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Another Great Bundle: Trolls begone!
Last year I wrote a review for the New Super Mario Bros. Wii U Bundle, because certain customers were complaining about pricing here on Amazon.com. This year, I am once again called to duty to do my small part in trying to help defend the reputation of console that has received more than normal amounts of trolling and criticism.
First let me clarify this product, which many people believe (or are just calling) to be fake. According to Nintendo.com, this is a Walmart Exclusive bundle. It comes with a 32GB Wii U, a Wii U Gamepad, the Sensor Bar, AC adapter, HDMI cable, Wii U GamePad AC adapter, GamePad Stand, GamePad Cradle, Console Stand and 2 (boxed) games: Mario Kart 8 and Nintendo Land. The MSRP is $299.99. Since it is not supposed to be available anywhere other than Walmart, certain sellers are offering it here on Amazon, with slight margins. Whether you get it here on Amazon from a third party seller, or save-money-and-live-better by getting it through Walmart is completely up to you. That said there is no reason to bash the reputation of the product!
As a final point, I would like to address a certain troll known as Edward Nigma. He is infamous for trolling reviews on every single console (Nintendo and Microsoft) except for Sony consoles, and this bundle is NO exception. Here is what he said about this bundle:
"Worst games they could give for this system. MK8 is by far the worst in the series. Nintendo needs some fresh ideas."
Please disregard his statement. Here is what IGN has said about Mario Kart 8:
"Mario Kart 8 is a beautiful, fun kart racer that introduces sound new ideas to Nintendo's 22-year old franchise. 9.0 out of 10."
You might remember from the review I wrote last year, that I bought my brother a Wii U at Christmas. In this past year, he and I have logged on over 300+ hours of solid Nintendo gaming, and I can say first hand, that this console not only has the best games line-up of 2014, but also awesome graphics that can stand their ground against the Xbox One and the PS4. I believe this console has a bright future, and I wish Nintendo the best in this console war. May the better man win.
Thank you for your time. Have a good day.
Note: This is not a fanboy review, because my brother and I clocked in over 1000 hours of Sony over several years. My brother also likes the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
November 2014 · Video Games