Was the Wii U really that bad?

In terms of total library? Yeah it is sent great.

In terms of first party titles? It was good. It has at least 15-20 good to great games.

And it's insanely easily hacked which lets it be a Wii/WiiU/GameCube box so owning one is actually recommended

>>377110134
No, it wasn't. It was just really badly marketed. You can see it by the fact the Switch is pretty much the same thing with more portability and yet it sells. Why? Because of a better marketing campaign.
You can also tell the Wii U wasn't that bad by the fact all Switch owners keep begging for Wii U ports on the console. If the Wii U was really bad, nobody would play its games.

Personally, I love my Wii U. It allows me to play Wii and Wii U games (and soon many others like GC ones when I'll hack it). It was just really badly marketed.

>>377110134

They just forgot to market it.

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>>377110134
It wasn't.
Best console of this rotten generation.

>>377110134
The Wii U had some good games, but I think it was the way it was marketed and presented that really killed it.
Nintendo tried to play off the Wii's success, but that ship had already sailed.
They should've not marketed towards children so much, it's almost like they're fisher price now. Kids nowadays are playing shooters, Nintendo didn't need to be so kiddie. Amiibos are humiliating, I can't imagine owning them

>>377110134
It had good games, but the console itself was just completely unappealing to anyone that wasn't a diehard Nintendo fan that buys Ninty products regardless.

Good games alone can't sell a console, the hardware itself needs to be appealing to the masses as well. This is why the Switch so far has actually been successful, because it's a neat and versatile device that's actually marketable. In Wii U's case, it just wasn't worth designing everything around the bulky and wonky gamepad.

>>377110134
>>377110483

I guess it's worht noting some devs must've been unconfortable with the idea of developing console games but with 2 screens in mind. You can see some good attempts to use it, even in multiplats like Batman, but all in all the use of the gamepad ended up being kinda ignored by most games

>>377110134
Yes.

The pace those games got released was painfully and seeing Zelda and Xenoblade get delayed year after year was insulting.
The games were good, but you had to wait way too long for the next good game to come out and there were no 3rd party games to fill up in between.

>>377110784
It still pains me to see BotW dropping the invetory/map on the second screen. It worked so damn well in WWHD. Fucking Switch, man.

>>377111193
I don't exactly blame them for it, but yeah, it's a real shame

>>377111068
/thread

And really, to be around for almost 5 years and to only have the games in OP's pic is pretty fuckin' sad, and even most of those are debatable.

>>377111193
Eh. I never fell for the second screen meme. I'd rather have a standard, comfortable controller than a stupid tablet. I've gone on the spiel before, but a second screen really only gives the illusion of convenience. You're still shifting your focus to look at something else, and with the complexity of the BotW menus and equipment system, you'd be flipping through pages of shit for such a long time you may as well just be paused. Also, I find that having to physically look away from the TV is FAR more disorienting and breaks the flow more than just having to push a fucking button and have a menu pop up. Especially with how quick it is to cycle through weapons in BotW as it is. I have no idea how the meme got started that having a second screen in your lap is better than just having a good interface in the first place.

Seriously, the logic behind having a second screen is like if your car didn't have an odemeter, so you tow a second car behind you at all times that DOES have one to check your mileage. Stupid. I think the only games I've ever truly seen benefit from the dual screen setup are gimmicky shit, and stuff like Castlevania on the DS, where you were constantly cross-referencing your map, so it made sense. Oh, and Henry Hatsworth.

But seriously. That's what mini-maps are for, anyway. Although everyone likes to say that using a mini-map in BotW makes you a pleb, so wouldn't using an entire map on the second screen make you a turbo-pleb?

>>377111915
I can't say I feel the same. It has never been bothersome to me looking at two different screens, with the glaring exception of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, that one was actually confusing.
I didn't knew it was a meme but I personally never found the second screen unconfortable, epsecially when it comes to maps or invetory management. I actually found it useful.

But well, it's just me.

Best Nintendo console since the SNES.

I bet Switch will be even better.

I only have Xenoblade X, #FE, and Splatoon (which I never played, removed it to clear room for XCX). What else should I play?

I want to play Bayonetta but I heard it's a pain in the ass without a pro controller? And would I like BOTW if I like JRPGs? I don't mind that its not the superior version or anything.

>>377111915
I used the pro-hud not to remove the minimap, it's all the rest that was annoying/unecessary. Plus having a map on the second screen would mean you only look at it when you want to, while the regular minimap is always lurking in the corner of the screen

I guess i fell for the second screen meme. It's not just for menu navigation, it can be implemented interestingly in various ways
>In Splatoon you can jump or use super weapons with a simple tap on the map
>In Rayman Legends you have an entire character dedicated to touch screen functions
>In Batman the pad turns basically in his computer that detects radio signals (you can't listen to them if you lower the pad's volume), guides the batarang or shows the enemy's profiles while the characters are talking about them
>Horror games add tension by relegating functions on the second screen like ZombiU and Project Zero

Is it a gimmick? You could probably call it that. But it's satisfying imo, and the pad sits comfortable in your hands in general anyway

I personally love the gamepad, but I think StarFox Zero is at least a 7.5/10 so there's a very real chance I have brain damage

>>377113072
Enjoying a game despite it's falws isn't that much of a biggie. Call me a faggot but i'll trust you more than the shitposters calling it the worst game ever 24/7. Shitposters for some reason really like clinging on it and Color Splash as the proof the Wii U was worthless

>>377112170
Fair enough. To me, it just seems to be a bother. Why look down at your lap when you could just hit a button and have the menu come to you? Equipping stuff was easier in Wind Waker because of how it worked, but in BotW, I find it easier to equip with the D-Pad/control stick combo, and I don't have to shift my focus to my lap to do it.

