Dk tropical freeze tho. Too bad it's still 60 on the eshop otherwise I would have bought it again. Kinda lame because when it came out on wii u it was 50.
They were nice games, but now that every game you listed has a superior sequel/rerelease on Switch it just makes the WiiU even more irrelevant lol. I will say that the WiiU's menus and Eshop are still better than the Switch's though. The Switch UI seems very rushed and cheap in comparison to the sleek look of the WiiU menus.
@@fixedfunshow I don't think that's purely the blame lol. And if they did say those things then they had good reason to, because there was a point in the WiiU life cycle where it got literally 0 good new games within 6-7 month periods. You get a good game, 6 months go by and all you get are Eshop games and Indies. Rinse and repeat for years until the Switch announcement. The support was just underwhelming compared to the support PS4 got right out of the gate. I found all that out without the media telling me, all I had to do was look at the walls at a game store. PS4 usually got a whole wall if not two walls to itself, WiiU always had only a few tiny shelves of its good games, the rest being amiibos. And no, they weren't holding back, those were all the best games the WiiU had. Good multiplatform games never made it to WiiU in any form unless they came out last gen. It felt like Nintendo expected me to play the same game for 6 months straight and be happy with that.
Just started playing Phantom Hourglass and Metroid Prime Hunters on Wii U yesterday. I didn't own a DS so I am blown away at the focus on using the stylus as a controller! So awesome! Use EVERYTHING!
Did you Know? Despite the WiiU's failure Nintendo still supported it when all other support dropped, unlike the Vita in which Sony completely dropped support for
The Vita was a side project for Sony. The Wii U was Nintendo's home console. They had to support it. One, it needed to fill the market while they get a replacement built. Two, if they abandoned it, it could set a dangerous prescedent, one that was responsible for Sega's demise.
@@SakuraAvalon "side project" I'm not so sure, I mean they called out the 3DS on it's pricing and said people should get the Vita in comparison due to the similar pricing at the time. Obviously handhelds aren't either companies main focus but it's still insane how Sony mishandled the Vita, I'm still shocked they never dropped the pricing in their proprietary memory cards
Wii U BotW also had its tablet functionality cut. It was shown in earlier videos but they cut it to push the Switch. The game would have been better on the Wii U.
I kind of agree. It's a good game of course, but I wish they would explain more in the game. It isn't as storybased as the other 2 Xenoblade's because of the character customisation. Which I think is really sad. It feels like: You have a somewhat big part in the story, and then they never mention it again. It just has too many cliffhangers. The last affinity mission with Yelv (that was his name, right? That one blond teammate). The ending of course, why was Lao still alive and back to normal and who was that other person there? Who were that other alien race who were just really mentionend in the Art Book, why were everyone still alive when that Core-thing was destroyed? Where were all the life forms of Mira except for that blue L-guyß What's up with that none-existent language-barrier etc... And the potential of more non-human teammates. No Nopon (well, there was Tatsu, but he sucks...), no Manon, no Prone, no inscectguy (Orphon?) etc...
@@DigiBrad I'll admit, that is slightly exaggerated. The intro was super slow and I wasn't really getting into it, then I got Persona 5 and forgot it existed. I remember hating the town music and the battle music.
I still say it's very unlikely given how important it is to have the map available to you on a second screen at all times. It would be very awkward and annoying to need to near constantly use a menu to access it, plus it would be unfairly dangerous to your character if you were suddenly attacked by an enemy but couldn't see it while you busy marking or analyzing the map.
Nah way more people are fans of the WiiU today lol, and probably will continue to be because it was Nintendo. Dreamcast still sold millions less than the WiiU. But they did do the "screen on the controller" thing before it was cool :)
@@Deadflower20xx Indeed, it seems to have become a second Gamecube: a lot of fans derided it when it was out, but now that it is retired people realized how awesome it was
The Wii U had a lot of potential; say what you will, but it is my favorite Nintendo console. The gamepad was absurdly resilient, as opposed to the Switch that I feel like I'm going to break it in half if I put too much pressure into it; looks like cheap plastic, I'm even scared to hold it. The console could have been a blast of success if they experimented more with the two screen and touchpad possibilities (imagine Okami ported to it) and also had more 3rd party games.
I mean 3rd party games could have just not used the gamepad at all. They kept saying that was why the did support it was because they didn't know what to do with it.
@@Ron_Junkman They could, but on the other hand, the gamepad was a huge selling point for the Wii U. Having 3rd games designed exclusively for the Wii U with the gamepad in mind (like ZombiU, for example) in a clever way (and not just for the sake of it, like Starfox Zero) could have made the console's lifespan much longer.
Honestly the two screen idea was a bit of a flawed concept. If you remember Star Fox Zero, the main complaint was the implementation of the two screens and requiring you to use it lol. It's not like the DS where the two screens are right next to each other, you have to move your line of vision to see the other screen, which is all sorts of bad for an action game. So overall I think it was overly ambitious. Having it as a menu/map screen was nice (and really the only good usage of the 2 screen concept), but didn't help the fact it felt so bulky and heavy. The screen resolution wasn't the best either, if they had waited just a couple more years the screen could have looked better and have been a thinner controller. The tech just wasn't there yet. I will say though it was much more durable than the Switch stuff.
@@BingBangPoe While that is true I just think that games that where made to be multi-platform could just not use the gamepad so the WiiU could have had a bit more of a library of games other then Nintendo made ones. So that way when a 3rd party wanted to they could make a WiiU only game.
I have a lot of nostalgia for the Wii U. Specifically, the MUSIC. The Eshop music, friend list music, Miiverse music, System Menu music, and Mii Maker Music, something the Switch doesn't have! -_-
I have to agree. The music the Wii U had really set off a nice, ambient atmosphere for the UI and console itself, something that the Switch also doesn't have.
