ibrahimman0 on 01 January 2015
You don't need to play any previous games in the series, but I recommend starting with Ocarina of time, but that is not available on the WiiU I Think.
They all usually take from 15-30 hours that's true, but Skyward Sword is like 40-50 hours and Twilight Princess is like 50-70 hours.
I think with both a 3DS and a WiiU u will be able to play all Zelda games.
IMSM
