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Wii U

2012-11-18

The Wii U is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii.[6] Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.

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friz

Yoshi for the Sweats Tanooki for the Rest

276d Review edited

Wii U

Such a great system. Its a shame that it died the way it did. The HD remakes of the Zeldas still keep it hooked up for me.

Uxorcist

Ticket Saver (49)

400d Review edited

Wii U

4 stars only for Nintendo Land's Luigi's Ghost Mansion. It was that good. Otherwise, WiiU was WiiLacking.

ZonkedWesty

Paladin Class

607d Review

Wii U

good just like the swich but alitle worse

RyanMac

Yoshi for the Sweats Tanooki for the Rest

723d Review edited

Wii U

Almost like they jumped to the Switch model a generation too early. It looks like what a failed Switch prototype would be with the handheld aspect. The problem was you had to be in the same room to use the Gamepad anyway. The controllers were a mess. There was the pad, an okay pro controller, and then Wii remotes? Too many moving parts and not a lot of games (though the ones they had were very good). Nintendo was rediscovering itself between the wildly successful motion control era of the Wii and what would become the dual purpose Switch. The one thing the U had going for it was the virtual console (and backward compatibility was nice)

Froggy

Do You Remember? 2024

728d Review

Wii U

Was very close to buying one, but glad that I held off a couple years to buy the switch instead. I enjoyed playing it, but not can see that this system wasn't worth the upgrade.

Darth Smeagol

Event Boss

733d Review

Wii U

Prime example of Nintendo being Nintendo. Poor marketing led to market confusion on what this console was supposed to be (many thought it was an add-on to the Wii).
Only worthwhile games were 1st party Nintendo games. And since I assume most or all are now on Switch, the WiiU can die off in infamy.
And let me just add that I hate the gamepad! When I play a game, I don’t want to have to hold such a large, clunky device!

Bammonty

Tagline Survivor 2024

734d Review

Wii U

First system I ever got and at the time when sky landers was still a game I would play on this for hours. Nothing was ever wrong on this for me

Brian McGuinness

A little TOO Raph

748d Review

Wii U

Saying something Nintendo made is the weirdest thing Nintendo ever made is a big deal since everything Nintendo makes is pretty weird. Anyway. The Wii U was actually really good. Plus it has a greatest Mario game of all time in Mario 3D World, but it was marketed so poorly. People didn't know what it was, but it actually worked pretty darn good. It was a little too clunky and blah though as far as the bad touch screen. An "out there" idea that eventually became the juggernaut that is the Switch.

GeoDad

TDG Kart Gang S45 Winner

785d Review edited

Wii U

Just the beta version for the switch to see how people would react to the idea of docking/portability.

Trashdoc16

Logano 22

789d Review

Wii U

A very underrated system, that was also kind of awkward. The dual screen idea was good on paper, but in reality, it didn't work. Still, this system had quite a few amazing games that have been given new life on the Switch. I just recently purchased my 2nd Wii U (the gamepad got broke on my first one) and I've fallen back in love with this system.

BitzDad

MKR Group A Champ

797d Review

Wii U

Meh - did we need this system? Nope. But that Mario Chase game is really fun.

NotJosh

S1 Event First Eliminated

800d Review edited

Wii U

The Wii U crawled so the Switch could run

theAld3n

Lost My Marbles

806d Review

Wii U

The portable concept was nice, but in general the secondary screen integration with games wasn't fleshed out enough to put this on the market imho.

Joe Farlee

Shuffle

818d Review

Wii U

The Wii U was a weird concept at the time. Why would your controller also be a screen. Clearly they had the switch on their mind. Thankfully this system was short lived.

Joob

Nintendo Gang

818d Review

Wii U

This was more of a prototype for the Switch, but doesn't deserve all the hates it gets. I think its bad image is mostly due to terrible marketing. Dare I say it may have had more incredible, original first party games than the Switch! Which is why they ported so many of the Wii U games over. The dual-screen itself wasn't the best gimmick but it did shine in certain games, like Wind Waker HD - playing the game on the TV while managing your inventory on the tablet was great. Still, I have mine set up next to the Switch and I always gravitate to the Switch over this.

TheHarryEagle

Founding Member

819d Review

Wii U

I got the Wii U at a pawn shop when I was delivering pizza because I wanted to be able to play Smash Bros. In between deliveries. It was the best way to pass the time! The console was pretty meh. It will never be a classic, it was pretty innovative with the screen in the controller, but the Switch has since way outdone that.

NannerB

SKOL

819d Review

Wii U

Not Nintendo's best console.

w̾oͤxͭdͪy

Here since Season 0

819d Review edited

Wii U

I literally bought this console just for Smash Bros. Nintendo marketed this console poorly as it sounds like a expansion to the Wii. Almost every Wii U game is now on the Switch, which makes this console obsolete.

Mamba

MKR Party Night Champ (2)

819d Review edited

Wii U

This is the one Nintendo system I never owned for myself. I played quite a bit with my cousins. I felt the handheld screen was too gimicky for me to really want to buy it. A lot of good games later on with this system.