I turned on my Wii U for the first time in a while and scrolled through my short list of friends all of which "Last Online: Over a month ago". It was a weird feeling but I had a lot of memories with the 3DS and Wii U playing with a bunch of internet friends, many of which I still play with on other systems.
@@lol-ih1tl I know the game you're talking about, but I kinda consider its use in those "games" (more of a QOL app) as a prototype for its arguably better purposes later on.
The Wii U, where: 1. A specific cutscene of Freedom Planet crashes at a specific point, requiring the player to skip it in order to progress. 2. Mighty No. 9 had the potential to CORRUPT THE WII U's BIOS and render it unusable. 3. Its weaknesses are why Yooka-Laylee was moved to Switch. 4. Meme Run and Bigley's Revenge existed. 5. Donkey Kong 64 saw its only rerelease despite the impossible odds regarding Jetpac.
To be fair Mighty No. 9 was a problematic game in all platforms. So this shouldn't solely blame on Wii U hardware is more on the devs... And not just Yoika Lay Lee bro, nearly all currently on going Kickstarter indie games move to Switch, like Bloodstained, and Indivisible. It's normal for them to drop Wii U and move to Switch. And bruh, I actually do want to see meme run ported to Switch lol.
@@Mario123007 The thing is, the BIOS Corruption was only possible on Wii U; the worst it could only get on other consoles was only a hardlock or save data corruption. Also, some antivirus products detect Mighty No. 9 as a threat to your computer.
@@X2011racer then again, you can't solely blame on Wii U for that problem since Mighty No. 9 was a terrible game to begin with, you don't see that problem with a lot games. And last but not least , do you really think the mighty no 9 doesn't aware of that and try their best to get rid of it or even delay Wii U version to refine it? That being said, only problem with Wii U for devs was the tablet and CPU... And yeah... Xenoblade Chronicles X collector Edition Life pod USB also has potential to crack your computer too..
Not really. The Dreamcast was Sega's Final console and some Sweet & Rare Games made for it. Some of those games got Ports to the other consoles years later such as Jet Set Radio on PS. And the Wii U is getting Ports on the Switch that have added content.
In 15 years people will wonder whether there was a Wii U or not, as many of its great games have had ports with greater exposure on Switch, with better performance and some extra content. It will be left in that dark corner of Nintendo’s history, next to Virtual Boy Dreamcast on the other hand was Sega’s last console which brought unthinkable upgrades for 1998-1999, like true console online multiplayer gaming and better-than-the-arcade graphics
I liked did you know food, but I thought the subject of food was way too small, I would of made a channel called "did you know everything else" and it would be about random other interesting things
Theallknowingsause I think one issue with it is they relied on their usual narrators among gaming RUclipsrs when they should have seek out more food themed RUclipsrs like Binging With Babish, Matt Stoney, Rosanna Pansino, Guga Foods, Foodbeast, Sean Evans, Feast or Fiction, Food Insider, or You Suck With Cooking or business themed RUclipsrs like Company Man or Bright Sun Films
A guy that I know at a retro game/used media type store said that he firmly believes the Wii U will be the Dreamcast of the generation. I kinda believe him. I feel like the Wii U was severely under valued.
It definitely will be. The porting of the games to the wider audience of the switch as well as history being rewritten as the Wii u being the prototype phase for the switch is making many people less harsh on the Wii u failure
For that to be the case there would need to be a reason to take one out to play it again aside from its backwards compatibility with Wii. All of its worthwhile exclusives are being ported to the switch or in the case of ZombiiU to multiple platforms. I hope it keeps some of its exclusives tho but so far that seems like its not going to be the case.
I have a feeling that some of those ports are in some ways inferior to the Wii U versions. Heck, Tom Happ said that the Wii U port of Axiom Verge is the definitive version.
The Wii U really was underrated. I have loads of fantastic memories playing it. I think a lot of the reason it was a flop was people probably thought it was like a Wii-slim or something. It’s a shame. But it’s great they salvaged ideas for the Switch as you’ve said!
there’s actually a medical crotch slider in real life called the Quigley Scale that was used to determine gender in old cases of intersex people en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quigley_scale#Schematic_representation
:( i liked the Wii U. too bad it failed. Was there a better system to release mario maker for? Plus, Bayonetta 2. Come on! Thats makes it worth it for me. Zelda played well on it too. I still play BOTW on it. Wind Waker never looked better. Twilight Princess is ok. Controls well. The wii motion controls for TP was bullshit. Warioware was pretty hardcore on the wii u
6:55 "Some Wii U games have mistakes in them." One notable mistake was including the battle system from Sticker Star into Color Splash, instead of the classic battle system the fans have wanted for so long.
That's the third time ever that the random piece of Trivia was something I didn't knew at least partially. Also the Patreon Segment was even more hilarious than it normally is. You should use commercials more often.
Honestly there are games I want to go back and play again on the Wii U, especially the Zelda HD remasters, but don't feel like going through the effort of setting it up when I have a switch.
Mine's set up alongside my Switch. Granted, there's a GameCube in between them, but that's more because of space, and the fact that the Switch's Wi-Fi receiver is comparatively subpar.
@@Chaos89P you don't even need the gamecube if you got a wiiu. the system can run GC game nativly once put into it's wii mode. of course you will have to install a cfw first tho.
Reminder that the Wii U was an amazing console that died to give us the Nintendo Switch. I will always hold the Wii U to such a high regard for being the console that could
I own a switch,but I still play my Wii U a lot. A lot of people hated it for the stupidest reason. A lot of the complaints are from not listening to Nintendo.
7:03 I think there was a script error. It should have read "Nintendo made a mistake by releasing Paper Mario: Color Splash." Just thought I should point out an honest mistake. Cheers!
@@King_Luigi While I will never argue that Sticker Star is anything but a terrible Paper Mario game, I don't think Color Splash is that much better. To clarify, I have yet to play Color Splash but from the trailers and the little gameplay I could stomach to watch, I didn't see any fixes to any of the problems Sticker Star had save the dialogue which seems to be closer to PM64 than SS.
