With that said, we’re looking at 15 of the worst Wii U games and 15 underrated gems that deserve a second chance. Furthermore, there were some that were effectively panned by critics, but didn’t quite get their fair shot in the process. Many other games were inventive and new, but didn’t get a lot of attention due to being on the Wii U. However, the state the Wii U was in led to another problem regarding their games: many of them didn’t get the credit they deserved. It was those releases that further motivated people to just stick with other consoles. They were glitchy nails in the coffin of the Wii U. There were several games made by Nintendo and other companies that just weren’t good.
However, for every game that got rave reviews and was loved by the community, there were others that weren’t so good. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game has 42 characters to choose fromthe biggest roster in the series Tons of. Plus, the Inklings appear as all-new guest characters, along with returning favorites, such as King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr. There were some great games that released on it as well, including Super Smash Bros for Wii U, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, and Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze. Every track from the Wii U version, including DLC, makes a glorious return.
Time would prove that the Wii U had great potential. Unfortunately, this led to messaging that was confusing, prompting some to think it was just an add-on for the Wii, while others felt it was a machine solely for children. Above all, it seemed that it was trying to recapture the success of the Wii by appealing to the casual audience yet again. With 2022 on the horizon, Brian invites former Game Informer editor and current MinnMax co-host and GameMill Entertainment marketer Kyle Hilliard on the show to chat about the biggest Wii U games that still havent made the jump to Switch.
The Wii U was full of a lot of bad decisions from Nintendo. On this first 2022 episode of All Things Nintendo, we dive into the Wii U wasteland to see what we can possibly still salvage.