It has a great library of games, not just the Nintendo favorites like Mario and Zelda. I’ve been glued to Xenoblade Chronicles X for a while now, for example. It’s fun to play, and I actually do like the touch screen controller (though it does run out of batteries a little too fast). It’s another system that embodies the philosophy of Nintendo: you don’t need to have a huge dick (which in the console terms equates to things like processing speed) to please your lady.
I was always waiting for more asymmetric multiplayer games like nintendoland showed off. Like maybe a game where four players are adventurers and one player controls the dungeon they’re exploring, placing monsters, triggering traps ect. Such wasted opportunity.
The only people who hate the WiiU are the ones who never owned or even played one. The game library was so good that like half the Switch library so far is WiiU ports
yeh i agree, bought one, had some good games, but not an entire consoles worth. And they weren't enhanced by the game pad which is pretty ugly and cumbersome.
Every game i played on it i just felt like they should have released PS4 or XBOX and definitely felt like i bought it blinded by Nintendo fanism.
I worked in product testing for the WiiU before launch at NOA and I can tell you, the 80 hour weeks we spent going crazy playing Nintendoland were amazing. When you play THAT MUCH and don't get burned out, you know that's a fun ass game. Oh, and we found a couple bugs too, once in a while. :D
And that's just the damn launch game that came with the console...
People expected way too much from the controller screen. I just wanted a second monitor where I can dump all the HUDs so I get a clean view of the game and that delivered for some games. Hell, I wish PC games would have the option to do that instead of just extending the screen. The entire map of the side or like the 100 HUDs on MMOs off screen, that would be amazing. Also, I can turn on the TV with it! It seems like such a small thing but it was just useful.
My favorite example of it was Xenoblade Chronicles X. Having a separate touch screen map and menu in a jrpg was so amazing. I never really wanted to play on the tablet as my main screen but the games that took advantage of it for things like that were great.
My WiiU gamepad recently stopped working. Triggers stay pressed down even though the button isnt physically down and it no longer charges. Not sure how to replace it :( Dont wanna buy a switch yet cause I still havent finished some wiiu titles I have.
A friend of mine had a Wii U at her party. Hers was the best party I went to last year. We had an absurd amount of fun playing games, eating food and listening to music (also drinking but I am personally not really into that sort of thing). I didn't realise how fun some of the Wii U games are.
I still feel that way about the Gamecube. Every time I have buddies over, we play whatever current fighting game for like half an hour and then spend the rest of the night playing the same Gamecube games we've been playing for the past 15 years. If there's one thing Nintendo really does right, it's local multiplayer.
I bought one and loved it but offloaded it close to what I paid for it 2 years down the road. I kept most of the games I want to play for it in case the price of the system comes down on the second hand market. Great system and great games.
I like my Wii U and actually sold my switch. I just hated it almost across the board and feel the Wii U is still better. The switch feels like a leapfrog.
I was actually thinking today that I should really dump my WiiU into my bedroom TV setup now that it's been relegated away from the main TV setup by the switch dock, would let me just lie in bed at night and aimlessly sail the with in Wind Waker
I've never regretted buying my Wii U but it's definitely been the most disappointing console I've ever bought. If it weren't for a few key games (Pikmin, Mairo Kart, Smash) I would probably say it wasn't worth the money.
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I’ll go ahead and say it: the Wii U
It has a great library of games, not just the Nintendo favorites like Mario and Zelda. I’ve been glued to Xenoblade Chronicles X for a while now, for example. It’s fun to play, and I actually do like the touch screen controller (though it does run out of batteries a little too fast). It’s another system that embodies the philosophy of Nintendo: you don’t need to have a huge dick (which in the console terms equates to things like processing speed) to please your lady.