In Defense of the Wii U - 10 Years Later

The Wii U will soon be a decade old, and I think it's about time for someone to defend this console a little bit. The Wii U is full of problems, both internal and external, but in this video I'll be focusing on what the system got right. Most people only highlight the flaws, so I'll be doing the exact opposite. Thanks for Watching!
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[@ZakPakOfficial]

The WiiU was such an overhated console. I get why people didn't buy it, and I honestly don't blame them. But the charm the WiiU had... it's vast library of games, the honestly pretty cool gamepad integration into games like Nintendo Land, ZombiU and Game and Wario, and the wide array of virtual console games make it such a great console to look back on. Great Video! :)

[@kenrickeason]

I love my Wii U until this day.. I hate they shut down MiiVerse, Wii U Video Chat, Messaging, invites, seeing your friends' Mii running across your screen or you would see crowds of Miis that you are not friends with on your screen (Some people chose to have their Mii and Username public so they can enter the Mii palace) The Wii U could have been an amazing system but hard headed leadership and bad marketing killed that console potential.. We had music on the eShop.. The eShop felt alive and made you wanna just search for games.. When you boot up the eShop you get to play a matching game before everything loads.. This console didn't fail Nintendo, Nintendo failed this console..

[@schmecklin377]

@@GerardMenvussa the switch just feels so bland. It plays games and that's it. But that's not Nintendos strong suit. If I just wanted to play games, Xbox and Playstation do that better. I come to a Nintendo console for their unique magic.

[@thealmightycrisprat]

@@kenrickeason whenever the people at pretendo arent eating gamepads, their working on pretendo which brings back miiverse and wii u chat and the online functionality that will be lost once nintendo shuts down online. its not perfect, it’s not even finished but go take a look at it!

[@itsdidone]

yes it is

[@LeviCPM]

@@kenrickeason Same here

[@Neocat-]

Finally, I’ve found SOMEONE who can defend the Wii U

[@notmwg360]

but what does scott think

[@simguyYT]

@@notmwg360 bad you dumbo

[@Chelaxim]

We are legion

[@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569]

Finally someone spiting facts

[@ianeons9278]

@@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569 Exactly. U & Wii should just ignore all the haters who never even played it.

[@MasterSwordRemix]

Your story of how the Wii U was your first personal console lines up exactly with my experience. I used that thing every moment I could. Even used it to watch KZbin since I didn't have a phone at the time lol. The Gamecube/Wii was my first step, but the Wii U was when I truly became a fan. Good times 😌

[@krispxh]

Same but in place of gamecube it’s 3ds

[@BLUE-dw4tc]

Same for me, word for word

[@slwoo7432]

Same

[@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569]

The Wii U was the first console I ever received as Christmas gift in 2014 since the Wii was only a console my parents bought to play Wii Fit, Wii Sports etc

[@the-rats-ruckus]

I remember always using the Wii U to watch KZbin and never even knew they shut it down until now.

[@PGReviews_]

Even though a lot of Wii U games have been ported to the Switch, I'd argue that many are still best experienced on the original system. Treasure Tracker and the first Mario Maker are way better when playing on the TV because of the gamepad. I miss being able to manage my inventory in Zelda games with the gamepad, too. There's so much to love about this system. Like you, I always have my Wii U hooked up (even if I don't always use it lol). It truly is the ultimate Nintendo console with its vast game selection and charm.

[@MyZooKeeper]

This Wii U will always have a special place in my heart. I remember me and my 3 brothers all spending our money on Christmas to get it when it came out. We played it everyday for years. Even 10 years later, when we are all back from college or together for the holidays, at some point we pick it back up.

[@dardalion3199]

What games did you guys play the most?

[@MyZooKeeper]

@@dardalion3199 growing up it mostly smash 4 and some super Mario bros U. Lego games of course. Now when we play we either pop in a wii game like wii sports resort and old Lego game and for Wii U our top picks are usually Nintendo land and wii party.

