I really love your videos Britta. It feels like having a wonderful night in with a friend, chatting and learning in equal measure. This is such a special channel to me (and many others).
The classic controller was mainly designed for virtual console but it is compatible with a handful of Wii games such as Monster Hunter. The one you got in the box is just black version of the controller. The goldeneye remake uses it and it came with a gold variant
Yep - I have two for playing classic, virtual console games through the Wii channel on the Wii U. Though yours is nicer than mine as it has the handles, but they work the same way.
Wonderful to hear PoodlePa got into gaming through Pikmin 3. It's a great choice. Also, I love the Twilight Princess music throughout the video. It's the first Zelda game I ever finished, so it holds a very special place in my heart. Thanks for showing us your collection, Britta!
Watching this on Christmas only made seeing these all the more nostalgic. Wii U was a surprisingly special console to me, and I found some stellar titles therein. I did NOT expect to sink literal hundreds of hours into Hyrule Warriors, but it introduced me to a whole new genre of games I never knew I loved! Wind Waker HD is one of those parts that still drops my jaw. What an improvement graphically from the Gamecube! And I'm with you on Twilight Princess: it's quirky, but it's got an incredible cast. THANK YOU for defending Rune Factory Frontier - the art is timeless, the music gorgeous, and it's still my favorite in the series. If it's ported, I would weep with joy. Also, I never get to hear people talk about Little King's Story, but it was criminally underrated. So clever and charming!
Pikmin 3 is amazing. I still play it regularly on my Wii U. It is beautiful and it's always heart-wrenching when something goes bad and your Pikmin go down in the line of duty. 😆
As i said in the chat these videos have great pacing and i love the combination of talk and gameplay.Great video, i love both of those consoles. Also nice hanging out with you guys. :)
At the moment, there's a winter storm rolling through the area so I'm kinda stuck inside the house at the moment. I got bored earlier tonight and remembered that I bought Atelier Sophie for the Switch about 3 months ago and haven't opened it until now. I popped it in and absolutely fell in love with it. So naturally when I was done for the night, I got onto TH-cam. I searched for videos on the Atelier series and I came across your channel. Eventually I came to the video titled "How I got into gaming." I just wanted to say that your video brought me to tears because over the past year, my life too has been completely flipped upside down. Gaming has always been my escape, and it's been important to me especially this past year. While you don't specifically talk about what was troubling you and your family at the time, I'm deeply touched that you found an outlet to reach your own catharsis. Your video was inspiring and genuine on the topic of therapy and acceptance during depression. Thank you for being awesome. You've earned my sub to your channel and I wish you the best.
I have the special edition of Pandoras Tower! I really enjoyed it, clunky but a lot of fun, I loved the chain mechanics and fostering a relationship with Elena. The bosses and lore of this game were incredible, I really wish more people played it.
While the Wii was my first console, the Wii U is when I really got to experience more game series like Pikmin and Legend of Zelda... and I've always cherished those memories. My younger brother has kept the Wii U so I no longer have access to it, but I sometimes find myself missing those days. Thank you for the lovely video! Your content always brings me comfort and makes me remember my love for games whenever I start to feel a little burnt out from gaming. ❤️
I’m so envious of your wii/wii u collection. Thank you for sharing them. Also thank you for showing the manuals. It’s so refreshing to see the games’ manuals. They just don’t make them now like they use to.
Ok the disc description won me! I've always felt my wii was like that! And the blue light 😍 when i younger i used to leave it on at night because it made an amazing night light.
Lovely video! It made me happy to see someone appreciate Pandora's Tower. The Pandora's Tower / Last Story / Xenoblade trilogy is very special on the Wii. It's always nice to listen to uk english for a change. Greetings from finland!
Unbelievable it’s been 10 years. I remember my friend next door selling his Wii to scrape up the money to buy a Wii U. We would play Mario Kart 8 for hours. After falling into a depression during the pandemic I picked up Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and quickly fell in love with the game. So naturally I picked up Xenoblade 2 and it’s DLC after that to fall in love all over again. 16 months after beating Xenoblade 2, I had beaten Xenoblade 3, I was long out of my depression with some of my absolute favorite gaming experiences. So I figured, with the eShop closing down in a few months there was no better time to crack down and get a Wii U with Xenoblade X. It’s being held back as a Christmas gift but I hope to be saying you’re words: “I’m glad I got a Wii U, if only for that game.”
I love that someone likes artbooks as much as me! I never really got into drawing until I was in my 30s because I have bad eyesight and I really wanted to draw some videogame characters so I finally did and I enjoy drawing characters from games all the time. Because of this I appreciate the work put into art direction for games and get artbooks for my most favorite games.
I never really got into Nintendo. I've always played PlayStation and XBOX. I do respect what Nintendo has done to change the gaming landscape. This was a very nice video nonetheless. Your video's are very relaxing and cozy.
I love Zelda: Twilight Princess. Playing that again recently too because I really like the castles. The environment is a one of a kind. I always remember the castles with the missing steps and floors that you can fall through.
Thanks for sharing - as always it's very interesting to listen to your videos. Many others have such detailed analysis or flashy stuff, which is all well and fine, but it just makes yours seem to have this very candid feeling that I very much appreciate, something more down to earth and relatable on a personal level. Kind of reminds me more of a vlog, just something pleasant while I have my (late) morning coffee. Lots of Zelda to talk about here in particular...can't say I've ever heard of those Teddy games, but from what you've shown I'm almost reminded of a mix of Hollowknight and Cave Story, probably a few others I'm not thinking of, but it kind of makes sense considering how much crossover there are between these games and what inspires them. Zelda 2 is not my favorite but I feel is better than many give it credit for, and hope one day it's one that gets a remake to iron out some issues. Twilight Princess, on the other hand, well...let's just say I'm not very fond of it, unfortunately. Perhaps it has more to do with some of the hype up until it was originally released, as well as some of the culture around it, specifically with people badmouthing Wind Waker in comparison to it at the time. I can't help but feel it was pretty much the antithesis to it, even as I got caught up in some of the hype myself, and it came and I was just so overwhelmingly disappointed in the overall experience of it. Maybe I can appreciate more of its more subtle aspects now that I'm some years older, however in trying to go through the HD version, I just get so bored of it less than half way through. It's too bad because I do like some of the story and characters, but they all get neglected in the later half. It doesn't really help that what I'd expected from the game were the motion controls of Skyward Sword and the world design from Breath of the Wild, both things that wouldn't be until many years later. It's almost kind of ironic because the one thing I genuinely enjoyed of TP was the motion controlled fishing, something that I have not found in any game since then for some reason. You'd think that would be a no brainer, but I keep looking up games on the Switch before I buy them to try and see if they actually make use of the joycons. I can better understand what more people struggle with these days with motion controls, but it seems like such a waste to not offer them as an option now. Speaking of, I was not initially interested in the WiiU, until the HD version of Wind Waker was announced. Turns out it's not my preferred version, which I guess speaks just to how nitpicky I can be, but it really comes down to all the little things that make it my favorite game ever. Coincidentally I was also not very interested in the Switch either, thinking it was really just more of the same and released far too soon after the WiiU(I guess I was one of few "true believers" that denied it being an outright failure) - that was until a new No More Heroes game was announced. I didn't care that it was technically a spin off, and we ended up getting a third game anyway, but in any case the series is one of my first really violent games and my introduction to Grasshopper as a developer of a lot of really experimental stuff, never mind me rooting more for underdogs than major companies. More importantly I feel the NMH series is one that uses motion controls very effectively, and without actually asking you to do so much. They can all be