Considering the fact that we only have one Nintendo game worth playing (Mario Bros. U), the primary beneft of the system for me is the ability to play it off screen which, effectively, lets me play two games at once. By having Mario or Call of Duty running on the gamepad, my TV is free for Xbox and PC. Obviously, I can't play two games at once, but many games have downtime long enough where I can get a level of Mario in or a round of CoD. Also, it is a welcome diversion from whatever game I am playing (very few games remain fun for 4-5 hours at a time).
The TV remote function works surprisingly well (much better than my current remote even since it did not need programming to work). It is a nice lttle extra function that really should be in place on all next generation controllers. I shouldn't need two devices to adjust the volume while I am playing.
In the near future, my reasons for owning a Wii U will likely expand as we get a bunch of new 1st party games.