>>377112713
>the pad sits comfortable in your hands in general anyway
Meh. I find I'm alone in this, because people are always saying "it's wider, so it's comfortable", but width doesn't contribute to ergonomics at all. I have long fingers and lack of proper grips on the Wii U pad is annoying. I found the pro controller much nicer to hold, and the Switch Pro is even nicer than that.

>>377113072
I never played Zero, and I wanted to, but by the time it finally came out, my hype levels concerning anything on the Wii U were pretty fuckin' dead. However it does seem to actually utilize the second screen to do something that wouldn't be possible with just one, so there is that.

>>377113072
>but I think StarFox Zero is at least a 7.5/10 so there's a very real chance I have brain damage
You are not alone. The BIGGEST flaw of the game is the fact it doesn't give us an option for alternative control methods (hell, wiimote pointer controles would have been ace).
And yet, it is still a solid game, which finally brings back the 64 formula after those shitstains that were Adventure and Command.

So maybe we are in two having brain damage.

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>>377110134
Most of those games aren't even exclusives. So yes, the Wii U was fucking trash and only the faggots who bought one will defend it just for buyer's remorse reasons.

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>>377111915
Wii U pad is super comfortable for normal mature man' hands.
Dualshock is a fuckin joke, feels like plastic toy for 10-year old.

>>377113902
This anon here
>>377112267

Those two games alone made the purchase worth it to me, but then again I'm not poor enough to regret any decision I make.

>>377113902
I mean, most of GC, N64, SNES and NES games nowadays aren't exclusives anymore either. Following your reasoning, they are all trash.

>>377112267
>And would I like BOTW if I like JRPGs?
That's a bit hard to tell. It isn't a jrpg or a rpg in general. But it is an adventure game with some tropes similar to jrpgs. I do like jrpgs but also BotW. But that's just me.

>>377114264
>Wii U pad is super comfortable for normal mature man' hands.
No. If you have long enough fingers, there's not nearly enough of a grip and you have to cradle most of the weight of the tablet with your fingertips. It's not explicitly uncomfortable, but it's not nearly as nice as being able to properly rest a controller in your palms and wrap your fingers around the grips like with the pro controllers.
>Dualshock is a fuckin joke
...okay. Nobody even mentioned the dualshock. Do Nintenbros really have this much of a persecution complex?

>>377115747
Not him but I think he was simply drawing a comparison with one of the alternatives when it comes to controllers.

Only one good game was released in the first year which is why only the most loyal Nintendo fans bought it in that that time period. The poor sales meant low trust in the consoles future which lead to constant low sales even after more good titles got released. Poor marketing is bullshit, the Wii U was released november/december 2012, and had only two succesful games at launch, Nintendoland and Super Mario Bros U. Kart and Smash followed 2014 and therefore too late, Splatoon and Mario Maker 2015. The real system sellers came much too late, no amount of marketing could change that. Nintendo didn't repeat that mistake with the Switch though.

>>377110134
Yes it was bad.
Worst 3D Mario. Worst Paper Mario. Worst Star Fox. Worst Animal Crossing.
Hyrule Warriors is a shitty repetitive musou, no idea why people pretend its good.
You've got two HD remasters on there. Why do remasters count for Wii U but not PS4?
Pokken and NSMBU are just meh.

>>377110295
>It has at least 15-20 good to great games.
No, the only way you can get a number that high is if you count literal garbage games like Color Splash and Star Fox.

>>377112243
>Best Nintendo console since the SNES.
lolno

>>377113072
>>377113563
You probably do have brain damage. What do you even like about it? The boss fights are fucking crap and there's like 4 on-rails levels total. I'm pretty sure that's like 1 or 2 more on-rails levels than Assault had. "back to 64's formula" my ass.

>>377114749
>I mean, most of GC, N64, SNES and NES games nowadays aren't exclusives anymore either.
Those games got ported several years down the line, usually 10+. Wii U lost its exclusives in less than 2 years. Not a comparable situation

>>377113283
>However it does seem to actually utilize the second screen to do something that wouldn't be possible with just one
Its not a good thing though. It makes you split your attention between two screens, which is cancer.
Also the dual screen shit stalled development because guess what, running the game at 60 fps on two screens actually takes a toll on the hardware. Thats why the game is so short on content even though it got several delays.

>>377116834
You never said anything about the time span. You simply argued that games being not exclusives anymore meant trash.
And many GC, NES and SNES games got ports in less than 10 years by the way.

>>377116753
Assault was good though.

>>377116934
I wasn't the guy you replied to, just saying its not the same thing.
And it was usually at least 5 years. And they aren't online like MK8 so they don't kill the other game's community like MK8D did

>>377116225
I never cared for the Dualshock 1-3, but 4 is pretty cool. I do think the Switch Pro feels much nicer, though.

>>377116995
Go be wrong somewhere else.

>>377117000
Oh well, you are not the same guy.
Still, the point he made was very different from yours. And sorry to burst your bubble but, again, many GC, NES and SNES games stopped being exclusives in less than 5 years too.
What's next? You'll go down to two years?
If you put online into the game, I could argue that there are PS3or 360 games with online play that stopped being exclusives in less than 5 years as well.

>>377117174
64>SNES>Zero>Assault>>>>>>Adventures>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>shit>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Command

>>377117219
>I could argue that there are PS3or 360 games with online play that stopped being exclusives in less than 5 years as well.
It was never okay when they did it (see: TLOU)
So why's it okay for Nintendo to do it?