played with more traditional controls now on PC, unfortunately the ports of the first two games don't run very well from what I've heard. Just thought I'd make that sort of suggestion if you still shop around for Wii games. And if you like them, one that is sort of adjacent to them is Mad World, developed by the same folks as the Bayonetta games. Grasshopper also rereleased some old visual novels in one package, The Silver Case and the 25th Ward, for the Switch, if you want more of an in-depth but equally strange and out there story and characters. Speaking more generally, one thing I really enjoyed about the WiiU was Miiverse. I'd had a tight knit group of friends back on the Xbox 360, kind of special to me to the point where I just don't want to play anything like multiplayer Halo anymore now we've gone our seperate ways in life, but Miiverse served a bit of a similar purpose for me for some time. Art Academy was one "game" on the WiiU that really got me back into art again, after many years of pretty severe depression sort of robbed me of any interest in my hobbies. In being able to share my art to Miiverse, to my surprise many people were very supportive, and seeing what amazing things other people could do with such limited stuff was always inspiring. Needless to say I was very sad to see it cut short, and I kind of hate that the Switch doesn't have anything like it. Some people tried to start up some forums where we could meet up after, but not many made it, and I lost contact with a lot of people I really enjoyed talking to. But then, these days, people kind of come and go, and I guess part of growing up is realizing life is just like that sometimes and you have to enjoy the time you have with them. These days I've got myself a "big boy" art tablet and program, probably still not using to the best of their capabilities because I simply prefer old fashioned pen and paper, but I've made a lot of progress and may even have some paid work soon. Even if it's not much, it's more than I could have hoped for. Just wish Deviantart and twitter were as nice to me and others as Miiverse was for artists. As far as older games go, well...I've gotten a bit lazy, simply hoping they'll all be rereleased eventually...even if it's not a practice I necessarily like now. I mean, the Wii had the best Virtual Console, way ahead of this awful subscription service Nintendo is trying to push now, which I refuse to give any support to. Thankfully more than a fair few have come to Steam at least. However, there's Xenoblade Chronicles X, which while I don't like the battle system, exploring the world was always fun, if not a bit too intimidating with large scary creatures(especially the flying puffer fish things), or Devil's Third, a game I felt got unfairly treated just because of how difficult it is...someday I will beat it lol. Moreover I'm a bit afraid of hooking up my older consoles after many years, just in case it turns out they no longer work. Kind of defeats the purpose but psychologically it's just less stuff I have to deal with right now, if that makes sense...I did hook up my WiiU again October before last, though; it was to play and finish my first horror game. Well, Grasshopper has some of what I'd call "horror-likes", and I've watched playthroughs of many Resident Evils, Silent Hills, Evil Within's, etc., but Fatal Frame V was my first time going through one myself, and I'm pretty proud of that. Coincidentally, a port of the 4th one I believe is being rereleased sometime soon, and it just so happens Grasshopper codeveloped it, so I'm excited to try it out eventually. Well, I've gone on long enough for now. There were some other things I thought I'd mention, but they'd make this way too long and I can't find a good way to segway into them and still remain coherent. So that's that. :P Thanks again for your video!
I wasn't aware of the motion controls in NMH. I bought the games 1+2 for Switch recently but haven't played yet. The Silver Case and the 25th Ward I bought many years ago on the PS4. Fatal Frame is another series I hope to start playing and exploring quite soon.
@@Food4Dogs I forgot they were rereleased on Switch, but that is good because I think they have options for more standard controls there :) I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on more games!
I've actually just started playing my Wii U again. I loved Twilight Princess. It came out when I first moved out of the home for University. I played and completed it during my 1st semester. It was the 1st Zelda I completed. An epic adventure for Link and so much yet unknown to my young adult self. I play it still from time to time. I bought many wii U games just before they became Switch ports. Tokyo Mirage Sessions being 1 of them. I'll look forward to trying it now. Thanks for sharing.
Nice to see another Tokyo Mirage Sessions fan!! i absolutely adore that game, I sadly missed the Wii U release but got in on Switch. Despite the anime appearance and idol setting, the game is super solid and the battle/combat system is sooo fluid.
I just bought a used wii u. I wanted my 11 year old son yo be able to play Breath of the Wild. And as I couldn't afford a switch I went for the wii U... It's GREAT!
I was playing Breath of the Wild while listening to this video - I wonder why anyone would think the Wii U version would be inferior to the Switch version - I also hear people say that about Persona 5 for the PS3, and a lot of people where joking about about how terribly the Switch port of P5 would run on the Switch. If a game is made with a specific console in mind it usually runs great on it! Persona 5 is a PS3 game and the fact that some people think the Switch wouldn't be able to run a PS3 game properly is really rather silly Also I really hope that Xenoblade Chronicles X gets a port or a remaster eventually since it looks right up my alley, but I can't justify buying a Wii U just for one game. I'm keepinf my fingers crossed 🤞🏼
We're all keeping our fingers crossed for that one, for sure. Yea, it's funny how people suddenly think a game is 'inferior' just bc it came to a new console 😄 - but you wouldn't believe how many people I had pitying me for "being doomed to play BotW on Wii U"! LOL
Thanks. Please note that the hashtag before FE sends TH-cam into a spin (they don't allow "special symbols" that looks like coding/programming) and your message into the Spam Bin. Just a tip for avoiding this dire fate in the future! 😄 (Same applies to URLs too)
Your experience with the history of zoink and their style reminds me of when i found out that the made in abyss author also drew artwork for the elebits series which also started on the wii. I didn't even realize it at first but now it's impossible not to
This was a great video. I fondly look back at a lot of late nights playing Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the Wii U with some old friends. 100% agree with you about The Last Story too, that's one I hope more people get to experience someday. Thank you for the memories.
I regrettably sold my Wii U and Xenoblade X when I was in a bad money situation and I was heartbroken to do that. Even though I played through Xenoblade x 3 times already, I still want to go back to it. I really miss that game, and I miss my Wii U. I also love this channel, I found it recently by your Xenoblade X videos. Love listening you talk, and love it being slower pace like I am, in contrast to all the rush many younger people seem to be in. And you share the love for jrpgs with me too. 😊
The Classic Controller (Pro) can be used mostly on WiiWare games, along with some games that support the Gamecube controller. A lot of homebrew stuff can be played with the Classic Controller too. Its also compatible with a few WiiU games.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm just getting into Wii and WiiU games, so nice to have to opinion of a woman my age 👍. 57 and will always be a gamer. ❤ I've been a Playstation girl at heart, but have owned most consoles. I do love a good Mario game myself, but RPGs are my first choice always.
❤ My favourite for the Wii U was Pikmin 3. I only recently got the version of it for Switch. Pikmin 1 was the first game I played for the GameCube as a child, fond memories. Pikmin 4 is coming out in July and I absolutely cannot wait for it, I’m so excited.
@@Food4Dogs❤ I haven’t had the urge to preorder a game in a long time but Pikmin has a special place in my heart. I’m glad it releases on a Friday, I’ll be able to play it over the weekend!
Nice to hear your thoughts on the console. I'm happy to have one myself. I will say I'm surprised that you didn't mention Arc Rise Fantasia. A decent, although apparently obscure, jrpg available exclusively on Nintendo Wii!
As I always remind people ... I'm not based in North America. ARF was never released for PAL regions. "A planned European release through Rising Star Games was cancelled." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_Rise_Fantasia I did have a go via emulation - but the experience (while not bad) was not ideal.
hey hi, love your videos. I just saw the part where you're talking about Pandora's Tower for the Wii. A gaming store near my place has a copy (secondhand). They only have one left at the moment.
Hi Jodis, I assume you're in North America. The Wii/WiiU being region-locked, I'm restricted to PAL versions. They're not impossible to find, there are always a few on eBay - it's just a matter of finding one where the seller also ships to NZ. I guess I just need to keep looking!
