The Wii U

The Wii U is shocking Nintendo fans everywhere with its upgrades. New additions have been made to the Wii U that has not been on Nintendo consoles in the past. This new console was released November 18, 2012. This old PlayStation fan was convinced just recently when I was looking up facts on which console to buy. Nintendo has added many cool features like a social meeting place and many more apps.

Nintendo made a Social Network called Miiverse where you can interact with others from the Miis you have created. Yes I know PlayStation did the same thing with the PS3, but the Miiverse is completely different. It is almost similar to twitter on how it is set up, however it is all Miis made by people and you talk about your Miis and their family. 

Another really cool thing with the Wii U that you will not find in either the XBox One or the PlayStation 4 is the fact that you can replay old games. In the newer generation systems, you have to buy all new games that you loved from the past, not for the Wii U! Say you want to play Smash Bros Brawl but you sold your Wii so you could get a Wii U well don't worry, you can put the game into your Wii U and Brawl away. So don't worry, you won't have to sell that old stack of games and borrowed games just so you can get Brawl for Wii U. 

Another cool feature of the Wii U is the games that have been released for it. I mean come on, who doesn't love Smash Bros? Nintendo's Smash Bro's Wii U have blown all of the others out of the water. With more maps and other characters you can choose from you can have more fun. Also, there is an eight player Smash mode that can get very crazy and hectic but very fun to play with your friends and have Smash Bro's competitions with. Another great game that Wii U came out with is the Legend of Zelda Hyrule Warriors. I personally haven't played it yet mainly because I've been way too busy with the life of a teenager but from what I've seen and heard, it is a very fun game. The graphics look pretty good seeming as it is Nintendo, and lets be honest, they have never been known for the best graphics, I mean look at that Mii baby, it almost gives me the creeps. 

Like every gaming console, the Wii U has its short comings for example, you can't watch Blu-Ray or DVD's on this system. Another shortcoming of the Wii U is the software uses up so much Hard Drive. For example, say you buy a eight gigabyte Wii U, after the day-one updates and installs, you are left with only three gigabytes or gig's of data left which is pretty scrubish if you ask me. The Wii U also has a problem with External hard drive, it has USB ports to hold extra data, I'm not sure about you but I don't want a few two gig USB's for extra data I wan't big amounts. 

Other than those reasons, The Wii U would be a great system for anyone to go out and by for your kids birthday, or Christmas or any Holiday that one would receive presents I suppose. It has very fun games and many more cool features. If you are on the edge, just remember, YOU CAN REUSE GAMES! Oh and there is the whole, if you don't pick Nintendo, how are you going to play all the cool games like Pokemon, Super Smash Bros, and Legend of Zelda.