I don’t care what anyone says. The Wii U was a really cool system with lots of awesome games on there. Smash 4, Mario 3d world, Nintendo land, yoshi’s wooley world, Mario bros u, Kirby and the rainbow curse, and so much more. The problem with the Wii U was the name, marketing, and a lack of major system sellers at launch. All of these problems got fixed for the switch
the Sheika slate thing in Zelda Breathotw was meant to be the WiiU gamepad, but the features were removed to prevent it having features the Switch lacked, absolutely inexcusable
Xenoblade Chronicles X is my favorite video game of all time. I know the director has said that porting it to the Switch would be difficult given how big the game is, but I hope they can eventually find a way to do it. I really want more people to be able to play it.
@@FrancisYorkMorganFBI Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm really happy they're remaking the first game too. That game's been even harder for people to get their hands on.
Fun fact about MH3U: In Japan, there are two pieces of equipment styled after Stands from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, specifically Crazy Diamond and Harvest. The hammer was based on Crazy Diamond; same name, the Stand in the hammer, and it had the ability to heal allies on impact. A mask for Cha-Cha and Kayamba was based on Harvest. I couldn’t really find too much on it. Unsurprisingly and unfortunately, they were both changed when coming out of Japan. I could only find the hammer’s change, the Majestic Scepter. I suspect the Harvest mask became the Cosmic mask, due to it being able to get one of your Shakalakas to pick up special coins during the quest which you could sell for some extra zenny. This ability is fairly similar to the Stand’s.
The Wii U is a pretty good system to buy right now. You can get one for less than $80 at places like GameStop and the games, many of which are also the hot titles on the Switch, are extremely cheap. Games like Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Brothers U, Captain Toad, Tropical Freeze, Breath of the Wild, Splatoon, Mario Maker, Smash Brothers, Yoshi's Woolly World, Mario 3D World. They are all games that are extremely similar or downright exactly the same as games on the Switch, most of which are under $15. And of course it can play every Wii game as well. For the price of the system and the games, it is worth checking out.
Collecting for the Wii U is fun. I have about 40 physical games for it of which 17 are Collector’s Editions. I focus mainly on exclusives, that’s why there’s not more. Most of them have been ported to the Switch since. Some editions are quite rare.
Still EASILY my favorite console of that generation. So much ingenuity and fun. Also, Monster Hunter is awesome (if you ignore the more plot-heavy recent installments), and I will likely never tire of that series! ^_^
They should of given BotW on Wii U the same treatment that they did for WW HD and TP HD, and give the Switch version HD rumble (as well as the slight resolution/performance boost that it got). But in the end they decided neither should have console exclusive features, probably due to the fact that the Wii U's exclusive feature is quite a bit more compelling in terms of gameplay, and may have taken sales away from the Switch. Even if this were the case though, I think most people would of gotten the Switch version anyway, due to the aforementioned resolution/performance boost and the Switch's portability.
I remember hearing it was planned but the developers also had to bring it to Nintendo's newest platform (at the time, the switch) However the Wii U version would have things the switch version would not and thus look superior to the Switch version. In reality I could see why it happened but it also feels like a missed opportunity. On a random note BotW on the Wii U had a misprint nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-wii-u-box-controller-error.jpg Which on paper sounds awesome if you could use all those controllers LOL
Back when it was supposed to only come out on the WiiU, when we got the first bit of gameplay from it, the map used to be constantly displayed on the gamepad, and you could mark areas and such in an instant. I believe the Sheikah Slate spells/settings would also be configurable there, since the Sheikah Slate in itself was made to resemble a gamepad
I remember that Twilight Princess on the Gamecube got slightly better reviews than the Wii version. I can totally see that this could have happened with BotW as well. Performance/Resolution alone isn't that much noticable to the normal user; but gameplay-changing mechanics do matter.
They were very dumb, when I got my Wii U when I was 10 and I instantly knew it was a new console. I was so hyped and happy when I got it and I still do.
I doubt there will be a pro, the next gen will be starting in the next couple years. Not much time to get a "pro" out and be successful, my guess is they'll just skip to the switch 2
@Jaffacus not really. it's games are firmly this gen ,it's competition is PS4/xbone(that's what it's measured against), that makes it this gen. It came out too early for it to be considered 9th gen, it won't be around for most of the ps5/Scarlett's life
MH3U is probably my favorite Monster Hunter. I put almost 400 hours into across wii u and 3ds and that was after already putting 300 in tri. I know everyone hates it now but I miss underwater combat.
Still salty about the breast slider. Thanks Nintendo for saying my body is inappropriate and I should be ashamed of it -And despite that, Xenoblade X is still my GOAT-
Seriously? The video mentions the lack of HD rumble in BotW, which is negligible, but leaves out the part where Nintendo removed all dual-screen features - which would've been vital - to not make the Switch look bad?! And no, it's not surprising that the Wii U had a good library of games, at least not to anyone who actually had a Wii U... It's still the best console Nintendo ever made imho (and I'm saying this as a Switch owner).
Surprised there were no Bayonetta 2 facts, especially with how much shit development for that game went through, only to come out as one of the Wii U's best exclusives, if not THE best
Okay, I know that the Virtual Boy wasn't the best, but that does NOT mean you have the right to hate on the Wii U like the way you are, no matter if you're a stupid generic user, a bot, or Nathaniel Bandy. The Wii U was great and I still remember paying the money for those great Kirby games, and raging, which resulted in smashing my head into the gamepad (Mario Maker + JP, China = Rage) The Wii U was a big market sale, and it came to making the Switch. Where would we be without the great engine for Minecraft Wii U? What about dual screens for Nintendo Land? How about online multiplayer that wasn't laggy? If the Wii U never existed, we wouldn't be happy with what came next. The 3DS wouldn't be a whole without system compatibility to the Wii U and back; so what good would it be? We couldn't have Amiibo, and couldn't transfer to Smash Bros. Ultimate without the advanced IP. You _all_ need to think clearly about the Wii U, because without it, not much would be possible throughout time and gaming. Shame on you all.