I still can't believe the Wii U is ten years old now. We didn't have many games for it, but what we had was good stuff and of course the Wii backwards compatibility was very welcome. That's how I ended up playing The Last Story because our Wii had died by the time I really dove into it. Lovely game. I recommend giving it another go now you’re so much more experienced. It’s not as long as a lot of jrpgs either so not as massive of a time sink. I played both Twilight Princess and Wind Waker HD. Twilight Princess HD was my third version of the game having had and played the GCN and Wii versions too. I still remember getting my HD copy a day early; thank you post! and being ready to dive right back in there for my fourth or fifth time :D. I'm currently replaying Wind Waker; Twilight Princess may be next or at least coming. My last time was when it came out for Wii U. Both games are favourites of mine from the series along with Breath of the Wild. Regarding Metroid Other M, difficulty is subjective as we all know, but personally I think I found it easier than others I've played with a big however. That being I found the controls awkward and uncomfortable. You have to use the Wiimote horizontally except during points when you go into first person view and point the controller at the screen. And I have other subjective issues like narrative, but everyone will have their own views. I forgot about Dragon Quest Swords. I had it but never finished it. Definitely a spin-off title. It was first person with a bit more action-oriented combat. I feel like it was more on rails too, but I don't remember for sure. Thank you for this look back, Britta!
I'll defo give The Last Story another go - especially now that I know I can use that Classic controller with it! I think the Wiimote controls was what I struggled with with Other M, too. I'm sure I would have stuck it out otherwise, for it looked quite interesting.
I really loved the Wii U, it was a very special console for me. And Pandora's Tower is one of my favourite Wii games... I had it digitally and had a great time playing it portably on the Wii U GamePad.
Unfortunately with Nintendo and their old games it very much feels like they're starting to have their own "Disney vault" of titles that they regularly pull in and out of availability for honestly some of the most baffling reasons 🙃
lovely video! i loved my wii as a teen but mostly used it for older digital games like donkey kong country 1 and 2, super mario RPG, kirby 64 and the like my favorite wii game....thats a tough one. I did heavily enjoy Super Paper Mario, not so much the gameplay though, the story and writing are top notch hilarity and it's funny how the game expects you to use a walkthrough at points, playing with that sort of thing is really creative.
Great video Britta! I did buy a second-hand wii as I had fond memories of it when I was younger. But like you, the wiimote and nunchaku I just found a bit of a faff (and uncomfortable on the wrists I must say!) that's kinda limited me in actually playing it. But this vid helped me remember how much I loved Zela Windwaker and now I really want to play it again one day!
23:08 I personally liked Other M, was playing Samus Returns on 3DS last night. I think the main gripe that people had was they were waiting years for a traditional 2D Metroid title but Other M attempted to bridge the two styles of gameplay. If you wanted to try out the Metroid series, I would say you’d probably do better with either Super Metroid on SNES or Metroid Fusion on GBA (both are available on Wii U VC).
@@sentoworf Hm, those GBA games are getting hard on my eyes. I do have Samus Returns for the 3DS - I thought that looked reasonable for getting an intro to the series?
Oh my goodness! I needed this video! What a wonderful trip down memory lane this was! You talked about so many of my favourite games from back in my youth! The last Story is one of those games that I would sell my right foot for a remaster on switch. What a beautiful game that was for me. Pandoras tower too! And fragile dreams?? Hahaha omg! I had that game and traded it for grand theft auto San Andreas and a pizza from a friend! 😭 looking back I can’t help but regret it haha Thank you for this video!
Bless you every moment. RBG games was number 1. I changed my interest to third person viewer Zombie games or 1st person viewer like call of duty. But I regret I stoped gaming
The Wii classic controller works with a lot of games (including most classic games from Virtual Console), but not all games has support for it - it's up to the dev to add support for it and many simply did not. I guess they wanted to focus on the Wii Remote and motion.
All of our Wii U libraries are pretty small. Some of my favorite titles are Xenoblade Chronicles X, Bayonetta 2 and Pikmin 3. I do like my Mario games, though, as I grew up with the NES and Mario was always a constant. I also have a game called Devil's Third. It's not a particularly good game, but it is rare and highly collectable. I passed on Pandora's Tower, but you've sparked an interest for me. It's kind of reminiscent of Devil May Cry
I am aware of Devil's Third and how rare it is now! 😀 It's so strange bc I remember clearly how reviewers ripped into it, and nobody bought it here, copies were practically remaindered. And now everybody says "Oh, I wish I had bought a copy!" 😄
ohhhh this was such a trip down memory lane! twilight princess was my first zelda game and i absolutely loved it, like you say such a beautifully melancholy game. hyrule warriors was also great fun, i ended up playing it through twice with zero regrets, to the point i actually want to go back to it and finish up that extra puzzle mode thingy (outside of the main campaign, can't remember the name). and pandora's tower!!!! as soon as i saw it i had to go and check that i still had my physical copy and i do! (the only of my wii/u games in a black case....). i was completely unused to rpgs when i first got it (i was a young teen? i think?) so had no idea what was going on 😅 i seem to remember seeing the time system(?) and thinking it seemed too stressful to be fun and barely made a dent in it. really want to go back to it now!
for the classic controller you need to check to see that the game supports it, there would be an icon on the top right corner of the box art on the back that shows you. it works with many games
I think you can pick up a secondhand one pretty cheaply! A few of my subscribers did just that after seeing this video. Most Wii U games also go for a song these days.
@@Food4Dogs the games can be had pretty cheap at GameStop in the USA, but the consoles can be harder to find. I'm waiting for a good deal. But my friend is also selling me a Switch soon, so I'll probably just play that for now. I'm really looking forward to playing the Xenoblade, Zelda, Mario, and Fire emblem games. Basically everything my PS4, Xbox, and PC can't play 😊
@@Food4Dogs mostly I would want it for Xenoblade Chronicles X and the Batman Arkham City Armored Edition. I always wanted to try it because I love the Arkham series on PS3.
I had the same issue with an external hard drive on the Wii U. But you can restore the drive on your PC with CMD commands while you clear it completely and write new data on it (you can search on google how u do it, it is easy with a tutotial). I use my Wii U also today as Retro maschine for GBA, Wii, Wii U, SNES and N64 classic title. I´ve 3 Mario special Wii Remotes, pro Controller and a normal Remote. And it is the Zelda Wind Waker Edition of the Wii U. It was my first game on it and I enjoyed this game so much in HD and with the Game Pad as map. It is a nice party console as well. But the Switch is my favorite console of Nintendo because it is so nice to play on handheld or TV.
I like Giana Sisters, Shovel Knight, Snoopy's Grand Adventure, Mario Maker, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Xenoblade X, Zelda Wind Waker, Captain Toad, Deus Ex, NES Remix, Rayman Legends, Shantae, Tokyo Mirage, Hyrule Warriors, Yoshi's Woolly World, both Darksiders, the Mario and Sonic Olympic Games, and others all for the Wii U. We own 4 Wii U consoles and two are hooked up and ready for play. I still think it's a better console than the Switch any day of the week. Obviously I am aware of the shortcomings especially now a days. I have not repurchased any of our Wii U games in Switch format. I have no use for that. I would say most recently I found myself playing a couple of downloaded games from the Wii U shop, Mario RPG (first time ever) and Golden Sun.
Chronicles of Teddy looks incredibly similar to another game I completely fell in love with called Phoenotopia: Awakening, so it looks like I may need to give it a go.
I love Twilight Princess! It’s such a classic and is one of if not my favorite video game! The Last Story is great as well and is such a hidden gem, wish it would get a remake for the switch.
the wii classic controller pro can be used also with xenoblade chronicles and The Last Story (from ff creator), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time ,resident evil 4 , Call of Duty: Black Ops ,Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl , Muramasa: The Demon Blade Sonic Colors and Sonic Unleashed and the list goes on , it also works on wii u with Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros for Wii U, Super Mario 3D World, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
Your Wii controller isn't locked to a particular game, it's compatible with some Wii and all virtual console games. The wii games have icons on the back showing which controllers they're compatible with, some even support gamecube controllers.
