Wii U will become the go to console for parents on a budget wanting their kids to have access to three generations of Nintendo IP natively via HDMI (Gamecube, Wii, Wii U), together with off TV play and emulation. The hackability and hardware compatibility with Wii (and Gamecube) will be its best legacy. I just bought one for those reasons and since I'm of an age where nephews, nieces, godsons and eventually sons and daughters come into my life and I want them to be able to play good, kid friendly, colorful games. Those aren't necessarily only done by Nintendo, but they have some of the best. And the Wii U allows me to have access to a lot of stuff in a small package and be able to send it to any monitor via HDMI and also game with the gamepad without a TV. It's a godsend for that.
I just picked up an 8G Wii U this year. I figured that this would be the hardest version to come across in the future. I love the White gamepad! Also always on the lookout for a white Wii U Pro Controller!
I also hate the fact that the games never decrease in price. Ive seen games still at full price till this day even though the games has been out a few years already.
If they named it Super Nintendo 2, it would have sold like crazy. I'm sorry, the Wii U hit the market when people stopped caring about the Wii and its gimmick of motion controls. Naming it Wii U was a huge mistake.
The system name isn't the only thing that killed it...it was the terrible marketing. Even some gamers didn't know the Wii U was a new console. Lots of people thought it was just a game-pad for the Wii. My dad, who is not a gamer, thought this and so did my brother who is a gamer. The Wii couldn't compete with PS3 and Xbox 360 (graphics wise) so it didn't make sense for someone to even pay attention to the Wii U when the PS4 and Xbox One were coming out when they thought it was nothing more than a game pad add-on for the Wii.
There are a lot of reasons it failed than just that. A lot of reasons. It was expensive, poorly marketed, had no system sellers at launch, had a bunch of droughts for games, barely any third party support, looked bad (that can be a factor in purchasing a system) especially the gamepad, was underpowered (this wasn't that huge of an issue, power is never the reason a console succeeds). Very good system, a lot of amazing games (Pikmin 3 and Xenoblade X wink wink), but had a lot of issues. (Note, I actually like the gamepad... but yeah, its pretty ugly)
DvdXploitr It's not just them. I learned next to nothing at all of the console prior to its release. No one in my family, despite being Wii owners, could tell me what the Wii U was when I first heard about it. Then, when I finally did some research, no one showed interest in the console. Nintendo consoles were all we talked about growing up, and this continued right into the Wii. How did they let this happen? Who did they have to fire for this?
What's its future... it has a great future on my shelf with the other past generation console... this is a great console it has a humongous library being backward compatible with the Wii games... so many many more hours of playing on this console left, cheers
I think THE most underrated console of all time. Saturn and Dreamcast may not have sold great, but people were not talking shit about them. They were actually appreciated , its just that people preffered a PS 1 and PS 2 because they were so fucking awesome. Not that they didnt like Saturn and Dreamcast, just Playstation was a better deal. Whereas Wii U is ignored by customers and talked shit about by critics. I bought recently and I was VERY sceptical about it, I was kind of prepared to give it back, and as soon as I started playing it I was like holy fuck these games actually run smooth as fuck and have beautiful graphics.
Actually Saturn was a decent console despite being hard to program due to have 2 CPU's which the second one was added at the last minute to make more powerful then the Sony's PS1 cause SOJ was scare of Sony consoles and Dreamcast was a good console but the problem is that Sega of Japan and Sega of America were argueing back and forth cause SOA was focusing on the North America market where SOJ was focusing on the japanese market at the time Arcade gameing was a big thing in japan so SOJ was focusing on arcade games as SOA was focusing on home gameing cause players in NA wanted to see what can home consoles bring to the tv screen besides arcade games.
I was hoping you'd make this video. Mainly because I love the Wii U (I still mainly play this and buy games for it), but also because I like your input on the history of these consoles. Thank you for making this.
doubtful. They do ports the first year to fill in big gaps in releases- what they should have done in 2013 with Wii U, but development on Switch games has been going on for quite some time, meaning you're more likely to see original games, and less likely to see ports. They use ports to sell systems, that's why only the highest selling (or assumed they'll sell high) got ported. Things like Tetris DX for Game Boy Color, or Link's Awakening DX, or Twilight Princess for Wii, etc.
Hey Adam. Big fan. Been watching for years. I got the Switch a few weeks ago and really love it, but something dawned on me about the Wii U. I think the Wii U's legacy WAS the Switch. The Switch is basically what the Wii U tried to do but better. The only real thing that the Switch doesn't do that it did was dual-screen gameplay (Wind Waker HD's inventory screen or games like Captain Toad) I still love mine a lot, and right now it's pretty much been abandoned by most gamers in favor of Switch but I think people will really get into it down the line and realize just how much it inspired the Switch and how great it is. As for how Nintendo abandoned it, I'm a little bitter about it but I understand. Around late 2015 or so there started to be a huge drought and that was probably because Nintendo started moving most of their games to the Switch (like BOTW, I'd also speculate Mario Odyssey was too, Retro's game was confirmed as well) to give the Switch a good first year. And yeah, the Switch has had a FANTASTIC first year in terms of software but people don't seem to realize that the majority of it was probably aborted Wii U projects, which kinda killed the last year or so of relevance for it. Great vid as always.
Specifically about Wii U modding I've heard you can play Gamecube ISOS on it (it uses the same PowerPC hardware as Wii, which itself was a better Gamecube) so I think it will become valuable partly for modding and whatever games don't get ported to it. Mario 3D World, Mario Maker, Captain Toad, Wind Waker HD are games that are dependent on the gamepad that probably won't come out on Switch. Right now even though I have a Switch I mostly use my Wii U for those games and original Wii compatibility.
Switch is the product of this back in 2013: www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-16-nintendo-plans-to-merge-handheld-and-console-teams-in-historic-shake-up Switch is trying to be BOTH a handheld and a console, that's why Pokemon is planned for it.
youroneandonlyneighborhoodboi You know Wind Waker was originally on the GameCube right? It could come out on the Switch, it'd just not have those gamepad features.
The Wii U is the most underrated console since the Sega Dreamcast in my opinion. I had so many amazing memories with this system and I already own 30 physical games for it because I know it's going to be a huge collector's item in the future.