[@UltraHylia]

I love the Wii U and wish it got more recognition. I definitely don't love it as much as the Wii (thanks to nostalgia), but it had a unique controller, beautiful graphics and a great library. I had badly wanted it for a long time before getting one for Christmas 2014, where it stayed for a particularly important era of my life. I only wish it lasted longer.

[@WezzaHobbs]

i feel near enough exactly like you there, love the wii u to bits

[@albertthepeacock8020]

I'll never forget a good portion of 2016 while everyone in my college was on PS4 and Xbox I was the few that happily enjoyed my Wii U

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

+1 about the graphics, for such a hardware limited console so many games on it look absolutely incredible

[@donnad3133]

It sm the switch lacked

[@tronpig]

I've been playing Mario kart 8 on the Wii u ever since I accidentally drilled a hole in my switch battery, online works great especially at night.

[@DipperGames]

It’s really refreshing to hear so much positivity about the Wii U! I will die on the hill that this console is delightful. I loved it back in 2012, I loved it at its lowest point in 2016, and I still love it now. I cannot believe the amount of crap I have gotten over the years when expressing how much I adore the Wii U. I don’t understand how low sales and most of the games getting ported = bad console (individuals saying this probably never even had one). It bothers me how people seem to take any opportunity to dunk on it for no reason. This was especially prevalent during the early days of the Switch, everyone was acting like nobody ever liked it, meanwhile I was having a blast with Breath of the Wild on my Wii U. I’m glad to see more positive discussion around the console, it really deserves it. I hope those who didn’t like it can look back in retrospect and recognize the charms and awesome features of the Wii U!

[@thefastcommenter7774]

I'm still missing my Wii. It had support for both Wii and GameCube. RIP refurbished Wii

[@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569]

I just love the imbeciles saying the Wii U had no good game while half of their Switch games are ports from that console and the best selling game is just a port too.

[@DukeTheDukeTheDukeTheDuke]

@@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569 Yep people can't seem to understand that the switch was sucessful because of the wii u. especially since hald of the library at launch were wii-u ports.

[@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569]

@@DukeTheDukeTheDukeTheDuke Yes

[@pilotmoo2449]

As a proud owner of a WiiU, I am glad to see someone finally stand up for this amazing console, and as I watch this video, I learn more about the WiiU. I always wondered what had happened to the main menu, with the change from all of the games you have to the setting. Now I know it was from the shutting down of Miiverse and all of the other online aspects.

[@TheRatlord74]

Same here. Its a great device. I doubt I will ever get rid of it.

[@manuelrodriguez9972]

Me too, I love it.

[@JRBowling1997]

Wish miiverse was on switch

[@goldlion9066]

@@JRBowling1997 yes, but we know how the internet is, it would NOT last 🤣

[@Natd0gsef]

Rip og wara wara plaza

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

The game pad as a controller was pretty nice I enjoyed it a ton

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

Yeah I think it's one of the best controllers of all time and used it for years on PC and I'm a controller collector.

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough I didn’t even know it could be used on pc. Does it require anything special or just plug and play?

[@plushvolt7612]

I love the Wii U gamepad

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

@@nbabackcourtmedia Yes a wireless adapter which on can find on amazon for under $30.

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough I appreciate the info bro thank you

[@ThaddeusSilva]

The eShop for me is the main thing I always point out to people. It's something that I actually couldn't believe when I first saw it, but the fact that they actually put DS games on the Wii U eShop and took advantage of the 2 screens is just so cool to me. I really hope I can get my hands on a Wii U to experience DS games on a big TV screen.

[@JmKrokY]

Ye

[@Jetanium]

I thought they shut that shop down. Just looked it up, you got until March 2023.

[@charloduplessis]

Just so you know, ds games really don't look good on the tv. It really shows that they were made for a small ds screen. They're very low resolution and basically a pixelated mess on tv.

