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    The Nintendo Wii U, the follow-up to the monstrously popular Nintendo Wii console, launched in North America on November 18th 2012.

    I Bought a Wii U!

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    chumley_marchbanks

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    Whenever I hear the words "I bought a Wii U" this is the only thing I can think about:

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    I just picked up one myself. I bought a couple Wii games to play too (Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles)

    Im liking it and cant wait for Bayonetta 2

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    I really love the new trend of game characters taking selfies. I will never not find that hilarious. I've been thinking of getting a Wii U soon. It's so cheap! While Nintendo as a business seems a bit weird right now; I still think they have a great approach to game design in general, and consistently enjoy their games. I'll probably pick one up later this year. I actually really enjoy the "New Super Mario" series. They're a bit floaty but overall they play well and look real cool (though the music is pretty bleh).

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    #54  Edited By TechnoSyndrome

    Like last generation I think Nintendo's console makes a very solid second console choice. Last gen I rocked the Xbox 360 + Wii combo, this generations I'm going PC and Wii U. The libraries on PC, PS4 and Xbox One overlap so much that I really can't justify owning two of them, but the Wii U is going to have a ton of worthwhile exclusives, and in terms of first party stuff is easily the strongest out of all of them. If I only played a few games a year I could make do with the Wii U alone.

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    @supermike6: Since I wrote this blog, I finished New Super Luigi U, which I did really like overall. It's definitely floatier, but as I wrote in the blog, I really liked the shorter, faster levels. There were a couple of frustrating spots I got stuck in, but I think overall it's pretty great.

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    I'm enjoying playing through NSMBU with my girlfriend, and MarioKart is awesome. I'm pretty frustrated with having to port over my Wii content to my Wii U manually, instead of all that being saved in the cloud, but other than that, I'm really happy with my purchase. I might grab NSLU, but it depends on how much my GF wants to.

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    Got mine recently as well. So far I'm playing wonderful 101 and mario kart. Also picked up galaxy 1 and 2 since I never got a wii.

    The Wonderful 101 is the game of the decade and well worth the price of the console on it's own, and I have to say the controller is better than I thought it would be from just looking at it. Touch isn't capacitive but it's still responsive, and I don't mind the stick placement or ergonomics either. It's no DS4, but what is. Getting zombi u in the mail on monday along with some more wii stuff (deadly creatures, YEAH!) and I think I'm gonna pick up a pro controller.

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    #58  Edited By ripelivejam

    @madman356647: for how much?? Don't think ive seen either go for less than $60 USD used

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    I really should get back to playing with my Wii U, but I haven't been compelled to in... several months, actually. I've been in a video game funk lately so it might be time to dust of the Wii U and finish what games I have for it like Super Mario 3D World which actually is pretty great and highly recommended. I did like NSMBU, but it does play it a bit too safe. Maybe this copy of NSLBU I bought a while back needs to be cracked open.

    Also, Earthbound. Buy it, play it, and thank me later.

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    @ripelivejam: got xenoblade and last story as a buy 2 get one. With some trade ins I got 40 for those n super mario galaxy 2

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    I also got a Wii U recently and think it's FULLY RAD. Controller, like all controllers, take a little while to get used to, but I find it totally fine. I also got the bigger battery pack, which is highly recommended. I can actually do a few game sessions with no recharge.

    Also Zombi U is actually totally great.

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