I just made the splash and bought a Wii U. I'm getting it with 3 games - Mario Kart 8, Pikmin 3 and Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze - all critically acclaimed games, and I only actually need to buy two of them (MK8 has a deal for a free game, which I've chosen Pikmin 3). I'm looking forward to getting it. Anyone here got a Wii U, and any games you'd recommend? I'm thinking of buying New Super Mario Bros. U and Super Mario 3D Land, primarily. I've also considered Wind Waker HD, but since I own Wind Waker I'm less convinced it's worthwhile.
Mario Kart 8 is great, and the best Mario Kart game, but at the same time it's almost completely redundant with previous Mario Kart games. They just are not shaking up gameplay enough.
Pikmin 3 was great and I never played a previous Pikmin so they were safe there. The game is lacking in missions without the DLC.
The thing about recent Donkey Kong games is they tend to be really cinematic and too hard. The Wii one was too hard. Tropical Freeze was way too hard. I would make these games so beating a level was easy but getting all the puzzle pieces or whatever was hard.
Rayman: Legends and Super Mario 3-D World are both fantastic platformers.
New Super Mario Bros U is good, but it's the same game as New Super Mario Bros Wii. There are new levels but it's the same worlds even. The Luigi one is also the same, although there if you have a kid they can play as Nabbit so that's something, and the levels are more frantic.
Lego City Undercover is the best of the Lego games by a mile; don't get any of the other ones.