The Wii U review thread: Console, games~ They are coming .... Reviews in OP! Sports game does great on Wii U, IGN gives NBA2K13 a 9.1!! Trusted site Joystiq gives Zombi U a 4.5/5!

[SvennoJ]

Finally a review for AC3 WiiU, although it's from IGN.
It seems they simply copied the main review and added 1 extra paragraph, I guess no difference? Not even the load times are better?

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/21/assassins-creed-iii-wii-u-review

Playing Assassin's Creed III on Wii U's Game Pad is a tad disappointing -- it looks a bit low-res compared to other console ports. If you use the Game Pad as a support device, the helpful mini-map gives you a solid look at a large local space, identifying enemy, poster, and objective locations in your hands. Pressing the touch-screen to whistle for your horse means keeping two weapons in Connor's weapon slots, so that's a worthwhile convenience. Beyond that, Assassin's Creed III for Wii U is functionally identical to the original.

It does sound pretty cool that you can have a full size map in your hand at all times. Although I might just end up navigating the little triangle on the controller screen and not bother to look at the main screen anymore. I already do that with games with on screen mini map sometimes, tune out the actual world and 'play' on the map :)