Wii U: Should I get one?

I haven't been playing games too often at all this year. I have no idea if it's because I lost interest or if it's just I have nothing new to play. For Christmas, I have a chance to possibly get a Wii U if I want one. As Nintendo fans, you guys will likely say yes just cause but I want honest answers and good examples of why I should give the Wii U (and gaming in general) a chance. If no, then explain why not.

Thanks in advance! :)

Get it on black friday if you live in America, if you live in Canada get it on boxing day, Ill sure it will drop to $200 or $250 with a game cant beat that price.

Well it depends. Do you enjoy Nintendo's first-party games? Do you enjoy local co-op and multiplayer? Do you want to play or replay some of Nintendo's classic titles from earlier generations? If so, I say yes, get a Wii U.

If you don't like Nintendo games, want cutting edge console technology, and prefer online multiplayer, then go for X1 or PS4.

Yup, plus Mario 3D World looks AMAZING!!!

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No. Reasons why:

-Ps4 and Xbox one coming out soon are much more powerful. Everyone knows power = fun.

-The Vita is currently available.

-Ratchet and Clank Into the Nexus coming out soon will provide you with 100+ hours of entertainment.

-You can get a Wii for like $40 to waggle all you want.

As a Nintendo fan, my opinion might be moot, but hear me out. The Wii U isn't the greatest system, but it's certainly worthy of a purchase. Here is why:

-Apps (Miiverse, Internet Browser, eShop)
-Exclusive titles (Mario 3D World, Wind Waker HD, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101)
-Definitive 3rd Party Titles (Splinter Cell, Rayman Legends, Batman Arkham Origins, Dues Ex Human Revolution)
-Backwards Compatible
-The Gamepad (Off-TV play, Use of Map & Inventory on the pad is more helpful than you think.)

If you're looking for tons of dude-bro shooters and sports games like Battlefield 4 and Madden, you'll have to look elsewhere. However, if you want a system with fantastic games and cool features, the Wii U is up your alley.

Why would you want a Wii U? Wouldn't you be much happier with an iPad, an hd clone, a bunch of tv remotes, credit card debt, and no offtv play or webtv content? HD Nintendo, not much to say there.  Besides,  theres lotsa original ideas and good gameplay coming for nextgen clones, the Wii U has no games.  

That question can only be answered by you. Check youtube walkthrough videos of the games already out. Go to Nintendo.com and check the games that are and will be available for the Wii U in the next couple of months. There is plenty of information of the capabilities of the hardware and its operating system. If you like old school gaming the Virtual Console is right there. It is backward compatible with cheap and amazing Wii games, like Mario Galaxy, Metroid series, RPG's and many others. If you are a kind of gamer that like to buy 3 to 4 games monthly you probably don't want to get the Wii U. But if at least 1 game per month is enough for you, then you may have a good choice on the Wii U. If you like realistic graphics, shooters, simulation games and racing, plus simulation fighters, then Wii U is not for you.
In all and all, knowing what the Wii U can and can't do is the best way for you to decide if that is enough or not according to your gaming tastes. I do have things to do, and sometimes it feels i don't want to play any games because I am so focused on debts or the family that I don't feel like gaming. But I go and buy a game, start playing it and then I can not stop playing. Of course it depends on the quality of the game also, but for me Nintendo games just let me take a rest without the melodrama of online multiplayer and frustrated kids yellowing at me like if they want to kill me or something like that. I don't have to deal with all those stuffs if I don't want to. Even though Wii U games have online multiplayers, but the ones I have played I feel the gamers are more respectful. You know that Nintendo games are strong on the couch multiplayer and single player story. The you use the online for games like Smash Bros and Mario Kart, two amazing franchises that seems to be always growing in quality.
It is up you fellow gamer. You are the one playing with power.

I don't want to sound mean, but this very popular question doesn't make even one bit of sense to me. No single person can tell you if you should buy one except you. I have a Wii U and love it, but that has absolutely no bearing on whether you'll like it too.

Take a look at the games that have been released for it and will be released in the near future. Do those look like games you want to play? Then yes, you should get a Wii U. Do they look like games you could live without? Then I think you know what the answer is.

Again, I don't want to come off as a jerk or anything. It's just that I hear this so much and I don't understand it. It's like asking other people what kind of birthday cake you should get. It's completely up to your tastes.

(If you do get one though, get Pikmin 3!!! ;) )