Wii U 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY (Did it suck?) - Happy Console Gamer
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- The Wii U is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii.Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.
The Wii U is the first Nintendo console to support HD graphics. The system's primary controller is the Wii U GamePad, which features an embedded touchscreen, directional buttons, analog sticks, and action buttons. The screen can be used either as a supplement to the main display or in supported games to play the game directly on the GamePad. The Wii U Pro Controller can be used in its place as a more traditional alternative. The Wii U is backward compatible with all Wii software and accessories. Games can support any combination of the GamePad, Wii Remote, Nunchuk, Balance Board, or Nintendo's Classic Controller or Wii U Pro Controller. Online functionality centers around the Nintendo Network platform and Miiverse, an integrated social networking service which allowed users to share content in game-specific communities.
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The Wii U is probably one of my most precious consoles. I was born in 1980 and gamed for 25 years before taking a hiatus in 2005. Met the wife. Got married. Hard my son in 2009. Games were a distant memory. Around November 2013 I walked through a mall with my 4 year old and saw a Wii U kiosk with Mario 3D world playing on it. As a die hard Mario fan growing up it blew my wife’s and my mind. Four player Mario?! This was amazing. I picked it up. Then I picked up dkc tropical feeeze. Then mario kart 8. Almost 10 years on my son is a Nintendo boy through and through and I am more into games than I have been since I was a teenager. Truly an important console in our lives and has a special place in my heart.
Agreed. The Wii U was my first Nintendo console when I was 6 or 7.
Its weird for me to say this, but my most used thing on the WiiU was Crunchyroll, TH-cam, and the web browser. I had a CRT TV in my room at the time, with no headphone jack, so normally it was impossible to watch anything on it at night when I'd have to mute it.
However the WiiU controller had a headphone jack, and with Component cables it could hook up to that TV. So I ended up watching a lot of anime that way.
Same I watched a lot of youtube with the headphine jack!
I capped the time using the web browser at 9999 hours and 59 minutes! Used it until 2021 when I bought a new TV that had TH-cam in it.
Sounds COZY
I did that a lot. Whenever the TV was being used by my dad, I would just get comfy on the couch and watch TH-cam on the gamepad.
I envy you for having an HD CRT
Wii U dropped the year I married my wife and thus holds a lot of nostalgia. Played Mario Kart 8 to death! Mistakes were made but like you said, the games made it special
I loved the WiiU and still love it. Very fond memories of it. My 3 favourite games are Xenoblade X, Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Splatoon.
The analog sticks on the game pad are very nice. After 10 long years they still don’t have drift 😁
The Wii U virtual console was so so good. The GBA games were awesome!
Super Mario 3D World is my favorite Mario game. My family and I play through it annually around Christmas time.
Maybe not anytime soon, but I am earnestly hoping Kim will eventually play through Xenoblade Chronicles X! I would love to know her thoughts, having played all the others.
I honestly loved the wii u and still own mine such a great console.
I loved the unique control style of Fatal Frame V. Very glad it got re-released on today's consoles.
I had all the consoles for the console generation when the Wii U was launched and I can honestly say I played the Wii U more than any of the others during that time. It had great games that I really enjoyed playing and the Virtual Console was great as well. The game pad and its low battery life and under utilization did bring the system down a bit, but I still had a good time with the console.
The Wii U was an incredible console for me. A big part of it was actually the Miiverse social media service that it had. I met some of my very best friends through that service, one of whom became my wonderful wife just recently.
Outside of that, I got mine when Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate launched, and I put over a thousand hours into that game alone - easily my favorite game in the series. Xenoblade X is in my top ten games of all time, as is Breath of the Wild. On top of that, there were just a ton of super fun games: Splatoon, Zombi U, Star Fox Zero, Bayonetta 1&2, Mario 3D World, New Super Mario Bros. U, Smash 4, Mario Kart 8, and the immaculate Captain Toad… It was one hell of a console.
The worst thing about the Wii U was the name
And advertising it people thought it was a wii upgrade not a new system and didn’t buy
So true!