I remember going into my local GAME and attempting to pre-order Darksiders: Warmastered Edition for Wii U, the guy behind the counter looked at me like I was an idiot and told me that it wasn't a thing without even checking so I ended up going to another shop and getting it for only £13 (new), and it's a pretty damn good port of a decent game too.
william mitchell Im currently playing and finishing up Darksiders Warmastered on Wii U before i say goodbye to the system for good and trade it for money off a Switch.
SayberV1 fuck getting rid of mine, easily put cold boot haxchi on it and now every game is free and easy to download, including the eshop indie games and virtual console.
william mitchell The people that work at game are absolute morons and the customer service is bloody awful.I buy most of my games from amazon UK and argos lol 😂 😂
The worst thing is, as a massive Wii U fan, a tonne of the indies didn't come out for PAL, although we got steamworld dig and Fast Racing Neo. Being region locked sucks, no gianna sisters, no shantae.
The Wii U online social experience was a huge component for me and sorely missed on Switch. Even though the OS was slow I loved the interface with the lobby and the Miiverse.
Dreamcast still getting games isn't really a fair comparison since you don't need a dev kit or a proprietary disc press to produce physical copies. I get the point you were trying to make though.
It's a hard thing to say goodbye to something that pretty much is a reason to boosting the Switch. But it's just something Nintendo had to do in this case. Wii U won't ever be forgotten.
Chris Shriver its just a piece of electronics and not a particularly good one, it didnt make an impact and will be thought of like the Virtual Boy in a years time
The virtual boy sucked as a portable console but its collectible value has gone up regardless as it has historic value and it has a small library and there aren't many of them out there.
SpaceAce114 No, it will probably be something like the DreamCast or Game Cube where it will be loved in the future. And the Wii U did impact the industry because if it wasn’t for the Wii U the Switch would not be successful
I enjoy my Wii U. Still looking at getting a complete PAL game set. One good thing about going for a complete set, hardly any sports games, and the library is pretty small. Only about 160 PAL games I think :)
I bought the WiiU at launch, and still continue to play it. It's really the greatest console that Nintendo put out in the past 20 years (jury is still out on the Switch). You have a solid first party library (Zelda BOTW, Super Mario 3D World, etc), some semi-hidden third party gems (Bayonetta2, Shantae, etc) plus great Virtual Console library including games never released in North America (Earthbound NES). Oh and did I mention you can play all the back catalog of the Wii on this system? A lot of people slept on this console, and Adam hit it right on the head: in 5-10 years from now, the WiiU will be a great collector's item, because it has a small, yet very solid library of great games.
I never got a WiiU. Neither the concept nor the games made me WANT a WiiU. Game like Pikmin 3 and Bayonetta 2 were more "I'll get that when I have the system" games, but no system sellers. The Switch on the other hand, man I'm loving it! Worth it for the concept alone. Oh and Dragon Quest 10 has been on the WiiU since launch. It's probably just another add-on. There were a few of them on the WiiU.
It would be cool to see you do an overall "Mid-Generation Refresh" video. If you include the switch, we've sort of started the "8.5 generation" with the release of the Xbox One X. By the way, great video!
I still think its fair to include the Wii U because it did get a AAA title from Nintendo this year. It got Zelda Breath of the Wild and its getting the DLC for Breath of the Wild, including the one that is supposed to be out next month...
I love the Wii U sadly no more games are being released for it oh well. I've started collecting Wii games to play on it as I missed out on the original Wii.I still have a large backlog of wii U games still sealed that I haven't even played yet.
The Wii U is actually a really neat system. I've had mine for about a year now & actually really like it. It's like the Dreamcast in a lot of ways, with the best ports from the last generation & a lot of good exclusives. AND it plays Wii games, so yea. It's pretty awesome.
For some reason, I kinda think that Nintendo could bring the Wii U back and it would probably sell better than it it did before, they could probably port most of the best games on the switch like Tears of the kingdom, Fire emblem three houses, Splatoon 2 and 3, Bayonetta 3, Astral chain, Daemon x machina, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario rabbids, and many others, but that could be just my guess, and speaking of the switch, we should finally be getting Metroid prime 4 sometime next year
Xenoblade Chronicles X is an incredible game that's worth getting a Wii U alone for. Games like Bayonetta 2, Game and Wario, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, Smash, and Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water really helped build the Wii U out into an overlooked gem of a console. That being said, the Switch is getting more good exclusives this year alone than most consoles get in a lifetime, and probably any console has had in their first year. Easily my favorite console since the GC.
Ah, the Wii U, the console that could've done so much more if developers and Nintendo pushed it more. Had a lot of great games that never saw light until they got ported over to the Nintendo Switch. Missed opportunities as well, instead of Animal Crossing: Welcome to amiibo on Wii U, we received it as an update on the 3DS and got a board game that consisted to nothing known as amiibo Festival. But, we had some good gems in Pikmin 3, Mario Maker, Splatoon and many more. I'm still building my Wii U collection. Switch kinda comes first right now. However, was a good time in the Wii U era.
+Walter Penne You got that right, through out the years all the computers I had would only last 3-5 year before breaking. Yet, I still have an Atari 2600 manufacturer in 1980 that still works.
Henriko Magnifico That's the case when something doesn't sell well your at the win of Nintendo and the store they can charge you what ever they want and they often do.
Nintendo has 99.8 billion yen in the bank. Being the best and innovating premium and truly animated video gaming has put them in key positions to shape it's industry.
So I picked up a Wii u last week, figured I could mod it, pick up a few imports since I heard the library was actually really good. Anyway, decided to go to a store to get an external sd card reader to help the modding process along. The Fred Meyer I went to (it's probably Meijer or Kroger or something on the east coast and Midwest) was able to pick up 3 sealed, new games with metacritic scores of 85+ for under 15 bucks total. Best part of collecting for a dead console.
If Ubisoft still plans on putting Just Dance on the PS3, I guarantee that Just Dance 2019 will come to the Wii U, which might even be a sadder last game than Dragon Quest X
I decided to go to the full wii u collection after seeing one of your Wii U videos, I think 2nd year. In fact, first game I bought the day I landed in Tokyo was Yakuza 1&2 HD.
