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curl-6 on 15 August 2026
Bofferbrauer2 said:

One of my favourite systems, but also one of the most underutilized ones.

The gamepad showing something different than what's on the screen could have been used for so many things (still waiting for a game/tool for GM to use the gamepad to tell their story and make the game world while the adventurer party members only see what's on the TV screen, for instance), but this never happened, sadly. And homebrew is also not very active on the console compared to other ones...

Speaking of the Wii U, Nintendo brought over so many games from the console to the Switch... So please, where's NES remix???

For that matter, where is Yoshi's Woolly World, it's continued absence is so bizarre.



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Legendary_W on 26 August 2026

Such a quirky yet fun console. I cherish many memories tied to it. It had downsides, sure, but I appreciate Nintendo taking risks for the sake of innovation... The results may not be always be great but the experiences can be unique at least.



Pajderman on 27 August 2026

Super Mario Maker was great.
The pad was comfy to hold.

But generally the system was so bad that it almost made me quit gaming.



whereby 1 day ago

I've actually plugged my Wii U back in last week (checked activity log it was last used in 2022) bought some games (Need for Speed Most wanted U) surprisingly still looks good to this day - also bought Sonic Racing Transformed again as enjoyed playing that way back. May get some more games to try soon



curl-6 1 day ago
whereby said:

I've actually plugged my Wii U back in last week (checked activity log it was last used in 2022) bought some games (Need for Speed Most wanted U) surprisingly still looks good to this day - also bought Sonic Racing Transformed again as enjoyed playing that way back. May get some more games to try soon

I recently pulled mine out of retirement too; mine had been sitting in the back of a cupboard since 2018.

Man, I remember playing the shit out of Most Wanted U and Sonic Racing Transformed on my Wii U back in the day. When I snagged my console in 2013 I picked up those two, Black Ops II, and Nano Assault Neo, followed shortly by Mario 3D World, Splinter Cell Blacklist, and COD Ghosts.