The funny thing is, though, you seem to be in a tizzy because the Wii U has a small internal storage with the option to expand that. You're trying to make it sound as if that's a reason not to get a Wii U.
Actually, I don't think it's
directly a reason not to get a Wii U. I'm saying it's a reason for developers to
not support the Wii U with digital games and DLC that the "stupid masses" aren't going to have the storage space to hold. It's the same crap Nintendo pulled on the Wii, and it didn't work
then either. And
that may be a reason to not get a Wii U.
But a Wii U without the Game Pad and with a 120 GB hard drive is... still your XBox 360. Still no reason to get one.
In that scenario, it would come down to the games, which the Wii U won't
have at launch. None of the Wii U exclusive games are system-sellers for me, and only Pikmin 3 interests me at all. And I can play all the non-exclusives on platforms I already own, so they don't justify the likely $200-$300+ Wii U price.
But with a large HDD at launch, Nintendo would be telling 3rd parties that they have their back. They've ensured that there's plenty of space for the average gamer to download essentially whatever they want. 3rd party developers see that, and there's no reason for them to hold back on developing digital games for the Wii U (aside from Microsoft money hats, of course).
And before you rush to point to the 4 GB 360 again, Microsoft has spent
2 console cycles building up their online infrastructure and ensuring that their audience is both informed about and enticed to download digital titles. As for Sony, the PS3 you can get off store shelves these days comes with a 250 GB HDD, and their online store has a steady flow of demos and sales to keep interest high in their digital store. Nintendo, meanwhile, has a laughable
at best record with promoting their online store.
A Wii U with a Game Pad and with OPTIONAL storage is... not a 360. Reason to get one? Up to you.
I've been quite explicit since the thing was announced that I had no interest whatsoever in the GamePad. Nintendo had an opportunity to convince me why that controller was so necessary that they've spent 2 abysmal E3 press conferences on it, and they have failed to present a convincing argument.
You wanted to complain about hypothetically being forced to pay for a relatively-cheap HDD you don't think you'll use, and I countered with a complaint about the useless, gimmicky,
expensive controller Nintendo
would be forcing me to buy with the GamePad. Somehow I think you would be getting the cheaper end of that hypothetical.