One time I commented that you take too long to get to the point, surprising me, you responded promptly on a 2 year old video, "Giving context is important" and it is, this is your niche, now I need to go find mine, sincerest apologies. GAME ON!!!
I enjoyed my wii u quite a bit. Got one in the end of 2016 for like 11 games and never got a new game for it since. But the stuff that i have for it is fantastic. Stuff like project zero, xenoblade x and tokyo mirage sessions. Although in terms of underappreciated consoles i go with full on collecting for the vita cause it still gets quite a bit of support and quality stuff.
It's funny that people are still confused about the console names of Nintendo. Here, in Germany, you can win a "Wii Switch" at McDonalds. Yes, they actually called it that on the poster.
Shantae Half Genie Hero is super easy to find, you're just gonna make people jump at it because they think it is rare. Not only have I seen it in numerous stores this week, you can buy it brand new on Amazon right now for $20. You just had a special edition
Awesome video as per usual Adam. I guess Odyssey was the actaul last game made for the Wii U but it was so early on in developement Miyamoto was able to convert super quick for the switch. Splatoon 2 and Breath were being crated around the same time. I wonder when we will get a true switch game other than 1,2,3. Lol.
doubtful. That would have to mean it was in development for at least 3 years. Remember when Iwata talked about NX in 2015? That means games were being developed for it in 2015, so you think Odyssey took 3 years to develop?
Atari-Dude 1 So yeah it makes sense right. It was for Wii U but since that was in the tank them they moved it to the switch. I mean the switch must have taken minimum two years to develop. Probably as soon as early 2015 numbers came in on the Wii U they must have said we need to do something new.
I just bought one two days ago so this vid is eerily timely for me. Have really enjoyed the other wii u breakdowns here. I got a preowned 32 gb and a couple of games, Beyonetta 2, New Mario Bros U and Warrior Orichi for around 200 euro which is significantly less than youd pay for a PS4 in Ireland. I was lucky enough that the girl in gamestop let me look at the screen though. Its thankfully all working okay. The other 8gb one was nicked up pretty bad though. So if you get one pre-owned be sure to get a look at it first if possible. Ive always loved this console but when I originally had one the games were just too expensive. Theyre all reasonable now. Windwaker is in the post. I dont regret picking it up at all. I think its a great time to get one.
yeah, Nintendo gave it a full generation, it's not this horrible failure the propaganda spread about it would have you believe. Nintendo doesn't list Virtual Boy on their past financial reports- nor do they talk about it, yet right there Wii U's 13.56 million systems, and 100.85 million games. Check it out yourself, find Virtual Boy in this list of past systems and games (hint: you won't, because that is viewed as an utter failure by Nintendo) www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/
AmyGrrl78 I did and the gamepad stopped working after 2 months. Didn’t have any space on the drive so I could only have like 4 on it at once. And I can’t even replace the game pad.
Axiom Verge: Multiverse Edition Physical has been available for pre-order for months now in the UK, I believe that it is all sold out now though, but it took a few months to sell out, both via Amazon Esp and 365games. 365games have actually taken the money, too. It is due for physical release in January.
I remember in middleschool that the school I went to had a few wiis. They used them to teach us about rhytm and music culture through justdance and guitar hero. So I guess that just shows how widespread the wii was(and still is) in the west.
I bought one a week ago for my birthday, I'm super late to the party lol. Everyone thought I was crazy for not getting a Switch instead but the Wii U library was more interesting to me than the Switch's and it was quite a bit cheaper than a Switch buying one used. I've really been enjoying it so far, I think it's still got a long life ahead of it thanks to modding and homebrew and it'll be my main console for a long time.
I'm glad I collected early for the Wii U but I'm desperately hunting down any info about axiom verge and hope it will come out with a physical copy thanks for talking about it also I'm glad I bought 2 copy's of Shanta half genie hero from play Asia as it is hard to find
I was hoping that you would give Wii U owners like me some motivation about this console! But I guess not! Does that mean I need to sell my Wii U simply because I have never used it much at all (not for the money at all), did not have many games for it, and it was a commercial disaster?!
I actually really enjoyed my Wii U despite it not having that massive of a library. The few games I did own were all really enjoyable and I actually thought that the game-pad was a really cool controller. Having instant access to a map or in-game items was super convenient for games like The Wind Waker. I'm actually perfectly okay with its games getting re-released on the Switch. It will allow many people to play hidden gems that they missed out on initially. A re-release of Super Smash Bros. with all of the content from the Wii U and 3DS consolidated in to one game would be fantastic.
Me and my kids had some of out best gaming experiences on the Wii U. Particularly playing Super Mario 3D Land. My 6 year old still plays Super Mario Maker every few days too. Gonna be a sad day when that server goes down
Was just typing my feelings about this being similar to Saturn down the road when you mentioned it. I think its the biggest reason I am holding onto my wii u stuff.
Dragon Quest X already appeared on the Wii U in 2013. What you show there was actually the fourth edition, Journey of 5000 Years, since it's an online game with many expansions. It's not so different from how the final NTSC-J PS2 game is a Final Fantasy XI expansion.
I think it would be interesting if, for the purposes of porting Wii U games that require the features on the gamepad, they make the Switch compatible with the Wii U controller. That might be easier than figuring out how to make those games work without a second screen/touch controls. As a bonus, that means they could bring back classic DS games as throwback ports.
I just picked up a 2nd hand Wii U (Zelda Edition), with Zelda WWHD, Zelda TPHD, & also got the Wii U version of Zelda BotW so now I own that game on both the Switch & Wii U.
I bought Wii U at launch. Waiting 4+ for Breath of the Wild. Looking forward to the DLC next month. Haven’t bought a Switch yet. I was gaming exclusively on Wii U until recently bought an Xbox One S. I loved the Wii U so much but I am still a bit burned. Besides Odyssey and Mario + Rabbids, I don’t feel like I’m missing out on the Switch.
The Wii U has it's place in my home under the nightstand by my bedside. Honestly an under-rated console, a must have for any true Nintendo fan! I enjoyed my time with the consoles, and still do even with the Switch.