[@steepdeej]

@@Jetanium nAhhhhh homie you can mod it I think

[@Jetanium]

@@steepdeej oh yeah there’s that too.

[@joostine3720]

Words cant describe how much I enjoyed the Wii U and 3ds eshop songs

[@BnanaDuk]

I quite literally have never found a video I've agreed with more than this one. The Wii U's failure is an injustice in the gaming industry and I'm overjoyed to know that I'm not the only one with fond memories of it's games, and incredibly charming personality. Awesome video.

[@Jason_W.]

I love the Wii U as well! It feels really great to see this system given some defense and appreciation in the leadup to its 10th anniversary. :)

[@coomtothebroom778]

I absolutely loved playing the Wii U. Great library of games and the gamepad made for some incredibly immersive gaming experiences. Thank you for giving this overhated console some love.

[@voyan38]

Ugh, it really feels like all Nintendo's personality left with Iwata and Reggie. The Wii U was packed full of it, but then didn't sell well and now the Switch is too basic. It's like being yourself at school, getting made fun of so then you just act super reserved. I've been told the music stuff was removed to help with loading times and performance since that was a pretty common critique of the Wii U, but even the Directs back then had so much goofiness and memeable moments. Miss those days.

[@theninjaturkey]

I still love map and inventory management on the Wii U. It was so convenient.

[@arcdj]

100% agreed! I have loved my Wii U to death since we got it on the 31st of december 2013, and it has never let me down. Gosh, what an awesome console.

[@mariowalker9048]

Same day I got mines

[@TrentonBlessWrestlemania489]

I didn’t get a WiiU until the start of the Pandemic. I fell in love with this console! It scratched my nostalgia itch for the original Wii while introducing me to a whole new range of games I had never played before. I wish I had it in its prime.

[@onewisedre]

It is in it's prime now with modding

[@dardalion3199]

What games were on the wiiU? The switch was my first nintendo system so I dont know what came before really

[@TrentonBlessWrestlemania489]

@@dardalion3199 where to begin, really? A bunch of games from this system you can already play on Switch, like Mario Kart 8. But there are so many great exclusives too that are great. Zelda Windwaker HD and Twilight Princess HD are two great examples. The original Splatoon game is on the Wii U.

[@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569]

@@dardalion3199 Do you mean games that are still Wii U exclusive or games that originally came out on Wii U

[@dardalion3199]

@@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569 I'm playing skyward sword after Botw

[@ModBros8434]

Very cool video. The Wii U is one of my favorite consoles. If you’re interested at all, there’s a homebrew project for the Wii U called “Juxt”, by a group called Pretendo which brings back miiverse. It’s worth looking into. I believe the Wii U has gained a lot of value by being a very powerful homebrew console.

[@elmirklimenta5811]

I hope it doesn't get shutdown by Nintendo like they did that project for smash bros brawl

[@IAmComicallyCartoonyYKnow]

Im getting a modded console, and im getting a seperate NNID from my 3ds (because the username is cringe) and getting pretendo and getting a old save file of youtube for it to work again (because its shut down but i want to watch yt on the big screen)

[@UChS4Dq15wHu8vkvWsaLzvPg]

@@IAmComicallyCartoonyYKnow just use the internet browser on mobile youtube

[@superschipper_0854]

The Wii U was my first ever console. Ive had so much fun with it, if it was by myself, with family or with friends. A few years ago I did switch to PlayStation and never really bought a different Nintendo Console. Mostly because non of my friends play on the Switch. But alot of times when family is around we still hop on to the Wii U to play Wii Sports Resort...

[@therealsploge]

Had a great library and was definitely worth the purchase. Just because it didn’t sell well doesn’t mean it wasn’t good. I still remember playing it for the first time on launch.

