The more I try the Wii U, the less appealing it becomes to me. What am I missing?

[Runa216]

Vasto said:
They got lucky with a gimmick once and went for it again.

Once?  No, twice.  the DS had a touch screen and it was gimmicky, but ended up virtually tied with the PS2 as the highest selling system ever...and is easily the best selling handheld.  then they tried motion control with the Wii and ended up with what will be the second best selling console of all time (besting the  PS1 but lagging behind the PS2).  

They ddn't get lucky, they rennovated the industry twice in a row, so they tried to blend both (motion control and touch screen), and the complete and utter lack of support for the system is crashing it.  the WiiU follows in the footsteps of two of the most successful hardware outings of all time, but Nintendo's dearth of quality releases is killing it.  I got my wiiU four months ago...and I think I've played it for maybe 50 hours total. I beat New Super Mario Bros U, played it with my family,  did Luigi U, tried ZombiU and Nintendoland (both of which I hated), and played Virtual Console games.  

The ISSUE with it is that it's following in the footsteps of the last few years of the Wii's life:  slow, uninspired releases and a lackluster virtual console/indie scene.  

So to the OP, you're not missing anything, Nintendo is.  that said, stick with it!  It;ll be worth it in the end.  They may only ever release a couple dozen outstanding games, but those games will be amongst the best of the 8th generation, same as the Wii's best games.  Same with the gamecube's best games. Same with the N64's best games.  Nintendo doesn't bring much, but when they bring it, they bring it HARD!