Wii U

After about a year of debating, we finally bought a wii u.  Dans wii has been slowly dying and getting to the point where it's to hard to play a game on it.  It makes a horrible buzzing noise any time you try to play a game.  We had some money left over from bonus month and finally decided to get one.  

The main controller is like a game gear.  Very big and bulky, but interactive.  You can choose to play on that or use the tv.  If you do play on the tv, the game pad stays on and you can even use it as an extras screen.  But that also means the battery dies very quickly.  There is no way to turn it off, as it is the main control for the whole system.

We have nintendoland, lego marvel heros, donkey kong and super Mario bros.  Dan and I play nintendoland, which is a bunch of games in one.  We have fun playing together, even though dan kicks my butt every time.  I am glad we bought it, even if we should be saving for a house.

Ignore the Star Trek.  Dan is obsessed and watches it every night while I do my logic puzzles.