[@Ross_YT84]

Thank you... thank you for helping people see the Wii U for what it was, not the sales numbers it produced. I missed out on the Wii U era and would still like to buy one. I watched ZackScottGames play a lot of Wii U games, and it opened a whole new world for me... it's why I bought a Switch. I wish more people would give it a chance. I hope Nintendo goes back to the Wii U style of software and maybe even hardware. thanks for letting me rant a little. 😅

[@steefffff]

I really do miss this era of Nintendo. I think the idea behind the Wii U was so great. And had so much potential! Just sucked the marketing wasn't great. I miss the time of Iwata speaking *Directly* to us and telling us that the Wii U was made to get people together as he believed even at that time, that livingrooms had become alone together. (Basically what we do now all the time where we just sit on our phones without interaction) This man's goals were so great. Shame it never came to be! I still love the Wii U and play a lot. And even tho we miss this era we can also appreciate that he brought the idea of the Wii to this world in the first place. Great video! Ur already way too underrated!

[@evanmclain5271]

The Wii U, in my opinion, is the best Nintendo console. The personality, the nostalgia value, everything is just so perfect. It hurts to see this console age so badly. You have my respect. Edit: My goodness. This comment got more likes than I expected and even the content creator liked. Yes, I did say that the console aged badly, but I do think that as time goes on, the value gets more realization. Thank you, guys.

[@grievesyjnr2624]

Agreed.

[@Dr._Zoidberg]

I think I get what you mean, but I reckon it’s ageing like wine! As time goes on, I think people are only going to see the value that this console had/has, and it’s gimmick (the gamepad alongside the wiimote pointer controls) can’t really be replicated natively on any other console, unless future consoles have similar control schemes. Only time will tell I guess.

[@Kuuk99]

Cough Cough *Homebrew.*

[@Dr._Zoidberg]

@@Kuuk99 yeah that too hahaha

[@noneed4me2n7]

Yeah once modded it’s like does everything Nintendo prior to it. Plus the smash bros adapter opens up a lot of controller options with Nintendont (like the bongos).

[@electricredcombustion8044]

Damn I feel old now. As a kid I played on the Wii all the time, I made up stories based on my Miis and everything. I remember first seeing ads for the Wii U and it immediately skyrocketed to the top of every birthday and Christmas list for years. I didn't end up getting one until after the Switch released, but my years of Wii U love were a big part of my childhood. 10 years ago... can't believe the time goes like that.

[@ambarasodor]

Man I absolute love the wiiu since I received it on Christmas of 2012 and I was still a little child, thank you for giving credit to the wiiu

[@PugCuber]

I distinctly remember secretly staying up late at night when I was younger to play games like Nintendo Land on the gamepad. I miss my Wii U so much.

[@starmadetrinkets]

i love your videos, they’re so perfect after a long day at work. i appreciate your content a lot :)

[@FTChomp9980]

I got the Wii U a bit late in 2016 but overall I love the console the UI was friendly and cozy,The Library was good like Nintendo Land,Splatoon,Super Smash Bros Wii U,Mario Maker,Yoshis Wooly World, and Super Mario 3D World those were my favorites on the system. Not to mention it was backwards compatible with Wii games and I loved playing the old Wii games on the Wii U. Miiverse was also my first time interaction with other Nintendo Fans my favorite community was The New Super Luigi Community we were always off topic and I will always remember those interactions. And yes as I said I got it late I will always remember how much fun I had with the system and I'll end up buying one again since I regret trading mine in for the Switch on launch!

[@weegeeday]

Thank you so much. Ive always loved the wiiu, and all its original music and creativity. this was nice to hear after barley any love to this console.

[@misseon]

So many features from the Wii U I missed when I upgraded to the switch. great video, I needed this!

[@LandonEmma]

I got the Wii U in 2014 and never saw that people hated it, I grew up with the Wii when I was little and loved using my Wii U.

[@4GamersGaming]

Awesome video! Great editing! We played the Wii U like crazy and it’s our most nostalgic console! Very underrated console! 😃😃😃😃

[@nousername4416]

about the whole "system personality" thing, i'm pretty sure the reason the Switch has so little of that is because Nintendo probably wanted the menus to run as smoothly as possible. i booted up my Wii U back in february and it was way slower than i remember it being. they could've at least added music though, that wouldn't slow the Switch menus down too much would it? personally i prefer the 3DS over the Wii U when it comes to that generation of Nintendo, but i still had a lot of fun with the Wii U.

