I say go for it. It has plenty of great games, backwards compatibility with plenty of great Wii games, and it's January, so you could say Santa's elves misplaced it. XD
No point in waiting for the NX unless you're willing to get it when it comes out, Even if the thing has backwards compatibility, it likely won't have anything worth owning for at least another year. Also, given the success of Splatoon and how short lived the Wii U will have been at this point, I doubt it's online services are going away any time soon. And as it pertains to Splatoon, don't be afraid about letting your kid play. It's incredibly difficult for anyone to bully anyone on there, with its complete lack of in-game communication beyond some preset phrases.







