Well, Nintendo are new to HD development. Can't start with a friendlier franchise than New Super Mario Bros. Makes sense, just not particularly what they needed to launch the console.

I doubt most parents demo games to critique the visual improvements before buying.

Just playing with the pad would be different enough from the Wii.

wow, the difference is almost...insulting. But to me the true slap in the face is the Upad doesn't sell the game any differently either, as it uses it in such an inconsequential way, and honestly, playing away from the screen in stream mode is not an earth-shattering feature either.

the sad thing is, that you can easily say that the levels are from the same game. its not just the graphics that look pretty much the same but the gameplay and level desgin is almost identical 

The Mario team just got done with 3D Land. It was either NSMB or no Mario game at all on launch day. 

They just need a marketing push calling it "the new Wii" and people will get it. Wii U was a terrible name, but they can keep it if they change the marketing.

I have hardly ever played a game with such an immature story as Black Ops 2. I had to skip all the cutscenes in the last half of the game, I couldn't take it anymore. I am 29.

lol a "hard core" gamer at work didn't even know the Wii U is a new console until I told him a few days ago that I've been loosing sleep over Monster Hunter on it lol, so Nintendo gone and fucked up with the advertising for sure.

B-b-but its Nintendo HD!

I agree. Milking franchises isn't always bad.

...Wait, we aren't talking about Mario being milked?!