{"id":16285,"date":"2017-04-21T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T00:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16285"},"modified":"2017-03-13T02:03:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T02:03:29","slug":"me-and-you-love-the-wii-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/21\/me-and-you-love-the-wii-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Me and You Love the Wii U"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When a brand-new game console comes out, I like to write a blog about the console that came before it, and talk about my favorite games on it.\u00a0 So now that the Nintendo Switch has been released, I\u2019d like to honor the Wii U and go over my favorite games for that system (not in any particular order).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame that the Wii U didn\u2019t do so well.\u00a0 But I actually really liked it!\u00a0 In fact, it was the first Nintendo console since the SNES that I only had one console from that generation and not anther competitor\u2019s to go with it.\u00a0 With the N64, I got a PlayStation.\u00a0 In the GameCube days I got a PS2 and Dreamcast.\u00a0 And after the Wii I got an Xbox 360 and later a PS3.\u00a0 But I didn\u2019t have a PS4 or Xbox One alongside the Wii U.\u00a0 Now, granted, I still played and reviewed games on my PS3, 360, iPad, and 3DS, so it\u2019s a little different, but you get the idea.\u00a0 I just now got a PS4 a few months ago, but that was only after the Wii U was pretty much dead.\u00a0 But anyway, let\u2019s take a look at my favorite games on the Wii U.<\/p>\n

Indie games and third-party titles<\/strong><\/p>\n

The neat thing about these games is that most of them are cross-platform, so if you don\u2019t have a Wii U, you can still enjoy them on other systems.\u00a0 But I played and enjoyed them on the Wii U, so that\u2019s why they go on this list for me.<\/p>\n

Axiom Verge<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2016, this Metroid inspired game won my Best 2-D Platformer award.\u00a0 It even beat out Kirby: Planet Robobot.\u00a0 So you know that if it beat out Kirby, it has to be good!<\/p>\n

Xeodrifter<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was made by the same folks who did Mutant Mudds, but this one is WAY more playable.\u00a0 It\u2019s also like a Metroid game, but a bit shorter, so I like to call it Metroid Lite.\u00a0 I think I got it at a discount, too.\u00a0 It\u2019s a fun little game.<\/p>\n

Freedom Planet<\/strong><\/p>\n

First popular on Steam, this 2-D platformer is basically a Sonic clone, but done right.\u00a0 It also mixes in some elements of Treasure games.\u00a0 I attended a panel at PAX one time with the creators of this game, and they said they put it on the Wii U because it was always a dream of theirs to have a game they made be on a Nintendo console.\u00a0 I wonder if the sequel will be on the Switch?<\/p>\n

Shantae and the Pirate\u2019s Curse<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a big fan of the Shantae games, and this one is probably my second favorite.\u00a0 Half-Genie Hero was good, but they took out one of my favorite things in the other games: fun puzzley dungeons!<\/p>\n

Shovel Knight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course everyone knows the success of Shovel Knight.\u00a0 It really is a good game, even though it\u2019s a bit hard.\u00a0 And it has one of the best soundtracks since 8-bit Mega Man!<\/p>\n

Toki Tori 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

I played the original Toki Tori way back on the Game Boy Color!\u00a0 The sequel is still a 2-D platform puzzler, but plays a bit different.\u00a0 You play as a little bird who waddles around and peeps to get other creatures\u2019 attention, and that\u2019s it.\u00a0 But each one will react differently.\u00a0 The game teaches you how to do everything in the game with no words at all.\u00a0 It also has some Metroid exploration elements, so if you know what you\u2019re doing at the beginning, you can get to places you normally shouldn\u2019t be able to go.\u00a0 It\u2019s really neat how they did it.\u00a0 You can also play an updated version of the original Toki Tori on the Wii U as well.\u00a0 Shame the company who made those games kind of went under somewhat.<\/p>\n