>>377110134
It had great games, and I like my wii u a lot because of that, but I still think it was a shitty design. The 2nd screen was annoying and never added anything of value in my opinion.

Still 100% worth buying one for the rock solid exclusives. The OP picture proves that. I'm just glad Nintendo seems to be back in form. The Switch is everything the wii u should have been. I honestly believe the Switch will sell 3X as much as the wii u, if not more. That's just my realistic estimate.

>Full priced remasters because Nintendo is super evergreen and special
>Warriors game that is just as Warriors as any Warriors game A.K.A Press this 1 button to feel good about yourself
>The bait and switch that was Fire Emblem x Shin Megami Tensei a.k.a Super Cyan Blue
> Not tired of NSMB games? Well, since the library in the first years of the WiiU is as interesting as a puddle and half as deep here's 2 in 1 year. Fatigue will be nowhere to be seen!
>Look at all these great WiiU exclusives that received critical acclaim and good sales (for the WiiU). Time to give them shitty handheld ports that lack key features that made them so good!
>Here's a shitty fucking Starfox while we're at it.

It was a great console for the time it lives but Nintendo was literally trying to murder it. The fact that they're selling Battle Mode for Mario Kart 8 at full price on the Switch just shows how Nintendo Business is the biggest roadblock to Nintendo game development. Fuck the suits.

>>377117770
>Still 100% worth buying one for the rock solid exclusives.
Is it really worth buying for just 5 games?

What's the best way to play Twilight Princess? Should I emulate the Wii version or should I buy the Wii-U version?

>>377118075
Pirate the Wii U version

It was so bad it lost to the Vita by 1m units.
So yes it was that bad. Worse, even, as it was supposed to be a home console.

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>>377110134
At least post the complete list

>>377110629
If you're delusional, sure.

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>>377119659
Xbone good games: None
PS4 good games: Bloodborne
Wii U good games: 10+ exclusives
Insta win

>>377119987
>PS4 good games: Bloodborne
>Wii U good games: 10+ exclusives
The fucking picture you posted has HD remasters and multiplats on it. So you'll count those for Wii U but not PS4.
You're just biased.

>>377119659
Of course he's delusional. His list has star Fox Zero, Color Splash and Devil's Third on it.

>>377119385
>complete list
More like the bait list

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>>377120208
Pic represents my current Wii U collection.

>>377120412
I don't get it

>>377119987
Let's be fair, the PS4 has also the Yakuza games. Although they may or may not be ported in the future

>>377120686
Yeah as well as Nioh and Gravity Rush 2.

>>377119987
ps4 has more exclusives than bloodborne
Unless you're disregarding them because you personally don't like them
In which case, most of the trash wiiu games dont count either

>>377120748
I would've mentioned them but they honestly don't seem all that interesting to me. One is a souls-clone which is also at risk of porting and the other has a neat concept but fans seem to only talk about muh brown waifu 24/7. Which is funny to me because (in game) she looks like crap

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>>377120306
>this autistic hater in each Wii U thread

>>377120515
You have problems to select 10+ exclusive games from my pic?
SMT #FE
Color Splash
Starfox Zero
Hyrule Warriors
Project Zero 5
Mario Kart 8
3d world
NSMBU
Mario Maker
Splatoon
Wonderful 101
Bayonetta 2
Devil's Third
XCX
Smash 4
Pikmin 3
Dong Freeze

17 games already. + Pokken Tournament.

>>377121213
Like others have said if you're just going to disregard PS4 games because you personally don't like them then those trash Wii U games don't count either

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>>377120850
>ps4 has more exclusives than bloodborne
>Unless you're disregarding them because you personally don't like them
It's perfectly fine, cause I am expressing my personal opinion in this thread.

>>377121152
I dunno I think if people are going to count fucking Color Splash and Star Fox for Wii U then those games should count imo

>>377121602
But where's Ape Escape 4?

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>>377121870
>fucking Color Splash and Star Fox
You should visit a doctor.

>>377118052
Here's what I enjoyed on it, I will leave off games ported to Switch.

-Mario 3D World (I have no idea why people shit talk this game. One of my favorite games of the whole gen, and I'm an idort)
-Bayonetta 2
-Wonderful 101
-Super Mario Maker
-Xenoblade Chronicles X
-#FE (I'm not a weeb but this game was charming and the battle system was great)
-Captain Toad (Fuck you I liked it)
-DK Tropical Freeze

Those are just the games I considered great, there were others that were pretty good like nsmb and Yoshi's Wooly World. And obviously I left off MK8 because it got ported. Funny enough I really didn't enjoy Sm4sh.

For me the wii u was absolutely worth the money, but I'm an idort and have expendable income. Admittedly I played my ps4 and pc a lot more, but it's not a contest. Unlike /v/ I thought the whole gen was pretty good, except for my paper weight xbone.

>>377122114
You should visit a doctor for your shit taste.

I like Star Fox Zero.

Nintendownies are the worst fanbase because they even defend trash games like Paper Mario Color Splash and Star Fox Zero. You don't see PS4 owners defending trash like Knack or The Order.
Also they bitch about Sony pandering to SJWs, then when Nintendo panders to SJWs through censorship they just ignore it or defend it.

>>377110134
The biggest problem isn't the number of good or great games, it's the number of ok games.
On PC or PS$ you can pick up something you wouldn't usually get for £5~£10 and just play through it once and move on, not really an option with the Wii U.

>>377122698
>Persecution complex: the post
Also yeah I like SFZ myself. Try and stop me, go ahead.

>>377122128
I never really understood why people liked 3D World or Mario Maker.

>>377121213
#FE isn't good. play a real persona game

>>377122928
No just go ahead and keep proving that you faggots are the worst fanbase on /v/. I won't stop you.

