I continue to be surprised by how devoted people are to third party titles that are released on an annual basis and in general lack any degree of creativity or deviation from previous entries. It's easy for people to pan Nintendo for producing "Mario-machines" but really owning a console is about owning exclusive content you can't get anywhere else and Nintendo's Wii U has more of that then any other current gen console out there right now.
I'm not saying that it isn't fun to play an Assassin's Creed/COD every now and again ... but i will call BS on anyone that says not being able to play a game like that is a deal breaker. You've played one and you've played them all. I would actually recommend the 3rd party titles that actually made it over to the Wii U. The game pad really makes the experience much better - the amount of menu wading is significantly decreased and worth the price of admission alone.
run away!