Adventures of Pip<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the success of Shovel Knight, there\u2019s been all sorts of imitators, making 8-bit looking games.\u00a0 Adventures of Pip is the only one of those I\u2019ve played that\u2019s any good, mainly because of the solid controls.\u00a0 Plus it was made by former WayForward and Yacht Club Games (Shovel Knight) programmers, so that probably explains some things.<\/p>\n

Tadpole Treble<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a fun little music game where you are a tadpole swimming on a music staff avoiding obstacles.\u00a0 The original music in the game is actually pretty catchy.\u00a0 The game was made in Louisiana, which is known for fine music, so maybe that\u2019s why it\u2019s also good here.<\/p>\n

Octodad: Dadliest Catch<\/strong><\/p>\n

This game may not control very well, but I think that\u2019s the point of the game.\u00a0 Luckily you can have a second player help you, which is what I did.\u00a0 You play as an octopus disguised as a regular family man to avoid a revengeful French chef.\u00a0 The game is just full of laughs, and would even work well as a cartoon!\u00a0 The game even has a theme song at the beginning!<\/p>\n

Steamworld Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just a collection of two games in the Steamworld series.\u00a0 Steamworld Dig is a cross between Dig Dug, Mr. Driller, and Metroid.\u00a0 The sequel, Steamworld Heist, is more like a strategy game, but it\u2019s also pretty fun and has excellent 2-D graphics.<\/p>\n

Runbow Deluxe<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a multiplayer competitive 2-D platformer race game where the background changes color and causes colored platforms to appear and disappear.\u00a0 It\u2019s a lot of fun and a frantic multiplayer game.\u00a0 And hey, Shovel Knight and Shantae make guest appearances in it, so it can\u2019t be too bad, right?<\/p>\n

LEGO Dimensions<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is LEGO\u2019s answer to Skylanders, but it\u2019s pretty enjoyable and humorous and it\u2019s probably the closest thing we\u2019ll get to a Portal 2 sequel for a long while.\u00a0 I\u2019m still reviewing expansion packs for it, so it\u2019s the only reason why my Wii U is still hooked up right now.\u00a0 Special shoutouts should go to other LEGO games I\u2019ve reviewed on the Wii U, like LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and LEGO Jurassic World.<\/p>\n

Tekken Tag Tournament 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

I got this game on sale, because the main reason why I wanted to try it was to see the Wii U edition features.\u00a0 There\u2019s a mode where Mario power-ups appear and affect your characters in the fight (Mushrooms, Super Stars, etc.).\u00a0 Each character also had special alternate costumes that were based on Nintendo characters.\u00a0 Nina Williams dressed as Zelda made it look like Zelda ate her spinach!\u00a0 There weren\u2019t very many fighters on the Wii U, so this is one of the best we got on that console.<\/p>\n

Scribblenauts Unlimited & Unmasked<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unlimited is a really creative game where you type in words and they appear as objects on screen to help you solve puzzles.\u00a0 It originally started out on handhelds, but moved to home consoles with the Wii U.\u00a0 Unmasked is like the original game, but adds DC superheroes to the mix.\u00a0 Only problem I have with that one is that it helps to know the characters\u2019 powers to progress.\u00a0 But both are still very creative and fun.<\/p>\n

Tank! Tank! Tank!<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot of people put this one on their \u2018Worst Wii U Games\u2019 lists, but I didn\u2019t think it was THAT bad.\u00a0 I kind of liked it, but I did wait until it went on sale, though.\u00a0 It\u2019s kind of a cross between Namco\u2019s Tokyo Wars arcade game (Namco made this one, too), and a giant monster \u2018kaiju\u2019 movie.\u00a0 The single player modes get too hard after a while, but multiplayer is still a blast.\u00a0 It\u2019s just good, arcadey fun, and it originally was an arcade game to begin with.<\/p>\n

