"The Wii U is a better secondary console than the X1/PS4"

[Michael-5]

Super_Boom said:

I think the reason this is said is because Nintendo exclusives tend to be more unique, and consist of a lot of genre exclusives that don't exist in abundance on the other platforms (despite the common forumer assertion, Nintendo exclusives are more varied than Mario and Zelda ;) ). So a gamer with a PS4/Wii U or a One/Wii U would have a larger variety of genres to call upon than another gamer with a PS4/One.

That being said, realistically not everyone is interested in playing a wide variety of genres, instead preferring to double down on their preferred types of games. Gaming forums tend to be a made up of serious gaming hobbyists, which is why people tend to prefer a "buffet style" of gaming over two courses of the same dish. Nothing wrong with either preference, but it's easy to see why someone who plays 30+ hours of games a week would lean with a more varied option.

For me personally, I opted for a Wii/PS3 last generation, as my preferred genre (JRPG), had a wide selection of exclusives on the latter system, though Wii U/3DS and my last-gen backlog are keeping me too busy to look at either of the other consoles this gen. Of course, I barely play 10 hours a week now, so this opinion likely isn't too common.

To own more then 1 console, you need overlapping interests in genres or be willing to spend a lot for few games. A PS4, with mostly Action/Adventure & JRPG exclusives won't be of huge interest to an XB1 fan who is mostly interested in shooters. However PS4 does have some shooter exclusives, so if they mean that much.....same logic applies for all consoles.

XB1 - Shooter/Racing
PS4 - Mixed bag, mostly Action/Adventure & JRPG
WiiU - Platformer/JRPG/Miscellaneous