artemicion
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My concern for my Wii U is a lack of games long-term. We've just about beaten New Super Mario Bros. U, and Super Luigi U seems to be an almost-identical game with levels half the size. So I imagine that the two games will have run their course after about 3-4 weeks of ownership. Mario Kart 8 will probably be the next purchase, with Tropical Freeze also an option. Those two will likely be summer purchases, and last through the fall, if not the end of the year.
After that, it's Super Smash Bros. However, not sure how long it would last, we'll see. The problem is probably after that game, really. We don't have an announced Mario Party. Fire Emblem is similarly unannounced. Pokemon has one mediocre release I won't bother with. As someone who isn't into Zelda or Metroid, I kinda wonder what good the Wii U will be to me after about the halfway point in 2015. By then, my brother-in-law should have a One, and I'll question if the Wii U will ever get touched more than on the rare occasion afterwards.
When you're not big on replaying a campaign, the combined lack of online play and the lack of third-party support makes the Wii U a tricky investment. But, then again, it cost me about $150 for the console and 2 controllers, so not much to really complain about.
I have the same attitude toward the XB1 and PS4. There's nothing on either release calendar that is a Day 1 purchase for me. I'm not even sure I'd buy Watch Dogs in the bargain bin at $15.
Wii U isn't much better, though it at least has Super Smash Bros, which will be a Day 1 purchase for me. MK8 was also a Day 1 purchase, though it was helped by the Toys R Us 40% off second game deal + Club Nintendo free game.
Strangely enough, the Wii U has gotten the most action the past month or so, with MK8 this past week, the Super Metroid Club Nintendo give-a-way before that, and the Super Mario World give-a-way before that. I also bought Donkey Kong Tropic Freeze with MK8 and Call of Duty: Ghosts for Wii U because it was $18 on clearance at Toys R Us. Toys R Us also had Assassin's Creed 4 for $18 on Wii U clearance as well, but I'm not a huge fan of the series so I passed.