One big thing that helped Nintendo with the Wii U, was a testing ground for HD development. They worked out their internal kinks on a system the majority of the world doesn't know about
nice video...you also forgot to add in that not very many people knew that its 2 consoles in 1. Alot of folks i ran into at Gamestop looking for a Wii at that time didnt even know that the WiiU was also a Wii. The gentleman working at Gamestop didnt even mention that "by the way if ur looking for a Wii or Wii software to play, u can purchase a WiiU" LOL so techniclly speaking there is 113 million Wii's in circulation ;) Yes it was a great little console and i enjoyed everything i played on it, looking to get another one to hold on to.
And here's my second comment, regarding the Wii U. I will always love the Wii U for what it was and how much fun it was when I played it with myself or with friends. The games in its library are really something special and I think that it's nice that Nintendo rereleased some games from the Wii U to the Switch because some games from the Wii U deserved to be played by many out there. I'm not going to list them because we all know what games made us respect the system. Who knows. Maybe it might become Nintendo's Dreamcast system later down the line if indie companies still want to support it. Heck, the PSvita is considered dead by many gamers out there nowadays, but there's STILL some games coming to it. (Obviously not by triple A developers, but still.)
I have the misprint version too. For some reason, I think video game collecting isn't quite the same as comic book collecting, and the misprint won't ever be worth more than the regular version. I don't really know, though.
ive been saying that the wii u will go the route of the saturn for a while. i may do a video on my thoughts as well as missed potentials that nintendo could have POSSIBLY saved the console with. either way, great video as always!
Just for reference, that Dragon Quest game is just an expansion/re-release of the MMO Dragon Quest X. So it's not a big surprise that it came to Wii U. In fact, the Wii U version outsold both Switch and PS4 versions.
I wonder if there will be a stalemate when new systems hit a peak that way we won't keep having to buy new consoles every once in a while. In my fantasy world companies would re release their old consoles that come with built in games. These consoles would still be able to play old carts or CDs though. That way a company could make a game for that old console. Could you imagine if a highly advertised game said "only on N64" or "only for Genesis"...but that's just me blabbing. Great video as always :)
Ironic timing for me: I dusted my WiiU off last night and started a fresh play through of BOTW. Love the WiiU. It is so much like the Saturn, I have been saying that for about a year (it’s amazing how many people refuse to acknowledge the similarities, or that the WiiU had any good games). I am happy the Switch is succeeding, but literally, until Mario Odyssey recently came out, there were 0 titles I would want to play on it that I had not already played on my WiiU/some other console.
Sorry about the delay everyone, I realize this should have come out yesterday. My mistake.
Adam Koralik keep up your good work adam your a legend
Your Wii u looks like new
5.5.2 is still exploitable btw
Adam Koralik it’s fine.
You know Adam, i thought you wouldn't talk about the Wii U anymore. But R.I.P the Wii U.
He can't stop himself. It's an addiction.
A Channel About Video Games Don't worry, i get the same. I can't stop having conversations about Consoles.
The Wii U is perhaps the most mishandled console in terms of development and marketing in recent history... like, as far back as the mid 90s.
Yeah, probably true.
As far back as the mid-ninties? So since the Saturn?
Drew Sebastino Yeah, probably. Just the name of the device and everything. It's a cool machine but they butchered everything they could.
Don't ignore the massive success of the Saturn in Japan. The Wii U, as much as I love it, flopped everywhere.
Ahem, Vita
Wii U will become the go to console for parents on a budget wanting their kids to have access to three generations of Nintendo IP natively via HDMI (Gamecube, Wii, Wii U), together with off TV play and emulation. The hackability and hardware compatibility with Wii (and Gamecube) will be its best legacy. I just bought one for those reasons and since I'm of an age where nephews, nieces, godsons and eventually sons and daughters come into my life and I want them to be able to play good, kid friendly, colorful games. Those aren't necessarily only done by Nintendo, but they have some of the best. And the Wii U allows me to have access to a lot of stuff in a small package and be able to send it to any monitor via HDMI and also game with the gamepad without a TV. It's a godsend for that.
I just picked up an 8G Wii U this year. I figured that this would be the hardest version to come across in the future. I love the White gamepad! Also always on the lookout for a white Wii U Pro Controller!
I also hate the fact that the games never decrease in price. Ive seen games still at full price till this day even though the games has been out a few years already.
That's a very Nintendo thing, seems like. I remember that with Twilight Princess and especially Mario Party 8 in particular
If they named it Super Nintendo 2, it would have sold like crazy. I'm sorry, the Wii U hit the market when people stopped caring about the Wii and its gimmick of motion controls. Naming it Wii U was a huge mistake.
George Moore .I think Super Nintendo 2 is a dumb name for that console. But it probably would have sold better by being called Wii 2.
The system name isn't the only thing that killed it...it was the terrible marketing. Even some gamers didn't know the Wii U was a new console. Lots of people thought it was just a game-pad for the Wii. My dad, who is not a gamer, thought this and so did my brother who is a gamer. The Wii couldn't compete with PS3 and Xbox 360 (graphics wise) so it didn't make sense for someone to even pay attention to the Wii U when the PS4 and Xbox One were coming out when they thought it was nothing more than a game pad add-on for the Wii.
There are a lot of reasons it failed than just that. A lot of reasons. It was expensive, poorly marketed, had no system sellers at launch, had a bunch of droughts for games, barely any third party support, looked bad (that can be a factor in purchasing a system) especially the gamepad, was underpowered (this wasn't that huge of an issue, power is never the reason a console succeeds). Very good system, a lot of amazing games (Pikmin 3 and Xenoblade X wink wink), but had a lot of issues. (Note, I actually like the gamepad... but yeah, its pretty ugly)
I would have named it Wee Ooh personally.
DvdXploitr It's not just them. I learned next to nothing at all of the console prior to its release. No one in my family, despite being Wii owners, could tell me what the Wii U was when I first heard about it. Then, when I finally did some research, no one showed interest in the console.
Nintendo consoles were all we talked about growing up, and this continued right into the Wii. How did they let this happen? Who did they have to fire for this?