Nintendo First Party Titles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ever since the N64, Nintendo\u2019s home console strengths have always been their first party titles, so the rest on this list are games from Nintendo that you can only find on the Wii U.<\/p>\n

Wii Fit U<\/strong><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t get Wii Fit when it came out on the Wii for many reasons.\u00a0 But when the Wii was dying out, I found the balance board on sale at a store, and when Wii Fit U was on sale as well, I decided to give it a try and see what all the fuss was about.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t really that impressed, and I don\u2019t know why it spawned a huge number of fitness games back then.\u00a0 But at the same time, it is an interesting concept and the Wii Fit Trainer told me in the game that I was as strong as a bodybuilder.\u00a0 Hey, I know she isn\u2019t real and can\u2019t even see me, but hey, I\u2019ll take any compliment I can get!\u00a0 Ha ha!<\/p>\n

Wii Sports Club<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think one of the reasons why the Wii U failed was because it tried to imitate the success of the Wii with the same games, just gussied up for the Wii U.\u00a0 Wii Sports is still my favorite sports video game and Wii Sports Club is still fun.\u00a0 But I think it was just too little, too late.<\/p>\n

Game & Wario<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s another game that a lot of people put on their \u2018Worse Wii U Games\u201d lists, but I dunno, I kinda liked it.\u00a0 But then, I like WarioWare titles and weird games in general.<\/p>\n

NES Remix<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking of WarioWare, NES Remix is pretty much just like it, except the challenges are related to NES games.\u00a0 Some get pretty wacky, like putting Link in Donkey Kong!\u00a0 It was originally a downloadable game with a sequel, but they eventually put both on a disc, as well as port it to the 3DS.\u00a0 Heck, it was even used in the new Nintendo World Championships!<\/p>\n

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know, the Wii U never really had its own Zelda game.\u00a0 Yeah there\u2019s Breath of the Wild, but we all know that was really made for the Switch.\u00a0 So to make up for it, we got two Zelda HD remakes on the Wii U!\u00a0 The first was Wind Waker.\u00a0 It always annoyed me that Wind Waker got so much hate on the GameCube for looking cartoony, as I thought it was one of the best looking games on that system.\u00a0 And now it looks even better in HD!<\/p>\n

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD<\/strong><\/p>\n

This game is significant for me because when I played it on the Wii, I didn\u2019t like it that much.\u00a0 The graphics were so brown and muddy that it was hard to see things.\u00a0 The HD version fixes all that, and gets rid of the motion controls that, while cool at the time, were really fiddly.\u00a0 Controlling with just buttons is much better.\u00a0 I like the game much more now!<\/p>\n

Hyrule Warriors<\/strong><\/p>\n

And speaking of Zelda, this is just a Dynasty Warriors game with Zelda characters in it.\u00a0 But it\u2019s still pretty fun, has lots of DLC, and is a great two player game, too.\u00a0 Plus you can finally play as favorite characters like Princess Zelda, Impa, and Agitha.<\/p>\n

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canvas Curse on the DS was never one of my favorite Kirby games, but they did improve it somewhat with Rainbow Curse.\u00a0 The multiplayer options were great and the clay animated graphics were amazing.<\/p>\n

Wii U Top Ten?<\/strong><\/p>\n

So there are only ten games left on this list, so you can probably consider them my top ten favorite Wii U games.<\/p>\n

New Super Mario Bros. U<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New Super Mario Bros. 2-D games have been kind of same-y and are getting a little stale, but they are still fun games.\u00a0 I was a bit disappointed with Super Luigi U, as it was just stupid hard.<\/p>\n

Pokken Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a 3-D fighter featuring Pokemon.\u00a0 It\u2019s very good, and both novices and pros can enjoy it.\u00a0 The fights are what I\u2019d imagine real Pokemon battles would look like.\u00a0 The reason why the game is so good is it was made by the same folks who do the Tekken games, hence the name \u201cPokken.\u201d<\/p>\n

