

See, I mentioned it once above and now it’s cropping up all the time! In true Nintendo style (how many times am I gonna write that today?), Nintendo Land brings some epic mini games to the table, all of which show off the finer details of the snazzy Wii U gamepad. In the same way that Wii Sports was an instant hit with pretty much everyone, Nintendo Land proved to be one of the most popular titles for the console. Ok, so it’s not as action packed as Batman or as immersive as Twilight Princess HD, but this game is seriously addictive. Nintendo Land takes the 14th spot in this list of the best Wii U games of all time! Oh, and the gamepad screen follows the trajectory of the batarang as it hurtles towards enemies. I guess now’s as good a time as any to bring up the peripheral that spawned the Nintendo Switch, as the gamepad screen can be used to display all sorts of things from current routes and objectives to sonar radar functions. You know, I haven’t talked about the role that the Wii U gamepad plays in any of the games above yet. Put simply, it supercharges Batman and Catwoman’s suits and gives them kinetic power ups. Plus, the Wii U version has the added bonus of coming with the the aptly titles B.A.T mode, which happens to stand for Battle Armoured Tech. Basically, it’s fully tanked and ready to roll with the maximum amount of content available, all without the faff. Well, it’s beefed up with all of the six available DLC packages available on the other consoles. How is this edition different from the standard Arkham Asylum? Splatoon (2015)Įveryone’s favourite rock hard rich man returns to the Wii U in Batman: Arkham City – Armored Edition. The missions, the undercover disguises, and the comedy make this title one of the best Wii U games ever to grace this short-lived console! 18. That doesn’t mean that it’s a game for children though. In short, if you can imagine GTA with little lego people in a totally P.C world with no death, then you’ve got Lego City: Undercover. Well, over 1-million people bought a copy of this game, which makes it one of the Wii-U’s best selling games of all time.Īnd you know what, it’s a bloomin’ funny game as well! Lego games have a sense of humour that you just don’t find in any other title, making them a go-to title if you’re ever feeling blue! I know you’re probably thinking ‘it’s just Lego!’. and with lots of undercover cop chases and secrets to discover, there’s so much for players to sink their teeth into! Well, players take Chase McCain around on an adventure to try and stop the elusive gangster Rex Fury. We all love the Lego Star Wars and Lego Marvel games, but original adventures are where it’s at.

#WII AND WII U GAMES MOVIE#
This is one of the best Lego games that exists in its own world and one doesn’t follow a specific movie franchise. Lego City: Undercover takes the 19th spot on this list of the best Wii U games of all time! So, which are the best Wii U games that you should be seeking out? Which are the stand out titles, and which ones helped to shape Nintendo history? It’s not as if the graphics are hard to look at – this is still 100% a playable console! And, the games that came out during the consoles lifetime are still super fun to play today.
#WII AND WII U GAMES TV#
Still, the idea of the console and having the ability to play while someone else watched the TV was genius. Sadly, the Wii U just came out at the wrong place at the wrong time, and that’s a cold hard fact. Nintendo tend to do this from time to time look how poorly the Gameboy Micro was marketed. … it’s just a shame that the Wii U wasn’t advertised better and given a better name. More importantly, it acted as a precursor to the Nintendo Switch and proved an important stepping stone in Nintendo gaming history… The Wii U might have been short lived, but it had some absolutely classic games. Currently, as of March 2020, Mario Kart 8 has sold over 8.45 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling Wii U game and meaning that over 60% of all Wii U owners have a copy of the game.Dust off that gamepad touchscreen it’s time to check out the best Wii U games of all time! In its first four days on sale, it became the fastest selling Wii U game ever released, with over 1.2 million copies sold worldwide. Shortly after the game's launch in the U.K.it was announced that week-on-week Wii U console sales had risen 662% in the country, with the newly released Mario Kart 8 bundles accounting for 82% of the units sold. Without getting overly hyperbolic, it's no exaggeration to say Mario Kart 8 saved the Wii U. Not bad for a game that originally came out in May 2014, eh? That's just how great Mario Kart 8 is. The latest (and IMHO one of the greatest) in the Mario Kart franchise would eventually be ported to the Nintendo Switch as a launch title and is currently the biggest selling game on that system.