[@tamperedtrap]

It is crazy to thing that this console is already this old, I love it so much. I was similar to you in that I got it for christmas with no knowledge of how hated it was until more recently. This was my intro into many gaming series I'm obsessed with now. I wouldn't trade my experience with it for anything. I have so so so many good memories with it. I have so much love for it, so It's so so nice to see that other people love it as much as I do :-]

[@jimjilliker2890]

My first console was the NES for Christmas in ‘93. I completely skipped over the Wii u and sort of knew it existed. I was busy having kids and working many jobs throughout the Wii u life. Now that my boys are a little older, I’m surprising them this Christmas with a Wii U and tons of physical and virtual games. I’ve had to hide it all year and play it in secret..... it’s become my favourite Nintendo system. I want this to be like ‘93 was for me. I’m excited. Thanks for the video!

[@ItApproaches]

Yup, the Wii U had that Nintendo magic that came from Iwata. The next system I fear will be even more bland and basic.

[@darrylsmith1175]

You said it. People don't know what they missed. Had some friends over a few weeks back and they thought we were gonna play Switch, but I switched it up and fired up the Wii U. We had a blast. Wii U was a ground breaking system, making developers have to think outside the box. Such a shame it didn't get the love it deserved. That's why I'll always keep mine. Truly, a hidden gem.

[@MeMelon]

I never had a Wii U as a kid (because I was dumb kid with dumb kid brain who thought it was just a Wii add-on) but my goodness looking at the games the collector in me wants to get the Wii U pretty bad. It has such a unique look and amazing games, great vid as always bro

[@bridgetgemini8942]

Great video as always! One of my biggest gaming regrets is trading my WiiU for a Switch (was trying to save money at the time) and I'd love to get my hands on one again. It was such a unique and fun console and spawned my favourite Lego game, Lego City Undercover. Can't wait to see the rest of your videos this month!

[@evolutioner8573]

dang bro. i luckly still have my wii u and i loved it and still use it a lot. and my swtich..... its just laying there

[@LaddyMakesThings]

I got a 2DS when I had just turned 10 back in 2015, then a Wii U on Xmas of the same year. It was a console that I thought was difficult to get back then. But those consoles actually helped me access social media for the very first time in my life with Miiverse. I was truly pleased to finally see what interacting with people around the world and playing in online multiplayer was like. I also received Mario Maker and some amiibos along with my Wii U, then shortly when the new year passed, I had been able to publish stages online. It eventually became something I always did daily for a long time, until I joined KZbin in the end of 2016. And here we are in 2022. I am now 17, living happily with my artistic skills and a powerful PC. My Wii U and 2DS are also both still working, although I gave my 2DS to my little cousin after I upgraded to a New 3DS. During the time I had a Wii U for a few years, I didn't know about its flaws and that only a few people also owned one. Regardless, I still managed to reach out to a plenty of people on Miiverse, mainly because it was then ported to the 3DS and it was full of Nintendo enthusiasts like me. It hurts for me that it had to fade away and I wish I could actually be able to look back at everything I shared there. That console deserved better. It was a big improvement to the Wii when it came to accessing internet services, like the 3DS to the DS, but it unfortunately had a bad start with a messy presentation, poor marketing and games that turned out to be uninteresting to many. I think that if those sole problems were resolved in the first place, it would become a colossal success and everyone would understand all of its potentials.

