Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So, I didn't know much about the Wii U when I started researching and I came across this bundle for $two hundred and thirty four dollars. I started comparing, and I figured that the only difference was this is 8gb vs the deluxe which is 32gb. I also read that it could be expanded with an SD card and those are cheap so I wasn't worried about the memory. Apparently, you get some Wii U club points for buying the deluxe and that is probably worth some money, but not that much to me. Then there's the included games. My kids really wanted Skylanders and since now there is Mario 3D for the Wii U, I figured I could get this bundle plus the 3D Mario and still be cheaper than the deluxe version with the old Mario Game. The Deluxe does come with the Luigi U game, but you can get that for $twenty dollars anywhere. So, at the end of the day I bought this bundle, and I have no regrets. However, I also learned that to download games (I like the digital distribution of games, cause my little boys scratch the CD games), you will need an external HD. The SD card and internal memory is used for game content and other things like downloading apps. So, if you buy either version of the Wii U and you want to download games, you will need at least a 500gb hard drive (20gb per game on average) My kids love this setup and the tablet is actually a neat controller that does bring some unique function to console gaming. You might have to eventually buy some more skylanders toys to finish the game, but the kids are playing fine with the ones that came with it. I'm so glad I got this bundle and didn't waste money on the deluxe version. Oh, and here's a tip, don't get the kids all excited when you open up the box. It will take about 3 hrs to download all the various updates. Each game and app wants to update the console in addition to the initial update. So, get it Friday, put the kids to bed, set it up at night and let them wake up to a Saturday surprise.