What new Wii U game are you excited about this year?

[CemeteryGates23]

Definitely Star Fox Zero, the best part is that it's co-developed by Platinum Games. Therefore it's going to be an amazingly good shooting game. Not that Nintendo is not capable of making excellent shooting games, Star Fox 64 is a testament to their abilities. But Platinum Games are just one of those developers that laser focus on this particular genre.

I'll also be picking up Xenoblade Chronicles X soon. Will probably only have time to play it over the holidays but I think it's one of the best games to come out this year.

300% agree with you, those two are the games for me this year. I've never played the Xenoblade series, but from what I've seen, I'm pretty hyped for it!
And Star Fox has always been one of my favorite Nintendo IPs. I've been waiting for it so much!
Now I'll just struggle to keep expectations reasonable and enjoy it!