[@itsniima]

This video made me remind of how I still miss the Wii/Wii U/3DS home menu and it's customization and I really hope nintendo can add some of these games/configs to the switch :')

[@antant7110]

The Wii U was a big part of my childhood, It was the first videogame console I bought. Thanks for making an awesome video

[@GameBlock_]

I had a similar experience with the Wii U to what you’ve described in this video. I remember I had a Wii but all I really played was Wii sports and Lego Star Wars, and when I saw a Disney infinity demo running on Wii U I begged my parents to get me the system. It came bundled with nintendoland and Mario 3D world, which was my introduction to the Mario series. I’ve been a huge Nintendo fan ever since and I will always believe the Wii U to be one of the greatest consoles Nintendo has created, even with its flaws.

[@Fuyaki]

Insane video !! Loved the fact you bought a sort of rotating plate to show off pretty much everything, not many people would think about it but it is something you had to prepare + excellent camera quality. I’ll be keeping looking forward to new videos on that so much underrated console ❤

[@t-elijahmorrison6855]

On September 13, 2012, Nintendo announced that the Wii U would launch in Japan on December 8, 2012. Later that day, Nintendo announced that the North American launch date would be November 18, 2012.

[@kimwasalreadytaken]

Well, damn. This video actually made me want to get a Wii U someday... didn't expect that. Thanks!

[@leehookerstein]

Hi there. Apple TV’s KZbin app recommended this video and bravo!! I’m a massive Wii U fan. I bought mine the week it was released and this and the 3ds are my top two favourite gaming consoles EVER!! Very excited to see the rest of your wii U videos for this month! And I for one always have and always will defend the wii u! Such a underrated console!! My wii U and 3ds are both more fun than my than my switch and it is because it’s quirky charm with the Mii’s and things like Streetpass! I MISS Streetpass!

[@notvalk5475]

I remember getting my Wii U on Christmas 2012 and it really feels like a nostalgic console. The day I got it, I remember hooking it up, making Mii’s, and then grabbing an extra copy of Wii sports resort that my grandma had at her house on her Wii and then played it for like 8 hours. The next day I spent money on the E shop channel and bought Mario 64, Mario bros 1 and The Lost Levels, Yoshi’s Wooly World, and Wii Sports Club. Me and my brother played it so much together that it’s really nostalgic and fun to play together. It’s one of my most nostalgic console, but I also had a regular Wii where my grandma’s house was so we can play the Wii games at our house or our grandmas house.

[@TheCoolerJess]

The Wii U was also the first home console I could call my own and I had so much fun with it and so many memories were made on it, heck I still use it and play it to this day! I'll never forget that console

[@coolness8387]

Thank you for video. I'm new to the channel. I was late to getting a Wii U. I got one 2 years ago, and just feel in love with the system. Even with all the negatives you can find with it, you can't overlook all the positives.

[@r.p.g5882]

Honestly thanks for using wii u music in the background its very nostalgic to me since i was a kid playing it and it brings me back to happier times

[@imspailpinfanach]

console is fr underrated, last nintendo console to have any Nintendo charm

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

The switch doesn’t have charm?

[@diegone080]

@@nbabackcourtmedia no

[@FTChomp9980]

I miss the charm that the 3Ds and Wii U had.

[@FilippoBellei]

So true

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

@@diegone080 how so?

[@Twten]

amazing video, the wii u will always hold a special place in my heart. it's UI design was top tier, so clean and innovative, the friends list was intuitive with the unique NNID's. I have around 900 hours of Minecraft: Wii U edition on there, meeting random people and hanging out. It just isnt the same on Nintendo Switch. I am really sad that this console's services are dying/have been killed. Who knows when Nintendo Network ID's get shut down.

[@ThisOldNeon]

Awesome video mate. Still cannot believe it is almost 10 years old… still enjoy it as if I just bought it.

[@Pyrodiac]

I've been waiting for this for a long while and I'm glad it's finally here.

[@jasonzervos]

Wii U was my first all mine home console. I just love this console! My first Zelda, Pikmin, Splatoon, Kirby, Lego experiences was thanks to Wii U.

[@superdajoka]

Hilariously enough, I actually got my Wii U one year ago today

[@salfoyer2411]

Congrats!

