Hello I'm Cat and I'm from Portugal. I've owned Nintendo systems since I was very young, starting by inheriting my dad's SNES (which still works!) and then by getting my first Game Boy at the age of 6.

I dabble a bit in everything, but in the past few years I've dedicated more time to Playstation systems and PC gaming. However, playing the good ol' Nintendo franchises on my NDSi made me remember the amazing experience that is owning a Nintendo system. So I decided to get myself a Wii U for my birthday! 

I'm looking forward not only to all the new releases for this year and the upcoming one but also to catch up on all those Wii games like Skyward Sword, Xenoblade Chronicles, Super Mario Galaxy, etc. that I never got to play!

Oh and feel free to add me on the NN or on the PSN 

Just got my Wii U but feel free to add me: IvyTamwood

Currently I only own NintendoLand but I'm looking to get more titles soon 

Is there a way to know how much space we have left of our system memory? I've looked everywhere on the system settings, but I might be missing something.

Pretty basic stuff, haven't been in the mood to customize anything except the wallpaper 

Voted for Zelda even though there's already an animated series... Pretty old stuff, I'd like to see a reboot or something. It's one of those franchises that has real potential.

I'm in the same situation, but since I already own a PS3, I'm looking to get the Nintendo exclusives first, so NSMBU, Lego City, Monster Hunter 3 are all great options imho. Looking forward for Pikmin 3 and the WW HD remake 

Oh and Trine 2 sounds like a great experience on the Wii U. Excellent game overall, but from what I've heard there's some extras on the Wii U version.

Many thanks! That worked perfectly 

Personally, I think this has been a trend with Nintendo consoles these past few years. Nintendo isn't afraid to put out there devices that are different, that might bring new people to gaming, even if it costs them some of the more "hardcore" audience, because they know, in the end, their contribution is what helps the gaming industry grow and develop further.

When the Wii was launched, the feedback was pretty much the same we're getting for the Wii U now. Same goes for the Nintendo DS and the 3DS. At first, everything new is always met with some kind of reluctance, there's a period of time where support for it is rough until people start getting used to the idea.

The problem with Wii U this time, and as Nintendo themselves has admitted, is the lack of good marketing. Nintendo has always excelled with marketing their products, but I think this time they've lost themselves a little bit too much on the 3DS. Also, I suspect that them being the first "next-gen" console is making them unsure about what to do next until Sony and Microsoft do their moves. They're being careful, but I miss the boldness that has always caracterized Nintendo.

I think E3 has finally shown us that the Wii U has a lot of unexplored potential, and it seems like things are finally moving to a good place, and I think slowly everyone else is starting to see it too.

It might take time but eventually Nintendo grows on everyone's hearts 

Either way, I don't think people buy their Wii U for these third-party titles we're missing out on. Most of us have a PS3 and/or a PC too, and we buy the Wii U for the amazing exclusives and occasionally for those ports that get better features on the Wii U port.

Those of us who don't own another console are usually not interested in most third-party games anyway. Is it so hard to believe not everyone likes AAA games? Most of them are overrated; graphics aren't everything. Nintendo games are fun.

Order your games online. I agree tho, for someone who doesn't know anything about region locks or different region games (for example, the mother in your story) it is a little problematic. But the guy at the retailer should direct her to where to get the games. 

 Still, why make things harder for people when they could just unlock their devices? And considering Nintendo wants their devices to be 'family-friendly', I think something like "order online if you want" is not a good policy.

Obviously there will always be deals and other stuff going on in the background that we will never know. Everyone's in the business to win, to get more money and that means that they have to weaken the competition. Now, can others be fully faulted by some of Nintendo's mistakes, mistakes that have even been admitted themselves they made them?

All I can say is Nintendo of Europe needs to change their policies on advertisement ASAP, especially here where I live in Portugal. There's zero to none advertisements for anything, whether it is a game or a console. I think the last Nintendo ads I've seen on TV were for the release of Wii Fit. Not to mention Nintendo could greatly benefit from more Nintendo Events (which again, since the release of Wii Fit are non-existent here).

Sure, my country is mostly a "Sony-land" but that's because Microsoft limits their services for the Xbox here, they don't do any kind of localization to Portuguese on any of their titles and again, there's no advertisement whatsoever.

Nintendo manages to fair a bit better but still, you can notice if you go to any retail shop (even online ones), there's at least 10 shelves for Playstation games, 2 or 3 for Xbox games and 3 or 4 for Nintendo. Again because only with the Wii U now have they made Portuguese an option as a system language but they keep not localizing their games to Portuguese. Not to mention there's no way to buy eShop cards anywhere and still no TVii.