>>377123042
>Worst fanbase on /v/
That'd be Sony, as voted time and time again by PCbros, Nintenbros, and idorts like me.

>>377123232
No, as I said you guys even go so far as to defend trash games like SFZ and CS, whereas others don't do that.

>>377123285
>Defend
I only said I like SFZ. Is that a crime now officer? I can understand why someone wouldn't like the game but you're grasping as straws, which is normal for a platform warrior. And again, I'm an idort who owns a Ps4 so I dunno what you're harping about.

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>>377122962
I prefer SMT games, so no.

>>377123798
>implying #FE is anything like an actual SMT game

>>377123798
Is there a way to apply the uncensor without loadiine yet

>>377110134
>Splatoon
Only decent in multiplayer, and not that decent at thta
>NSMBU
Only game I've fallen asleep to
>Hyrule Warriors
Starts strong...then gets old fast
>XCX
I refuse to play this until I get around to modding my WiiU so I can undo all of Reggie's fuckups
>SM3DW
Good for 1 playthru and for one song.
>DKC:TF
Pretty good.
>MH3U
Never bothered. I don't do rehashes.
>Yoshi's Woolly World
I hate Yoshi.
>Wind Waker HD
I don't do rehashes.
>Mario Kart 8
Actually entertaining until the rubber band kicks in. Multi can be fun if everyone isn't from /v/, thereby colossal faggots.
>SSB4
Only entertaining in multi
>SMM
It's shit.
>Pokken
Only it's music isn't shit.
>Bayonetta 2
Enjoyable
>Pikmin 3
Meh
>W101
I hated it.
>TMS
See Xenoblade Chronicles X
>Zelda: TP HD
See Wind Waker HD & MH3U.

>>377124010
You have to use NUSpacker to put it in an installable package, or you can try to find a USB-ready uncensored version on sites like Wii U iso

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>>377110295
>It has at least 15-20 good to great games.
You must be a hardcore nintendo fanboy if you think wiiu has this much worthwhile game.

>>377124178
I remember some guy saying it doesn't work. But I'll try i guess. Do you remember the game's weight, by chance?

>>377124319
I think its 12.5 GB.

>>377124319
Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoWsJ-vQFKY

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>>377121213
>Every time nintendo fans made a list of wiiu game they always slipped in shovelwares to pad the list.

>>377110134
It was total garbage with maybe one or two good games and tons of Nintendo's overpriced shovelware, but obviously it gets special treatment here at Nintendogaf because heaven forbid if you dare say aything about Nintendo.

>>377124583
>>377124478
Many thanks

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>>377124010
>uncensor
Nothing meaningful for SMT game was censored.

>>377124990
I wouldn't have cared if it was just about a couple of lewd outfits, but I've been told there a few instances of writing and even level design being altered for the sake of pretending the game isn't about idols, and that does bother me

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>>377125686
>I've been told

>>377110629
>maiden of black water

top kek, the order 1886 of the wiiu

>>377126541
>>377124990
Not him but why do you give a shit how he wants to play the game? Fuck off and let him play it how he wants.
Imagine being so much of a drone that you throw a hissyfit when someone says they want to play an undub.

>>377116615
>>377124238
Name me 15-20 3ds exclusives worth playing.

>>377126929
>undub
It wasn't dubbed in the first place. Jesus.

>>377127504
Pretty much the same shit, it fixes stuff that the Western version changed.
Anyways I'll ask again, why are you so assmad about it?

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>>377126541
Are you saying I've been lied to? It was a thread of people that liked the game, and I've found videos and pics to confirm their words. We're talking things that alter the entire feel of certain

If you're only in for the pure gameplay then i guess any version is fine, but i also want to experience the story as it was intended

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It's not great, but it's nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be.

>>377128630
i like the english outfit better tho

>>377128993
It's not about what looks better tho

>>377122943
3D World is one of those games that I really like for the feel of it. The music and art style are top notch. It's a real pleasure to play through. plus I found collecting all the green stars and stamps fun, and champion road is nice and challenging.

Admittedly I don't consider it the best Mario game, for me that is either Super Mario World or Mario 64, but 3D World is really fun, I do prefer it over the galaxy games and Sunshine. I am excited that they are going back to the more sandbox style, though.

>>377111193
>>377111309

Niggers, BOTW could've had inventory on the second screen even on the Switch. Don't tell me they couldn't have arranged it in docked mode, where the tv would play the game and the actual Switch would show the map/inventory.

There was a fucking way around it.

>>377129897
Is 3D World worth playing by yourself?

>>377130186
Unfortunately, the Switch doesn't support the double screen gimmick at all. It literally can't handle games that involve asymettrical gameplay.

>>377130226
Why would it not be?

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>>377130186
>docked
>show the map/inventory

>>377130226
Yes. Of course it's better with friends but it's still a perfectly good game even if you play alone.
Especially if you use Toad. Toad master race.

>>377130226
I played by myself and loved it. Co op is fun but gets frustrating. I prefer it single player.

>>377110558
That and they gave it a fucking retarded name that confused the casual market and caused them to skip over it thinking it was a Wii addon. Hell, even I FELT like it was a Wii addon even if I KNEW it wasn't when they first revealed it

Anyone here ever tried using N64 controllers with a Wii U? I can't get mine to work.

>>377131158
Is it even possible? I know there is a workaround for GC controllers but N64 ones?

