I bought a Wii U on a whim (i did not play the Wii a ton, just for a few key games) and so far I like it. Mario is Mario, very good for short to medium shurts cant sit there for more than 2 hours on it, but that is fine. Got madden, I like it, I also see how amazing the possibilities are, Madden 2013 Wii U is good, but it could be great. watch out next year. Refining some of the gamepad stuff and optomizing the engine for the Wii U will do wonders.
Only issue with Wii U is that abotu 50% of game wont gain a huge benefit from the 2nd screen. Even Mario really does not, but it works really well on just the gamepad which is nice because my Wife can watch her shows and I can still search for secrets on the gamepad. But I am not seeing where games like Smash Bros, Call of Duty, etc will benefit from the gamepad. However, I think the virtual console will be great on it because the graphics are not HD to begin with.
End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)
Wii- 72 million 3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases
360- 37 million Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak
PS3- 29 million Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut
