The Wii U (/ˌwiː ˈjuː/ WEE YOO) 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.
From the start it was clear this was not what people wanted, the fanbase of the Wii was people who wanted to play against each other, jump and dance around, suddenly Nintendo were just saying to them, ‘here, take this tablet and sit back down’.
Adding to the problems, Nintendo’s marketing left a lot to be desired, and many Wii owners did not see it as a whole new machine, just a new version of the Wii they did not particularly want.
Also the launch titles were not well received, with a Super Mario Bros game, that apart from new HD graphics, was considered to add almost nothing over Super Mario Bros Wii.
To date the Wii U has the unhappy record of the largest loss of user base, from the 110 million of the Wii to the 13 Million of the Wii U.
Thankfully for Nintendo fans, the Nintendo Switch has largely turned out to be the machine the Wii U should have been.
My back story on the Wii u was very lacking in fact this was the first video game system I had not gotten on day one in fact I had just started to get this system no later then 2016 4 years after the unit was already dead and forgotten and got both the Wii U models Wii a Basic 8 GB WHITE model and the 32 GB BLACK Deluxe model. I also revised a Special Edition Zelda Wind Waker CIB system from friend:)
Many of the games you see on the photo I got them from many Goodwill and Salvation Army thrift store for dirt cheap and some from friends and trade commissions. I still love to collect more Wii U games^_^
Here's the list of launch Wii U games
Assassin's Creed III
Batman: Arkham City – Armored Edition
Ben 10: Omniverse
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Darksiders II
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
ESPN Sports Connection
FIFA Soccer 13
Funky Barn: It's Farming
Game Party Champions
Just Dance 4
Madden NFL 13
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition
NBA 2K13
New Super Mario Bros. U
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
Nintendo Land (Pack-in game for the Deluxe Model)
Rabbids Land
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Sing Party
Skylanders: Giants
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Tank! Tank! Tank!
Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
Transformers Prime: The Game
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
Wipeout 3
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
ZombiU
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From the start it was clear this was not what people wanted, the fanbase of the Wii was people who wanted to play against each other, jump and dance around, suddenly Nintendo were just saying to them, ‘here, take this tablet and sit back down’.
Adding to the problems, Nintendo’s marketing left a lot to be desired, and many Wii owners did not see it as a whole new machine, just a new version of the Wii they did not particularly want.
Also the launch titles were not well received, with a Super Mario Bros game, that apart from new HD graphics, was considered to add almost nothing over Super Mario Bros Wii.
To date the Wii U has the unhappy record of the largest loss of user base, from the 110 million of the Wii to the 13 Million of the Wii U.
Thankfully for Nintendo fans, the Nintendo Switch has largely turned out to be the machine the Wii U should have been.
My back story on the Wii u was very lacking in fact this was the first video game system I had not gotten on day one in fact I had just started to get this system no later then 2016 4 years after the unit was already dead and forgotten and got both the Wii U models Wii a Basic 8 GB WHITE model and the 32 GB BLACK Deluxe model. I also revised a Special Edition Zelda Wind Waker CIB system from friend:)
Many of the games you see on the photo I got them from many Goodwill and Salvation Army thrift store for dirt cheap and some from friends and trade commissions. I still love to collect more Wii U games^_^
Here's the list of launch Wii U games
Assassin's Creed III
Batman: Arkham City – Armored Edition
Ben 10: Omniverse
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Darksiders II
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
ESPN Sports Connection
FIFA Soccer 13
Funky Barn: It's Farming
Game Party Champions
Just Dance 4
Madden NFL 13
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition
NBA 2K13
New Super Mario Bros. U
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
Nintendo Land (Pack-in game for the Deluxe Model)
Rabbids Land
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Sing Party
Skylanders: Giants
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Tank! Tank! Tank!
Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
Transformers Prime: The Game
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
Wipeout 3
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
ZombiU
https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....es-Video-Games
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Even scarier with how little you can do in that amount of time...
How true.
The other year, I drove by this electronic billboard that displayed the events of October. It made me remember driving by that same board from a previous October. And...it didn't seem like a true year's gap.
Right now, I seem to have two things progressing. Writing a book and paying bills. The rest is just going round in circles. Numbly.
The other year, I drove by this electronic billboard that displayed the events of October. It made me remember driving by that same board from a previous October. And...it didn't seem like a true year's gap.
Right now, I seem to have two things progressing. Writing a book and paying bills. The rest is just going round in circles. Numbly.
I know a little putt-putt arcade where one can still get one of these, brand new.
There's a good reason, too. After doing a day of prize redemption and a hundred spent...I figured out that their WiiU was ticket valued at...$3,000...and that was with a very lucky jackpot streak.
There's a good reason, too. After doing a day of prize redemption and a hundred spent...I figured out that their WiiU was ticket valued at...$3,000...and that was with a very lucky jackpot streak.
my owning a Wii u is one of the reasons i didnt buy a switch, i feel most of the Switch games are just rehashes or similar entries of the WII u Libary
Isn't it weird how things worked out? I mean...what is the true difference between the Switch and the WiiU, when you think about it. The WiiU...put the console on the TV side. At the time of revealing, this confused people, made stocks fall...generally placed the whole console into this vibe of failure. The Switch put the console into your hands. Phenomenal success. They essentially reworked the same idea and turned a flop into something that everyone wanted...both player and game makers.
Honestly, when I first saw the WiiU with it's proprietary hand held controller, I literally thought that one could DL the game from the console to this controller with a screen and take the game away from the TV. Thankfully, Nintendo saw that same thinking, one generation later.
Honestly, when I first saw the WiiU with it's proprietary hand held controller, I literally thought that one could DL the game from the console to this controller with a screen and take the game away from the TV. Thankfully, Nintendo saw that same thinking, one generation later.
When I got it, it was one that was bundled with Mario Kart 8, and the other games I got for my Wii U was Xenoblade Chronicles X, Zelda Twilight Princess, Zelda Wind Waker, others I can't remember and a fair number of games from the Virtual Console.
My mom got me a Wii U for Christmas in 2012 i got it in black because it came with Nintendo Land and i also got New Super Mario Bros U and Sonic And Sega All Stars Racing Transformed the best games on the console in my option has to be Rayman Legends and Splatoon it sad that this console didn't do well due to sells and it performance for me i did enjoyed it a lot
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