>>377130186
I think forcing the thing to render the game twice (or whatever's the technical frasing) would only lead to overheating and poor performance

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>>377131294
There's a homebrew app called HID to Vpad that lets you replace a pro controller or the gamepad's input with a USB controller.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/hid-to-vpad.424127/
It has built-in support for the official GC adapter and you can add support for others through .ini files. So you can do stuff like playing Mario Kart 8 with the gamecube controller.
In this pic I have a pro controller set to slot 1, a pokken controller set to slot 2, and a USB SNES controller set to slot 3. I've been able to get those to work plus my dualshock 4. I haven't had any luck with N64 controllers though, I've been using the mayflash USB adapter

>>377131504
This post made me remember how the Wii U had enough power to render a game twice on two different screens. It was no weakling in my opinion.

>>377131838
Having to render twice is why games like 3D World are so dumbed down. Its gotta be simple so it can stream it at 60 fps to the pad.

>>377131792
That's great shit.
Maybe the problem is the mayflash adapter? Does it work on your PC?

>>377131998
Yeah I've tried it on my PC and it works.

>>377131919
There are some stages that look straight up from Galaxy if not better. I mean, yes, it's simple, but it's the usual "art style vs graphics" argument.

I wouldn't recommend owning a Wii U to anyone but a dedicated Nintendo fan, however I would recommend lots of its games. It's a fun system but it just doesn't have that much going for it compared to anything that came before it.
I could say the same about any console this generation, it's all schlock.

No it may have been bad for Nintendo snatch standards and call of Duty kids but I got exactly what I wanted out of the system. Shit was comfy and convenient as fuck for no good chillin. Also hyrule warriors

>>377131838
To be fair the gamepad wasn't HD. But yeah, people mocking the graphics or performance of certain games never consider that (although i've heard it was also kind of an hassle to develop for in general?)

>>377132302
Hyrule Warriors is not a good game. Its shallow repetitive garbage just like every other musou before it.

If by any chance people missed out the Wii and its library, I suggest them to pick a Wii U over a Wii.
Both are equally moddable too, so it's not a big issue.
Hell, I think the Wii shop is still active too?

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>>377110134
It was a legitimately good console, aside from the childish gamepad gimmick that was either underutilized, or used to the point of damaging games (Star Fox Zero).
It was Nintendo's delusion and greed that made it fail, but E3 2014 was a Godsend for the fucking thing. Sony and Microsoft both tripped over their own feet and had their balls exposed live in stream, and then Nintendo picked up the torch and ran it all the way home.
I honestly don't think I'd mind if Nintendo ported more games from the Wii U's library over to the Switch.

>>377132362
It's a fun game that pays homage to a beloved franchise and is fairly challenging on harder difficulties

No, I loved it. Even if it was a success though, I doubt we would've had many more games that implemented dual screens well. But it's nice to imagine.
Also, I never seen people more buttmad than when talking about Color Splash or Star Fox Zero. Funny how furious they get.

>>377132302
>mocks COD kids
>praises a musou in the same post
You're probably too stupid to realize the irony of what you wrote

>>377132548
>It's a fun game
No, its mindless grinding.
>is fairly challenging on harder difficulties
lol

The Wii U will always have a warm place in my heart as the last system to not fall for the paid online meme. Not having to pay for an additional online subscription on top of my general Internet bill and Netflix subscription to watch Netflix on my TV is the main reason why I'm not moving on to any other system

>>377132362
>>377132583
Man, musou haters are such childs.

>>377132552
Why do you defend Nintendo making trash games?

>>377132552
I'm at peace with them now I guess but if you weren't upset at color splash and SFZ then you have no heart

>>377132759
No, fuck off. You go around acting like you have such refined tastes in games because you don't play COD and then you praise the jap equivalent in the same breath. Kill yourself.

>>377132552
What I don't get is that the 3DS has very shitty games too, hell, look at Yoshi's New Island, and yet only the Wii U gets shitted on. I bet the 3DS has actually more shitty games compared to the Wii U.

>>377132709
Games don't have to be deep to be fun, it is intended as fanboys material. And it is challenging on hard, you HAVE to pay attention to the battlefield conquers and your companions' health or you'll lose in no-time

>>377110295
how do i turn it into a wii/gamecube box?

>>377133181
>Games don't have to be deep to be fun
I guess, but the combat isn't fun either. People only like it because of the animations and shit.

>>377133132
>>377133132
the 3DS has a massive library of games compared the Wii U, that's like saying the PS1 has more shitty games than the Wii U does. It's technically correct, but you're not taking into account the actual amount of games.
Plus, most of the 3DS's best games are vastly superior to the Wii U's best games, it's not just about how many there are but also about how good they are.
The 3DS is just better than the Wii U in virtually every way.

>>377133290
https://pastebin.com/8u0WAyJC

>>377133132
If you don't like a game on 3DS there's literally dozens of other ones you could play. If you don't like a game on Wii U there's like 6 others you could play.

>>377132583
I was referring to sales numbers, but it's okay kiddo Im not gonna touch the season pass mommy bought for you.

>>377133347
>The combat isn't fun. People only like it because they consider it fun

Ken's Rage is a better game for fighting itself, but i think HW has enough variety with all those characters and different styles they can adopt. There are combos, there are supers and powerups... the basics are all there

>>377133643
You still don't get it.
If you enjoy musou you have just as much shit taste as the COD kids.

>>377133693
The basics are there I suppose but the game is still shallow as a puddle, only casuals would find it entertaining for more than an hour or so

Every Wii U title apart from MK8 and BOTW will be forgotten within the next couple of years

>>377133075
Woah
Major faggot alert
It's okay if You go to the midnight releases, gives me and your mom more time to lounge around naked. She tells me how much she hates that you're still living with her and that she wishes she got the abortion. I'm inclined to agree with her.

