New? NEW you say? Well, step right up and try NEW Super Mario Bros. U!

I'm kidding.

Oh my god before you got to the nsbu part I thought you were going to go on a mother dogy rant. Phew. And I mean 3d mario, of course. And although I love the 2d mario's style, I like how 3d changes things up every game. They've been using 'new' since 'new super mario bros' (that's what it's called, right?)

I would be dissapointed with another galaxy...I'm tired of that style. It was amazing, but I want something new.

Ive been thinking for the past several days over the drought of Wii U news and am now thinking about canceling my pre-order.
Im 80 percent NO and 20 percent YES!

( Reasons I should)
- Im missing out on Borderlands 2, LBP VITA, Resident Evil 6, Dishonored, AC:liberation and more because of the wii u
-I am basically working my job for the next 4 or 5 weeks to pay the thing off.
- No spending money in general.
- Not as much Christmas Money

(Reasons I shouldn't)
-Tons of great Nintendo games and an awesome new console.
-Already paid off Zombi U And Assassins Creed 3
-Missing out on games now but getting awesome games later.
- I can always buy the others later

Can anyone help me out here??

I won't be getting Pokemon White 2 or Paper Mario Sticker star until christmas (parents getting it). I get 20$ a week in allowance, and the reason I started doing chores is for wii u. I know. It hurts. It will pay off in the long run though.

My sister and brother have the iphone 5. Its definitely a lot faster than the old 3g iphone internet wise. However, the question you should be asking is
"Do I want to play one-of-a-kind video games?" or"Do I want the convenience of a smart phone"

The iphone 5 is probably a lot more useful than a wii u and you can use it anywhere. If you are a busy person and aren't always near a computer than get the iphone 5. If you are usually home and have a computer anyways, why not get a wii U?

At the end of the day its all about what you prefer.

You're asking a forum dedicated to the Wii U.

That makes even less sense than comparing those two things in the first place.

 

Which makes EVEN LESS sense than how you're getting such expensive gifts

uh some people get expensive gifts

my parents usually get me 300$ worth of birthday presents and christmas presents

how else would I be a gamer I don't have a job or money

I picked Hardcore, but not because I like those types of games in the Hardcore choice that you put up there. I chose it because almost all of my free time goes to gaming.

Since when have genres gotten into the mix of whether a gamer is Casual, Core or Hardcore. If you spend most of your time playing video games then you are hardcore, it doesn't matter whether there is blood in a game or if you placing down blocks on a screen. Why do companies do this now and people do this now? If any genre is supposed to be "Hardcore" I'd say it is RPGs, not shooting games with blood and gore. I say that because it takes plenty of time and dedication just to beat an RPG rather than running through an FPS in three hours. I just don't get it. It bugs me.

Yes. This is why I chose hardcore. I can spend days play pokemon, paper mario, pikmin...it's not about what game you play, but how long you play it.

I just wish Pikmin 3 were a launch title. I can only get one game on launch day, and for now it's going to be Scribblenauts Unlimited (and nintendo land), but if I could get Pikmin 3 there would be no question that would be the game I would buy.

Deluxe, it's the better deal.

I never thought of this. ...
After all, it is nintendo. They're hardware is reliable stuff. The only system I've heard stories of breaking is the DSi, probably just because my friends are clumsy. XD

If you've pre ordered the console, than you shouldn't worry about getting there early. Unless you want to be the first and/or get home faster. I'm leaving at 5:00PM for my GameStop just because I want to get home faster ( plus it's nice being there early in my opinion). If you haven't pre ordered, than yes you should worry.

Yeah, then I probably won't be going to a midnight launch. Sorry for all the questions, but how did you know your gamestop is having a midnight launch? I heard they weren't going to. Or did you just call and ask? Thanks `^^

Not to mention, the week Wii U launches is usually the week of Thanksgiving break in most schools. I get to play the Wii U all week, lucky me :3. Going to the midnight launch too.

Lucky you! Do you know if those who preordered need to worry about getting there early? Also, I think I have school on Monday, Tuesday, and maybe Wednesday that week, but I definitely have Thursday and Friday off.

No kids go to midnight launches. If you do end up going you'll likely see a lot of people around 18 to 25, maybe even older. Kids have to go to school in the morning, you see.

I'm 16 by the way.

14 And if there were a midnight launch it would be sat morning-sunday night so we wouldn't have to go to school. I might go to the midnight launch, but probably not unless I can get some friends to come with me.

yes I'm getting it at launch

Ha, things are just getting worse and worse for microsoft aren't they?

Scribblenauts Unlimited-but I wish Pikmin 3 were a launch game!

Obviously the graphics are too good for 3ds. I'm hoping it's a good wii u game. I really like the graphic style, it looks beautiful.

I've been wanting to get a new "toy" because I'm tired of the current consoles.  I'm considering getting either a Vita or a Wii U.  It seems like Nintendo might be in serious trouble though because the Wii U isn't selling and they've made some serious errors with the Wii U (like the name).  It seems a lot of consumers don't even realize that the Wii U is a new system that requires new games etc.  

 

Would like to hear from people that currently have a Wii U and if you regret the purchase or not.  

not really because I know good games will come. although it isn't very fun yet.

I like the ways the gamepad is used in nintendo land, because now when you play with 3 people in total the screen doesn't have to split into 4, someone can just take the gamepad.

Well, just think if you hadn't played it before. A new game for 10$ is pretty good. I have never played it, so I bought it and I am really enjoying it! I just beat Frank.

Why do they always do these when I'm in school? Reading the Twitter feed isn't as exciting.

Agreed. Plus...I'm really busy tomorrow, I probably won't get to watch it until 9pm!

oh my god, I'm trying to call gamestop to ask them if this is true, but they aren't picking up, the recording says they might be on hold! UGH pick up!

I wish that was real. It's better than the real box art, but it is very obviously fake because nintendo has already confirmed the blue one.

There is real pikmin box art...?

This is so fake it hurts. It looks really bad and blurry.

Nope. I think the gamepad was a good move on nintendos part. New and unique. I was weirded out at first, but now I think it's really cool, especially since you can play some games on the gamepad itself. The gamepad will also make the casual gamers see a clear difference in gameplay.

I'm hoping when I invite some of my casual gamer friends over, they'll like the console and will ask their parents for it.

I want to be an artist. Or a video game developer. But the video game part is mostly a dream.

Follow your dreams, anythings possible with hard work and dedication last year as a freshman in high school i competed in the state meet in CC and my team took second and i took 43rd overall. Top freshman in the race. All because I ran 6-7 miles everyday during the summer. HARD WORK AND DEDICATION

My passion lies with art though. You know what else would be awesome? Animating for movies. I want to learn animation. Maybe do art for video games? Thanks for the kind words Congrats