What To Buy When Buying A Wii U?

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Smeags said:

The must haves for every genre (retail):

Action:

• Bayonetta 1/2 (Two amazing games for the price of one. Both games are at the top of their genre)
• Hyrule Warriors (If you enjoy the Musou games, HW is a no brainer. Also provides an incredible amount of content)
• The Wonderful 101 (A unique take on the Action genre by Kamiya. If you're a fan of his games you can't miss out)

Action-Adventure:

• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (A beautiful recreation of the original game. Gameplay changes have also been made to improve the experience)

Fighting

• Super Smash Bros. For Wii U (The continuation of the superb fighting franchise. The game's quality, polish, and pelthora of content speak for themselves)

Miscellaneous

• Nintendo Land (Not many games use the full advantages given by the GamePad, but Nitnendo Land makes fantastic use of the hardware capabilities. Asymmetric multiplayer gameplay is awesome)

Platform

• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Continues the proud DK lineage of games with tight controls, amazing level design, awesome music, and a hearty challenge)
• New Super Mario Bros. U/New Super Luigi U (I would argue that these two games can stand along Mario's greatest 2D adventures. 4 player co-op continues the chaotic fun)
• Rayman Legends (Improves on the already stellar Rayman Origins, and the music levels are amazing)
• Super Mario 3D World (Another masterpiece from EAD Tokyo. So far it's my game of the generation, and for good reason too)

Puzzle

• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (A take on the Captain Toad segments from 3D World. The game is charming and very fun)

Racing

• Mario Kart 8 (Brilliant in everything it wants to achieve. It's fast, fun, smooth, and gorgeous. Local and online multiplayer are top tier)

Shooter

• ZombiU (A true "survival horror" in the sense of the player having to truly survive in a zombie infested London setting. The perma-death design leads to some incredibly tense situations)

Strategy

• Pikmin 3 (The continuation of the unique real time strategy game. If you're a fan of multi-tasking to victory, then this game is for you)

More highly regarded games, whether retail or eShop, can be found here. Good luck!

Perfect summary.