I only went to GameStop once every six months or so, and EVERY time I was in there I got to hear an employee explain to a parent that Wii U games don't work on a Wii...
It was some of the worst marketing in history.
Yep. Only Xbox One has a worse name.
Yeah I remember when this launched it took me a while to realize that the gamepad wasn’t just an upgrade to the Wii
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This is people's views that work on the WII U PR.
Thanks for talking about Wii U. I got mine about 3 years ago. I actually made a decision to keep all my hardware. Consoles are getting more and more expensive but I have thoroughly enjoyed my Wii U. So many great titles.
Underrated console. Questionable design, but tons of great games. It's very nostalgic for us, as it was my daughter's first real console. She was like 3 years old at the time and we loved playing all the Mario games, Smash, Wind Waker, etc. Good times. Glad to see it getting some love.
I did like the Wii U. It isn’t going to be my favorite, but I did enjoy the ability to play my older Wii games on it.
The paper Mario color splash and the xenoblade chronicles x games were some of my favorites.
My girlfriend and I bought BOTW on the WiiU when it came out; it was the first game we played together. We played for 17 hours the first day. It was magical!
I got it a year after launch and enjoyed it very much as a secondary console. Had some really great games and the virtual console stuff was cool. Still play it to this day.
This console and era is really special to me. I have already moved out from my parents house as an age of 17 and was finally ready to experience life on my own, and then a month after i really needed something new to play so i bought Wii U with Nintendo Land and New Mario Bros U and had a blast with it. And then Miiverse which was such a fun place to share our gaming experiences in. Still have my Wii U hooked up beside my Switch and PS5 :)
Goddamn you moved out at 17?
@@BryanX64 Yup, definitely a big step.
@@BryanX64 He's from the Wizarding World.
in our country it's our choice to move out or not. i moved out. mario party is always on when i go back home. my relatives always play it.
Crap…can’t believe it’s 10 years old. I remember my wife getting it for me for Christmas that year. Games like zombie U and super Mario bros U were awesome launch games
Wii U’s Life was cut short with only 4 years and 4 months. I enjoyed the Call of Duty Games as well as the Wii Backward Compatibility and Virtual Console
Yep 💯 2012 - 2016
@@mrkilo-g8794 2017
I played Mario Kart 8 endlessly back in the day on the Wii U and online. And still on the switch! I remember my friends telling me I should’ve bought an Xbox one or PS4 😂 I don’t regret it. Glad the Wii U is getting more love on its 10th anniversary.
I only got one recently just for Metroid Prime Trilogy, and picked up about a dozen Wii U exclusive games and a dozen classic games across NES, SNES and N64 etc…… and some remastered games Zelda WW and TP . I absolutely love this little guy.
Loved the Wii U. My grandkids play it everytime they visit. Still gets tons of use
I got a wiiU around the time Pikmin 3 came out. Loved it! I have mostly fond memories of the wiiU. Especially after the casual era of the Wii.
I love the WiiU. One of my favorite games that doesn’t get mentioned very often is Star Fox Zero. Beautiful graphics, excellent controls, super fun gameplay. It seems to get lost in the shuffle but really is the perfect modern Starfox game for those of us who grew up playing it on the SNES/N64
That game had incredibly good controls loved the use of the Wii U pad!
Miiverse was fantastic for sharing in-game experiences! Getting the tingle bottles, while playing Wind Waker was the best!
You just have to listen to my intro song to know what I think of the Wii-U..!
Had some cool games on there, and with Wii backwards compatibility (you didn't mention that) it was an AMAZING console. Loved it.
WiiU gets lots of love here in my house still, my daughters aged 5 and 7 will sit and play Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario 3D World for hours
I got my Wii U at the end of 2016, so I don’t have many games for it. It’s mostly used as my “Zelda Machine” because I have all the Zelda games that were on the Wii U Virtual Console. Mine came with Mario Kart 8 installed on the hard drive.
I still love to play the CoD games on the Wii U with the remote and nunchuk snapped into the Zapper shell for "light gun" style, motion-aiming. Once you get the hang of it, there's nothing better. Dual analog sticks cannot compare.
