No console is perfect but Wii-U is near on as far as I am concerned,the only gripe I have are the nubs but maybe that will change.
But things I like:
The screen is awesome,imagine playing Mario Kart and the screen shows constantly whats behind you...so you can see both at the same time (sort of)
You can instant message and webcam from it meaning no waiting for the PC to boot up...surf the web...plus no chance of a virus...
I can lay in bed playing
Nintendo have a long history of advances in developing controllers that become the industry standard,so you know this tablet will rock.
Its going to be quite powerful and big developers are bringing their big franchises to it like Batman Arkham City,GTA5 is rumoured,Darksiders,so Wii-U owners will have the best of both worlds,Nintendo games and these titles from studios like EA and Rocksteady and more...for me this is a killer selling point which puts Wii-U in a different place to the other consoles.
Plus Nintendo are revealing the 'finished' Wii-U at next years E3...this means there will be lots more big developments and shocks I am sure
Good time to be a Nintendo fan

I know that this [ ^^^^^ ] cannot now be the end thread of the discussion because I have now taken that lol But this kind of positive thinking is what seems to be lacking at the moment. Everyone is forgetting the huge list of possibilities with Wii U, and just how much time Nintendo have to improve on, adapt or whatever's necessary to make it a success. Good on you! I wanna see more EXCITEMENT!! YEA! X3

ALL IN ALL...it is way too early to speculate on whether the Wii U is gonna slip through the fingers of a great opportunity.

I think Nintendo will make a grand job of it's release, no matter what expectations end up becoming reality (regarding third party support). From all the lessons learnt as an 'independent' [important] video games hardware/software developer over the years (not too mention the monitoring throughout the whole of the HD generation so far), it will be tasteful and will make every opportunity in their advantage. Innovation has proven to work out very well. Unlike the 3DS however, Nintendo won't focus the brand really heavily on just one innovative feature that will actually have anything to do with playing the games.

I can see them going the same route as Apple have many times before, and introduced things that are so well designed, people will ignore that it has been done before WHILST they also bring another new dimension to playing home video games. To say the Wii U's been rejected already is just not right.

At first, I thought you were talking about Mario's image! Like, his character model. Isn't that what anyone else thought?? Of course a Mario game in HD would look good! Hard to imagine maybe, but each art style Nintendo introduce is always of the highest quality. I am going to reference Mario Galaxy of course, but as a better example...Skyward Sword.

Expanding on that analogy, Mario as a character model may adopt some Mario Sunshine 'opening movie' style cel-shaded look, which is used to some degree in Skyward Sword. OH MY GOD I just realised how excited I am for all this upcomingness!!

To put it simply, the Wii U is going to have the most influence on girls than any other 'home' console has had before. This makes too much sense after a little thought, so I made this post. Hello. Although the examples we have seen for the console so far have been working titles etc, the concept for Wii U kinda seems appropriate for a female audience more than the likes of the 360 and the PS3.

Spare a few thoughts to all the factors involved in the development of the Wii U, and what it stands for in this current time. Can you say that it isn't quite fitting? If examples must be made, just ask...but let's discuss first!

(P.S. I posted this in the Hardware part of the forum for a reason...)

Oh noooo! The link seems to be broken now ( can anyone put up another link so I can checkit! Thanks!

Well, it's like you said. The only people questioning it are the flaming rage-hating fanboys. Why do they still question it? Because they still don't want to believe that the system that they're a fanboy of is about to be dethroned as having the best graphics.

First off, just to check..you mean 'flaming-rage hating fanboys' right? Rage is a good game

I really don't think people are purposefully making a stab at the WiiU's graphics at all (if there actually is 'hate' amongst gamers..i mean, really?), if anything it is because of Nintendo's branding for their new home console, and that it is once again representing something they [gamers] haven't invested in. Imagine if you really dislike Nintendo and their 'approach' to production, it would force you to make a decision once the option to buying the console opens up; either, swallow your pride and get involved in something new and enjoy what is being offered, or continue to make your excuses to why Nintendo just isn't for you and probably save yourself some money...? I mean, that must be the only advantage to not buying the latest console surely?

People who aren't interested in the Wii U will just move on to talk about XBox 720 and, to some degree, the Playstation 4. If they don't, ignore them! No one likes a flaming-raging fanboy. I will admit mind, my research into these matters is a little out of date...