What's its future... it has a great future on my shelf with the other past generation console... this is a great console it has a humongous library being backward compatible with the Wii games... so many many more hours of playing on this console left, cheers
Definitely an underrated console.
I think THE most underrated console of all time.
Saturn and Dreamcast may not have sold great, but people were not talking shit about them. They were actually appreciated , its just that people preffered a PS 1 and PS 2 because they were so fucking awesome. Not that they didnt like Saturn and Dreamcast, just Playstation was a better deal.
Whereas Wii U is ignored by customers and talked shit about by critics.
I bought recently and I was VERY sceptical about it, I was kind of prepared to give it back, and as soon as I started playing it I was like
holy fuck these games actually run smooth as fuck and have beautiful graphics.
Actually Saturn was a decent console despite being hard to program due to have 2 CPU's which the second one was added at the last minute to make more powerful then the Sony's PS1 cause SOJ was scare of Sony consoles and Dreamcast was a good console but the problem is that Sega of Japan and Sega of America were argueing back and forth cause SOA was focusing on the North America market where SOJ was focusing on the japanese market at the time Arcade gameing was a big thing in japan so SOJ was focusing on arcade games as SOA was focusing on home gameing cause players in NA wanted to see what can home consoles bring to the tv screen besides arcade games.
I was hoping you'd make this video. Mainly because I love the Wii U (I still mainly play this and buy games for it), but also because I like your input on the history of these consoles. Thank you for making this.
Thanks for watching!
I suspect the majority of the big hitters on Wii U will find its way to Switch. Titles such as 3D World, Smash and Bayonetta 2.
I agree.
Adam Koralik yo Adam, on a completely unrelated note. What's the best way to prevent my switch from getting dock scratched?
SufamiDan I'd just buy a screen protector for it honestly. That's what I did
Trey Lorenzini any in particular? I am UK based. Cheers.
doubtful. They do ports the first year to fill in big gaps in releases- what they should have done in 2013 with Wii U, but development on Switch games has been going on for quite some time, meaning you're more likely to see original games, and less likely to see ports. They use ports to sell systems, that's why only the highest selling (or assumed they'll sell high) got ported. Things like Tetris DX for Game Boy Color, or Link's Awakening DX, or Twilight Princess for Wii, etc.
Hey Adam. Big fan. Been watching for years.
I got the Switch a few weeks ago and really love it, but something dawned on me about the Wii U.
I think the Wii U's legacy WAS the Switch. The Switch is basically what the Wii U tried to do but better. The only real thing that the Switch doesn't do that it did was dual-screen gameplay (Wind Waker HD's inventory screen or games like Captain Toad)
I still love mine a lot, and right now it's pretty much been abandoned by most gamers in favor of Switch but I think people will really get into it down the line and realize just how much it inspired the Switch and how great it is.
As for how Nintendo abandoned it, I'm a little bitter about it but I understand. Around late 2015 or so there started to be a huge drought and that was probably because Nintendo started moving most of their games to the Switch (like BOTW, I'd also speculate Mario Odyssey was too, Retro's game was confirmed as well) to give the Switch a good first year.
And yeah, the Switch has had a FANTASTIC first year in terms of software but people don't seem to realize that the majority of it was probably aborted Wii U projects, which kinda killed the last year or so of relevance for it.
Great vid as always.
Thanks for watching!
Specifically about Wii U modding I've heard you can play Gamecube ISOS on it (it uses the same PowerPC hardware as Wii, which itself was a better Gamecube) so I think it will become valuable partly for modding and whatever games don't get ported to it.
Mario 3D World, Mario Maker, Captain Toad, Wind Waker HD are games that are dependent on the gamepad that probably won't come out on Switch.
Right now even though I have a Switch I mostly use my Wii U for those games and original Wii compatibility.
The dual screen was the most awesome part.
Switch is the product of this back in 2013: www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-16-nintendo-plans-to-merge-handheld-and-console-teams-in-historic-shake-up
Switch is trying to be BOTH a handheld and a console, that's why Pokemon is planned for it.
youroneandonlyneighborhoodboi You know Wind Waker was originally on the GameCube right? It could come out on the Switch, it'd just not have those gamepad features.
Love the Wii U. I've had a blast with every game I've played on it. Damn fine console.
Pieceoflesh Well said!!!
The Wii U is the most underrated console since the Sega Dreamcast in my opinion. I had so many amazing memories with this system and I already own 30 physical games for it because I know it's going to be a huge collector's item in the future.
I remember going into my local GAME and attempting to pre-order Darksiders: Warmastered Edition for Wii U, the guy behind the counter looked at me like I was an idiot and told me that it wasn't a thing without even checking so I ended up going to another shop and getting it for only £13 (new), and it's a pretty damn good port of a decent game too.
william mitchell Im currently playing and finishing up Darksiders Warmastered on Wii U before i say goodbye to the system for good and trade it for money off a Switch.
You should've showed him a picture online to prove that he was an idiot.
Game......Aka F@@witt central.
SayberV1 fuck getting rid of mine, easily put cold boot haxchi on it and now every game is free and easy to download, including the eshop indie games and virtual console.
william mitchell The people that work at game are absolute morons and the customer service is bloody awful.I buy most of my games from amazon UK and argos lol 😂 😂
The worst thing is, as a massive Wii U fan, a tonne of the indies didn't come out for PAL, although we got steamworld dig and Fast Racing Neo. Being region locked sucks, no gianna sisters, no shantae.
We didn't get Fast Racing Neo, if that makes you feel better.
The Wii U online social experience was a huge component for me and sorely missed on Switch. Even though the OS was slow I loved the interface with the lobby and the Miiverse.
Good video adam, it was worth talking about it :)
Thanks for watching!
Dreamcast still getting games isn't really a fair comparison since you don't need a dev kit or a proprietary disc press to produce physical copies. I get the point you were trying to make though.
It’s so interesting re watching your recap videos now that the Switch is out I still remember when I bought a Wii U and launch and unboxed it.
A retrospective on the Wii U 10 years later would be pretty cool to see lol
It's a hard thing to say goodbye to something that pretty much is a reason to boosting the Switch. But it's just something Nintendo had to do in this case.
Wii U won't ever be forgotten.