I remember getting the Wii U my first year of college near launch. I don't think i was super thrilled from initial impressions, but when Pikmin 3 came out a little later was when it clicked for me. Not necessarily because of the Wii U itself, but just that really good games were starting to come out for the system.
My first and Last pikmin was pikmin 3 on wii u, amazing game!
The Wii U is definitely misunderstood and has fun potential had it been presented differently (I agree with you on the name for sure, Johnny). Maybe one day it’ll get a robust indie scene like the Dreamcast enjoys now, it would be well deserved. Have a great week, my friend!
Mario Chase and Luigi Mansion on the NINTENDO LAND disc are among the multiplayer games, we still play to this very day on a fun night.
I love my Wii U. I still use it as a virtual console. I have it tucked under my bed and play on the Gamepad when going to bed. The ultimate not-portable portable.
Haha not-portable portable made me laugh.
WiiU succeeded with what the Vita and PSP tried with remote play PS3 and failed.
I loved the Wii U I played it so much and I still play it today. I have so many good memories of it.
Day one for me. I loved it so very much. I still fire it up. Honestly underrated imo. It had so many cool features plus Miiverse and the video chat. Hell...you didn't even need a friend code which Switch went back to. You could even message your friends, which Switch doesn't do to this day.
I got myself a second Wii U to hack, and I turned on my old one for a bit.
And man. Seeing the total lack of the miiverse makes me feel sad and lonely, you know? It was one of those things that was integrated into the console so well. You saw other people talking about what they were playing, you got little notes in Super Mario 3D world, the other squids and/or kids in Splatoon posted their cool drawings...
It truly was magical. The Miiverse is one of the things I miss about that era Nintendo. I replayed Detective Pikachu on the 3DS, and it felt charming in a way the Switch just didn't. Don't get me wrong, I love the Switch, but I feel like something's missing.
It was that era where Nintendo went all in on having a blast, and made daring decisions that set them apart. It didn't always make them boatloads of money (Wii U... ;_;) but it gave us games like Pikmin 3, the post apocalyptic team shooter Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, Bayonetta 2 (which on a Nintendo console was not something you'd expect!), GTA Lego, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Art Academy. Games that felt new and fresh, and well put together. I spent hours and hours on end playing Pokemon Art Academy on the 3DS.
It was also interesting to see Nintendo saying screw it to resolution, just happily having the games at 720p, but on the other hand, running 60fps whenever possible. It was like saying gameplay and art direction over pretty screenshots. As someone who mostly plays on the PC, this was a great choice. 30fps is not good enough. And Nintendo gave us actual fluid gameplay.
I will probably be unreasonably sad when the marketplace shuts down for good in March. It's the end of an era. An era where Nintendo had to try hard to keep people happy.
Bring back Miiverse Nintendo!!! An innovative way to build a gaming community.
This system is going to age exactly like the Gamecube. Spat on for ten years only to become one of the most loved systems with some of the coolest games.
nah the system itself has aged like milk.
The only thing it got going for it is the Zelda / xenoblade fanbase begging for ports to the switch.
1. it has almost no exclusives (most are on the switch)
2. the non-exclusives are mostly shovelware & trash
One of the best Wii U games I still play every few months today is the NES Remix Collection. So so good.
I recently got one last month. I'm loving it so far! GameCube, Wii and Wii U along with virtual console games all on one system.
I initially dismissed the system in favour of the PS4/Xbox One.. ended up getting a ps4 and later on an Xbox One.. however my cousin, who also had a ps4, decided to get a Wii U. And good Lord the amount of fun we had playing local co op. Smash and Kart.. that was it. Had an absolute blast whenever I went over
I love my Wii U. It's one of my fav consoles of all time, and I've owned most of them. I know it had problems, and Nintendo made some mistakes with it, but I love the tablet, I love the features, I loved having all my streaming services and my TV controlled by the pad, and most importantly, I love the games. Nintendo knocked the library out of the park with this console. I wish we had got a Metroid title, but Breath of the Wild, Mario 3d Land, DK Tropical Freeze, Splatoon, Mario Kart 8, the list goes on, all amazing classics. And an amazing Virtual Console just seals the deal. Wii U will likely always be hooked up to my TV.
