Yeah I know this is my second blog in a row about video games, but this one I swear this will be much different from my previous blog. This one will be about a new home console and not so much a game. To be exact it will be about Nintendo's new system the Wii U.
Now when you first hear the new systems name (The Wii U) what do you think? When I first heard the name it made me think of Nintendo's last creation and which I believe to be their biggest disappoint The Wii. A system that was high in demand upon its launch back in November of 2006. It had a much cheaper sticker price then its rivals($199.99 for the Wii, $450.00 for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and $599.99 for Sony's PlatStation3).The console was a success selling over 97 million units to this day. It had a innovative new controller that relied on motion control which made gamers have to stand up and move around in order to play a game. Microsoft and Sony both copied it later on with the Kinect and Sony Move. The Wii was also backward compatible with Nintendo's previous system(Gamecube), and in the Wii store customers could pay and download nintendo's classics retro games.
Sure the Wii sold well. I have many friends and family who bought it. But for everything Nintendo did right, and I believed they did wrong. First off unlike Sony's PS3 and Microsoft's Xbox360 the Wii's did not have High Definition gaming. The Wii also had a lack of 3rd party game developers making games for the system. And sure the controller was innovative but after a wile of playing games some people got tired of the motion control gaming. To this day anytime every time I walk into a second hand electronic store I see piles of used Wii consoles. They normally sell for about 50 dollars.
So after hearing a similar name to its previous system and being disappointed by the Wii I was not excited to purchase the Wii U. Until about a week ago. I was just stopping in Best Buy to pick up a copy of the Dark Knight Rises when I stumbled upon The Wii U display. There was no line to play and nobody watching. So I figured why not, see if its any good.
The first thing you'll notice much like the previous system is the new controller. It resembles a tablet kinda like a iPad but with a smaller screen. It has a direction pad, analog sticks, stylist, and many buttons that feels surprising comfortable in your hands. With the way the controllers set up for some games you'll use both your TV and controller's scene to play a game. I found this be very challenging, unique, and unlike anything I ever played before. Also very fun. If someone in your house would like to use the TV to watch shows there is a button on the controller that allows you to continue to play the game on the controller allowing them to watch what they want on the television. Another thing new with Nintendo, High Definition gaming and boy it look's great. Better then Xbox360 or PS3? No, but on par with them? Yes.
Now the part I hate to say about this new console but feel I should say about it. The bad. As for gameplay there was no bad. The price tag is a little iffy($299.99 for a 8GB and $349.99 for the 32GB). With the other counsels out there I believe 32 GB is still a little small for hard drive memory. Also there is no other controller pad available for purchase. If I'm playing this system with a friend I wanna use this awesome unique controller. But what worries me the most about the Wii U is that seems too late to be released. In my opinion if Nintendo released this system instead of the original Wii it would be on par or even better the the 360 or PS3. But scheduled for next year is Sony and Microsofts new gaming consoles. From the rumors of 4K support to and even more enhanced graphics that surpass the Wii U capabilities I find it very hard for Nintendo to get customers to buy there new system over there competitors.
In the future I look forward to purchasing this system. Nintendo has their great classic releases which are always really fun like Mario and Zelda, but with other consoles coming out in 2013 I wanna see what they have to offer. Plus with how fast prices drop with technologies these days I'll wait for a better price, bigger hard drive and some more games to get released. Below this paragraph is a video under 7 minutes explaining how the new Wii U controller works. If enjoyed this blog I encourage you to watch it.
