Personally I love it. The system has some really amazing games that are very polished and of very high quality, but be warned they are pretty much all Nintendo first and second party games, or indie games. If you want the Call of Duty games, Grand Theft Auto games etc, NHL, NBA, Madden, MLB or any sport or third party game for that matter, then this is not the system for you. It's more powerful than the 360 or PS3, but it is based on last gen technology so the PS4 and Xbox One blow it out of the water in graphic capabilities. I've never been an online multiplayer style of gamer, but I can tell you that the online offerings of PS+ and XBox Live are far superior to what Nintendo has.
The system can't play DVD's or Blu-Ray's, but it can do slow versions of YouTube, Netflix etc, but not in 5.1 surround. Odds are you have something else that can do it better. If you are looking for a mutimedia hub then look elsewhere because it's pretty shoddy at it. You can run Plex, but it's slow as it has to run through the systems crappy web browser, plus it suffers from the lack of 5.1 as mentioned above.
Now I realize that I started out by saying I loved the system and then spent a while dissing it, but this system is about one thing, the games. The games like Mario 3D World, Zelda Windwaker 3D, Donkey Kong Country, Mario Kart 8, Hyrul Warriors, Super Smash Bros, Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3, etc are all stellar AAA titles. The Gamepad is an interesting controller, the battery life blows (3 - 4 hours max), but I'm right next to a plug so keeping it plugged in is not a problem for me. The controller also acts as a second screen or a mirrored screen, so you can play most games on the Gamepad while the TV is otherwise occupied. (Do not discount this feature, it's more handy than you would think) The caveat is that it's done via direct connection to the console, so it doesn't work if you are out of range, or have a lot of objects providing interference. The controller has a touch screen and accelerometers so there are some games that offer interesting control schemes, but so far no one has hit on that magical eureka moment that changes everything.
I have a PC for games like Arkham, Tomb Raider, Assassins Creed etc. I don't really care too much about the Xbox or PS exclusive games so those aren't a draw for me. I just find the games that Nintendo offers to be damn fun, and well worth my money. The system is also backwards compatible with the original Wii. (You will need Wii controllers though, like the Wii Remote, Nunchuck and Classic Controller, I already had all of those, plus some Wii games so it was no big deal for me.)
The Nintendo exclusive games are more than enough to cancel out any negatives for me. I can play Netflix or Youtube on other devices that I own. I can stream media from a NAS to my TV with other devices. Other games that I'm interested in can usually be bought on the PC. This system is not for everyone, some people just don't care for a Nintendo style of game, but if you do like that sort of thing, then this system is amazing.
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