Chris Shriver its just a piece of electronics and not a particularly good one, it didnt make an impact and will be thought of like the Virtual Boy in a years time
SpaceAce114 Collectors will say otherwise.
The virtual boy sucked as a portable console but its collectible value has gone up regardless as it has historic value and it has a small library and there aren't many of them out there.
SpaceAce114 No, it will probably be something like the DreamCast or Game Cube where it will be loved in the future. And the Wii U did impact the industry because if it wasn’t for the Wii U the Switch would not be successful
can't wait for the 8th video game generation recap videos on your channel in 2020 or so :D
I enjoy my Wii U. Still looking at getting a complete PAL game set. One good thing about going for a complete set, hardly any sports games, and the library is pretty small. Only about 160 PAL games I think :)
I bought the WiiU at launch, and still continue to play it. It's really the greatest console that Nintendo put out in the past 20 years (jury is still out on the Switch). You have a solid first party library (Zelda BOTW, Super Mario 3D World, etc), some semi-hidden third party gems (Bayonetta2, Shantae, etc) plus great Virtual Console library including games never released in North America (Earthbound NES). Oh and did I mention you can play all the back catalog of the Wii on this system? A lot of people slept on this console, and Adam hit it right on the head: in 5-10 years from now, the WiiU will be a great collector's item, because it has a small, yet very solid library of great games.
Dragon Quest X was actually originally a Wii & Wii U game, its just that version 4 got a physical release this year.
I never got a WiiU. Neither the concept nor the games made me WANT a WiiU. Game like Pikmin 3 and Bayonetta 2 were more "I'll get that when I have the system" games, but no system sellers.
The Switch on the other hand, man I'm loving it! Worth it for the concept alone.
Oh and Dragon Quest 10 has been on the WiiU since launch. It's probably just another add-on. There were a few of them on the WiiU.
It would be cool to see you do an overall "Mid-Generation Refresh" video. If you include the switch, we've sort of started the "8.5 generation" with the release of the Xbox One X. By the way, great video!
Kind of funny how they bookended the Wii U with the Darksiders games, with Darksiders II coming out at launch, and Darksiders I when it was dead.
I love your annually retrospectives of all recent consoles.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching!
I still think its fair to include the Wii U because it did get a AAA title from Nintendo this year. It got Zelda Breath of the Wild and its getting the DLC for Breath of the Wild, including the one that is supposed to be out next month...
I love the Wii U sadly no more games are being released for it oh well. I've started collecting Wii games to play on it as I missed out on the original Wii.I still have a large backlog of wii U games still sealed that I haven't even played yet.
The Wii U is actually a really neat system. I've had mine for about a year now & actually really like it. It's like the Dreamcast in a lot of ways, with the best ports from the last generation & a lot of good exclusives. AND it plays Wii games, so yea. It's pretty awesome.
For some reason, I kinda think that Nintendo could bring the Wii U back and it would probably sell better than it it did before, they could probably port most of the best games on the switch like Tears of the kingdom, Fire emblem three houses, Splatoon 2 and 3, Bayonetta 3, Astral chain, Daemon x machina, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario rabbids, and many others, but that could be just my guess, and speaking of the switch, we should finally be getting Metroid prime 4 sometime next year
Xenoblade Chronicles X is an incredible game that's worth getting a Wii U alone for. Games like Bayonetta 2, Game and Wario, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, Smash, and Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water really helped build the Wii U out into an overlooked gem of a console.
That being said, the Switch is getting more good exclusives this year alone than most consoles get in a lifetime, and probably any console has had in their first year. Easily my favorite console since the GC.
"It's dead, Jim."
Edit: Yep, you're right on the modern day comparison to the Sega Saturn.
I loved the Wii U. I hated the console itself and the Gamepad but the games were amazing.
Ah, the Wii U, the console that could've done so much more if developers and Nintendo pushed it more. Had a lot of great games that never saw light until they got ported over to the Nintendo Switch. Missed opportunities as well, instead of Animal Crossing: Welcome to amiibo on Wii U, we received it as an update on the 3DS and got a board game that consisted to nothing known as amiibo Festival. But, we had some good gems in Pikmin 3, Mario Maker, Splatoon and many more. I'm still building my Wii U collection. Switch kinda comes first right now. However, was a good time in the Wii U era.
I'm watching this on a Wii U.
[My computer's broke.]
+Walter Penne
You got that right, through out the years all the computers I had would only last 3-5 year before breaking. Yet, I still have an Atari 2600 manufacturer in 1980 that still works.
silverwings21 Can you comment on the WiiU Ty app?
+Death Crusher
'''Ty app''? What's that?
Sorry, spelling error. I meant to type YT (TH-cam) So I'm referring to the WiiU TH-cam app!
+Death Crusher
I'm using the standard browser that is on the Wii U.
RIP Wii U you were and still nintendo best home console ever.
Too bad the system is still darn expensive...
Although Cemu exists, so the Wii U will live on :)
Henriko Magnifico That's the case when something doesn't sell well your at the win of Nintendo and the store they can charge you what ever they want and they often do.
I got mine for 165 at gamestop. Wait for black friday.
Wow the Zelda and Zelda alone emulator
got it locally for 100
Henriko Magnifico The Wii U is too darn expensive Nope lol if you can afford a pc it shouldn't be a problem.
I just got a Wii U s few days ago and I'm probably only going to get like 10-20 games total but I'm glad to finally try it out.
I'm glad I picked one up. With the Zelda gamepad as well. Not bad.
I'm pretty glad that I got the Wii U back in 2014. It was an amazing console but I'm sad that Nintendo is done with it.
Nintendo has 99.8 billion yen in the bank. Being the best and innovating premium and truly animated video gaming has put them in key positions to shape it's industry.
The Wii and the Kinect are the best consoles for just dance so prepare for just dance 2106 for the Nintendo wii
ZombiU was a great launch title, I loved my WiiU while I had it. I never should've sold it
Shantae is on Amazon for 19.99, if anyone is interested.
So I picked up a Wii u last week, figured I could mod it, pick up a few imports since I heard the library was actually really good. Anyway, decided to go to a store to get an external sd card reader to help the modding process along.
