Exactly. There are a few games though that I'd love to have, like Rayman Legends and Zelda Wii U... other than that, I'm not too excited. Especially considering how expensive the console is.

history has already repeated itself. By that i am referring to the original NES and how it was the thing to have back in the day. it has been heralded as the saving grace in the console crash of the early 80's.

so fast forward and we pretty much have a repeat of that saving grace. Although, gaming wasnt really in dire straights when the Wii came out. What the wii did was revolutionize gaming to be more than the typical demographic that was the target audience.

By adapting the simplistic nature of waggle play (as the term came to be called) it allowed those who didnt know a thing or had not played a game for many MANY years to get into it.

The wii-u history to be repeated will not be one of the success of the wii but more specifically that of the SNES. Those of us old enough to remember that transition will understand the comparative.

by no means will wii-u come close to matching wii numbers. unless of course nintendo marketing can find that convincing way to entice existing wii owners to upgrade. This is not about convincing the diehard gamers. this is about convincing the soccer moms and old folks homes, etc.

Wii-u represents a considerable improvement to the wii much like the snes did for the nes. It will take a bit longer but if history from the previous platforms is something to use as a gauge then the wii-u will not disappoint.

Most will see the wii-u and wonder why the need to upgrade. There may not be an immediate need to upgrade but that comes down to how nintendo markets this platform as the logical choice between the two.