ThomasO's ruminating on Wii U Music just got me even more excited! Heh.
Well, full disclosure, I'm a Nintendo fan. So sue me. And I currently have no plans to buy either a 360 or PS3, nor a 720 or PS4. If I could survive on the GameCube, I'm not afraid of any rough spots the Wii U might get into. Just keep making games Nintendo.
And also, for the past couple years, my parents have been living in a small place without a tv and I visit them pretty often. There are computers and the internet, but no monitors... so the Wii U feels like Nintendo developed it by looking at my situation and came up with a solution that really is perfectly suited to me! I'm also drooling over the chance to play the Wii U from bed, or get Netflix streaming to the tablet Controller... I mean, I can't help but be excited! Nintendo keeps figuring out new ways for me to interact with hardware, software, and exploring what videogames can be!
That's what I'm a Nintendo fan for, not same-sequels or ever-more-polygons. I don't expect the Wii U to be everything, I don't expect Nintendo to be perfect. I don't need a smooth ride, bragging rights, or for some sort of Nintendo empire to grip the world of gaming in its iron power glove. I just want a little spark of magic, a little bit of that Nintendo difference.
I want the new, the challenging, and the mind-expanding. I want adventure, whimsy, and integrity. I want someone to remind me that it's worth believing that something new and powerful can always be imagined, discovered, created, and felt.
I think the Wii U can give me that. My excitement for it out of 10? I'm budgeting for an 11.