I think it is worth it if you never owned a Nintendo system before. It is basically a Wii + Wii U. Also you get the entire Wii Shop channel games and Wii U Eshop games. So you also get the legacy titles like Super Mario Bros. However if we are going by Wii U exclusives because you own all those systems I would think not.

It took me 3 years after launch to get wii u, which is really long for someone who only plays on Nintendo systems. It took that long for me to justify buying it. I can only imagine someone who isn't a Nintendo fan look at the system.

Switch on the other hand I knew that would be worth it Day 1. 
ok not really but it was definitely worth getting it year one. 

You get a free online subscription to Wii U's online service!

The 50+ games I have bought for Wii U over the past 5 years since launch tell me that my purchase was justified a long time ago.

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.

worth it due to the quality games that Wii U has. 'nough said.

Even if all my fav Wii U games end up getting Switch ports (and I doubt they will; stuff like Mario Kart 8 is one thing but it seems less likely for games like Bayonetta 2, Fatal Frame 5, Tropical Freeze, Xenoblade X, or Captain Toad) that still doesn't make the Wii U not worth it in my opinion, because I already got to enjoy those games years ago, and them being available on another system now doesn't cancel out the enjoyment I got from them.

Did you really like Fatal Frame 5 that much? I haven't really heard anything but bad things about it but I really want to jump into the franchise.

It's definitely not for everyone; it's very much an old school kind of game in the vein of PS2 era survival horror like the first few Silent Hill games. The pacing is a bit slower than in most modern games, and there's a fair bit of backtracking. If that kind of thing tries your patience, it's probably not for you, but if you're cool with that, I'd say it's definitely worth checking out. It is a little unpolished, but it offers the kind of slow-burn cerebral horror and eerie atmosphere you don't see so often these days, and for me that's enough to make up for its flaws.

This, Fatal Frame 5 is far from being a masterpiece, and it's nowhere scary in a REVII level, but cannot denny it has a very good atmosphere, and honestly, one of the best use for the Gamepad, might be the best one yet. I would rate it about 7/10. Not a bad game by any means but certainly not the pinacle of the genre.

For some reason VGChartz is being a git and not letting me quote the post above, so here's what I tried to post:

While I enjoyed the controls a lot too, it's also nice that for those who don't like motion controls, the gyro can be switched off. Not all games give you this option. *CoughStarfoxZeroCough*

With the Wii U's library so crowded with candy-coloured cartoon games, Fatal Frame brings a welcome dose of variety.