I've never been much of a Nintendo fan myself. Wii was my first console but we mainly played party games on it. When WiiU came around we got it but honestly me and the rest of my family just weren't interested. The ps3 and ps4 at that time was grabbing all our attention. The switch has been my major gateway into the Nintendo eco-system.
I never had a wii u but I played on wii with a gamecube controller! I couldn’t stand the wii controller. I remember I bought it on PlayAsia, not sure why? Maybe because it had to be region-block free? I love watching your videos and finding out so many interesting games. Did you stop playing for some reason? If not, have you tried Harvestella? It surprised me because it received poor reviews but the game is very interesting and addictive. Sorry about my poor English 😊 Edited~ yeah, I think they should remake all Rune factory games. I’m really excited for RF3 but all of them deserve a remake for the Switch. I adore the series.
i never had a wii u but i did have a wii! i played mostly wii sports on it but i played a few Jrpgs on it like the last story and earth seeker. nice look back at the wii u though. hope you and poodlepa are well Britta.
@@Food4Dogs your welcome. yes it is. lucky for me i had a friend who lent me a copy of the game back then. think of a mix of pokemon and the original ni no kuni, combined with god eater and you have earth seeker.🤣🤣 thats not the best description but i liked what i played.
Metroid games - I love. I also really liked Metroid: Other M, even though others may have been off-put by one thing or another about it. I've finished it twice. I think the story and cut scenes are good, and even though you can recharge your health on your own when it gets low, it is still a challenging game. I love the world that they made too - it's amazing.
clipping through the monster is supposed to happen in monster hunter. it only really happens after the monster dies when you go to carve it, otherwise the monster has collision boxes. Its better that the collision boxes are turned off because there are some really really large monsters in the game that have multiple locations to carve from and it would be awful trying to get to those points when collision is turned on.
The Classic Controller Pro does work with other games but not a lot of them. Anything that needs the pointer won't make use of it. It was most useful for the Virtual Console retro games. Xenoblade Chronicles also works and came with a red version of the controller.
Thanks. Yea, chrispybacon also mentioned it working with VC games - I hadn't realised that. The pointer ... of course. Like in Pandora's Tower. There is a complete list of compatible games on a wiki - I've checked that now - and there are quite a few games, but ofc I don't have those. But The Last Story might work!
Love to see Rune Factory Frontier in your Wii collection! The wii classic controller is compatible with Rune Factory Frontier and Tides Of Destiny/Oceans so you don't really have to suffer with the wiimote anymore 😂 31:21 Edit: I really hope you consider getting Rune Factory Oceans/Tides Of Destiny for the Wii as well. ❤
I slipped on the ice today, on my way home from work. Hit my hip and my head hard. I'm mostly fine I think, except my neck muscle got a proper strain. So I'm feeling a bit scared and worried this evening, trying not to use my neck muscles. I put this video on to try and focus on other things, and feel slightly more at ease. It's helping, so thank you fot the good vibes.
@@Food4Dogs It's super scary! But it feels like it's just the stretched muscle. Nothing broken. Trying to keep it warm and still, which seems to help. Sigh. :(
Love your videos from Brazil. By any chance do you like horror games? What are some more action oriented games you like? Or you don't play them because of your hands?
Hi Breno, I'll keep it brief because it's really off-topic for this video ... more suited really for our Community discussions. I haven't played much horror, but I have recently started getting into it a bit. Not hardcore survival horror, that's not for me. I have never played Resi games; but I have played a bit of the old Silent Hill games and I think that's the type I like. Also played Amnesia (the original one) and again, I can cope with that. Played SOMA (but on easy). I love playing the Supermassive Games ones together with PoodlePa. I have almost all of them and just bought The Quarry. Action games? There are so many different types. I do play them, yes; the ones that have a lot of shooting probably less so. Tomb Raider would be called action ..? I am well known for my love of Tomb Raider.
@@Food4Dogs thanks for the answer, you are so kind! I think old tomb raider would be considered a platformer and made tomb raider would be action. I'm on a RPG binge right now, played lufia and the fortress of doom and now I'm playing ys IV. Getting back on the old days of super Nintendo.
I think both Pandora's tower, Rune Factory Frontier and the Last Story support the classic controller? They are on the list on wikipedia. Though you might have to point once in a while like in Sakura Wars. Not sure how well it would work... Anyway I missed out on a lot of games for the wii and the U, fortunately I'm lucky enough that most of them are at the public library so I can catch up without ruining myself.
I am not sure about the Wikipedia list unfortunately - it doesn't make sense to me. I've been using this list: wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/List_of_Wii_games_compatible_with_Classic_Controller It includes The Last Story (which makes sense) and NOT Pandora's Tower (which also makes sense). Remember that little green "search" spot in my video? As another viewer here pointed out, games with that type of motion control generally do not work with the classic controller. But honestly, to be completely sure, I'd have to test them all properly. 😀
I really love your videos Britta. It feels like having a wonderful night in with a friend, chatting and learning in equal measure. This is such a special channel to me (and many others).
The classic controller was mainly designed for virtual console but it is compatible with a handful of Wii games such as Monster Hunter. The one you got in the box is just black version of the controller. The goldeneye remake uses it and it came with a gold variant
This is what I heard as well to somewhat confirm the comment.
Yep - I have two for playing classic, virtual console games through the Wii channel on the Wii U. Though yours is nicer than mine as it has the handles, but they work the same way.
The Last Story and Xenoblade is compatible with the classic controller
Wonderful to hear PoodlePa got into gaming through Pikmin 3. It's a great choice.
Also, I love the Twilight Princess music throughout the video. It's the first Zelda game I ever finished, so it holds a very special place in my heart.
Thanks for showing us your collection, Britta!
Watching this on Christmas only made seeing these all the more nostalgic. Wii U was a surprisingly special console to me, and I found some stellar titles therein. I did NOT expect to sink literal hundreds of hours into Hyrule Warriors, but it introduced me to a whole new genre of games I never knew I loved! Wind Waker HD is one of those parts that still drops my jaw. What an improvement graphically from the Gamecube! And I'm with you on Twilight Princess: it's quirky, but it's got an incredible cast. THANK YOU for defending Rune Factory Frontier - the art is timeless, the music gorgeous, and it's still my favorite in the series. If it's ported, I would weep with joy. Also, I never get to hear people talk about Little King's Story, but it was criminally underrated. So clever and charming!
I forget just how magical of an experience Pikmin 3 is. I've been dying to finish it, maybe now that I got the switch version!
Pikmin 3 is amazing. I still play it regularly on my Wii U. It is beautiful and it's always heart-wrenching when something goes bad and your Pikmin go down in the line of duty. 😆
As i said in the chat these videos have great pacing and i love the combination of talk and gameplay.Great video, i love both of those consoles. Also nice hanging out with you guys. :)
I did not own a Nintendo Wii. But your beautiful comment, which takes me to another world, made me feel as if I had played and owned these games.
At the moment, there's a winter storm rolling through the area so I'm kinda stuck inside the house at the moment. I got bored earlier tonight and remembered that I bought Atelier Sophie for the Switch about 3 months ago and haven't opened it until now. I popped it in and absolutely fell in love with it. So naturally when I was done for the night, I got onto TH-cam. I searched for videos on the Atelier series and I came across your channel. Eventually I came to the video titled "How I got into gaming." I just wanted to say that your video brought me to tears because over the past year, my life too has been completely flipped upside down. Gaming has always been my escape, and it's been important to me especially this past year. While you don't specifically talk about what was troubling you and your family at the time, I'm deeply touched that you found an outlet to reach your own catharsis. Your video was inspiring and genuine on the topic of therapy and acceptance during depression. Thank you for being awesome. You've earned my sub to your channel and I wish you the best.
Thank you, Sneaky Fox, and welcome.
