32GB New Super Mario U and New Super Luigi U Premium Pack - Black (Nintendo Wii U)

We have managed to go over 8 years without a games console, but we have bowed to the inevitable now my son is nearly 9.Yes we have succumbed to a bit of peer pressure, all his friends have them (so they say).I never have time for Gaming anymore, though I let my son play Lego Star Wars and Lego Batman on the computer he has quite a few restrictions placed on how long he can play on it. I leave it to my wife to police the usage and commiserate with my son when he feels he is being hard done by.I got a lot of advice from other dads, 'Play Station 4, it has to be a Play Station 4 it's new you know!' then 'Don't listen to him, it has to be an Xbox, get the new one it's fantastic!" though it won't play the old games.We have managed to go over 8 years without a games console, but we have bowed to the inevitable now my son is nearly 9.Yes we have succumbed to a bit of peer pressure, all his friends have them (so they say). I know their dads do, most of them spending all evening playing Call of Duty etc. though I cannot understand how they find the time. I mean I have two children under 9 and a wife whose first question when I get in is ‘whats for tea?’ Arrive home, cook, talk, read stories, bedtime, finally sit down eat, oh look it’s already 10.30pm, fall asleep on the sofa.I never have time for Gaming anymore, though I let my son play Lego Star Wars and Lego Batman on the computer he has quite a few restrictions placed on how long he can play on it. I leave it to my wife to police the usage and commiserate with my son when he feels he is being hard done by. I do this very quietly though.I got a lot of advice from other dads, 'Play Station 4, it has to be a Play Station 4 it's new you know!' then 'Don't listen to him, it has to be an Xbox, get the new one it's fantastic!" though it won't play the old games.What I found was that the other 'amazing all singing and dancing' consoles were aimed at more towards teenagers and adults rather than children especially when looking at software.The Wii U on the other hand offered more family friendly entertainment for younger children, it hit the sweet spot and did everything I needed it to do. What clinched the deal was the availability of child friendly software and the ability to play games on it using the screen on the control pad rather than only through the television. It’s like having a very powerful Nintendo DS.This in my mind would also lead to less aggravation should my daughter want to watch CBeebies or one of her DVDs and from my wife when she is playing catch up with Coronation Street.Accessories are available and I have added a Pro Controller to the package, I mean, how else will we be able to play together? Might even get my wife interested in it too.

What can i say, this console is awesome! I had a snes years ago as my first nintendo console, my next was the wii. However the wii was a let down for me. It was aimed at games for 2 year olds and the only thing i really enjoyed on it was super mario world. Trying to play anything like resident evil was just a no no. Then along comes the wii U and at first i turned my nose up at it and said im not buying another nintendo as the games are crap and its just for kids. Well how wrong was i? Took the plung and got this for christmas and i absolutely love it. The graphics are on par with the 360 and ps3, and who needs better than that for a game? The game pad is actually quite fun to use and interacts with games well, such as zombi U where it acts as your back pack and map. Nice to see the console isnt just marketed towards games for 2 year olds, splinter cell, zombie U, call of duty etc, loads to choose from, great to play with the wii u Pro controller and a nice move with nintendo wanting to be a console for everyone to use. Perfect for kids who want the 3+ games and perfect for adults too. If you have a wii i would seriously upgrade to a wii u, it is 10x better and if they had a better marketting campaign i think it could have done so much better. Do not delay and buy one today! You wont be disapointed!

I bought the wii u in October 2014 for my 5 year old for Christmas. When we tried to switch it on on Christmas morning, there was an system error message, which we could not get past. We rang the Nintendo helpline to be told that their lines would not be open until 10am. When we got through, there was nothing that could be done to fix the error (and we spent hours ringing and engaged 'helpline'). I searched online while we were waiting to get through to find others had experienced the same issue a year ago (Dec 2013). This means that Nintendo were aware of the fault and allowed defective systems to be sold to their customers, rather than recalling them. This company allowed 5 years olds across the world to wake up on Christmas morning to a defective Christmas present. I have bought a replacement system because I could not disappoint my little boy, but I will NEVER buy another product from Nintendo and neither should you if you have a choice. What a disgusting display of consumerism and greed; Nintendo know they have backed parents into a corner, as they monopolise the market in gaming consoles for this age group. Armed with this knowledge, they were happy to leave defective products on the shelf for 5 year olds to be left bitterly disappointed on Christmas day - don't buy this console if you have a choice, and show Nintendo that they cannot treat their customers with so much disregard.

Console arrived early... but wasn’t in its box, Wii U pad was kind of dirty and didn’t receive the Luigi game, come with 2 wii games that were too scratched so couldn’t even be traded in. So I’m not overly impressed but the console works as well as the Wii U pad