If you liked Mario and Sonic when you were younger, I would have to suggest the Nintendo Wii U - The (obviously) exclusive New Super Mario Bros. U and its expanded DLC New Super Luigi U are both out now (I say "expanded" because it's available as DLC for New Super Mario Bros. U, but is also available as its own boxed game). Nintendo also have a 3-game deal with SEGA, with the exclusive Sonic Lost Word due out in October. Rayman Legends, a multi-platform game due out next week was also originally slated to be a Wii U exclusive, so a fair bit of the gameplay was made with the console's GamePad in mind (those Murphy levels). There is also Super Mario 3D World due out this December.
The only issue with the Wii U at the moment is that it really isn't selling very well, so as such, it hasn't been receiving that much third party support. Ubisoft has been fairly supportive of the console though, with both Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Watch_Dogs due out for it and Activision are releasing titles like Call of Duty: Ghosts and Skylanders Swap Force. The Wii U has also gained a lot of attention with indie gamers, as Nintendo have really worked hard to make it easier to publish independently on their digital store, the eShop.
The PlayStation 4 is due out on 29th November for £349.99, with the XBox One expected to launch around the same time with a price-tag of £429.99. Both consoles will be significantly more powerful than the Wii U (The Wii U's power is pretty much on-par with the 360).
In comparison, the Wii U costs £279.99 for the Premium Console, which gives you 32GB of storage instead of 8GB, the black colour (As opposed to the Basic's White) and a subscription to the Nintendo Network Premium Rewards service, which gives you points for every pound you spend on the eShop (The amount of points you get is roughly 10% of the game's price in pence. So an £11.34 purchase of Pokémon Rumble U earned me 113 points, whereas the £3.02 Art Academy Sketchpad earned me 30 points). Once you have 500 points, you can redeem them for £5 off.
The only issue with the Wii U at the moment is that it really isn't selling very well, so as such, it hasn't been receiving that much third party support. Ubisoft has been fairly supportive of the console though, with both Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Watch_Dogs due out for it and Activision are releasing titles like Call of Duty: Ghosts and Skylanders Swap Force. The Wii U has also gained a lot of attention with indie gamers, as Nintendo have really worked hard to make it easier to publish independently on their digital store, the eShop.
The PlayStation 4 is due out on 29th November for £349.99, with the XBox One expected to launch around the same time with a price-tag of £429.99. Both consoles will be significantly more powerful than the Wii U (The Wii U's power is pretty much on-par with the 360).
In comparison, the Wii U costs £279.99 for the Premium Console, which gives you 32GB of storage instead of 8GB, the black colour (As opposed to the Basic's White) and a subscription to the Nintendo Network Premium Rewards service, which gives you points for every pound you spend on the eShop (The amount of points you get is roughly 10% of the game's price in pence. So an £11.34 purchase of Pokémon Rumble U earned me 113 points, whereas the £3.02 Art Academy Sketchpad earned me 30 points). Once you have 500 points, you can redeem them for £5 off.