I have the special edition of Pandoras Tower! I really enjoyed it, clunky but a lot of fun, I loved the chain mechanics and fostering a relationship with Elena. The bosses and lore of this game were incredible, I really wish more people played it.
You seem like such a lovely person and it brings me joy to see how passionate you are about video games ! You are super cool!
While the Wii was my first console, the Wii U is when I really got to experience more game series like Pikmin and Legend of Zelda... and I've always cherished those memories. My younger brother has kept the Wii U so I no longer have access to it, but I sometimes find myself missing those days.
Thank you for the lovely video! Your content always brings me comfort and makes me remember my love for games whenever I start to feel a little burnt out from gaming. ❤️
That's nuts! 10 years, feels like only a couple to me. Lots of love (lol)!
I absolutely love your narration during gameplay showcases, I can only imagine how enjoyable your walkthroughs could be!
Great video!
Thank you, nice to hear feedback like that.
Thank you so much for sharing
I am already excited 😁
I went through all the time zones and for the large majority it should be afternoon or evening.
@@Food4Dogs that's ALOT of effort! Thank you so much!
most of your videos are a pleasure to watch, and I love your passion for video games and their consoles🤩
I love the Wii U. So much I ended up buying two. The exclusives for the system were simply excellent.
What a treat!! I just love your long videos. Thank you
I’m so envious of your wii/wii u collection. Thank you for sharing them. Also thank you for showing the manuals. It’s so refreshing to see the games’ manuals. They just don’t make them now like they use to.
Ok the disc description won me! I've always felt my wii was like that! And the blue light 😍 when i younger i used to leave it on at night because it made an amazing night light.
Lovely video! It made me happy to see someone appreciate Pandora's Tower. The Pandora's Tower / Last Story / Xenoblade trilogy is very special on the Wii. It's always nice to listen to uk english for a change. Greetings from finland!
Unbelievable it’s been 10 years. I remember my friend next door selling his Wii to scrape up the money to buy a Wii U. We would play Mario Kart 8 for hours.
After falling into a depression during the pandemic I picked up Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and quickly fell in love with the game. So naturally I picked up Xenoblade 2 and it’s DLC after that to fall in love all over again. 16 months after beating Xenoblade 2, I had beaten Xenoblade 3, I was long out of my depression with some of my absolute favorite gaming experiences.
So I figured, with the eShop closing down in a few months there was no better time to crack down and get a Wii U with Xenoblade X. It’s being held back as a Christmas gift but I hope to be saying you’re words: “I’m glad I got a Wii U, if only for that game.”
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Christmas can't come soon enough! 😀
This is the perfect kind of video to listen to while relaxing and falling asleep... Fantastic! Almost therapeutic.
I love that someone likes artbooks as much as me! I never really got into drawing until I was in my 30s because I have bad eyesight and I really wanted to draw some videogame characters so I finally did and I enjoy drawing characters from games all the time. Because of this I appreciate the work put into art direction for games and get artbooks for my most favorite games.
I never really got into Nintendo. I've always played PlayStation and XBOX. I do respect what Nintendo has done to change the gaming landscape. This was a very nice video nonetheless. Your video's are very relaxing and cozy.
I love Zelda: Twilight Princess. Playing that again recently too because I really like the castles. The environment is a one of a kind. I always remember the castles with the missing steps and floors that you can fall through.
Same the ambience just hits the right notes for me and Midna has to be the best zelda side character
Thanks for sharing - as always it's very interesting to listen to your videos. Many others have such detailed analysis or flashy stuff, which is all well and fine, but it just makes yours seem to have this very candid feeling that I very much appreciate, something more down to earth and relatable on a personal level. Kind of reminds me more of a vlog, just something pleasant while I have my (late) morning coffee.
Lots of Zelda to talk about here in particular...can't say I've ever heard of those Teddy games, but from what you've shown I'm almost reminded of a mix of Hollowknight and Cave Story, probably a few others I'm not thinking of, but it kind of makes sense considering how much crossover there are between these games and what inspires them. Zelda 2 is not my favorite but I feel is better than many give it credit for, and hope one day it's one that gets a remake to iron out some issues. Twilight Princess, on the other hand, well...let's just say I'm not very fond of it, unfortunately. Perhaps it has more to do with some of the hype up until it was originally released, as well as some of the culture around it, specifically with people badmouthing Wind Waker in comparison to it at the time. I can't help but feel it was pretty much the antithesis to it, even as I got caught up in some of the hype myself, and it came and I was just so overwhelmingly disappointed in the overall experience of it. Maybe I can appreciate more of its more subtle aspects now that I'm some years older, however in trying to go through the HD version, I just get so bored of it less than half way through. It's too bad because I do like some of the story and characters, but they all get neglected in the later half. It doesn't really help that what I'd expected from the game were the motion controls of Skyward Sword and the world design from Breath of the Wild, both things that wouldn't be until many years later. It's almost kind of ironic because the one thing I genuinely enjoyed of TP was the motion controlled fishing, something that I have not found in any game since then for some reason. You'd think that would be a no brainer, but I keep looking up games on the Switch before I buy them to try and see if they actually make use of the joycons. I can better understand what more people struggle with these days with motion controls, but it seems like such a waste to not offer them as an option now. Speaking of, I was not initially interested in the WiiU, until the HD version of Wind Waker was announced. Turns out it's not my preferred version, which I guess speaks just to how nitpicky I can be, but it really comes down to all the little things that make it my favorite game ever.
Coincidentally I was also not very interested in the Switch either, thinking it was really just more of the same and released far too soon after the WiiU(I guess I was one of few "true believers" that denied it being an outright failure) - that was until a new No More Heroes game was announced. I didn't care that it was technically a spin off, and we ended up getting a third game anyway, but in any case the series is one of my first really violent games and my introduction to Grasshopper as a developer of a lot of really experimental stuff, never mind me rooting more for underdogs than major companies. More importantly I feel the NMH series is one that uses motion controls very effectively, and without actually asking you to do so much. They can all be played with more traditional controls now on PC, unfortunately the ports of the first two games don't run very well from what I've heard. Just thought I'd make that sort of suggestion if you still shop around for Wii games. And if you like them, one that is sort of adjacent to them is Mad World, developed by the same folks as the Bayonetta games. Grasshopper also rereleased some old visual novels in one package, The Silver Case and the 25th Ward, for the Switch, if you want more of an in-depth but equally strange and out there story and characters.
Speaking more generally, one thing I really enjoyed about the WiiU was Miiverse. I'd had a tight knit group of friends back on the Xbox 360, kind of special to me to the point where I just don't want to play anything like multiplayer Halo anymore now we've gone our seperate ways in life, but Miiverse served a bit of a similar purpose for me for some time. Art Academy was one "game" on the WiiU that really got me back into art again, after many years of pretty severe depression sort of robbed me of any interest in my hobbies. In being able to share my art to Miiverse, to my surprise many people were very supportive, and seeing what amazing things other people could do with such limited stuff was always inspiring. Needless to say I was very sad to see it cut short, and I kind of hate that the Switch doesn't have anything like it. Some people tried to start up some forums where we could meet up after, but not many made it, and I lost contact with a lot of people I really enjoyed talking to. But then, these days, people kind of come and go, and I guess part of growing up is realizing life is just like that sometimes and you have to enjoy the time you have with them. These days I've got myself a "big boy" art tablet and program, probably still not using to the best of their capabilities because I simply prefer old fashioned pen and paper, but I've made a lot of progress and may even have some paid work soon. Even if it's not much, it's more than I could have hoped for. Just wish Deviantart and twitter were as nice to me and others as Miiverse was for artists.
