It's got more power but none of the games I've played look better than the best looking 360/PS3 titles.
The future release line up is very thin at the moment and after playing Mario U and ZombiU I haven't used mine in weeks.
I wouldn't recommend buying one at the moment, I'd be surprised if the price doesn't come down or you see some better bundles in the coming months once a few more games come out. The 360/PS3 are definitely near the end of their lives but still have a busier release schedule and I'd wait for more details on their successors before stumping up for a Wii U unless you absolutely have to play the exclusive titles like Zelda (sadly I fall in this category so will keep mine even though it's not being used).
Eliot is a big fan of all things Nintendo and as much as I agree there is some impressive hardware offered, I don't feel it has really translated to a "better" gaming experience so far. Having the screen on the pad is cool and some games (Black Ops 2 for split screen and Mario for playing on the pad) make good use of it but once you get past the novelty factor I prefer playing on my HDTV.
Also, the premium model is pretty much an essential purchase and I think Nintendo have been greedy/foolish by expecting people to buy Wiimotes/Nunchuks/USB drives on top of what is already a big purchase.
I am a Nintendo fan,
In that I love Zelda.
However all things nintendo? Not really,
Dont have a 3DS, only had a Dslite because my ex bought me one.
Granted I have followed all the main hardware releases, but I am also very impartial and honest my purchases in a non fanboy way, I have been this generation a big fan of the 360.
Because I like games to th extent where I think the controller on the 360 is borderline perfect and the PS3 one is utter garbage.
This doesnt mean i wont end up with a PS4, When it comes to those I will judge them on their own merits.
I actually hated the sound of the 360 right up until I tried one a month before they were out and i was sold purely on the pad and preordered immediately.
What I'm getting at is, If somethings **** i will say.
IMO the current 360 OS (Metro or whatever you want to call it is awful)
However I love windows 8.
The current 360 software is just a absolute hash of a mess and you cant find ANYTHING anywhere near as quick as you could before when it was the "New Dashboard"
Also the fact all the apps update independantly is just SO SO annoying,.
I want to watch sky and BOOM
Update
want to skip that update?
NA BRA you need it right now.
By contrast on the Wii U app and game update are downloaded automatically without me even knowing until its install time.
Dont want that newest youtube update?
Well thats no problem as you can till use it anyway..
The point im getting at is that i genuinely feel this is perhaps the most "Anti-Fanboyed" Console launch I have ever experienced.
The OS issues are not even slightly as bad as you will read.
Miiverse is for me a far better, feature or app or social experience (Whatever), than anything of a similar in the last gen and is ultimately going to be ripped off by both MS and Sony and called a masterpiece at E3 with various fat americans standing infront of presentation screens talking about "Innovation".
The Web browser works very well incomparison to anyother browser i've used on a smart tv/ phone/console.
The youtube app is fantastic.
I can honestly say i've never been happier with a console purchase as it has vast potential to be fun.
The graphics steps are going to get smaller and smaller anyway and i cant see me being "Wowed" at the vast power of the PS4 and XBOX whatever the hell at e3 to be honest..
All the Wii U needs is games that are developed for the hardware (Most of the launch games are very quickly done ports and run very well all things considered) and im willing to wait seeing as imo the game available at launch are about 3x better than the launch games (or fix 6 months) for either the 360 or PS3. People seem to look back at the 360 launch games with some weird glasses of a slightly pinkish hue.
In reality there was one decent game (PGR 3) and nothing else until march 6 months later when GRAW and fight night came out.
I think you need send that off for a replacement. Mine is just as quiet my standard Wii. Small noise from the internal fan and disc spinning. No were near as noisy as my 360 or two PS3’s.