The Wii U, Wii me? No, Wii U!

Okay, so we can all agree that the name sounds terrible. On paper it might make sense but to actually say to your friends, hey let's play some "Me you" is just kind of weird.... So let's just put that past us as we look at what it this hardware actually is. A tabloid-like controller and a Wii-like console but with better graphics. Doesn't sound very exciting when you say it like that BUT what Nintendo showed at the Press Conference is quite frankly amazing. They are so daring when it comes to innovation and bring us new ways to play Video games. That's what I love about Nintendo. 
 
Sure the Wii was, well a family oriented game system, and did well on those grounds along with the occasional "hardcore gamer" title that did ok. But with the idea that you still will be able to do this on the WiiU + more with the new controller just sounds fantastic, I love how they incorporate the old Wii stuff, so you still have use for it with you family and casual gamer friends. While the new controller brings more of that And the fact that it has all the functionalities a  'normal' controller would have. I do really hope it is comfortable enough to hold for longer periods of time. 
 
If it is I can't imagine the awesome possibilities this give game developers to come up with amazing stuff, like the few features we saw in the presentations. I'm also very curies what the specs are for this system, from what they showed right on par with xbox360/ps3 (and it's still a prototype) so it looks quite promesing, but Nintendo never REALLY has been about graphics as a main priority (hence the innovation in controllers). 
 
I think the thing that appeals most to me, from my perspective, is that when my girlfriend or kids come in to watch some tv I can say "NP, I'm just in a mission/quest but I'll finish it on my CONTROLLER". Simply the idea of that is just insane. I mean it STREAMS the console data to your controller, that is very, very cool. Let's hope it keeps solid FPS and no latency drops. 
  
I'd say bring it on, so I can throw away my dusty Wii but keep all the hardware and bring in this fantastic new piece of innovation from Nintendo, I am officially hooked.