I'm an adult with a job, a house, a wife. I grew up. Learned how to socialize (some thanks to video games for giving ice breaker conversations), I have a really tight group of adult friends, my job has me traveling and working extra hours often.
On top of that, we only have one TV. When both my wife and I have worked a full day, we just want to relax. It wouldn't be fair for me to take the TV every night to play games.
The Vita was a game changer. It really felt like console level games on a handheld. Sure I had the DS and PSP before. There were flashes of the console brilliance, but it wasn't until my Vita, where I could sit on the couch next to my wife, watching Netflix, and playing a game that felt like more than a mini-game.
And with all the flaws the Wii-U had, it served a similar purpose. I could sit on the couch and play my favorite Nintendo games. I would be disappointed when I got a game like Tokyo Sessions or Paper Mario where I couldn't play on the gamepad only. Both are games I've had fun with, both barely get touched because of the need of the TV.
And in a few months, when more games are out, I may look into a Switch. It seems like the next evolution in my new definition of couch gaming in this new part of my life.
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