I totally understand having a special place in your heart on a console. I owned every console nintendo made wight the exception of the Virtual Boy. I got the original NES in 1985 for my birthday, received the SNES also as a gift. I then was old enough to make my own money and got the N64, Gamecube, Wii and now the Wii u. The original NES is the one that holds that special place in my heart.
I definitely pleased with the Wii U and am excited to see what else it can produce. I definitely hope for a new Star Fox that was one of my favorite games that wasn't a Mario Game as I love any thing Mario.
Well welcome to the forums!!