Wii U has had a rough first year. For all intents and purposes, it could be called a horrible console. But there's just something I like about it. I like the Gamepad, I like the hardware capabilities (though I'd love it to be better), and I like the design. It has so much potential. There's just some things that are so big a deal that it doesn't have, and I don't know how it can be a big console until that time comes. This is not a Wii. This system does not have "non-gamer" appeal to it. It's a gamer's game console. And as a gamer's console, it fails. No proper account system, no cross game chat, text chat, or voice messages, it doesn't come with a headset, Nintendo's own games have little to no online multiplayer, despite having many games SUPPORT local multiplayer, VC is an absolute joke, etc.
It just fails in so many areas that I could not, in good mind, recommend it to anybody. I like the thing, I really do, and anybody that knows me knows I like my Wii U. It is just a failure as a gamer's console. The only thing it succeeds in is being a place for diehard to Nintendo fans to play HD Nintendo games. That's not enough for me, but I see it's potential, and I enjoy Nintendo games, and I just HOPE that it's future becomes brighter.