I'm doing these threads for all the systems at the moment, as a sort of "get to know the forum" exercise. We can discuss the strengths of our favourite systems and I get to know the lay of the forums. So without further ado...
1. The Gamepad Controller
People may scoff but how many of you own a DS/3DS/Vita/PSP that you rarely take out of the house and only play in bed, sitting around the house, or on the toilet (eeeewww... :P). We all know how nice it is to just pick up and play a handheld and the Wii U has given us all that but with the processing power of a home console backing it up. That's pretty damn sweet.
2. Backwards Compatibility
Why own a Wii? The only console to date to still have backwards compatibility and I'm so thrilled to hear it as I don't own a Wii... never did. With the Wii U I was able to experience great games like Pandora's Tower, Zelda: Twilight Princess, and The Last Story to name but a few; and there's loads more I want to try. This is fantastic as it also meant, despite the scoffing of "real gamers", that the Wii U launched with an existing game library, which made it a very easy choice for me to pick up.
3. Third Party Upgrades
I was so happy to pick up these games; the likes of Darksiders 2 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Already great games only now they have all the DLC on the disc, slightly upgraded graphics, and they're £10 cheaper... How can I argue with that. The Wii U effectively has the definitive editions of some of the best late release games of last generation.
4. Call Of Duty
I don't like Call Of Duty, never have, probably never will. I don't enjoy the FPS genre, and actually actively dislike the first person perspective, it makes me feel sick. That said, I have friends that do and have on occation played the games. The Wii U is the best place, by a long long margin, to play Call Of Duty online. Why? Because the average Wii U gamer is 26-32 years old, respectful, and shows at least some level of sportsmanship. Sure there's less people playing, you may have to wait a minute or so to get a match, but it's worth it to not be playing with a bunch of sexist, racist, homophobic 13 year olds who despite being children and almost certainly virgins who've never even seen a naked woman, they still spend the entire match talking about how much sex they have and which of your family members they intend to rape. Call me old fashioned if you want, but I prefer not having to game with the scum of the industry.
5. Nintendo First Party Royalty
Let's be fair, we're picking up the Wii U for Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong etc. and we all know that. But why? Because they're fucking awesome. Even now, first party Nintendo games are some of the finest games produced and they deserve the praise they get. Add in new first party games with more mature themes/style like Bayonetta and X, and you have a line-up other consoles would kill for. This reason alone would be enough for many of us I'm sure.
So those are my 5 reasons to buy a Wii U. Hopefully people found it an interesting read and we'll get a good discussion out of it.