Many games can't be ported without severe alterations due to no separate display between gamepad and the TV. Nintendo Land, for example, has no logical way of being ported. It isn't the only one.
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The Wii U wasn't perfect but it had some classics like Smash 4, Mario Maker, Mario Kart 8 and even a brand new IP, Splatoon.
Yeah, at least more people get to play them now that a lot of woo u games are ported over
And DKC:TP and 3D World
Dk tropical freeze tho. Too bad it's still 60 on the eshop otherwise I would have bought it again. Kinda lame because when it came out on wii u it was 50.
I just paid 35 for the retail version of DK on Switch.
They were nice games, but now that every game you listed has a superior sequel/rerelease on Switch it just makes the WiiU even more irrelevant lol. I will say that the WiiU's menus and Eshop are still better than the Switch's though. The Switch UI seems very rushed and cheap in comparison to the sleek look of the WiiU menus.
Underrated console. Shame the branding (and subsequent lack of 3rd party support) killed it before it had a chance.
@Mr. Flash Edgy
@Mr. Flash dude how about your edgey edgelord ass go sit down in a hole
It had 3rd party support, for about a year. Then everyone realized that Nintendo wasn't doing anything with it and everyone dropped out.
@@fixedfunshow I don't think that's purely the blame lol. And if they did say those things then they had good reason to, because there was a point in the WiiU life cycle where it got literally 0 good new games within 6-7 month periods. You get a good game, 6 months go by and all you get are Eshop games and Indies. Rinse and repeat for years until the Switch announcement.
The support was just underwhelming compared to the support PS4 got right out of the gate. I found all that out without the media telling me, all I had to do was look at the walls at a game store. PS4 usually got a whole wall if not two walls to itself, WiiU always had only a few tiny shelves of its good games, the rest being amiibos. And no, they weren't holding back, those were all the best games the WiiU had. Good multiplatform games never made it to WiiU in any form unless they came out last gen. It felt like Nintendo expected me to play the same game for 6 months straight and be happy with that.
@@fixedfunshow your awear that the WiiU was already on life support by the time current gen systems rolled out right
I still play my Wii U. It's a great system. I love playing DS games on it and wonderful 101
Just started playing Phantom Hourglass and Metroid Prime Hunters on Wii U yesterday. I didn't own a DS so I am blown away at the focus on using the stylus as a controller! So awesome! Use EVERYTHING!
Damn straight wonderful 101 forever
Same, never owned a ds
5:15 "This system is sure to be a hit!"
The irony... it's too much...
Did you Know? Despite the WiiU's failure Nintendo still supported it when all other support dropped, unlike the Vita in which Sony completely dropped support for
And we have the virtual console until Nintendo announces the $ removal option for North America.
The Vita was a side project for Sony. The Wii U was Nintendo's home console. They had to support it. One, it needed to fill the market while they get a replacement built. Two, if they abandoned it, it could set a dangerous prescedent, one that was responsible for Sega's demise.
@@SakuraAvalon "side project" I'm not so sure, I mean they called out the 3DS on it's pricing and said people should get the Vita in comparison due to the similar pricing at the time. Obviously handhelds aren't either companies main focus but it's still insane how Sony mishandled the Vita, I'm still shocked they never dropped the pricing in their proprietary memory cards
Yeah but the Vita still gets new games released for it, although it's finally starting to dry out.
The Wii U has been completely dead for years.
Arcademan09 It's a real shame, we probably won't ever see a new Play Station Portable...
Wii U: I am the Black sheep of the Nintendo systems
Virtual boy: am I joke to you?
he mentioned "modern Nintendo systems" didn't he
Nintendo: Yes, actually.
Also yes. The Virtual Boy is a joke.
"Yes, you are."
Why'd he say "the *dark* sheep" tho
Wii U BotW also had its tablet functionality cut. It was shown in earlier videos but they cut it to push the Switch. The game would have been better on the Wii U.
I seriously wish a Xenoblade X port could be released alongside the Xenoblade Chronicles remaster. So many people need to give that game a chance.
I kind of agree. It's a good game of course, but I wish they would explain more in the game. It isn't as storybased as the other 2 Xenoblade's because of the character customisation. Which I think is really sad. It feels like: You have a somewhat big part in the story, and then they never mention it again. It just has too many cliffhangers. The last affinity mission with Yelv (that was his name, right? That one blond teammate). The ending of course, why was Lao still alive and back to normal and who was that other person there? Who were that other alien race who were just really mentionend in the Art Book, why were everyone still alive when that Core-thing was destroyed? Where were all the life forms of Mira except for that blue L-guyß What's up with that none-existent language-barrier etc...
And the potential of more non-human teammates. No Nopon (well, there was Tatsu, but he sucks...), no Manon, no Prone, no inscectguy (Orphon?) etc...
I played that game for three hours, heard the combat music and never turned it on again.
@@uberculex whaaat? That's a shame
@@DigiBrad I'll admit, that is slightly exaggerated. The intro was super slow and I wasn't really getting into it, then I got Persona 5 and forgot it existed. I remember hating the town music and the battle music.
I still say it's very unlikely given how important it is to have the map available to you on a second screen at all times. It would be very awkward and annoying to need to near constantly use a menu to access it, plus it would be unfairly dangerous to your character if you were suddenly attacked by an enemy but couldn't see it while you busy marking or analyzing the map.
Some of my fondest gaming memories come from the Wii U. Nintendo Land was just such a golden party game. The Luigi's Mansion game was especially fun.
switch: *has joycons that can be taken off* tis but a scratch
Wii u: What do you mean? You're arm is gone!
switch: just a flesh wound.
