{"id":1236,"date":"2013-02-22T04:59:03","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T04:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2013-02-22T04:59:03","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T04:59:03","slug":"wii-u-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/archives\/1236","title":{"rendered":"Wii U Get!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wiiublack\"<\/a>I’ll admit; I had low expectations for my birthday. I was sorely mistaken and my wife made it a spectacular day. Morning, noon and night, it was all a day for me, and it’s clear I’m a lucky guy. While there were many great elements of my 37th birthday, the Wii U<\/b> unboxing was the most memorable. Now, I was not in the market for the system; the name is ridiculous and we know how Nintendo<\/b> works. I’ll flip out over a few Mario titles, play Zelda and not finish it, and grab a few other games that look cool. But I’ve never gotten a system as a gift before. And while it wasn’t on my radar, I will certainly not complain about it!!! A friggin’ Wii U<\/b>!!!<\/p>\n

Now, in the two weeks since, I have gotten New Super Mario Bros. U<\/b> and I’ve tinkered with all the cool features the console carries. An added bonus is that I can play the system from my bedroom directly under the living room. I can play HD graphics on a 6.2″ screen! In bed or while my wife watches TV. WOW! <\/p>\n

Now, the cool factor lies heavily on the controller and upon games. And I’m skeptical about the latter. Will Nintendo<\/b> be able to do anything differently from the Wii<\/b> or Gamecube<\/b>? Both had the same story IMO and you can’t help but fear this will end the same way. With no achievements\/trophies and current-gen specs, why would I buy the same title on this system over Sony’s<\/b> or Microsoft’s<\/b> next outing? I’m not sure yet…and I really hope this avoids being a gimmicky system…again. <\/p>\n

But…to reiterate…this is awesome and I cannot complain. I’m pretty psyched to finish Mario and to see what else the company has to offer. And, yes, to play Mario in bed. It’s just so cool!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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