Quote Originally Posted by AgentofChaos View Post
It also to my knowledge isn't backward compatible, which is stupid to begin with, but even more so if you are going to use the same name of the system prior, at least for Nintendo which as always had unique names,
The Wii U is backwards compatible. It has a Wii mode. All the Wii shop games and Wii games can be played through it. All the Wii controllers, Wii balance board and sensor bars work with the Wii U too.