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best way to describe this game is that it\u2019s a \u201cCary\u201d game.\u00a0 It\u2019s an action puzzle game based on the Captain Toad mini-games in Super Mario 3-D World.\u00a0 In fact, in Super Mario 3-D World, I posted on Miiverse that they should make a whole game out of it!\u00a0 And they did!\u00a0 The history behind Captain Toad\u2019s game is pretty interesting.\u00a0 It was conceived way before Super Mario 3-D World and was originally going to be a Zelda game!\u00a0 And it\u2019s not the first game to star Toad either, that honor goes to Wario\u2019s Woods!<\/p>\n

Super Mario 3-D World<\/strong><\/p>\n

And speaking of which, Super Mario 3-D World is a great game in its own right.\u00a0 It\u2019s more or less a sequel to Super Mario 3-D Land on the 3DS.\u00a0 After the crazy complex levels of Super Mario Galaxy, I liked how 3-D Land kept things simple.\u00a0 But 3-D World had a lot of great new additions like fun, new power-ups and four player multiplayer with Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Peach.\u00a0 Kind of like Super Mario 2!<\/p>\n

Yoshi\u2019s Woolly World<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not only do the yarn graphics make this game look great (and the music makes it sound great, too), but it\u2019s also a return to form for Yoshi\u2019s games.\u00a0 It has all the fun of the original Yoshi\u2019s Island on the SNES that the sequels kind of missed the mark on.<\/p>\n

Mario Kart 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is probably one of the best looking Wii U games graphically.\u00a0 The anti-gravity mechanic was fun and it had plenty of old and new tracks, as well as fun DLC like tracks and characters based on Zelda, F-Zero, Excitebike, and even Animal Crossing!\u00a0 The game is so good that it\u2019s getting an update on the Switch, with Splatoon racers and new battles modes.\u00a0 I may skip out on it, though, as I played it to death on the Wii U.<\/p>\n

Nintendo Land<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a bunch of mini-games featuring Nintendo characters, but it may be the closest thing we get to a new F-Zero game for a while!\u00a0 A lot of the multiplayer modes, like Mario Chase, Luigi\u2019s Mansion, and Animal Crossing Sweet Days were just variations on Pac-Man Vs. (which Miyamoto also made), but I still had tons of fun playing this with friends.\u00a0 I wonder if this is what inspired Nintendo and Universal to make a theme park together.<\/p>\n

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Smash Bros., so you know it\u2019s good.\u00a0 The Wii U and 3DS versions were notable for having two of my favorite video game characters as guest stars: Mega Man and Pac-Man!\u00a0 And it also started the amiibo craze.\u00a0 Only bad thing about this game is that I didn\u2019t get to play it with friends as much as I did past entries in the series, so I feel like I didn\u2019t enjoy it as much.<\/p>\n

Super Mario Maker<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is one of the coolest ideas Nintendo\u2019s had in a long time, and one of the best games on the Wii U.\u00a0 Using Mario Paint tools to build your own Mario levels is easy and fun to do, and playing other levels that people have made give this endless replay value.\u00a0 I kind of wish they\u2019d make a Mario Maker for the Switch, too, although I don\u2019t know how they\u2019d do it.\u00a0 Maybe they could do a Zelda Maker?<\/p>\n

Splatoon<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was on the fence with this game at first, as I\u2019m not big into multiplayer shooters, but once I tried the Splatfest demo, I knew I would get it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a shooter than anyone can pick up and play.\u00a0 I let family members who never play video games try it, and they got used to the controls right away and even won a few online matches!\u00a0 That\u2019s how good this game is.\u00a0 Splatoon 2 will probably be the next major game I get for the Switch!<\/p>\n

Goodbye, Wii U<\/strong><\/p>\n

And those are my favorite Wii U games!\u00a0 In the comments section, let me know what you think of my picks, and tell me YOUR favorite Wii U games as well!\u00a0 Later!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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