Sega Dreamcast: I am the most overlooked console
Wii U: I'm about this end this man's whole career... By ending my own
Nah way more people are fans of the WiiU today lol, and probably will continue to be because it was Nintendo. Dreamcast still sold millions less than the WiiU. But they did do the "screen on the controller" thing before it was cool :)
@@Deadflower20xx Indeed, it seems to have become a second Gamecube: a lot of fans derided it when it was out, but now that it is retired people realized how awesome it was
Well, Dreamcast still got points for making Sega stepping down from making consoles. Nintendo still making theirs.
Saturn: Bitch, plz.
No way is the Will U under looked I think it's even more praised than the dreamcast
New drinking game: take a shot every time nintendo port a wii u game to the switch
2 minutes later, Michael died from alcoholic overdose.
Still waiting on tokyo mirage sessions to be brought over
If we get The Wonderful 101 on Switch I will be ecstatic. This is a prime opportunity to give some games a second chance at success.
I wish xenoblade x got port but they remake the first one instead well i guess we'll have to wait another year or two
@@RondomGuy1 ruclips.net/video/Pfq1yFegQ0s/видео.html
The Wii U had a lot of potential; say what you will, but it is my favorite Nintendo console. The gamepad was absurdly resilient, as opposed to the Switch that I feel like I'm going to break it in half if I put too much pressure into it; looks like cheap plastic, I'm even scared to hold it.
The console could have been a blast of success if they experimented more with the two screen and touchpad possibilities (imagine Okami ported to it) and also had more 3rd party games.
I mean 3rd party games could have just not used the gamepad at all. They kept saying that was why the did support it was because they didn't know what to do with it.
@@Ron_Junkman They could, but on the other hand, the gamepad was a huge selling point for the Wii U. Having 3rd games designed exclusively for the Wii U with the gamepad in mind (like ZombiU, for example) in a clever way (and not just for the sake of it, like Starfox Zero) could have made the console's lifespan much longer.
Not just the Gamepad. My Wii U was dropped a couple of times, and all it has is a scratch.
Honestly the two screen idea was a bit of a flawed concept. If you remember Star Fox Zero, the main complaint was the implementation of the two screens and requiring you to use it lol. It's not like the DS where the two screens are right next to each other, you have to move your line of vision to see the other screen, which is all sorts of bad for an action game. So overall I think it was overly ambitious. Having it as a menu/map screen was nice (and really the only good usage of the 2 screen concept), but didn't help the fact it felt so bulky and heavy. The screen resolution wasn't the best either, if they had waited just a couple more years the screen could have looked better and have been a thinner controller. The tech just wasn't there yet. I will say though it was much more durable than the Switch stuff.
@@BingBangPoe While that is true I just think that games that where made to be multi-platform could just not use the gamepad so the WiiU could have had a bit more of a library of games other then Nintendo made ones. So that way when a 3rd party wanted to they could make a WiiU only game.
I have a lot of nostalgia for the Wii U. Specifically, the MUSIC. The Eshop music, friend list music, Miiverse music, System Menu music, and Mii Maker Music, something the Switch doesn't have! -_-
I have to agree. The music the Wii U had really set off a nice, ambient atmosphere for the UI and console itself, something that the Switch also doesn't have.
I turned on my Wii U for the first time in a while and scrolled through my short list of friends all of which "Last Online: Over a month ago". It was a weird feeling but I had a lot of memories with the 3DS and Wii U playing with a bunch of internet friends, many of which I still play with on other systems.
Without music the switch menu is unfinished and non memorable junk. There’s a reason I’ll tinker around on Wii U menu and not Switch’sz
8:00 I love Lin. I kept her on my team the whole game. PLEASE GET THIS GAME RE-RELEASE FOR SWITCH NINTENDO!
Did you know? More people should talk about the amazing games the Wii U had, instead of memeing its terrible branding.
Christopher Moon 5 years from now people will give the Wii U the respect it deserves.
RIGHT!?!?
That happened with the GameCube.
@@Chaos89P true true
Christopher Moon you finally commented something relevant to the video!
Looks like the voices in Nintendo Land and Game and Wario were repurposed for Tomodachi Life?
Think so.
Must be the same TTS engine
But Tomodachi started on the DS. Monita and the Pirate probably borrowed the Text to Speech program from Tomodachi Collection
Tomodachi has been around since the DS. It was Tomodachi's voices that were repurposed for Nintendo Land and Game & Wario.
@@ThisJordo Gotcha, thanks :p
@@lol-ih1tl I know the game you're talking about, but I kinda consider its use in those "games" (more of a QOL app) as a prototype for its arguably better purposes later on.
So many good times on Wii U. Glad to call it part of my childhood.
The Wii U, where:
1. A specific cutscene of Freedom Planet crashes at a specific point, requiring the player to skip it in order to progress.
2. Mighty No. 9 had the potential to CORRUPT THE WII U's BIOS and render it unusable.
3. Its weaknesses are why Yooka-Laylee was moved to Switch.
4. Meme Run and Bigley's Revenge existed.
5. Donkey Kong 64 saw its only rerelease despite the impossible odds regarding Jetpac.
To be fair Mighty No. 9 was a problematic game in all platforms. So this shouldn't solely blame on Wii U hardware is more on the devs...
And not just Yoika Lay Lee bro, nearly all currently on going Kickstarter indie games move to Switch, like Bloodstained, and Indivisible. It's normal for them to drop Wii U and move to Switch.
And bruh, I actually do want to see meme run ported to Switch lol.
@@Mario123007 The thing is, the BIOS Corruption was only possible on Wii U; the worst it could only get on other consoles was only a hardlock or save data corruption. Also, some antivirus products detect Mighty No. 9 as a threat to your computer.
