@VictahVonDoom

Well Doom, your name says it all doesn't it! lol. Ok, I can see where you're coming from, but honestly, the Wii U has been out less than a year. Obviously, console lifespans are at least 6 years, so there are many years of games to come. We can't have a new Metroid, a new Zelda, and whatever else you want all at launch or near after- these games take time. A new Zelda, built ground up for Wii, didn't hit the Wii until FIVE YEARS after its launch. Twilight Princess was a port of a Gamecube game, just like Windwaker is a port of a Gamecube game. And we just had a Castlevania exclusive on 3DS, and MGS3 Snake Eater 3D. Regardless, Nintendo should not be blamed for 3rd parties' arrogance anymore than a father should be blamed for his son's crimes. Nintendo is trying their very best to convince 3rd parties to bring games. They even made the Wii U easy to port to from PS3/360! But they can't force their hand.

As for the 37th Mario, that bit gets exaggerated by a lot of people on the internet. Nintendo has always used Mario in a variety of games to help sell the title- sports games, RPGs, golf, etc, But there's still only ONE mainline 3D platforming Mario per generation, perhaps 2 per gen now that the trend has been set with the Galaxy series. Even so, they're a couple years apart, and they're fantastic games. And the NSMB series sees one game per generation per console. That's NOT overdoing it.

Likewise, there is only ONE Mario Kart per generation, per console. ONE Paper Mario per generation, per console. They're not releasing more Mario games than before, they just released them in a smaller release window, so it seems like they're releasing more.

Every 1st party game Nintendo has dropped for the Wii U, thus far, has been the best of the series or close to, or an incredible exclusive. NSMBU is by far the best NSMB game, as Pikmin 3 is the best Pikmin. Game & Wario is debatable, but it's still damn good for what that series brings. Nintendoland is SO much better than Wii Sports, Windwaker HD is superior to its original, DKC Tropical Freeze looks better than DKC Returns, Mario 3D Land looks amazing (maybe not better than Galaxy, but still damn good nonetheless), and Smash Bros 4 looks like the best Smash ever!

And these games will come, but you must realize that libraries don't manifest overnight- it's a slow, steady progression over the years. Wii U WILL have a new Zelda (and will have an amazing GC port in just 2 months), and the Wii U WILL have a Metroid... you just have to be patient. All good things come in time.

I too, have owned all the Nintendo consoles, from NES to the present. Even all the handhelds. And I personally think Wii U is the best console Nintendo has ever released, bar none! You really have to own one and play it to understand- the console rocks! Simple as that. It's more powerful than all it's past consoles, MUCH more powerful, it's got dual analogues on the Gamepad and Pro Controller, it's got a second screen on the Gamepad (which really is the best thing about Wii U- I couldn't imagine playing some games like Arkham City without it now that I've tried it), it's got full online integration, Miiverse, eShop with full retail releases, a Nintendo Network ID instead of codes to swap... I could go on.

The point is, Wii U receives a lot of unfair criticism from people who don't own the console. Wii was a console with incredible appeal, but was mediocre delivering the goods. Wii U is a console with mediocre appeal, but is incredible when it comes to delivering the goods! You really should give the Wii U a chance. It's going to get all the great games you and I love (we just can't have them all Year One), and it really is the best console Nintendo has ever made, whether it's selling good or not.