I got mine on launch. I loved the machine. I think it was ahead of its time and was supposed to be their switch but the tech wasn’t quite there yet. Games were great for it. I still love the Remix series. I wish they made more of those!
Oh I forgot about that, the NES Remix games were so much fun!!
Was a GameCube guy so windwaker HD was fantastic. Getting online notes from people was a nice touch
I picked up a Wii U somewhat recently because a buddy of mine was trying to sell his. Modded it and honestly having a blast revisiting old Wii and GC games on it. Also, Xenoblade X is on it so I knew I had to grab one at some point.
I loved the WII U especially games that utilized the screen like Wind Waker having your inventory and map on the screen was really convenient.
Hard to believe it's been 10 years, So much memories, for a failed system to a lot of people and Nintendo. I had so much fun playing it, Mario Kart 8, Smash, even drawing on Miiverse which I did daily, I did use Crunchyroll a few times. It really is one of my favorite systems.
I just got my Wii U about 3 months ago. Never had one. Only have 4 games for it, but had never played Mario Kart 8 before so now I’m rocking it constantly. And yes the Wii u pro controller is amazing.
I loved the Wii U, It was the first time I was old enough to have a job and buy guys for myself for a current gen nintendo console. I went all out playing dozens of games.
One of my favorite Nintendo machines easily
Kirby Epic Yarn looked like such a beautiful game on the Wii U
Have so many great memories playing the Wii U with my niece and nephew!
Nintendo Land, NSMB Wii U, Smash, 3D World and of course Mario Kart 8
And I loved TMS #FE and BotW!
The WII-U reminded me of the GameGear when you talked about the battery life and having it plugged in all the time
I just now been plying the WiiU and I feel it was a underappreciated console.
I love the console. All I remember is Mario Kart 8 is when we started to see the light. I'll never forget the review you and Rob did and racing in the spooky castle. Good times👍
Wii U was an awesome system, it really felt like Nintendo going back to their roots with hardcore games after the Wii was targetting casual audiences, and has influenced their output to this day which is why the switch is so successful. Console wasn't the best but like you said the games were phenomenal, great system
Was first in line for the Wii U launch. With my son. His first and last midnight launch. Sonic Racing Transformed was our favorite launch title. The virtual console alone is reason to keep this system.
I love the Wii U! I played two of my favorite games of all time on the machine, that being Breath of the Wild and Xenoblade Chronicles X. Also, the virtual console was great; it gave me the opportunity to play Earthbound, the Metroid series, and the Metroid Pime series for the very first time.
More old school anime reviews with Rob.
Please!
I didn't buy a WiiU till a couple years ago. I like it well enough. Got it cheap, along with the games. Cool to break it out occasionally 🤙
Wii U and the 3DS brought back my love for gaming....keep playing them occasionally...
WIi U was my first console ever. It was a christmas gift and I was so excited. It may have sucked to a lot of people but I have way to many good memories to not love this game
It's a great system that ranks as one of the most underrated consoles of all time. I delayed getting one because I'd hoped they'd release a new version with more storage space. Once I finally ended up with one, I realized that many of the system's proponents, let alone critics, failed to fully appreciate it.
@@fuzzylogic3017 if it hadn't been name "Wii U" and had used different controllers it would have sold better
@@alexyeager7995 A better battery on the gamepad would have helped, but it was really the name, the low storage space and the absence of a must-have launch title that hurt Wii U sales initially... in my view.
Had the late Satoru Iwata lived longer, I think he might have turned things around.
I never played or owned the Wii U but I am getting a Wii, Wii U, and switch to go with my ps5, ps3, and series X once I get my new spot. Setting up a game room for the kids and i
I laughed remembering Rob with that huge towel as you showed him wiping himself down haha
I got the ZombiU launch console here in the UK (with Tekken and Mass Effect 3), which also came with a pro-controller. The load times were abysmal (Lego City Undercover…?!), but I always seemed to find a game I could play through and enjoy. After ZombiU was Mass Effect, Batman, Ninja Gaiden Razors Edge, Deus Ex, Bayonetta 1&2, Wonderful 101… Mario Bros U and 3D World. Lego City Undercover, Hyrule Warriors, Mario Maker, Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros.. Then games like Trine 2 and the Duck Tales remaster. (I never finished Devils Third).