>>377112267
>I want to play Bayonetta but I heard it's a pain in the ass without a pro controller?
Playing it with the gamepad is no different from playing it with a pro controller except your hands are further apart, you don't have to use the touch screen.

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>>377133952
It will never be turly forgotten until I will remember it.

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>>377134123
you sure showed me.

>>377133447
Every way? Specifically?

Also that depends on what games you rate as the best on both systems. Even the best 3ds game I can think of, given the nature of handhelds, is shallow and bite sized compared to the console games.

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>WiiU
>Bad
You might not want to own one, but calling the WiiU bad is the easiest way to out yourself as a retard imo.
>Smash 4
>Mario Maker
>3D World
>Mario and Luigi U
>Mario Kart
>Captain Toad
>Wooly World
>Dong Freeze
>Kirby: Rainbow Curse
>Breath of the Wild
>Hyrule Warriors
>WW and TP HD
>Splatoon
>Pikmin 3
>Starfox Guard (Can be purchased separate)
>Pokken
>Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
>Xenoblade Chronicles X
>Nintendoland
>Fatal Frame
>Bayonetta 1 and 2
>Wonderful 101
>Monster Hunter 3U
>Lego City Undercover
>Tekken Tag Tournament WiiU Edition
>Rodea (Wii game packaged as a WiiU game)
>Pushmo World
>Runbow
>Fast Racing Neo
>Affordable Space Adventures
>Good selection of 3rd party Indies
>Also picked up a few wii games I missed (Bit.Trip collection, Tatusnoko vs Capcom, etc) because of true backwards compatibility
>Pro controller is top tier
>WiiU Gamepad surprisingly comfortable and great for games in bed
>Gamecube adapter is the best peripheral of all time, doubles as an easy ticket to playing Dolphin with the correct controllers solo or multiplayer
>Entire Zelda library available besides ALBW and the CDI games
>The only console currently capable of good DS emulation because of the touch screen
>Easy as fuck to hack, just have to connect to the internet
>Easy to load games onto your WiiU>Bunch of games worth looking at once you can grab them for free (Either because rarity shot the price up or because the price was always too much) like NES Remix 1+2, Game and Wario, Devils Third, previously Lego City Undercover, Paper Mario, SF0, etc.)
>Significantly better options to expand memory over other Nintendo consoles (External powered hard drive vs SD card on Switch and 3DS) I added two terabytes of storage to my WiiU, most I can add to a switch is a few hundred gigs, maybe less if Nintendo's SD card support is as bad as it was on the 3DS

>>377134143
It won't be forgotten because it's the best Platinum game

>>377133447
>The 3DS is just better than the Wii U in virtually every way.
Yeah, well, every way except controls and graphicasl capabilities.
Smash and HW on 3DS look and play horribly wrong compared to Wii U.

>>377134580
No one with taste actually likes HW so who cares?

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>>377134575
Mah nigga, keep the flame alive forever.

>>377134641
Gee, fuck off already.

>>377110134
Yes it was
I don't know how you can see your pic and not feel shame for own that console

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>>377134785

>>377134878
Yeah, that's a nice impression of musou haters right now.

The console has a small but decent selection of games now, but waiting for those games to come out with nothing to play in between was painful. That's why multiplats are so important. PS4 doesn't have more exclusives than the Wii U but there were always multi plats being released each month to fill the gaps.

The Wii U is worth having now (or not if all the games come to the switch) but it sucked when it was "alive"

>>377134479
Handheld games now are on the same level as console games 15 years ago or so, and I never stopped playing those kinds of games, so they're fine for me.
>>377134580
I'll agree with that, at least. The wii u ports are kinda bad (they did a good job with Yoshi though) but the games that were actually designed to be played on a 3DS are all much better

>more good exclusives than PS4/Xbone combined (this is more of a statement about how shit this gen has been, not how great the Wii U is)
>hackable
>backwards compatible with Wii (& Gamecube if you hack it)
>free online
>Wii U Pro controller has GOAT battery life

IMO, the Wii U is worth owning. The primary argument against the Wii U is that the hardware is too shit to run AAA multiplats. But, who the fuck wants to play multiplats on Nintendo hardware in the first place? Just play those on PC

>>377135628
>The primary argument against the Wii U is that the hardware is too shit to run AAA multiplats.
The Wii U hardware is too garbage to run its own fucking games.
See: Bayo 2's framerate

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>>377136012
>See: Any P* game

>>377134575
>it's the best game of this generation

>>377134558
>all that shovelware

If that's all the WiiU has to offer, no wonder it's the worst selling nintendo home console.

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>>377136631

>>377136631
>the way that guy on the left's mouth opens when he flips the thumb over
Priceless

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>>377137029
>that guy

>>377137213
is the guy sitting next to shiggy supposed to be someone important?

>>377131919
>>377131838

I didn't think the Wii U gamepad was rendering anything, just streaming visuals to the display.

>>377137309
He's a translator at Nintendo and often hosts segments of Nintendo Directs

>>377137649
Nope. It actually had to render the game twice. It isn't just simple streaming. That's why games that use the gamepad propely like Zombi U work that way. Simple streaming would allow the game to help you manage the inventory or doing other stuff on another screen.

>>377136654
>Shovelware
Where anon? All I see is a retard with nothing to back up his claims

>>377133132
>the 3DS has very shitty games too, hell, look at Yoshi's New Island
The 3DS also has woolly world though...

>>377137958
see
>>377134558

>>377138093
And it looks like crap too at that resolution.

>>377138093
>40 more dollars for 8 levels and a butchered art style
Keke

>>377138202
>>377138460
It doesn't look that much worse

>>377138571
It looks exactly that much worse

>>377138571
Not that much but still quite much, I'd say.