The Fred Meyer I went to (it's probably Meijer or Kroger or something on the east coast and Midwest) was able to pick up 3 sealed, new games with metacritic scores of 85+ for under 15 bucks total.
Best part of collecting for a dead console.
If Ubisoft still plans on putting Just Dance on the PS3, I guarantee that Just Dance 2019 will come to the Wii U, which might even be a sadder last game than Dragon Quest X
I dunno. FIFA 14 didn't get a Wii U version. But it did get a Wii one.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_14
EA doesn't support Nintendo much, Ubisoft does, I wouldn't put much stock in that.
I decided to go to the full wii u collection after seeing one of your Wii U videos, I think 2nd year. In fact, first game I bought the day I landed in Tokyo was Yakuza 1&2 HD.
Still playing wii u in 2019. Some of the games are still high price tho
I love the Wii u, i'm really sad to see it go, i will enjoy collecting for it in the future
I love the wii u its one of my favorite systems.
I think they should port some more WiiU games to the Switch. Even if they are first party.
One time I commented that you take too long to get to the point, surprising me, you responded promptly on a 2 year old video, "Giving context is important" and it is, this is your niche, now I need to go find mine, sincerest apologies. GAME ON!!!
Game on son!
I enjoyed my wii u quite a bit. Got one in the end of 2016 for like 11 games and never got a new game for it since. But the stuff that i have for it is fantastic. Stuff like project zero, xenoblade x and tokyo mirage sessions. Although in terms of underappreciated consoles i go with full on collecting for the vita cause it still gets quite a bit of support and quality stuff.
Dominik Makówka Only 11 games for the Wii U I have over a 100 and I'm still not close to beating them all.
It's funny that people are still confused about the console names of Nintendo. Here, in Germany, you can win a "Wii Switch" at McDonalds. Yes, they actually called it that on the poster.
markus191550 echt?
markus191550 echt? Wie denn?
Maybe it's a new sort of hybrid made by Panasonic :p
Love wii u and wii u not dead as homebrew on it grows every day
Shantae Half Genie Hero is super easy to find, you're just gonna make people jump at it because they think it is rare. Not only have I seen it in numerous stores this week, you can buy it brand new on Amazon right now for $20. You just had a special edition
Awesome video as per usual Adam. I guess Odyssey was the actaul last game made for the Wii U but it was so early on in developement Miyamoto was able to convert super quick for the switch. Splatoon 2 and Breath were being crated around the same time. I wonder when we will get a true switch game other than 1,2,3. Lol.
starscream1988boss
We got doom on it
doubtful. That would have to mean it was in development for at least 3 years. Remember when Iwata talked about NX in 2015? That means games were being developed for it in 2015, so you think Odyssey took 3 years to develop?
Odyssey actually began development right after Super Mario 3D World released in 2013... So it actually took almost 5 years :)
Atari-Dude 1 So yeah it makes sense right. It was for Wii U but since that was in the tank them they moved it to the switch. I mean the switch must have taken minimum two years to develop. Probably as soon as early 2015 numbers came in on the Wii U they must have said we need to do something new.
3D Mario and Zelda games always take about 6 years to develop.
What about the smash community? They play smash 4 on tournaments for years and still
In that case, the GameCube is just as relevant as the Wii U, lol.
I just bought one two days ago so this vid is eerily timely for me. Have really enjoyed the other wii u breakdowns here.
I got a preowned 32 gb and a couple of games, Beyonetta 2, New Mario Bros U and Warrior Orichi for around 200 euro which is significantly less than youd pay for a PS4 in Ireland. I was lucky enough that the girl in gamestop let me look at the screen though. Its thankfully all working okay. The other 8gb one was nicked up pretty bad though. So if you get one pre-owned be sure to get a look at it first if possible.
Ive always loved this console but when I originally had one the games were just too expensive. Theyre all reasonable now. Windwaker is in the post.
I dont regret picking it up at all. I think its a great time to get one.
R.I.P. - WiiU
So many great memories on this as well as the Xbox 360. U will live on!
Before i got a Switch i was looking at a Wii 15 months earlier, and thought this Wii U is to expensive so will wait for Switch 😎
Jesus 5 years really?
> Jesus 5
I liked Jesus 4: The Jesusing more, to be honest.
ThePreciseClimber Yeah. Jesus 5 was a crucifixion of the franchise.
yeah, Nintendo gave it a full generation, it's not this horrible failure the propaganda spread about it would have you believe. Nintendo doesn't list Virtual Boy on their past financial reports- nor do they talk about it, yet right there Wii U's 13.56 million systems, and 100.85 million games. Check it out yourself, find Virtual Boy in this list of past systems and games (hint: you won't, because that is viewed as an utter failure by Nintendo)
www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/
I love my Wii U! So sad it didn't do better. Really wish more people had given the system a chance.
AmyGrrl78 I did and the gamepad stopped working after 2 months. Didn’t have any space on the drive so I could only have like 4 on it at once. And I can’t even replace the game pad.
Axiom Verge: Multiverse Edition Physical has been available for pre-order for months now in the UK, I believe that it is all sold out now though, but it took a few months to sell out, both via Amazon Esp and 365games. 365games have actually taken the money, too. It is due for physical release in January.
I remember in middleschool that the school I went to had a few wiis. They used them to teach us about rhytm and music culture through justdance and guitar hero. So I guess that just shows how widespread the wii was(and still is) in the west.
13:05 Accurate prediction, but for 2020.
Damn, half a decade of the Wii U
I bought one a week ago for my birthday, I'm super late to the party lol. Everyone thought I was crazy for not getting a Switch instead but the Wii U library was more interesting to me than the Switch's and it was quite a bit cheaper than a Switch buying one used. I've really been enjoying it so far, I think it's still got a long life ahead of it thanks to modding and homebrew and it'll be my main console for a long time.
I'm glad I collected early for the Wii U but I'm desperately hunting down any info about axiom verge and hope it will come out with a physical copy thanks for talking about it also I'm glad I bought 2 copy's of Shanta half genie hero from play Asia as it is hard to find
ranchan215 you and me both with axiom Verge
I was hoping that you would give Wii U owners like me some motivation about this console! But I guess not! Does that mean I need to sell my Wii U simply because I have never used it much at all (not for the money at all), did not have many games for it, and it was a commercial disaster?!