As a family we still play Nintendoland (particularly Mario Chase and Luigi Mansion) and Tank!Tank!Tank!
I didn’t play a lot of my Wii U but I picked it up the day the Wind Waker bundle came out. I also played Mario Kart 8 & Smash Wii U on it a lot ✨
My Wii U has gotten so much use those year. My 4 year old loves it. He's been playing Mario Kart, Super Smash Brothers and Mario 3D World. He plays the Switch and we have Smash Brothers and Mario Kart on the Switch yet he still wants to play the Wii U. I've also been playing Bayonetta 2 recently on it. Such an underrated system.
I remember that video of you and rob with twilight princess. a true happyconsolegamer classic for me.
Wii U is one of the best systems ever. Underrated like the Dreamcast.
I knew you were going to make a video on this. That would also mean I’ve been watching the show for ten years.
I remember working at HMV before it came out and they sent me on a conference to play it as I was the only person that worked there that was excited about it. I remember I played ZombiU and was absolutely blown away by it. I'd not played a game before that had me so scared to die. Everytime I'd look down at the pad to sort out my backpack I was legit terrified. I was sold on the console for that game alone but when it came out being able to still play games even though someone else was watching TV was a game changer
A huge plus of the Wii U was it was the first Nintendo console with HDMI! AND it is backwards compatible with Wii giving the native ability to play those through HDMI too!
WiiU was such an under appreciated console - some absolute banger games on it. Marketing for it sucked as all the casuals who loved the Wii didn’t have a clue it existed
I bought the bigger battery from Nintendo's website. 5 to 7 hours is better than 2 for 4 hours. Xenob;ade X is by far my favorite Wii U title. It really showed the Wii U was capable as large seamless worlds without a huge level of load times.
I loved this machine. Was a shame it didn’t make it. Fun interface. Some cool features.
Wii U was the console that turned me on to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. Also turned me on to Platinum with Bayonetta 2 and Wonderful 101. Also turned me on to Pikmin 3. Also turned me on to Xenoblade X. And reignited my love for DKC with Tropical Freeze.
I still haven’t “switched” over to the switch yet. Absolutely still LOVE the Wii U, brilliant console
Having had the console for about five years now:
1) I prefer the buttons on its gamepad to those on the Switch joy-cons.
2) I prefer its home screen as well: every game seems special on it. And you can create folders as well!
3) Virtual Console was perhaps not fully appreciated early on, but is one of the system's standout features.
4) Wii back-compat is an underrated feature.
Anyway... I'm off to play on it.
Bought a WiiU at launch and enjoyed many excellent games. Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros WiiU, Zelda Wind Waker HD, Super Mario 3D World, and Pikmin 3 just to name a few.
I just played Xenoblade Chronicals X earlier this year and finished the game with over 100 hours. The game for me still looked stunning for its age but I also used the mClassic what made the game look nicer.
I am still playing wii u, Free online Splatoon and it was backwards compatible and with homebrew as well 😆
Loved it and still do. I still play StarFox now and then, too.
Beyond Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, Monster Hunter Tri Ultimate was the most fun I've ever had with my buddies!!! One could even transfer data between the Wii U and the 3DS so you can continue on the go, a very neat machine. 👍🏿👍🏿
My first nintendo console, still my favorite) then i've got 3ds and switch. Games, virtual console with classic games, miiverse, great stuff.
I can say for sure that my group of friends got a LOT of mileage out of Nintendo Land, but very specifically Mario Chase. That game was an incredibly fun party game that we booted up all the time.
I really like how when my Wii was dying, it's disc drive at least, I was able to copy its functional soul into my Wii U where it exists to this day while the Wii rots in a landfill somewhere. Ultimately it was clearly an awkward transitional console between the Wii and the Switch is where Nintendo wanted to go but couldn't quite get it done just yet.
