Pegasus Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 We had a Wii but loaned it to a friend who broke it. I told DH that I'd like a new Wii (~$130) for Mother's Day so that I could play our old games. Instead, he's trying to talk me into the Wii U (~$300 basic to $350 deluxe). He says that it will still play the old Wii games. I know that DH and our DDs would enjoy new games for the Wii U as well. So, is the Wii U worth the extra cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I'd get the wii U. dd left xbox last fall (with a nice wii U departing gift.). My understanding was there's alot of stuff coming down the pike that will work better on the wii U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 son says: Wii U allows you to download games through the shop channel instead of buying them at the store (most retail games) - tho of course you cant sell them back does not play game cube games or use game cube controllers, etc but the touch screen game apd IS pretty cool! a lot of single player games use that. Plus for me - the main reason I used the Wii was to watch netflix, and its SO much easier to select movies using the game pad instead of having to aim at the tv with the wiimote. Our boys kicked in money and dh matched it - they dont regret having spent the money. I think it was a bit silly, but i figure it will last longer - new games will eventually be more for the WiiU than the Wii, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2att Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Our boys got the Wii U for Christmas, after years of a regular Wii. It was definitely a good purchase for us. They can still play all of their old games on the Wii U, but spend most of their Wii time playing the new games instead--they are a lot more interactive and fun (Scribblenauts for Wii, anyone?). And as another poster mentioned, the game controller pad is really neat. Also great here, with only one t.v. hooked up to cable, is the fact that they can continue playing their game on the game pad while the rest of the family can be watching something on t.v.--no more wii monopolizing the t.v. all weekend. If you're going to be buying another game system anyway, I'd pay more to upgrade to the Wii U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 If you are going to be buying a Wii I would buy the Wii U. Why spend money on something that is an older version if the newer one does all the older one did plus more. Just my opinion. and the new Wii games coming out will be for the WiiU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 Thanks, everyone. It looks like it is unanimous to spring for the Wii U. DH volunteered that a new Wii U system could also count towards his father's day and birthday gifts. I appreciate the note that the new system will not play Game Cube games. Fortunately, we still have our old Game Cube system and it works fine. I do like to go back and play a few of those games on occasion. Mario Kart racing on the cruise ship, anyone?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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