So it's 1 AM here. I know I said I was going to sleep but agh, its too hype-tastic-exciting! I played some Wii Sports to pass the time. Oh the nostalgia. Isn't that insane? I just got nostalgia from a Wii game! The reality is setting in...The Wii is now a thing of the past..

Bring on the next gen!

..although it's all very surreal.

Kinda want to see what games are showing up on the main "Wara Wara" screen. Every image I've seen of it thus far has things like system settings with default messages from Nintendo. Will be cool to see how that changes and what games people are playing.

omg i cant sleep and its 1:35 am here im thinking of what my nintendoID will be o: has everyone thought of one or are they using the same username as here?

I generally just change the 'o' to a zero in my username.

If it fits, I might be Amazing_Popo_Man.

That's gotta be the worst review of the system I've seen.

I am going to guess mine has already been taken... Maybe I will try Weird Adam for laughs.

Speaking of Nintendo Network ID's, is your username permanent? I hoped we could change it every once in a while.

So Nin. Network ID is turning out similar to a GamerTag?
Hope you enjoy your WiiU's!

What is his problem with the button layout? It's the same as all of the other Nintendo consoles and handhelds.

I should have my Wii U in about 4-5 hours. I was about to cancel my pre-order because i didn't have enough cash for a specific HDTV i was looking for....That is, until i found one on craigs list in my area. A near mint 60" Panasonic S30 1080p plasma only for $850. Going to pick it up in a couple of days,Then unbox my Wii U once verything is set up! Now, if you'll excuse me i have a little date with Super Mario 3D Land....Months late on a stellar release again.

How can you legitimately review a console without using ANY of it's online features, particularly Miiverse, which is one of the biggest draw cards of the Wii U?

Or saying it's huge, being told "look at the TV" and "look at the gamepad" means it's not clear what you're supposed to look at, that Nintendo Land has too much game variety......

Very strange, one of those other sites reviewed it and on their written review actually gave it a lower score. But at least their criticisms seemed reasonable. This guy seemed like he just had a bone to pick and was comming up with all sorts of nonsense. Complain about the glossy finish or the lack of a killer first party titles sure, complain about how slow the pages seems to take to load.... but a minigame collection having too much variety? The A button being where the A button always is for Nintendo systems? facepalm

Actually Polygon.com (an awesome website btw) gave it a 6.5, but they also stated that their review will evolve as the Wii U evolves.

you guys i have nothing to do today so i ask myself "is there some kind of stream for the wiiU launch in new york where that triforce johnson guy is waiting?" always funny to see that.
so there is there a stream? or any other launch event i can watch?

btw that review from "verge" was insanely stupid. like the reviewer is too stupid to play the games xD

Leaving now to pick up my Wii U

The one about the A button made me laugh. I don't know what else the reviewer expected at this stage, some of the criticisms were a little strange to say the least.

The difference is their criticisms were fair and reasonable. That it's more complicated than the Wii, that the storage is too small for the price, the battery live on the gamepad is too short, the touch screen is not as good as an iPads, that there isn't much that hasn't been seen before and that they remain sceptical of long term third party support. They then said that while the online features weren't up when they wrote it that they weren't holding their breath given Nintendo's track record. Conclusion being they weren't sure how it would hold up in the long run compared to Sony/MS' next big thing.

The Verge complained a lot but not about these things. Infact they complained about a lot of things Polygon thought were its strengths. Review content matters more than the score.

yea, i like the reviews that does take note what isnt there yet and promises to revisit it when all the features are there

watching videos of people setting up there wii u's and us europeans have to wait till the 30th it makes me sooooo mad, you lucky americans (shakes fist in the air) now i will rock back and forth until it comes