1) buy games that were actually made on wii u; but buy zombiu, sm3dworld, pikmin3, w101, zeldaWWHD (not wii u but great game anyways)... plus quite a few other 3rd part ports are very good as well as many great games this year.
2) if you set it up correctly, you'll likely never notice updates again as it happens behind the scenes from here on out... plus for games you should always be able to skip the download and just play while it takes care of itself.
Its a great system with some minor flaws.
EDIT: Plus it also allows you to play ALL of your Wii content and controllers perfectly.







