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Join in us over the next few days as we look at all of the leading games consoles and platforms out right now and try to convince you why you should spend your hard-earned cash. Today we're looking at the Wii U, with Justin Haywald taking the lead on why you need the system in 2015.

The Wii U had an undeniably rocky start. Sales were slow at the start, and there was confusion over what the system was exactly: a standalone controller for the Wii? A self-contained game system and tablet in one? The situation was dire enough that it even prompted one GameSpot editor early in 2014 to . And the figurines do introduce fun extras to a growing list of Wii U games. In Super Smash Bros., you can fight alongside or against your Amiibo, level it up, and save that progress to the figurine. For games like Hyrule Warriors or Mario Kart, different characters unlock cosmetic in-game additions.

But eventually Nintendo is going to release their own Disney Infinity-style Toy Box feature. Or even more potentially compelling: some functionality with a future Pokemon game that allows you to "collect 'em all" in real life. However, even without a killer application to justify them, the figurines are solid, detailed collectibles that any Nintendo fan will want to own at least one of.

In the end, the Wii U is far from a perfect system. But Nintendo is turning its company's outlook around and making what started out as a year-long commercial disaster into a console that you should own. For me personally, and I think for any hardcore gamer, the Wii U has established itself as the perfect "second console." Having access to either a gaming PC, Xbox One, or PS4 will let you play the AAA blockbusters that come out on almost every platform. But I wouldn't give up my Wii U and its slate of timeless exclusives for anything.

With a library of wonderful experiences out now, access to an ever-expanding eShop of upcoming indies and classic games from previous Nintendo consoles, and a very bright future, 2015 is a great year to finally buy a Wii U.

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Koei Tecmo's hack-and-slash game strong sales ahead of its bulky DLC content.

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New deals include Puppeteer at $7.99, Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate (Xbox One) at $39.99 and Ys: Memories of Celceta at $19.99.

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Digitally Downloaded writes: "The Empires sub-series of the Dynasty Warriors franchise has always been my favourite. Taking the entertaining action that the franchise has been so well known for, and then adding in some light empire building, management and tactical strategy has always been a match made in heaven for me. This is especially true now that Koei Tecmo has apparently given up on localising the Romance of the Three Kingdoms franchise into English and it looks like Empires is the closest we'll be getting into the future."

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Chalgyr's Game Room writes: It is pretty safe to say that a few of us around here quite like the various Warriors releases that weve seen over the years. Personal favorite and it hurts to say as much USED to be Gundam Reborn. Now as much as I love giant robots and laser swords, they take a second seat to the incredible world of Hyrule. Ive been a fan of Links adventures since the very beginning and anytime that a Legend of Zelda is announced, there may be a bit of squeeing involved. Taking all of that into account, when Hyrule Warriors was announced I was ecstatic. Merging the Warriors system with various characters from Zelda including the titular character herself, players take the 1vX amount of enemies to the fields of Hyrule.

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Dealspwn reports: "Hack. Slash. Repeat and grin like a maniac. Samurai Warriors 4 is brutally satisfying as ever with a massive range of characters, and this cheap PS4 deal is one of the best prices we've seen in ages."

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NeoGAF member ZhugeEX has provided some interesting data comparing how the various Warriors games have done in the past in both the United States and also Japan. As it stands Hyrule Warriors is one of the companys most successful games and has achieved large sales very early on. You can check out the US sales figures in the infographic above, and the Japanese sales data below. For those interested in Japanese sales of Wii/Wii U musou games. Hyrule Warriors ~130k Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper ~35k Fist of the North Star 2 ~15k

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