As far as older games go, well...I've gotten a bit lazy, simply hoping they'll all be rereleased eventually...even if it's not a practice I necessarily like now. I mean, the Wii had the best Virtual Console, way ahead of this awful subscription service Nintendo is trying to push now, which I refuse to give any support to. Thankfully more than a fair few have come to Steam at least. However, there's Xenoblade Chronicles X, which while I don't like the battle system, exploring the world was always fun, if not a bit too intimidating with large scary creatures(especially the flying puffer fish things), or Devil's Third, a game I felt got unfairly treated just because of how difficult it is...someday I will beat it lol. Moreover I'm a bit afraid of hooking up my older consoles after many years, just in case it turns out they no longer work. Kind of defeats the purpose but psychologically it's just less stuff I have to deal with right now, if that makes sense...I did hook up my WiiU again October before last, though; it was to play and finish my first horror game. Well, Grasshopper has some of what I'd call "horror-likes", and I've watched playthroughs of many Resident Evils, Silent Hills, Evil Within's, etc., but Fatal Frame V was my first time going through one myself, and I'm pretty proud of that. Coincidentally, a port of the 4th one I believe is being rereleased sometime soon, and it just so happens Grasshopper codeveloped it, so I'm excited to try it out eventually.
Well, I've gone on long enough for now. There were some other things I thought I'd mention, but they'd make this way too long and I can't find a good way to segway into them and still remain coherent. So that's that. :P Thanks again for your video!
I wasn't aware of the motion controls in NMH. I bought the games 1+2 for Switch recently but haven't played yet.
The Silver Case and the 25th Ward I bought many years ago on the PS4.
Fatal Frame is another series I hope to start playing and exploring quite soon.
@@Food4Dogs I forgot they were rereleased on Switch, but that is good because I think they have options for more standard controls there :) I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on more games!
Lovely video! I have a lot of fond memories with my Wii U, especially Xenoblade Chronicles X which I still find the best Xenoblade game
I've actually just started playing my Wii U again. I loved Twilight Princess. It came out when I first moved out of the home for University. I played and completed it during my 1st semester. It was the 1st Zelda I completed. An epic adventure for Link and so much yet unknown to my young adult self. I play it still from time to time.
I bought many wii U games just before they became Switch ports. Tokyo Mirage Sessions being 1 of them. I'll look forward to trying it now. Thanks for sharing.
Nice to see another Tokyo Mirage Sessions fan!! i absolutely adore that game, I sadly missed the Wii U release but got in on Switch. Despite the anime appearance and idol setting, the game is super solid and the battle/combat system is sooo fluid.
I just bought a used wii u. I wanted my 11 year old son yo be able to play Breath of the Wild. And as I couldn't afford a switch I went for the wii U... It's GREAT!
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Always a delight watching your videos
Great video. I’m really looking forward to playing Pandora’s Tower during this holiday.
I was playing Breath of the Wild while listening to this video - I wonder why anyone would think the Wii U version would be inferior to the Switch version - I also hear people say that about Persona 5 for the PS3, and a lot of people where joking about about how terribly the Switch port of P5 would run on the Switch. If a game is made with a specific console in mind it usually runs great on it! Persona 5 is a PS3 game and the fact that some people think the Switch wouldn't be able to run a PS3 game properly is really rather silly
Also I really hope that Xenoblade Chronicles X gets a port or a remaster eventually since it looks right up my alley, but I can't justify buying a Wii U just for one game. I'm keepinf my fingers crossed 🤞🏼
We're all keeping our fingers crossed for that one, for sure.
Yea, it's funny how people suddenly think a game is 'inferior' just bc it came to a new console 😄 - but you wouldn't believe how many people I had pitying me for "being doomed to play BotW on Wii U"! LOL
I enjoy your videos so much! Greetings all the way from Mexico!
That TMS#FE art book looks great! I love that game and I'm glad you enjoy it!
Thanks.
Please note that the hashtag before FE sends TH-cam into a spin (they don't allow "special symbols" that looks like coding/programming) and your message into the Spam Bin.
Just a tip for avoiding this dire fate in the future! 😄
(Same applies to URLs too)
@@Food4Dogs Oh no! I wasn't aware of that 😅 Thanks for the info! 🙏
You are awesome, and you know your stuff.
Subscribed ❤️🔥👍
I love my Wii U, especially Xenoblade Chronicles X ♥
Can’t wait to see this one!
Your experience with the history of zoink and their style reminds me of when i found out that the made in abyss author also drew artwork for the elebits series which also started on the wii.
I didn't even realize it at first but now it's impossible not to
Wonderful video! I enjoyed a lot of hours with the Wii U
This was a great video. I fondly look back at a lot of late nights playing Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the Wii U with some old friends. 100% agree with you about The Last Story too, that's one I hope more people get to experience someday. Thank you for the memories.
So excited, I just hooked up my Wii again within the past week, so this is perfect timing! :)
I regrettably sold my Wii U and Xenoblade X when I was in a bad money situation and I was heartbroken to do that. Even though I played through Xenoblade x 3 times already, I still want to go back to it. I really miss that game, and I miss my Wii U. I also love this channel, I found it recently by your Xenoblade X videos. Love listening you talk, and love it being slower pace like I am, in contrast to all the rush many younger people seem to be in. And you share the love for jrpgs with me too. 😊
Glad to have you here, welcome.
There should be more X videos coming soon.
The Classic Controller (Pro) can be used mostly on WiiWare games, along with some games that support the Gamecube controller. A lot of homebrew stuff can be played with the Classic Controller too. Its also compatible with a few WiiU games.
Yes, I found a good list of compatible games on a wiki site!
So excited!!
Thank you so much for this video. I'm just getting into Wii and WiiU games, so nice to have to opinion of a woman my age 👍. 57 and will always be a gamer. ❤ I've been a Playstation girl at heart, but have owned most consoles. I do love a good Mario game myself, but RPGs are my first choice always.
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My favourite for the Wii U was Pikmin 3. I only recently got the version of it for Switch.
Pikmin 1 was the first game I played for the GameCube as a child, fond memories. Pikmin 4 is coming out in July and I absolutely cannot wait for it, I’m so excited.
We are excited too!
@@Food4Dogs❤ I haven’t had the urge to preorder a game in a long time but Pikmin has a special place in my heart. I’m glad it releases on a Friday, I’ll be able to play it over the weekend!
Great video thanks Britta! From a fellow Kiwi up north :)
Nice to hear your thoughts on the console. I'm happy to have one myself. I will say I'm surprised that you didn't mention Arc Rise Fantasia. A decent, although apparently obscure, jrpg available exclusively on Nintendo Wii!
As I always remind people ... I'm not based in North America. ARF was never released for PAL regions.
"A planned European release through Rising Star Games was cancelled." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_Rise_Fantasia
I did have a go via emulation - but the experience (while not bad) was not ideal.
@@Food4Dogs Very interesting, thanks for the response! Have a nice night :)
hey hi, love your videos. I just saw the part where you're talking about Pandora's Tower for the Wii. A gaming store near my place has a copy (secondhand). They only have one left at the moment.
Hi Jodis, I assume you're in North America.
The Wii/WiiU being region-locked, I'm restricted to PAL versions. They're not impossible to find, there are always a few on eBay - it's just a matter of finding one where the seller also ships to NZ. I guess I just need to keep looking!
I still can't believe the Wii U is ten years old now. We didn't have many games for it, but what we had was good stuff and of course the Wii backwards compatibility was very welcome. That's how I ended up playing The Last Story because our Wii had died by the time I really dove into it. Lovely game. I recommend giving it another go now you’re so much more experienced. It’s not as long as a lot of jrpgs either so not as massive of a time sink.
I played both Twilight Princess and Wind Waker HD. Twilight Princess HD was my third version of the game having had and played the GCN and Wii versions too. I still remember getting my HD copy a day early; thank you post! and being ready to dive right back in there for my fourth or fifth time :D. I'm currently replaying Wind Waker; Twilight Princess may be next or at least coming. My last time was when it came out for Wii U. Both games are favourites of mine from the series along with Breath of the Wild.