[@j7sportvideo24]

Amazing video dude. I will surely subscribe so I won’t miss your future Wii U content! There’s not enough videos out there that appreciate the Wii U❤️

[@SonicWasTaken]

Yessir my homie console

[@superkoopa6423]

I actually really like the Wii U a lot, it was one of my early Nintendo consoles I’ve owned, I got it because my original Wii stopped reading discs. So I got a Wii U roughly around 2015-2016 and it came with Mario Maker 1, Splatoon 1 and Mario Kart 8! I did get a lot more other Wii U games later on like New Super Mario Bros U, Wind Waker HD and Nintendo Land. I’m glad that you’ve mentioned that it has all 3 Disney Infinity games as those were some of my first ever childhood games. It is a shame that the Wii U failed, but I still use my Wii U even today. I like that the Wii U supports HDMI as the original Wii did not. The compatibility with USB storage devices was so cool. It is good that Nintendo ported many Wii U games to Switch already. Looks like it’s completely the end of the Wii U and 3DS era after March 31st 2023. But that still won’t stop me from using my Wii U!

[@Dstny25]

I still use my WiiU! It’s such a cool console. I love playing the original Splatoon on it

[@ExtremeCacti]

Thanks for your amazing video! I always loved the wii u and as I kid I would go over to my friends’ house and play games like Nintendoland, and it was always a blast. I was thinking about getting one now that I’m older, and your video convinced me to get one! Thank you and I’m so excited to start playing this amazing console once again!

[@ogre706]

Thank you for giving the WiiU some much deserved love!

[@ThighFish]

God, this is so damn unbelievably true. In fact, the Wii U is literally intrinsically linked to the best era of my life: it started when I got one for Christmas 2015, which was a complete U-turn from the dark time in my life that was 2015, relating to excessive fears about starting middle school that year. It ended gradually as a result of a few extraneous events, but the final nail in the coffin was the closure of Miiverse. The 3DS was basically the handheld equivalent of the Wii U, which is slightly touched upon in this video with the statement that it and the Wii U both have the most vibrant menus of any console. My history with the 3DS is complicated, to say the least, but ultimately it was still at least a partial corollary to the Wii U for me. What I'd sum up the reasons for bad sales as boils down to the marketing, difficulty of third-party development, and being a generation behind its primary competitors in power. While I didn't care much during the console's lifetime about some of the issues that I have come to retrospectively realize, I still proudly call myself a Wii U stan, and I will die on that hill. Just another thing: When you stated that you're aware of the console's problems, you brought up the bad sales as one of them, which I think was inadvertently feeding into people's hatred of the console for low sales (which is circular reasoning, as people who hate the console for low sales would say it sold badly because people like them hated it), which you were trying to call out basically as the point of this video.

[@St1ddle]

I grew up with the Wii, but just like you, the Wii U was my first personal console. I loved that thing, everything about it. I really do miss all the charm that the Wii U had... Great memories!

[@ionbladegd]

The Wara Wara plaza was such a fun and original concept and its sad i wasn't there to enjoy it

[@TheConfiteor]

Thank you so much for making this video. I was a day-one, pre-ordered Wii U guy. I loved it so much and I still use it today. Best Nintendo console ever imo, and I have 3 Switches.

[@kewejuankenobie]

My most memorable gaming experiences in late elementary school to late middle school were on the Wii-U at home and with friends at sleepovers. Pure nostalgia for me.

