It's nice that you've found the time to post in threads about things you have no interest in, as you wished for the other day. Weekends are great.

LOL - true!  But why ungrade to WiiU then?

the fact that i'm here kinda suggests that i found the topic interesting doesn't it?

the reason i called that guy out was because he had confirmed for a while that he hated the game and had no interest in discussing it

when have i ever said i hate the wii u or have no interest in discussing it? 

i'd seriously like an answer to that question

The point is that the PS3 canstantly, more times than not, run gamnes in 720p mode and not upscaled. Hence the games look terrible on bigger screens. The 360 on the other hand constanly upscales its games so the always look better on biggers screens. What about that you can't get through your head? My PS3 works just fine, and there is nothing wrong with the settings.

when did i contradict what you're saying?... to my knowledge i never did...

Well, simply because it's an upgrade, and people love to upgrade. But also for the added Gamepad experience and the Asymmetric gameplay thats is being added to the already great Wii experience. Don't scoff at that Asymmetric gameplay idea just yet. Remember that is what everyone did regarding casual gameplay, now look where we are.

But if exercise is why you got a Wii, and WiiU is doing the same exercises with wiimote/balance board then the only benefit to upgrading is HD visuals? 

HD is great for CoD but Wii Fit?  Who cares? You see the problem for casuals?

Actually I never scoffed at casual gameplay.  In 2006 I (along with John Lucas) claimed Wii would sell $20m that year (causing a lot of devisive feedback) but were proven right. I claimed Wii Fit would be huge.  I claimed Wii would create a huge casual gaming movement but it's ultimate success would be curtailed by Apple entering the market mid-generation.    I was right on all accounts except Apple's iPad come out a few months later than I predicted.  (April '10, instead of Nov '09)  Considering I predicted that in mid '07, I think that's an acceptable margin of error.  If anyone was actually listening to me and investing accordingly - they owe me a huge f--ing commission, because I also predicted Nintendo stock would peak with Wii Fit in 2008 - it did. Too bad I didn't invest on my own advice.

But for all the reasons Nintendo got it right with Wii and DS they are doing it wrong with WiiU.  They have abandoned their own blue ocean strategy in an attempt to recoop the core.  It's a mistake and it will cost them next gen - although I don't know if any console could stop Apple/Android from winning. But even amoungst the three consoles, I currently predict MS to handily win (but that's based on rumours being true and perfect execution)

That's only true if you have an older HD ready tv that only supports 480p and 1080i inputs.
Games actually look better on my projector if I set the 360 to 720p output, since the upscaling in my 1080p projector is sharper then the softness the 360 introduces when upscaling to 1080p.
Any modern tv accepts 720p and 1080p, but I too have a HD ready tv that's basically imcompatible with most ps3 games. It will default to 480p output for all 720p games, which are then upscaled by the tv with pretty poor results.

I just bought a new amp since the wiiU omits optical/digital sound out ports. Digital surround sound is only availalbe through HDMI. Tech moves on, or do WiiU games all sound terrible because it can only play games in analog stereo on older hardware :)

The off-screen play feature is the biggest reason I wanted a WiiU in the first place. The tv is mostly is use by the kids nowadays and since I obviously can't leave the room (small kids) it would be nice to be able to play something while they watch the Disney channel or screw around in a R&C game.

I might actually be tempted to buy another wiiU down the line for that reason. Hopefully Nintendo makes it possible to use your online ID on more then 1 machine.

Larger screen maybe, but not better. The wii u pad screen is every bit as crisp as a lap top screen.