Regarding Metroid Other M, difficulty is subjective as we all know, but personally I think I found it easier than others I've played with a big however. That being I found the controls awkward and uncomfortable. You have to use the Wiimote horizontally except during points when you go into first person view and point the controller at the screen. And I have other subjective issues like narrative, but everyone will have their own views.
I forgot about Dragon Quest Swords. I had it but never finished it. Definitely a spin-off title. It was first person with a bit more action-oriented combat. I feel like it was more on rails too, but I don't remember for sure.
Thank you for this look back, Britta!
I'll defo give The Last Story another go - especially now that I know I can use that Classic controller with it!
I think the Wiimote controls was what I struggled with with Other M, too. I'm sure I would have stuck it out otherwise, for it looked quite interesting.
One of my favorites - I keep mine well exercised! 😁
I really loved the Wii U, it was a very special console for me. And Pandora's Tower is one of my favourite Wii games... I had it digitally and had a great time playing it portably on the Wii U GamePad.
Unfortunately with Nintendo and their old games it very much feels like they're starting to have their own "Disney vault" of titles that they regularly pull in and out of availability for honestly some of the most baffling reasons 🙃
lovely video! i loved my wii as a teen but mostly used it for older digital games like donkey kong country 1 and 2, super mario RPG, kirby 64 and the like
my favorite wii game....thats a tough one. I did heavily enjoy Super Paper Mario, not so much the gameplay though, the story and writing are top notch hilarity and it's funny how the game expects you to use a walkthrough at points, playing with that sort of thing is really creative.
Great video Britta! I did buy a second-hand wii as I had fond memories of it when I was younger. But like you, the wiimote and nunchaku I just found a bit of a faff (and uncomfortable on the wrists I must say!) that's kinda limited me in actually playing it. But this vid helped me remember how much I loved Zela Windwaker and now I really want to play it again one day!
23:08 I personally liked Other M, was playing Samus Returns on 3DS last night. I think the main gripe that people had was they were waiting years for a traditional 2D Metroid title but Other M attempted to bridge the two styles of gameplay. If you wanted to try out the Metroid series, I would say you’d probably do better with either Super Metroid on SNES or Metroid Fusion on GBA (both are available on Wii U VC).
Let me ask another way round: which one is the *easiest*? 😀😄
@@Food4Dogs Zero Mission is probably the easiest
@@sentoworf Hm, those GBA games are getting hard on my eyes. I do have Samus Returns for the 3DS - I thought that looked reasonable for getting an intro to the series?
@@Food4Dogs Ah, perfect! Samus Returns also has an Aeion ability that functions as a shield to protect against enemy attacks.
@@chrispybacon3 That's what I need - a good shield! 😄
Oh my goodness!
I needed this video! What a wonderful trip down memory lane this was!
You talked about so many of my favourite games from back in my youth!
The last Story is one of those games that I would sell my right foot for a remaster on switch.
What a beautiful game that was for me.
Pandoras tower too!
And fragile dreams?? Hahaha omg! I had that game and traded it for grand theft auto San Andreas and a pizza from a friend! 😭 looking back I can’t help but regret it haha
Thank you for this video!
Bless you every moment. RBG games was number 1. I changed my interest to third person viewer Zombie games or 1st person viewer like call of duty. But I regret I stoped gaming
Love my Wii u , just started collecting this yr.
what an awesome console with some great titles available 👍👍👍
The Wii classic controller works with a lot of games (including most classic games from Virtual Console), but not all games has support for it - it's up to the dev to add support for it and many simply did not. I guess they wanted to focus on the Wii Remote and motion.
makes sense!
I have a list now of which games are compatible, so that helps.
All of our Wii U libraries are pretty small. Some of my favorite titles are Xenoblade Chronicles X, Bayonetta 2 and Pikmin 3. I do like my Mario games, though, as I grew up with the NES and Mario was always a constant. I also have a game called Devil's Third. It's not a particularly good game, but it is rare and highly collectable. I passed on Pandora's Tower, but you've sparked an interest for me. It's kind of reminiscent of Devil May Cry
I am aware of Devil's Third and how rare it is now! 😀 It's so strange bc I remember clearly how reviewers ripped into it, and nobody bought it here, copies were practically remaindered. And now everybody says "Oh, I wish I had bought a copy!" 😄
ohhhh this was such a trip down memory lane! twilight princess was my first zelda game and i absolutely loved it, like you say such a beautifully melancholy game. hyrule warriors was also great fun, i ended up playing it through twice with zero regrets, to the point i actually want to go back to it and finish up that extra puzzle mode thingy (outside of the main campaign, can't remember the name). and pandora's tower!!!! as soon as i saw it i had to go and check that i still had my physical copy and i do! (the only of my wii/u games in a black case....). i was completely unused to rpgs when i first got it (i was a young teen? i think?) so had no idea what was going on 😅 i seem to remember seeing the time system(?) and thinking it seemed too stressful to be fun and barely made a dent in it. really want to go back to it now!
Do hang on to that copy of Pandora's Tower please - it's quite rare and valuable these days!
Glad you had a nice trip down memory lane. 😎
for the classic controller you need to check to see that the game supports it, there would be an icon on the top right corner of the box art on the back that shows you. it works with many games
Also the last story is by Mist Walker studios! Which is headed by the creator of Final Fantasy!
Indeed! Shoulda mentioned that.
Mistwalker also had a hand in another underrated gem: Lost Odyssey.
@@Food4Dogs Lost Odyssey is in my endless backlog i really need to make it a priority. Ive never played it but i do listen to the OST constantly!
@@rodflounder Same here - really need to push it up the priority list. I did play the opening prologue! 😀
I truly hope you live forever.
I won't 😄 but there's nothing wrong with that.
I knew going in this video was going to make me wish I had gotten a Wii U. Unfortunately I missed it completely. So many good games!
I think you can pick up a secondhand one pretty cheaply!
A few of my subscribers did just that after seeing this video. Most Wii U games also go for a song these days.
@@Food4Dogs the games can be had pretty cheap at GameStop in the USA, but the consoles can be harder to find. I'm waiting for a good deal. But my friend is also selling me a Switch soon, so I'll probably just play that for now. I'm really looking forward to playing the Xenoblade, Zelda, Mario, and Fire emblem games. Basically everything my PS4, Xbox, and PC can't play 😊
I agree, the Switch really is more of a priority now than the Wii U. I also use it mainly for Nintendo-only IPs.
@@Food4Dogs mostly I would want it for Xenoblade Chronicles X and the Batman Arkham City Armored Edition. I always wanted to try it because I love the Arkham series on PS3.
Yes, love the disk drive. The WiiU disk is so smooth and round too!
I had the same issue with an external hard drive on the Wii U. But you can restore the drive on your PC with CMD commands while you clear it completely and write new data on it (you can search on google how u do it, it is easy with a tutotial).
I use my Wii U also today as Retro maschine for GBA, Wii, Wii U, SNES and N64 classic title. I´ve 3 Mario special Wii Remotes, pro Controller and a normal Remote. And it is the Zelda Wind Waker Edition of the Wii U. It was my first game on it and I enjoyed this game so much in HD and with the Game Pad as map. It is a nice party console as well.
But the Switch is my favorite console of Nintendo because it is so nice to play on handheld or TV.
Id really like to know if youd like Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars. Im not a huge Mario fan either but i adored that game on SNES growing up!
I think I have a digital copy on my Wii U (virtual console) ... I need to check.
@@Food4Dogs Please give it a shot! relatively short and its soooo charming. Unlike any game ive ever played.
I like Giana Sisters, Shovel Knight, Snoopy's Grand Adventure, Mario Maker, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Xenoblade X, Zelda Wind Waker, Captain Toad, Deus Ex, NES Remix, Rayman Legends, Shantae, Tokyo Mirage, Hyrule Warriors, Yoshi's Woolly World, both Darksiders, the Mario and Sonic Olympic Games, and others all for the Wii U.