The ps2 took forever to die.
Lorin Darby Just like my grandfather... Whoops!
And you know the Sega Master System STILL isn't dead in Brazil... There, they're still making new systems and games I believe which is just insane!
Joey Parkhill Bahahahahaha 😂 😂
Lorin Darby the ps2 is the worlds best Selling console so I'm not surprised
The last game made for the PS2 was PES 2014. Crazy right?
The Wii U version of Just Dance makes no sense considering you NEED a Wiimote and the console has backwards compatibility
been a minute since I seen one of your vids, glad I came back around!
Welcome back.
The wiiU was such a cluster fuck I didn't know it had a vertical stand :o nice find Adam!
I actually really enjoyed my Wii U despite it not having that massive of a library. The few games I did own were all really enjoyable and I actually thought that the game-pad was a really cool controller. Having instant access to a map or in-game items was super convenient for games like The Wind Waker.
I'm actually perfectly okay with its games getting re-released on the Switch. It will allow many people to play hidden gems that they missed out on initially. A re-release of Super Smash Bros. with all of the content from the Wii U and 3DS consolidated in to one game would be fantastic.
Me and my kids had some of out best gaming experiences on the Wii U. Particularly playing Super Mario 3D Land. My 6 year old still plays Super Mario Maker every few days too. Gonna be a sad day when that server goes down
Was just typing my feelings about this being similar to Saturn down the road when you mentioned it. I think its the biggest reason I am holding onto my wii u stuff.
Dragon Quest X already appeared on the Wii U in 2013. What you show there was actually the fourth edition, Journey of 5000 Years, since it's an online game with many expansions. It's not so different from how the final NTSC-J PS2 game is a Final Fantasy XI expansion.
I think it would be interesting if, for the purposes of porting Wii U games that require the features on the gamepad, they make the Switch compatible with the Wii U controller. That might be easier than figuring out how to make those games work without a second screen/touch controls.
As a bonus, that means they could bring back classic DS games as throwback ports.
Amazing console played mine yesterday sometimes I wish I could relive the days where this console was announced
You can preorder Axiom Verge on Amazon in Europe. It is supposed to be released on January 2018
I just picked up a 2nd hand Wii U (Zelda Edition), with Zelda WWHD, Zelda TPHD, & also got the Wii U version of Zelda BotW so now I own that game on both the Switch & Wii U.
My WiiU Brother. Great video man. Can not wait to see the xbox one, 4 years later video.
Thank brah.
Good thing dead systems still get new games like Shovel Knight: King of Cards.
I bought Wii U at launch. Waiting 4+ for Breath of the Wild. Looking forward to the DLC next month. Haven’t bought a Switch yet. I was gaming exclusively on Wii U until recently bought an Xbox One S. I loved the Wii U so much but I am still a bit burned.
Besides Odyssey and Mario + Rabbids, I don’t feel like I’m missing out on the Switch.
The Wii U has it's place in my home under the nightstand by my bedside. Honestly an under-rated console, a must have for any true Nintendo fan! I enjoyed my time with the consoles, and still do even with the Switch.
One big thing that helped Nintendo with the Wii U, was a testing ground for HD development. They worked out their internal kinks on a system the majority of the world doesn't know about
nice video...you also forgot to add in that not very many people knew that its 2 consoles in 1. Alot of folks i ran into at Gamestop looking for a Wii at that time didnt even know that the WiiU was also a Wii. The gentleman working at Gamestop didnt even mention that "by the way if ur looking for a Wii or Wii software to play, u can purchase a WiiU" LOL so techniclly speaking there is 113 million Wii's in circulation ;) Yes it was a great little console and i enjoyed everything i played on it, looking to get another one to hold on to.
And here's my second comment, regarding the Wii U.
I will always love the Wii U for what it was and how much fun it was when I played it with myself or with friends.
The games in its library are really something special and I think that it's nice that Nintendo rereleased some games from the Wii U to the Switch because some games from the Wii U deserved to be played by many out there. I'm not going to list them because we all know what games made us respect the system.
Who knows. Maybe it might become Nintendo's Dreamcast system later down the line if indie companies still want to support it. Heck, the PSvita is considered dead by many gamers out there nowadays, but there's STILL some games coming to it. (Obviously not by triple A developers, but still.)
Of course, you have the rare misprint version
pizzamon 79 .I have it too. Sealed.
Apparently if you pre ordered the game it was the misprint version, mine has that too saying I can use a wiimote only to play zelda lol
Delta ZX mine is a misprint and I got it from Fred Myers
I guess the first run of the wii u version was all misprints
I have the misprint version too. For some reason, I think video game collecting isn't quite the same as comic book collecting, and the misprint won't ever be worth more than the regular version. I don't really know, though.
Shantae half-genie hero on the Wii U is super easy to find. The game is $20 on Amazon and I see it all the time on store shelves.
ive been saying that the wii u will go the route of the saturn for a while. i may do a video on my thoughts as well as missed potentials that nintendo could have POSSIBLY saved the console with. either way, great video as always!
Just for reference, that Dragon Quest game is just an expansion/re-release of the MMO Dragon Quest X. So it's not a big surprise that it came to Wii U. In fact, the Wii U version outsold both Switch and PS4 versions.
I wonder if there will be a stalemate when new systems hit a peak that way we won't keep having to buy new consoles every once in a while. In my fantasy world companies would re release their old consoles that come with built in games. These consoles would still be able to play old carts or CDs though. That way a company could make a game for that old console. Could you imagine if a highly advertised game said "only on N64" or "only for Genesis"...but that's just me blabbing. Great video as always :)
Thanks for watching!
Ironic timing for me: I dusted
my WiiU off last night and started a fresh play through of BOTW. Love the WiiU. It is so much like the Saturn, I have been saying that for about a year (it’s amazing how many people refuse to acknowledge the similarities, or that the WiiU had any good games). I am happy the Switch is succeeding, but literally, until Mario Odyssey recently came out, there were 0 titles I would want to play on it that I had not already played on my WiiU/some other console.
Still the only console I own from this gen lol and now I'm picking up the switch for Christmas.