monkees19's Blog
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So after patiently waiting the extra day for the UPS man to deliver my Wii U console to my front door, I have finally had some time alone with my shiny new system. After an approximately 15 minutes setup I was ready to game.
The controller, or Game Pad as it is known, is surprisingly easy to handle. Despite it's appearance, it is light and no strain on the hands. The layout of the buttons is done well, although I have yet to play a game that utilizes the dual analog sticks (time has not yet permitted this.)
I did take issue with the lengthy time it took to register my Network ID. After timing out of the connection for an hour, I gave up until Tuesday. I spent random intervals during the day trying to get signed up to no avail. After about 30 hours, I finally got signed up. This was likely due to over crowding of their servers. Clearly a learning experience for Nintendo since they had to know they had over one million pre-orders.
That said, the system does offer the convenience of playing without the TV, which is a HUGE bonus when I have to share it with my wife and both kids. It also has decent range, for me at about 35 ft until I ran out of room. Testing into other rooms is pending. Hopefully I will get to experience more features as Nintendo rolls them out.
I am curious to know the first impressions of you, the RF Generation community.
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HOW ARE THE GAMES?! 
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Nintendo continues to be an innovator. I really like the idea behind the game pad and am curious to see how other console developers will respond to this kind of technology.
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So far, I've only experienced Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U. I've not spent much time with the first but the latter is yet another solid entry in the franchise. It works well as a single player experience as always, and even when I'm playing with my 4 year old, it's excitingly chaotic. Obviously I find myself picking up the slack a little but I was no pro at 4 either. I also bought ZombiU but between him and my 2 year old I've had to leave it in its case for now until I get some "alone" time.
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I finally found some time (albeit an hour) to try out ZombiU. It's definately not a terrible game but they kinda force the GamePad on you. And the combat can be a little frustrating mostly because your character tends to be a little slow moving. It's still early in the game, so that's just a first impression.
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