in well over 100 hours on it so far.
- My nieces and nephews loved Nintendoland. I never played it myself but it was always a go-to activity when they came over.
- I never had to buy a controller for it. My existing Wii Motes and nun-chucks had me set up for 4 player Mario Kart on day one. The $20 GC adapter set me up for 4 player Smash, and the 3DS and Wii stuff got me up to 8 players (for the two times I did that, lol)
- Off-TV play was good for when my girlfriend wanted to watch something on TV.

I understand why people were disappointed in the Wii U, but I have nothing but good things to say about my experience with it.