Well it’s here: the launch date of Nintendo’s Wii U system. *sarcastic woot* I appreciate the fact that Nintendo is constantly trying to push the technological envelope, but to be perfectly honest I keep my Wii around so I can shake my head with disapproval whenever it enters my line of sight. You know, like when a sibling is the perfect angel and you hear your parents say, “why can’t you be more like your sister/brother?” Nintendo seems to gear their consoles towards a younger audience with the exception of a few party games (who is still having Wii parties after 2007?), so most of us only bought a Wii so we could stroke our inner child (I could probably think of a better way to phrase that…but I won’t) by playing our classic favorites via Virtual Console. Ever the nonconformist, Nintendo is STILL persistent in trying to win our hearts with another awkward controller and colors so bright that they’ll make your teeth rot. This time they pulled Call of Duty Black Ops II out of the hat, claiming that the Wii U will give you the better experience, but I don’t know many of you who plan to jump consoles to play an amazing game on a sub-par online service. I think having 2 screens to pay attention to sounds frustrating, and I get enough headaches trying to play my Nintendo 3DS for more than 2 hours.
When I watched the announcement for the Wii U on my E3 Livestream (thanks, Machinima!), I was impressed at first. Wow, a gaming system with a second integrated screen that converts into a handheld system AND bring together Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, and recorded shows from your tv? And then I realized….oh wait, I can do most of that with my iPad 1, and I’m not digitally tethered within a 24 foot range of the main system. Nice try with the TVii incorporation, but I doubt that it’s going to help much with sales. There are 2 Wii U options to pick from with only a $50 bump for the better bundle. The first bundle is called the “Basic”; it costs $300 and it comes with the white system with 8GB of storage space, GamePad controller, chords (including a HDMI cable) and a sensor bar. The “Deluxe” bundle comes with everything mentioned in the Basic bundle, except it costs $350 and comes with a black system, 32GB of storage space, console stand, charging station for the GamePad, enrollment in the Digital Deluxe promotion AND a copy of Nintendo Land. A smart person wouldn’t be caught with their pants down and a white Wii U system, but a smarter person would rather pay $250 for a PS3 or $200 for a Xbox 360 if they haven’t done so already.
Blah blah blah, the glossy surface will be littered with smudgy fingerprints within a day, the GamePad controller doesn’t come with a headset, your children will constantly fight over who gets to use the GamePad and who gets the regular Wii-mote, the system upright stand is unstable, Wii U is not backwards compatible with Game Cube games and the transfer system for the Wii and Virtual Console between 2 consoles and a TV will be complicated. And you better hope that Santa brings you a pack of styluses, because kids are going to lose those like crazy. This won't do, Nintendo. ARGH, I just want to play a Mario game on my PS3, preferably online with my friends. I'm going to go take this out on my Wii, like the red-headed step child that it is......I'm also still very upset about Donkey Kong Country Returns not giving me the option to play with my classic controller. :( At least Epic Mickey 2 comes out this week on PS3...I couldn't bring myself to buy another Wii game that was going to annoy me. Die Wii-mote, die!
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