@@X2011racer then again, you can't solely blame on Wii U for that problem since Mighty No. 9 was a terrible game to begin with, you don't see that problem with a lot games. And last but not least , do you really think the mighty no 9 doesn't aware of that and try their best to get rid of it or even delay Wii U version to refine it?
That being said, only problem with Wii U for devs was the tablet and CPU...
And yeah... Xenoblade Chronicles X collector Edition Life pod USB also has potential to crack your computer too..
Xenoblade Chronicles X is criminally underrated.
Xenoblade x is my favorite xenoblade game and deserves more love
Yeah hopefully we get a port after XCDE
If the visuals, animations, and acting would just not suck, it'd be great to have a sequel to it.
In 15 years, people will look back at the Wii U like they look back at the Dreamcast today.
Not really. The Dreamcast was Sega's Final console and some Sweet & Rare Games made for it. Some of those games got Ports to the other consoles years later such as Jet Set Radio on PS.
And the Wii U is getting Ports on the Switch that have added content.
More like the GameCube. There's a lot of parallels with the GameCube and the Wii U.
@@AquaAtia I doubt that.
In 15 years people will wonder whether there was a Wii U or not, as many of its great games have had ports with greater exposure on Switch, with better performance and some extra content. It will be left in that dark corner of Nintendo’s history, next to Virtual Boy
Dreamcast on the other hand was Sega’s last console which brought unthinkable upgrades for 1998-1999, like true console online multiplayer gaming and better-than-the-arcade graphics
Andrei Mina ported or not it will be remembered believe me and nothing like the virtual boy at all
Who remembers *_Did You Know Food?_* 🍔
Not Did You Know Gaming apparently.
@@JLMetak hahahaha, it was pretty bad though. I don't miss did you know food 🍲
I liked did you know food, but I thought the subject of food was way too small, I would of made a channel called "did you know everything else" and it would be about random other interesting things
@@theallknowingsause8940 there is nothing bigger than food
Theallknowingsause I think one issue with it is they relied on their usual narrators among gaming RUclipsrs when they should have seek out more food themed RUclipsrs like Binging With Babish, Matt Stoney, Rosanna Pansino, Guga Foods, Foodbeast, Sean Evans, Feast or Fiction, Food Insider, or You Suck With Cooking or business themed RUclipsrs like Company Man or Bright Sun Films
I loved the Wii U, gave me good memories back in middle school.
"Left many gamers unsatisfied"
Those people have NO TASTES
A guy that I know at a retro game/used media type store said that he firmly believes the Wii U will be the Dreamcast of the generation. I kinda believe him. I feel like the Wii U was severely under valued.
It definitely will be. The porting of the games to the wider audience of the switch as well as history being rewritten as the Wii u being the prototype phase for the switch is making many people less harsh on the Wii u failure
@@ericp631
On top of all that it has hidden gems and the best virtual console. Plus Wii backwards compatibility.
For that to be the case there would need to be a reason to take one out to play it again aside from its backwards compatibility with Wii. All of its worthwhile exclusives are being ported to the switch or in the case of ZombiiU to multiple platforms. I hope it keeps some of its exclusives tho but so far that seems like its not going to be the case.
I have a feeling that some of those ports are in some ways inferior to the Wii U versions. Heck, Tom Happ said that the Wii U port of Axiom Verge is the definitive version.
it really is...
The Wii U really was underrated. I have loads of fantastic memories playing it. I think a lot of the reason it was a flop was people probably thought it was like a Wii-slim or something. It’s a shame. But it’s great they salvaged ideas for the Switch as you’ve said!
A crotch slider? Why wasn’t it implemented in the AO rated game?
Not an AO game, but Saints Row 3 had a crotch slider.
there’s actually a medical crotch slider in real life called the Quigley Scale that was used to determine gender in old cases of intersex people en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quigley_scale#Schematic_representation
I love that you couldn't help but immediately laugh when it comes to the Holy Grail.
Wii U is the best homebrew console ever.
I have a collection of Nintendo games from NES through Wii all through Wii U homebrew.
Oh Xenoblade Chronicles X. It's almost worth it to reinstall and reboot my Wii U to play you again.
My mother and I were playing that game and just got stuck. The awful controls on the mech made it infuriating
@@joshuawilloughby2696 Sorry you didn't stick it out, because it was an incredible experience with even some social links thrown in for good measure.
@@Claymoresmash it wasn't a matter of sticking it out, I couldn't move forward
I loved the Wii U, had a lot of fun with it, most games at 1080p 60FPS, lots of great games, I believe that's what matters
:( i liked the Wii U. too bad it failed. Was there a better system to release mario maker for? Plus, Bayonetta 2. Come on! Thats makes it worth it for me. Zelda played well on it too. I still play BOTW on it. Wind Waker never looked better. Twilight Princess is ok. Controls well. The wii motion controls for TP was bullshit. Warioware was pretty hardcore on the wii u
I love the Wii U and still play on mine from time to time! It's worth it for its amazing Virtual Console alone!
6:55 "Some Wii U games have mistakes in them." One notable mistake was including the battle system from Sticker Star into Color Splash, instead of the classic battle system the fans have wanted for so long.
Expect the Paper Mario remake to reuse Color Splash's battle system because of Shigeru Miyamoto.
@X2011racer I really hope that you’re wrong, but I don’t think you will be lol 🤷🏾♂️😅
I absolutely love my WiiU in fact I'm watching this on my WiiU right now!
I kind of grew up with the Wii U. I still love mine to this day and sometimes go back and get games for it I missed out on.
That's the third time ever that the random piece of Trivia was something I didn't knew at least partially.
Also the Patreon Segment was even more hilarious than it normally is. You should use commercials more often.
The hardware was interesting on release, not just in retrospect
Honestly there are games I want to go back and play again on the Wii U, especially the Zelda HD remasters, but don't feel like going through the effort of setting it up when I have a switch.
