I'm gonna sound unoriginal, but Virtual Console and Nintendo exclusives are a major part of it. I remember when the Wii U was first unveiled, my thought process was, "Well, I'll be getting this eventually, let's see what it has at launch.". And boom, what do you know, it had nothing particularly interesting for me at launch. Maybe next year. I was in the computer lab in my American History class when I first saw it, an ad for the HD remake of my favorite game of all time. I nearly cried. That sealed what system I got that year, (as well as the fact that Wind Waker HD had a special edition console around that time), which I got with Rayman Legends. Mario Kart, New Super, 3D World, WWHD, Rayman, and Need for Speed have kept me occupied, with the help of the Virtual Console, and while the droughts were indeed painful, I have a PS3, 360, and 3DS, so I persevered. I have no regrets. Rayman, Mario Kart, and 3D World quickly became my favorite of each series, and I am eagerly anticipating Smash, Bayo 2, Party 10, Zelda U, Splatoon, Yoshi, Devil's Third, Mario Maker, and Xenoblade Chronicles X. I can very easily see this becoming my favorite home console of the 8th gen.
Off-TV Play with Gamepad is also amazingly convenient.







