Say what you like about the hardware or Nintendo’s misguided marketing, but Wii U had a large library of software across a breadth of genres and styles. However, all fair criticism aside, there’s one area where we won’t hear a word against Wii U: the games. Throw in some oversized, chunky styling and a lack of Wii Sports-esque launch title to instantly convey the product’s appeal and it comes as little surprise that Wii U was a commercial failure, and one all the more painful following the unprecedented success of its immediate predecessor. The name was a point of confusion, too, with some people assuming that it was some sort of add-on peripheral for the original Wii (quite understandably given the strategic focus of pre-release materials on the GamePad while the new console was tucked away out of view). Chiefly, Nintendo failed to properly communicate the hardware’s unique potential to the game-playing public - a mistake the company was careful avoid repeating with Switch. Enjoy!ĭespite our affection for the console, there’s no denying that Wii U had its share of issues from the very beginning. Remember, this ranking is based on each game’s User Rating in our games database, and is therefore subject to real-time change even as you read this! If you rated the Wii U games you’ve played, feel free to do so now and potentially alter the ranking below. As we look back and collectively take stock of a pretty eventful and turbulent decade, we’re republishing this Top 50 article in celebration of a console for which we’ve still got a lot of affection. Today marks 10 years since the launch of the Wii U in North America.
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