>>377138663
>>377138692
It seriously looks fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzIDvAYtow0

>>377130186
How the hell would you use the screen when it's docked?

>>377138923
I didn't say it doesn't looks fine. I said it looks worse than the Wii U version, which is what that video shows.

Also, man, did you see that framerate?

>>377138923
>Yoshi's (REDACTED) World
Whats the point if the wool aesthetic is basically gone?

Wooly World 3DS is great for somebody who doesn't play enough games to justify a WiiU or can't afford it but boasting about the 3DS version is like being a car person with a minivan. That port is serviceable at absolute best.

>>377139137
I think he's implying they could've made a dock that wouldn't cover the screen

>>377139159
>>377139179
Eh I don't see how the wool aesthetic is gone and the fps didn't look that bad
I've actually never played the 3DS version I just regret buying the Wii U version when it got ported a few months later

>>377130186
Switch isn't made for it so it'd be fucked. You'd need a very very long cord going into your HDMI port basically. I don't think many people would be down with that.

>>377139159
>>377139179
>graphics look just fine and capture the wooly look
>get more content and gameplay
Only graphicswhores care about the WiiU version. True gamers play on the 3ds.

>>377139382
>Eh I don't see the wool
Here's how.

>>377139382
If you can't see the FPS issue your blind as well as retarded anon.

>>377139382
Unless you're talking about price differences i don't see why you'd regret anything

>>377139382
Once I saw how badly the 3DS version looks compared to the Wii U one, I couldn't bother feeling regret.
Hell, we even got a patch that added Poochy's functionalities.
>>377139506
I'd rather play with a gamepad than with handcramp 3DS. Also, the added content is laughtable.

>>377139603
Yeah its $20 cheaper and has more content
>>377139629
>Hell, we even got a patch that added Poochy's functionalities.
Poochy was in it since it the beginning

>>377139506
You also lose multiplayer which is fucking laughable.

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I'm actually planning to get one. 120 euros for it. There's 8 games I want to play on it (and I'm sure I'll find more when I get one like I did with other consoles/handhelds). Was thinking about the Switch, but so far the only game I want to play on it is Zelda BOTW which I could play on the Wii U anyways. Will get the Switch when it gets more games and maybe an updated version of the console (like N3DS/PS4Pro/etc)

>>377139629
gamepad gives me hand cramps just as much as the 3DS does.

>>377139703
This is what I mean:
https://www.destructoid.com/yoshi-s-woolly-world-is-getting-a-poochy-amiibo-update-on-wii-u-413136.phtml

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>>377139796
>gamepad
Pffff

>>377139730
No one actually cares about the co-op, dont kid yourself
>>377139809
>update is only good if you buy more fucking amiibos
why couldn't they just add the new levels?

>>377139781
My nigga, what games are you getting for it and what games are you into? I'll recommend you some

>>377139904
>>377139904
you literally just said "I'd rather play with the gamepad than the handcramp 3DS"
Also the glossy finish on the pro controller is garbage. Switch pro is way better

>>377139924
>why couldn't they just add the new levels?
Because they had to leave something to give the impression to 3DS owner to have a good version of the game (which is a lie anyway).
Also, co-op was fantastic. I played it with my bro all the time.

>>377139796
1. The gamepad is gripped in all the same places as a normal controller and weighs about the same
2. You are by no means limited to the gamepad, the wiiu has a ton of inexpensive quality controller alternatives and very few games don't support them

>>377140102
>the wiiu has a ton of inexpensive quality controller alternatives
are you kidding me? The pro controller is still $50

>>377139926
>Mario Kart 8
>Zelda BOTW
>Splatoon
>Xenoblade X
>Fatal Frame 5
>TMS #FE
>Bayonetta 2
>Zelda Wind Waker
>Super Mario 3D World
So 9 games. I also want it just because it has BC and you can play Wii games as I never owned one. My favorite genre is JRPGs/RPGs, but I play almost anything except for fighting games.

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Wii U was my first nintendo console and i like it a lot.

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>>377110134
>doesn't include best game

Ultra Smash tourney this /v/kend

>>377140085
>(which is a lie anyway).
No it isn't, its better because it has more content.
And really I don't think many people care about the co-op being gone.

>>377139796
You might have some circulatory problems get that checked.

>>377140338
There's a lot of things you think, Wii U-kun. You just have to realize it's your damn opinions and not absolute truths

>>377140291
Fucking excellent tastes.
Smash 4 makes a great addition to the collection. The new characters are some of the most fun characters to play in the series.
Wonderful 101 is good shit if you like Bayonetta.
If you like platformers Mario Maker is amazing and so is Dong Freeze
Pikmin 3
Fast Racing Neo on the Eshop is a FZero style racing game made my germans

>>377140902
Fast Racing Neo is closer to wipeout than F-Zero

>>377140329
I mean, that game is kind of underrated. Sure it lacks charm or content but, honestly, it does its work. It's a Mario Tennis game.

>>377140338
>No one cares about the coop abloo bloo blooo
WiiU was the local multiplayer option since the sixth gen, what else were you even using it for? The 3DS system is more than capable of that kind of multiplayer experience locally or online and it has neither (probably because they would have had to remove textures entirely and still suffer frame drops)

>>377140902
Thanks, m8.

>>377141017
Except for the total lack of weapons and the fact that Fast Racing Neo is good

>>377140338
>And really I don't think many people care about the co-op being gone
First was "no one", not it is "many people". What's next? "Me and my mother"?
I do care about co-op.