Bought my Wii U about a year before it was discontinued primarily to transfer my Wii VC to Wii U for it’s HDMI capability. Crazy thing is I was waiting for Wii U to go “on sale” but It never did, even after Wii U was discontinued it still commanded full retail prices. A few years ago I bought an officially factory refurbished 32GB Wii U from Nintendo’s online store and a new 32GB bundled Wii U I bought years ago. Not sure what I’ll do with either of them but they’re packed up for now. The eShop has a ton of fantastic games from many of Nintendo’s past systems and some wonderful digital only games. Many missed opportunities but I still enjoy my Wii U to this day.
I got my WiiU at the end of its life cycle, maybe 2 years before the Switch came out so library wise I had tons to play. I know this console had so many issues but I personally hold so much love in my heart for it. I loved that big clunky WiiU pad. I loved having the maps on the small screen for Pikmin 3, Wind Waker HD, and Twilight Princess. I never liked the Wii(the only Nintendo Console I didn’t like) so the WiiU was my coming home back to Nintendo since the Game Cube.
One thing the WiiU has over the Switch was it's nintendo magic in the UI and HuD. Seeing all the Mii's running around telling me which game they played on. Reminding me how much time I've spent in a game. The music was pleasant. The store had a mini game. Also The virtual console allowed me to play so many great retro games for very cheap and play them on the pad. Whilst the gf was watching TV. The game on it were good and I loved the blue game boxes . It was the last game system Nintendo put game manual in their boxes.
Such a quintessentially Nintendo product - just the name shafted it. The Wii U having a better library than the Switch is a hill happy to die on.
Honestly the Wii U slipped right past me on launch. I know a lot of people didn't even know what it was, myself included (I thought it was a Wii add-on when I first saw it). However a few games had me sold on it (namely W101) and I did have a lot of multiplayer fun with lots of people, probably the last time I really did this too. Great library and great VC, and Tokyo Mirage Sessions, I don't think I've ever powered through such a long game before. I did not want to put it down
I still have my Wii U Wind Waker HD version. I bought it back in 2014. I put many hours into Smash 4, WWHD, and Mario Kart 8. It was cool to be able to play Wii games on it too like Punch Out and Twilight Princess.
I never picked up the Wii U myself, but I have some great memories playing Mario Party with friends on the thing. I also played a bit of Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze over at another friends house. The Wii U had some great games (still waiting for a switch version of Windwaker HD xD), but I never got hyped enough to want to buy one myself =)
I love the Wii U. I had 2 of them. I still have a modded 1 with Nintendont. Unfortunately it’s been in my Closet ever since the Switch Launched
I love the wii u and still play it all the time. So many great games. I know most of the best games came out on switch eventually but I refuse to buy the same games all over again.
10 years?! Jesus that's scary... Got mine day 1, premium console with pro controller, NintendoLand, ZombiU and Mario Bros. I have every European physical release - it's a great console!
With younger kids (around 6 years old), the Wii U is awesome and we still have it hooked up! Great multiplayer games (and some fun single player games too), and the Wii U game pad feels great (*far better than the Switch, in hand).
The joy cons have been a step backwards in terms of Nintendo control pads, and while I really like the Switch, the Wii U is more comfortable, and the games just control better too. The Switch pro controller is okay but not as good as the Wii U pro controller, in my opinion. That makes a difference in terms of enjoyment and in “feel”, no doubt about it.
Great video, actually gave me an idea for Christmas! I’m gonna give my youngest ones my old Wii U and all the games. It’s gonna be a tighter Christmas so this works great! Thanks for the video!
Don't give them your games, mod it and give them an external hard drive full of them, you can thank me later.
Nowadays I mainly use my WiiU to emulate the Neo Geo and PCEngine lol. I find the giant tablet gamepad thing quite comfortable although it was a gimmick which never really took off in the way the Wii controllers did. I loved games like New SMB and Bayonetta 2 and it introduced me to the joy of Monster Hunter online play. I'm pleased that so many of its games got a second chance on the Switch.
The console was designed to be unobtrusive to the home entertainment center. The Wii U remains my main home console because it’s so versatile.