Mine's set up alongside my Switch. Granted, there's a GameCube in between them, but that's more because of space, and the fact that the Switch's Wi-Fi receiver is comparatively subpar.
@@Chaos89P you don't even need the gamecube if you got a wiiu. the system can run GC game nativly once put into it's wii mode. of course you will have to install a cfw first tho.
The most underrated console of all time,EASILY!
I love how Greg starts to laugh when Monty Python is brought up
I will forever love my Wii U.
“The company made a mistake before the release of Paper Mario Color Splash, by deciding to actually release the game”
rude
Wow. Screw him too.😑
Reminder that the Wii U was an amazing console that died to give us the Nintendo Switch. I will always hold the Wii U to such a high regard for being the console that could
I own a switch,but I still play my Wii U a lot. A lot of people hated it for the stupidest reason. A lot of the complaints are from not listening to Nintendo.
Still power mine on every once in a while. Wish it got a good shake but glad it gave birth to the switch
7:03 I think there was a script error. It should have read "Nintendo made a mistake by releasing Paper Mario: Color Splash." Just thought I should point out an honest mistake. Cheers!
Nah, "Sticker Star" was the _actual_ mistake. Color Splash was actually decent/good.
@@King_Luigi While I will never argue that Sticker Star is anything but a terrible Paper Mario game, I don't think Color Splash is that much better. To clarify, I have yet to play Color Splash but from the trailers and the little gameplay I could stomach to watch, I didn't see any fixes to any of the problems Sticker Star had save the dialogue which seems to be closer to PM64 than SS.
@@King_Luigi the writing was better (largely by actually existing) but Color Splash actually made the combat *worse*
I just recently bought a copy of Wonderful 101. That game really is a gem barerly anybody played.
"this system is sure to be a hit!" (5:15)
*Laughs in Future*
Man, i loved my Wii u. great console
You guys have started putting more of your personalities into your videos. I like it! Keep it up :)
He sounds like he’s always holding back laughter
7:42 Yes please god, I so want this game ported go Switch
I don’t care what anyone says. The Wii U was a really cool system with lots of awesome games on there. Smash 4, Mario 3d world, Nintendo land, yoshi’s wooley world, Mario bros u, Kirby and the rainbow curse, and so much more.
The problem with the Wii U was the name, marketing, and a lack of major system sellers at launch. All of these problems got fixed for the switch
the Sheika slate thing in Zelda Breathotw was meant to be the WiiU gamepad, but the features were removed to prevent it having features the Switch lacked, absolutely inexcusable
4:18 It's supposed to be pronounced like "Jeanne", as in "Jeanne d'Arc".
Xenoblade Chronicles X is my favorite video game of all time. I know the director has said that porting it to the Switch would be difficult given how big the game is, but I hope they can eventually find a way to do it. I really want more people to be able to play it.
maybe after XCDE.
@@FrancisYorkMorganFBI Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm really happy they're remaking the first game too. That game's been even harder for people to get their hands on.
Fun fact about MH3U:
In Japan, there are two pieces of equipment styled after Stands from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, specifically Crazy Diamond and Harvest.
The hammer was based on Crazy Diamond; same name, the Stand in the hammer, and it had the ability to heal allies on impact.
A mask for Cha-Cha and Kayamba was based on Harvest. I couldn’t really find too much on it.
Unsurprisingly and unfortunately, they were both changed when coming out of Japan. I could only find the hammer’s change, the Majestic Scepter.
I suspect the Harvest mask became the Cosmic mask, due to it being able to get one of your Shakalakas to pick up special coins during the quest which you could sell for some extra zenny. This ability is fairly similar to the Stand’s.
I love the wii u, its amazing and homebrew has really extended its life i recommend checking it out.
honestly the wiiu is porbably my favorite homebrew machine. the amount of games it can run is just amazing.
@@FrancisYorkMorganFBI heck ya, plus the official games with it.
Love the choice of music as always guys!
06:57 "Some Wii U-games had mistakes in them" _shows Paper Mario: Color Splash_
Yeah, there were several of them in that one...
Actually I'd say it was one big mistake
@@RedMage8BT I didn't exactly want to put it like that, but more or less, yeah.
Have y’all played Color Splash?😑
The Wii U is underrated
Surprisingly, this was actually a very good episode with some fun humor in it. wow
The Wii U is a pretty good system to buy right now. You can get one for less than $80 at places like GameStop and the games, many of which are also the hot titles on the Switch, are extremely cheap. Games like Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Brothers U, Captain Toad, Tropical Freeze, Breath of the Wild, Splatoon, Mario Maker, Smash Brothers, Yoshi's Woolly World, Mario 3D World. They are all games that are extremely similar or downright exactly the same as games on the Switch, most of which are under $15. And of course it can play every Wii game as well. For the price of the system and the games, it is worth checking out.
The Wii U was underrated. It was a good console with a great library of first party Nintendo games. It just didn't sell well.
Honestly I have so many memories with Nintendo Land, that and Sm4sh saved the Wii U for me
"With Paper Mario Colour Splash, the company made a major mistake before release."
Yeah, they got rid of the story focus
Ok but the nintendo all star wonderfull 101 idea sounds pretty cool
I say Smash Ultimate Season 4
The Wii U was a great console. It's downfall was terrible marketing.
2:03 "Had a sly refrence in it's description"
Sly as in sly Cooper? Oh, no.
I thought the same thing at first lmao
Wii U was amazing. So many unique games.
The Wii U is my favorite Nintendo console of all time. I own a Switch and I still use my Wii U more every day.
I had a great time with the Wiiu.
Collecting for the Wii U is fun. I have about 40 physical games for it of which 17 are Collector’s Editions. I focus mainly on exclusives, that’s why there’s not more. Most of them have been ported to the Switch since. Some editions are quite rare.
I did not know about the Wii Remote second player in Nintendo Land. Thanks for the little tidbit.