>>377141056
>WiiU was the local multiplayer option
Was the best local multiplayer option*

>>377141163
>the fact that Fast Racing Neo is good
Its not all that great.

>>377141056
I don't like multiplayer games.

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>>377141398
>I tried to fit a square peg into a round hole so therefor the WiiU is a bad console
It never stops with you people

>>377141807
Do people really enjoy playing platformers and shit with their friends and relatives who suck at games? I can't imagine that being fun.

>>377141939
Not that anon, I'm just happy when my brothers play videogames at all, wether they're good or not (they're mostly not, depends)

I'm looking for wiimotes also for that, the multiplayer, other than being able to play wii games

>>377142309
If you have USB controllers, DS4s or the Xbox one controllers you can save your money and use this >>377131792

>>377110134
Hope they port all those games to the switch now when MK8DX was a success.

>>377142479
Nah, i only have PS2 controllers and an Xbox 360 one. But as i said, i want to play Wii games so I'll need wiimotes anyway. Supposedly a Gamestop in a town nearby sells used ones for cheap but i never find an occasion to get there

>>377142627
Kek, you might get Smash 4. They definitely aren't porting those niche games.

>>377142750
but why wouldn´t they though, it´s basically free money since the game are already made.

>>377142627
Yeah, nah. Twilight Princess was very successful on Wii and yet only a handful of GC games got ported to Wii.

Not that the GC had many worthwhile games anyway

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Its not bad.

>>377141939
Every single time I'm in town I go over to my best friends or to my good friend and drug dealer's house and mostly play Smash 4 and Mario Kart but we've played a bit of everything, and some VC, we're planning on playing through Hyrule Warriors when I get it.

I also had a smash club at my school with some pretty nice people in it for a while, I had 4 and other games and the adapters/controllers for fucking everything so I came strapped and people flocked to my system.

My sister is playing BotW on it right now.

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>>377143565
Oh also online for a bunch of games was fucking great.

You're an autist anon, local multiplayer is the bee's knees.

>>377110134
Not if you bought it cheap and hacked it.
If you bought it at launch then yes, it was.

>>377143565
>>377143682
I don't see how playing through HW's campaign would be fun with that horrid frame rate.
My sister doesn't really like video games.

>>377110134
>splatoon
Shit game for pedos
>mario kart 8
Shit rehash for babies
>super mario bros u
Shit rehash for babies
>super smash bros for wii u
Also on 3DS
>hyrule warriors
Better version on 3DS
>mario maker
Also on 3DS
>xenoblade
Literally who
>pokken
Nobody plays Pokken
>super mario 3d world
If you liked that shit, you're a moron
>bayonetta 2
Good game, but DMC 4 has better gameplay
>dkc
Shit rehash
>pikmin 3
Good game
>mh3
Monster Hunter 3 again
>wonderful 101
Good game
>yoshi's wooly world
Good game
>#fe
Shit game for weebs
>wind waker
Full priced repackaging of a GCN game
>twilight princess
Full priced repackaging of a GCN/Wii game (meaning it was already backwards compatible)

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Is Pikmin the only thing Miyamoto works on that is still good?

>>377140329
>Unofficial Virtua Tennis 2 sequel.

best game indeed.

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I hate how Nintendo keeps fucking up their menus. The Wii wouldn't let you use a GC controller to navigate the menu, even though it should logically work like a Classic Controller does, so you'd have to dig up a Wiimote even if you just wanted to play Virtual Console, games that support the GC controller, or GC games. The Wii U menu is better in that it lets you use the Pro Controller to navigate the main menu, but it took them forever to add folders, something the 3DS had way before, and still screws up by forcing you to get the shitty Gamepad to navigate some menus.

>>377144127
>>splatoon
>Shit game for pedos
Where do you think we are, newbie?

>>377144667
Please go to 12chan for pedophilia. 4chan is for weebs

It had four good games at best and they will all be forgotten when the newest entry comes out. I hacked it and realized I already had all the games worth playing.

>>377143861
If it's really so bad we'll find out but I'm buying the WiiU HW because Legends is unbearable even on a new 3DS

>>377145168
Its fine in single player, but the performance of Legends on a new 3DS is pretty much how the Wii U performs in co-op, especially on the gamepad.

>>377145052
>and they will all be forgotten when the newest entry comes out
Not quite. I mean, Super Mario Bros isn't forgotten despite the fact it got many new entries.
Hell, there are sequels that are worse than the prequel.

>>377145052
I hack my shit too but nobody is going to be able to choose a game and finish it when they have most of a consoles library suddenly at their disposal.

>>377145241
He seemed to be fine with it when he tried it on mine, and I can handle it in short bursts. We probably wont play much of it.

>>377119385

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

>>377145304
I have no problem with playing games on my 3DS and PS3. Hell I played through some Gamecube and Wii games on the Wii U. But there's no actual Wii U games worth downloading.

>>377110134
Look at all those sequels / spinoffs.

>>377128630
>i also want to experience the story as it was intended
Then your only way is to play the original Japanese version, since every translation is a rewrite with a ton of localizations.

Some of you have no idea how much bullshit you pull out of your asses. You like games like Final Fantasy VII, Paper Mario, Chrono Trigger etc., never for a second thinking how they also were localized, stuff was cut or changed etc. It's only lately, like the last 10 years or so, when internet babies started throwing hissy fits whenever any alteration came to light.

And yes, some of the changes are pure shit, like entire dialogues and events cut in Fire Emblem on 3DS, but #FE actually didn't change as much, whatever you might've heard. Not much = compared to some other beloved titles that had changes, and people never even bothered to bitch about them. Probably because they grew up with them and didn't give a crap back then.

>>377147763
Get the fuck over it grandpa