Something been on my mind recently. And that's how perfect the wiiU is as a media consumption device. Specifically referring to it's use in watching online TV. Microsoft may have marketed the Xbox One as the "TV" device but the wiiU is the cord cutters console IMHO.
Why is that? Well the reasons are simple.
1. The controller is the remote.
The wiiU's handy dandy TV button let's you use your gamepad as a universal remote and turn the tv up and down, change channels, and power on and off without ever letting your hands leave the controllers. You can then launch your apps with the same device no switching.
2. Support for the "Big 3".
Amazon, Hulu, and Neftlix. Between these 3 services you basically can watch nearly every big TV series and movie ever conceived. It also has Crunchyroll for anime fans.
3. Off-TV play.
Or should I say watch? You watching an episode of Cut Throat Kitchen and your brother/mother/significant other wants to watch something else? Just flip it to the gamepad and keep going not only has dedicated speakers but a headphone jack to keep from disturbing your significant other.
4. Web Browser
Finally, the wiiU has a fully functioning, intuitive, powerful, and robust web browser. You can suspend any of those aforementioned streaming apps and launch the web browser at any time to look up random stuff about what you are watching, find youtube videos (youtube app sucks use the browser), or pull up more media on various sites all on the TV/pad all while your app is comfortably suspended and can be relaunched at the same point without missing a beat.
The only real problem is Netflix. Their App sucks hot garbage they should take a note from Hulu/Crunchyroll on that as it's missing major features and doesn't use the gamepad for basically anything. I also wish they both would use the wiiU's built in keyboard for typing as it's a bit annoying to use the sticks to type up searches.
Well that's my little epiphany/soap box. I've been using my wiiU as my primary Hulu/Netflix device for the last few weeks and it has replaced my PS4 as my primary media console.
EDIT: Could a Mod possibly change the title to streaming console?
Why is that? Well the reasons are simple.
1. The controller is the remote.
The wiiU's handy dandy TV button let's you use your gamepad as a universal remote and turn the tv up and down, change channels, and power on and off without ever letting your hands leave the controllers. You can then launch your apps with the same device no switching.
2. Support for the "Big 3".
Amazon, Hulu, and Neftlix. Between these 3 services you basically can watch nearly every big TV series and movie ever conceived. It also has Crunchyroll for anime fans.
3. Off-TV play.
Or should I say watch? You watching an episode of Cut Throat Kitchen and your brother/mother/significant other wants to watch something else? Just flip it to the gamepad and keep going not only has dedicated speakers but a headphone jack to keep from disturbing your significant other.
4. Web Browser
Finally, the wiiU has a fully functioning, intuitive, powerful, and robust web browser. You can suspend any of those aforementioned streaming apps and launch the web browser at any time to look up random stuff about what you are watching, find youtube videos (youtube app sucks use the browser), or pull up more media on various sites all on the TV/pad all while your app is comfortably suspended and can be relaunched at the same point without missing a beat.
The only real problem is Netflix. Their App sucks hot garbage they should take a note from Hulu/Crunchyroll on that as it's missing major features and doesn't use the gamepad for basically anything. I also wish they both would use the wiiU's built in keyboard for typing as it's a bit annoying to use the sticks to type up searches.
Well that's my little epiphany/soap box. I've been using my wiiU as my primary Hulu/Netflix device for the last few weeks and it has replaced my PS4 as my primary media console.
EDIT: Could a Mod possibly change the title to streaming console?