They really need to step up to Sony's level if they want to sell more, they can't just expect things to sell more and then start investing on it. They need to take a risk and I think they'll be rewarded.

I never played the original, and since there's not a lot of games I want to buy for the Wii U this year, I might get it during the 1st month if I find it cheap somewhere. Maybe wait til there's 2nd hand copies.

• Playstation 2
• Playstation 3
• PSP (sold mine, but I can play on my brother's anytime)
• Xbox 360 (meh, never really liked it much, it's not even hooked up to my TV anymore)
• NES (that I'm looking to sell)
• Game Boy Color
• Game Boy Advance (had an SP too, my brother lost it)
• Nintendo DSi XL
• Wii U

and a gaming PC which is currently needing a small upgrade but I'm pleased with my PS3 and Wii U

On my PS3 I'm playing New Game Plus on The Last of Us, ICO and The Cave (too many titles too play thanks to PSN+).

On the Wii U, only playing Nintendo Land and Rayman Legends Challenges. Trying to get Lego City or MH3U soon.

Does playing the Pikmin minigame on Nintendo Land count? Because if so, that experience got me really interested in buying Pikmin 3.

I've seen so many people criticize the ending but to be honest what did you want instead?

Joel grew to care about Ellie, it wasn't about what was morally right... if you were in the same situation as him, caring for someone so much like Joel does for Ellie, would you have let them go for the sake of something you didn't know wasn't 100% guaranteed? The vaccine wasn't a sure thing.

Besides Ellie had a bad case of survivor's guilt. Here's a really good quote on Tumblr that explains that issue a little bit better.

The gaming industry is slowly giving up on delivering unique experiences and instead trying to remake the same successful formulas they manage to come up with just so they can earn more money the easy way.

I used to get all the Nintendo handhelds up until the moment we got a PS2 for the household. Stuck a few years with it, until 2/3 years into next-gen I got  a 360, something I regretted quite quickly. Got a DSi XL, which is a handheld I still very much enjoy, but to be honest handhelds are not satisfying me anymore, that's why I don't feel compelled to buy the 3DS (yet). The Wii had a few titles I felt really sad I was skipping on like Skyward Sword and NSMB and Xenoblade Chronicles, but it never really managed to convince me to get one (mostly because I was really skeptical about the motion controls). I got a PS3 last year, which has been a great experience but I really missed all those amazing Nintendo franchises like Zelda, Mario, Metroid, etc. so on a whim for my 18th birthday I got myself a Wii U and it's been great so far. 

At this point, the Wii U's library is very limited, especially when it comes to games worth paying full retail price.

I personally think New Super Mario Bros. U, Lego City and Sonic All-Stars are the ones you should get, especially if you're more of a casual gamer. If you want to get something a bit more intense, Monster Hunter 3 and ZombiU are great titles.

On the eShop the definite must have is Trine 2. Give a try to the Rayman Legends Challenges App because not only it'll give you new challenges everyday, it's a great glimpse at what's coming when the full game comes out. And it's free, so you can't really beat that.

You can also get great games from the Wii library if you skipped the Wii last gen, and you can get those for a pretty cheap buck now.

I'm not expecting everything to be perfect I think Nintendo are rushing this a bit.

They're rushing it because the Zelda team said they want to deliver a better experience for the "true HD Zelda on the Wii U" but that's taking them longer than expected so they want to give something to Zelda fans anyway.

Wow I had no idea the original gamepad battery was so small, what was Nintendo thinking?

At $20 I think it's a great deal and it's almost for sure cheaper than any battery that Nintendo might come up with.

It's not the 3rd party developers fault that the Wii U is underpowered compared to the other consoles and that no one is buying it. 

Underpowered doesn't mean not capable. Say, the 3DS is technically underpowered compared to the Vita and we all know who's the clear winner there. The Wii U's only weakness at this point is Nintendo's lack of a good marketing strategy for it.

Just a question, for those who have the charging stand, is it bad for the battery if we put it in the charging stand even without it being fully discharged or is that not an issue? Because if it isn't, then this battery isn't that necessary. The charging cord is pretty lengthy and you can just put it on the charging stand every time you're not using it so it's always fully charged when you pick it up again.

I think the use they gave to the gamepad on Batman: AC was pretty useful, to be honest changing equipment on screen required more steps than just simply selecting them with my finger on the gamepad.