Still EASILY my favorite console of that generation. So much ingenuity and fun. Also, Monster Hunter is awesome (if you ignore the more plot-heavy recent installments), and I will likely never tire of that series! ^_^
BotW on Wii U should've used the Gamepad's screen.
@John Stroud Specially after WindWaker and Twilight Princess did such great use of it.
They should of given BotW on Wii U the same treatment that they did for WW HD and TP HD, and give the Switch version HD rumble (as well as the slight resolution/performance boost that it got). But in the end they decided neither should have console exclusive features, probably due to the fact that the Wii U's exclusive feature is quite a bit more compelling in terms of gameplay, and may have taken sales away from the Switch. Even if this were the case though, I think most people would of gotten the Switch version anyway, due to the aforementioned resolution/performance boost and the Switch's portability.
I remember hearing it was planned but the developers also had to bring it to Nintendo's newest platform (at the time, the switch) However the Wii U version would have things the switch version would not and thus look superior to the Switch version. In reality I could see why it happened but it also feels like a missed opportunity.
On a random note BotW on the Wii U had a misprint nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-wii-u-box-controller-error.jpg Which on paper sounds awesome if you could use all those controllers LOL
Back when it was supposed to only come out on the WiiU, when we got the first bit of gameplay from it, the map used to be constantly displayed on the gamepad, and you could mark areas and such in an instant.
I believe the Sheikah Slate spells/settings would also be configurable there, since the Sheikah Slate in itself was made to resemble a gamepad
I remember that Twilight Princess on the Gamecube got slightly better reviews than the Wii version.
I can totally see that this could have happened with BotW as well. Performance/Resolution alone isn't that much noticable to the normal user; but gameplay-changing mechanics do matter.
The Wii u is still my fave Nintendo console tbh
The Wii U didnt do well because most normies didnt realize it was a new console and not an addon to the wii
Yeah, bad marketing, poor WiiU
darkgerry92 when the switch first came out, people went in the store asking for the new Nintendo wii switch.
No beacause of bad 3rd party line up.
A little bit maybe, but it was mostly because the main controller was to big and just ass.
They were very dumb, when I got my Wii U when I was 10 and I instantly knew it was a new console. I was so hyped and happy when I got it and I still do.
Wii U was just the prototype for the Switch. And the Switch is just the prototype for the real thing: the Switch Pro.
And the Switch Pro is just the prototype for the actual real thing: the NX
I doubt there will be a pro, the next gen will be starting in the next couple years. Not much time to get a "pro" out and be successful, my guess is they'll just skip to the switch 2
@@ericp631 I'm pretty sure he was joking there bud.
@Jaffacus not really. it's games are firmly this gen ,it's competition is PS4/xbone(that's what it's measured against), that makes it this gen. It came out too early for it to be considered 9th gen, it won't be around for most of the ps5/Scarlett's life
switch pro doesn't exist
>with Paper Mario Color Splash, the company made a major mistake before release
Yeah, not scrapping the game
MH3U is probably my favorite Monster Hunter. I put almost 400 hours into across wii u and 3ds and that was after already putting 300 in tri. I know everyone hates it now but I miss underwater combat.
I still have my Wii U, but I don't play it a lot because you know.
I can't believe you snuck a SiIvagunner rip in there at the end *AND* cut it off before David Bowie kicked in
Still salty about the breast slider. Thanks Nintendo for saying my body is inappropriate and I should be ashamed of it
-And despite that, Xenoblade X is still my GOAT-
9:51 Interesting footage to use for a video released on September 11th...
Greg, I LIVE for your end segments. Yeah, I did have a good day. hope you did too.
What a silly goose! 2:25 lol
Love that Cold Fear trivia
Did you know that against all odds, Tokyo Mirage Sessions is getting a Switch version!? WHOOO!!!
Seriously? The video mentions the lack of HD rumble in BotW, which is negligible, but leaves out the part where Nintendo removed all dual-screen features - which would've been vital - to not make the Switch look bad?!
And no, it's not surprising that the Wii U had a good library of games, at least not to anyone who actually had a Wii U...
It's still the best console Nintendo ever made imho (and I'm saying this as a Switch owner).
Surprised there were no Bayonetta 2 facts, especially with how much shit development for that game went through, only to come out as one of the Wii U's best exclusives, if not THE best
Okay, I know that the Virtual Boy wasn't the best, but that does NOT mean you have the right to hate on the Wii U like the way you are, no matter if you're a stupid generic user, a bot, or Nathaniel Bandy. The Wii U was great and I still remember paying the money for those great Kirby games, and raging, which resulted in smashing my head into the gamepad (Mario Maker + JP, China = Rage)
The Wii U was a big market sale, and it came to making the Switch. Where would we be without the great engine for Minecraft Wii U? What about dual screens for Nintendo Land? How about online multiplayer that wasn't laggy? If the Wii U never existed, we wouldn't be happy with what came next. The 3DS wouldn't be a whole without system compatibility to the Wii U and back; so what good would it be? We couldn't have Amiibo, and couldn't transfer to Smash Bros. Ultimate without the advanced IP. You _all_ need to think clearly about the Wii U, because without it, not much would be possible throughout time and gaming. Shame on you all.
One of my favorite consoles! I like it!
I love the Wii U as well as my Nintendo Switch
Oh my god, they called him yoshi instead of Yawhshi, how the times have changed.
I think some games was the best part of the system. Things like the first Mario Maker and stuff like that
WiiU always be in hearts.
The Wonderful 101 is one of the greatest games of all time
If more of these Wii U games get a Switch port, then soon enough, the Wii U will almost have no reason to exist.
U still won't have the game pad experience and for some games it would be weird without it like captain toad and Mario maker
Shiro-Luna couldn’t you say that for like legit every old console out there w Nintendo tho
Many games can't be ported without severe alterations due to no separate display between gamepad and the TV. Nintendo Land, for example, has no logical way of being ported. It isn't the only one.