Nintendo Wii U

Nintendo Wii U User Review and Ratings

• It's all about the games
  Hysteria41 (Jun 24, 2014) on Amazon
  Great system with excellent games. Highly recommended to any proper gamer. Very happy with my purchase. Can't wait to get my hands on Smash Bros.
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• Great console, perfect for those who want quality exclusives
  Eldorado (Jun 15, 2014) on Amazon
  Since leaving education I've found that my time is much more limited than before; my playtime is limited to evenings and weekends and even then there are other demands on that time.As a result, I found that I was completing games only at a rate of 1 - 2 games every month and liked to go back to older games because they still felt fresh as there was a huge gap between play sessions. Because of this I reasoned that I should get a console with the highest amount of quality exclusives - which I believe is and has always been Nintendo.I've owned every single Nintendo console since the Gameboy colour but decided to get PS3 in the last generation since I wanted to try the third party, JRPGs and popular shooters which were being highly praised on gaming sites. However I found that there were only a handful of titles which I really cared about and enjoyed; Ratchet and Clank series, Red Dead Redemption, FIFA and Dark Souls. I also realised that most of those games which I liked on the PS3 were available on the PC and those which I missed out on I wouldn't have had enough time to play.The console itself is very good quality. I love the fact that Nintendo consoles always feel toy like and durable - I've never known any Nintendo console that I've owned to ever crash or break. The graphics for Mario Kart 8 are absolutely stunning; the attention to detail which you can see on the replays are amazing and the game feels great. I'm a great fan of the Sonic racing game, but this Mario Kart is much, much more polished and a far better game for it.As a software engineer and someone who keeps up to date with the Nvidia conferences, I'd like to finally caution people who are thinking of buying the XBox One and PS4 simply because of their specifications. While they are undeniably higher specced than the Wii U, this usually translates to lazier optimization rather than better graphics. Mass Effect 3 on the last console had around the order of 200-300 render loops if I remember correctly, which I am certain could have been optimized better.Finally to end on a positive note - this is a great time to buy a Wii U; it's starting to build up some momentum and the game library is starting to become pretty decent as well as the free game when you register Mario Kart 8!
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• Nintendo.. No. 1
  Exin Pherris (Jun 17, 2014) on Amazon
  Wonderful console, Great for serious gamers and family fun alike. Best exclusive games and costs less than the competitors.. A big thumbs up from me...! ; ]
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• Very impressive and underrated
  C. A. Shand (Jul 19, 2014) on Amazon
  Totally underrated console. The adverts make everything look complicated and clumsy. In reality it's very intuitive and brilliant that you can still play with TV off. The controller also has a good 30/40ft range allowing play round the house. Mario Kart is also impressively engineered and brilliant fun: graphics are crisp and detailed. Mario Kart TV also good for looking at highlights and low lights of races.
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• Wii console
  Hemisinus (Jul 15, 2014) on Amazon
  Grandchildren are in total raptures with this console. As in fact are their patents!
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