In November of 2006, I remember being excited to hear that Nintendo was releasing a new gaming system; therefore, making it the successor of the GameCube. On Christmas day, I got my very own and have owned it for seven years. I have been a proud owner of my Wii, and it could never get old. Last year, in November 2012, Nintendo came out with something amazing: Wii U. It is a whole new way of HD gaming including a new controller. I purchased my Wii U in June of 2013, so I’ve had it for about four months now. The Wii U has been a pretty “low-key” system, but I will be discussing the similarities and differences in the Wii and Wii U on the basis of: unboxing, features, and game play.
When looking for a Wii there are a couple of options. You could get a Wii of color such as: original white, black, or red. The red Wii is a bundle with New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Wii Sports. The black and white Wii just come with Wii Sports. A Wii in 2006 went for 250 dollars and today you can get one for 120. On the other hand, the Wii U comes in black and white. Nintendoland comes bundled with the black Wii U, and the white Wii U comes with no bundle. The WIi U is a bit pricier because of its features that excel above the classic Wii. Wii U comes in at 300 dollars.
Price could be a major factor in choosing a system, but another thing to look at would be included features. The Wii could hold 512 megabytes plus the option to use an SD (secure digital) memory card. It is a standard resolution system, 480p. Wii shop channel is available to download select apps and games that you can play on your Wii. It is internet compatible so you can download these games and apps, watch Netflix, YouTube videos, shop on Amazon and browse the internet. Rather than megabytes, the Wii U has 32 gigabytes of memory, which is equal to 32768 megabytes. For more storage, a USB compatible hard drive could be used. It has remarkable 1080p high definition resolution, the Wii 480p resolution is...