We own 4 Wii U consoles and two are hooked up and ready for play. I still think it's a better console than the Switch any day of the week. Obviously I am aware of the shortcomings especially now a days. I have not repurchased any of our Wii U games in Switch format. I have no use for that.
I would say most recently I found myself playing a couple of downloaded games from the Wii U shop, Mario RPG (first time ever) and Golden Sun.
Hey Britta, just passing by to say you're amazing, I want to be you when I grow up hahaha... Love you!
What a lovely collection you have! Mine doesn't have that many rare games
Hope you're having a lovely holiday, Britta.
I love your videos 💖
Chronicles of Teddy looks incredibly similar to another game I completely fell in love with called Phoenotopia: Awakening, so it looks like I may need to give it a go.
I love Phoenotopia too! 😊
I love Twilight Princess! It’s such a classic and is one of if not my favorite video game! The Last Story is great as well and is such a hidden gem, wish it would get a remake for the switch.
I loved that game.. Played it at release. Didn't mind the slow start. 🔥❤️🔥 (twilight princess that is.)
the wii classic controller pro can be used also with xenoblade chronicles and The Last Story (from ff creator), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time ,resident evil 4 , Call of Duty: Black Ops ,Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl , Muramasa: The Demon Blade Sonic Colors and Sonic Unleashed and the list goes on , it also works on wii u with Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros for Wii U, Super Mario 3D World, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
Yes, I found the list online! Thank you. 😀
Wonderful video
Your Wii controller isn't locked to a particular game, it's compatible with some Wii and all virtual console games. The wii games have icons on the back showing which controllers they're compatible with, some even support gamecube controllers.
I love my wii u, and golden sun was also a game I played on the game pad
WII U probably becomes a cult classic console in about 5 years.
damn, wii u already 10 years old. now i feel old
I love my wii u. Great video.
I've never been much of a Nintendo fan myself. Wii was my first console but we mainly played party games on it. When WiiU came around we got it but honestly me and the rest of my family just weren't interested. The ps3 and ps4 at that time was grabbing all our attention. The switch has been my major gateway into the Nintendo eco-system.
I never had a wii u but I played on wii with a gamecube controller! I couldn’t stand the wii controller. I remember I bought it on PlayAsia, not sure why? Maybe because it had to be region-block free? I love watching your videos and finding out so many interesting games. Did you stop playing for some reason? If not, have you tried Harvestella? It surprised me because it received poor reviews but the game is very interesting and addictive. Sorry about my poor English 😊
Edited~ yeah, I think they should remake all Rune factory games. I’m really excited for RF3 but all of them deserve a remake for the Switch. I adore the series.
I don't know what you mean? Did I stop playing ...? 🤔
Yes, I am playing Harvestella and I love it.
Chronicles of Teddy was really good.
Little King Story is so good. I prefer the vibe of the Wii version. I would kill to have a Switch port of this game. 😅
I still Play xenoblade chronicles x too from time to time again :)
i never had a wii u but i did have a wii! i played mostly wii sports on it but i played a few Jrpgs on it like the last story and earth seeker. nice look back at the wii u though. hope you and poodlepa are well Britta.
Thank you, yes we are.
What is earth seeker? 🤔 A Japan-only game?
@@Food4Dogs your welcome. yes it is. lucky for me i had a friend who lent me a copy of the game back then. think of a mix of pokemon and the original ni no kuni, combined with god eater and you have earth seeker.🤣🤣 thats not the best description but i liked what i played.
@@Awsomegoku that sounds like a scrumptious game concept!
@@Food4Dogs indeed the game was fun from what i remember. i think it would have sold pretty well had it not been stuck on the wii.
Metroid games - I love. I also really liked Metroid: Other M, even though others may have been off-put by one thing or another about it. I've finished it twice. I think the story and cut scenes are good, and even though you can recharge your health on your own when it gets low, it is still a challenging game. I love the world that they made too - it's amazing.
OK - thanks for your up-vote! 👍🏻
the pro controller does work with the Last Story. that's how I beat it. Love that game.
Yea, I finally saw in the manual that it covers the Pro controller! 😁
I'm thrilled I can have another go at it.
clipping through the monster is supposed to happen in monster hunter. it only really happens after the monster dies when you go to carve it, otherwise the monster has collision boxes. Its better that the collision boxes are turned off because there are some really really large monsters in the game that have multiple locations to carve from and it would be awful trying to get to those points when collision is turned on.
Cool, that makes sense, thank you.
The Classic Controller Pro does work with other games but not a lot of them. Anything that needs the pointer won't make use of it. It was most useful for the Virtual Console retro games. Xenoblade Chronicles also works and came with a red version of the controller.
Thanks. Yea, chrispybacon also mentioned it working with VC games - I hadn't realised that.
The pointer ... of course. Like in Pandora's Tower.
There is a complete list of compatible games on a wiki - I've checked that now - and there are quite a few games, but ofc I don't have those. But The Last Story might work!
Love to see Rune Factory Frontier in your Wii collection! The wii classic controller is compatible with Rune Factory Frontier and Tides Of Destiny/Oceans so you don't really have to suffer with the wiimote anymore 😂 31:21
Edit: I really hope you consider getting Rune Factory Oceans/Tides Of Destiny for the Wii as well. ❤
I have Oceans on the PS3 (and have shown that in my Rune Factory video).
I slipped on the ice today, on my way home from work. Hit my hip and my head hard. I'm mostly fine I think, except my neck muscle got a proper strain. So I'm feeling a bit scared and worried this evening, trying not to use my neck muscles. I put this video on to try and focus on other things, and feel slightly more at ease. It's helping, so thank you fot the good vibes.
Eeeek, Jema! That's scary. I'm just glad you didn't have any major breakage. If you do get any funny symptoms, please be sure to see a doctor!
@@Food4Dogs It's super scary! But it feels like it's just the stretched muscle. Nothing broken. Trying to keep it warm and still, which seems to help. Sigh. :(
Love your videos from Brazil. By any chance do you like horror games? What are some more action oriented games you like? Or you don't play them because of your hands?
Hi Breno, I'll keep it brief because it's really off-topic for this video ... more suited really for our Community discussions.
I haven't played much horror, but I have recently started getting into it a bit. Not hardcore survival horror, that's not for me. I have never played Resi games; but I have played a bit of the old Silent Hill games and I think that's the type I like. Also played Amnesia (the original one) and again, I can cope with that. Played SOMA (but on easy).
I love playing the Supermassive Games ones together with PoodlePa. I have almost all of them and just bought The Quarry.
Action games? There are so many different types. I do play them, yes; the ones that have a lot of shooting probably less so. Tomb Raider would be called action ..? I am well known for my love of Tomb Raider.
@@Food4Dogs thanks for the answer, you are so kind! I think old tomb raider would be considered a platformer and made tomb raider would be action. I'm on a RPG binge right now, played lufia and the fortress of doom and now I'm playing ys IV. Getting back on the old days of super Nintendo.
Nothing can beat those old-time classic RPGs. 🤗
I think both Pandora's tower, Rune Factory Frontier and the Last Story support the classic controller? They are on the list on wikipedia. Though you might have to point once in a while like in Sakura Wars. Not sure how well it would work...
Anyway I missed out on a lot of games for the wii and the U, fortunately I'm lucky enough that most of them are at the public library so I can catch up without ruining myself.
I am not sure about the Wikipedia list unfortunately - it doesn't make sense to me.
I've been using this list:
wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/List_of_Wii_games_compatible_with_Classic_Controller
It includes The Last Story (which makes sense) and NOT Pandora's Tower (which also makes sense). Remember that little green "search" spot in my video? As another viewer here pointed out, games with that type of motion control generally do not work with the classic controller.
But honestly, to be completely sure, I'd have to test them all properly. 😀