[@TreeFallStudios]

MAN!!! This is an amazing video. I really feel the same way about many of the things you mentioned. I mostly grew up with the Gamecube/Wii, but I was still relatively young when the Wii U came out, and I played it like EVERY day. I am very nostalgic for it at this point, and I genuinely think there are so many great features, especially with the great shop and killer virtual console. I also started my game development career on Wii U. I was really young, and I actually released one of the most HATED games on Wii U ever, "The Letter", but the system helped me get started in indie game development and I learned a TON over the years. I would not be where I am today without the Wii U. This is the first I have seen of your channel, but great stuff. I am going to have to check out more of your videos. Really like your attitude. Have a good one man. -Eli

[@Lewiiugamepad]

Yay, finally some WiiU appreciation!!! I really like your video and I relived my nostalgia when I was an young adolescent through my viewing. Another thing I would like to mention that you didn’t talk in your video was the birth of the Nindies. Maybe this wasn’t part of your memories (which is ok, each their own experiences) but I think the WiiU had a crucial part of Nintendo trust on indie game developers to bring new experiences on their consoles. Cadence of Hyrule would have never came out if the Nindies weren’t created. Thanks for the video and the memories!

[@emiliomurkmere]

the wii u was one of my favorite consoles growing up. for a while we had the wii, then my aunt moved out and took it with her. then we moved to a new house and one christmas we got one, and then goddamn i was addicted to that thing. when i got splatoon id play for hours on end. a couple months ago i ended up plugging it back in and had a genuinely great time playing games i hadnt touched in years.

[@dannigro8794]

Wii U is like a prelude to the switch. Wii was so ahead of its time that 6 years later people didn’t want an upgrade but Wii U was such a great idea. The switch is everything good about Wii U combined with the portability of a Nintendo DS.

[@diamondsamurai5983]

Wii U was special man. I remember waking up extremely early to play Mario kart 8 before going to school

[@Lugmillord]

I spent 900€ on my Wii U this year to get everything I was interested in before the eshop closes. So many months of games ahead of me! And you have no idea how fantastic Game & Wario's artwork game is when guests visit. They all loved it. So much fun.

[@TrueZoomerof2003]

I don't care what anyone says, the Wii-U may be dead, but it's still alive in our hearts.

[@IOwnMyWiiULEGIT]

You’re not alone in defending the Wii U. Thank you for representing.

[@serioussponge6416]

One of the less known titles that launched with the Wii U was Zombi U, which I think is one of the best and most immersive zombie survival games I've ever played.

[@MeowseyOrSomethingIDK]

You have no idea how relieved i am to see another person who actually enjoys the wii u

[@greedos.bricks]

Let me guess..."Nintendo Land - Nostalgia Rewind" coming this month? :)

[@darthnerd4432]

The WiiU was my first modern console when I got it in 2015. I played the hell out of Mario Maker for a few years, and it's honestly still my favorite home console. And you can tell that this Era of Nintendo has the most charm because they literally dedicated a whole year to Luigi with multiple Luigi game releases and IRL events.

[@hrudypeela1367]

Not knowing it was a failure and being excited to have the new Nintendo console. That part hard agree. I remember thinking the Wii U was THE SHIT as a kid and only realized it was a failure when at school my friends would ask me what a Wii U was.

[@thealmightycrisprat]

the wii u was my first and only console. i love it and i wouldnt give it up for a switch ever. i got my wii u in 2014, as my little sister was born and my parents needed something to keep me distracted with. at first i barely used it but with the years i grew sort of with it and whenever i have the chance to grab a cool wii u game for cheap, i do! splatoon’s amazing and the backwards compatibility with wii games makes it a must have console. nintendoland is such a good party game and mariokart 8 was a unique mariokart right up until nintendo started milking it for all its worth on switch instead of giving the world a new mariokart. oh well. not to mention the genius people who make apps and stuff for homebrew, i could never in a million years be able to do that myself. i think and hope everyone with a wii u can agree that its a really charming and unique console that didnt deserve the fate it got. thanks for covering the wii u! edit: one of my only problems with the wii u is how there is literally no gamecube vc and doesnt have native gamecube support, yet it does have wii vc and wii native support. just a small nitpick tho

[@Azul7634]

I started crying.. i remember this, its from my childhood. I seriously didnt know that it was hated that much, but i always loved playing, and making New characters. The posibilities of creativity were endless. I really wihs i could go back and re-enjoy these momments. I was so happy, playing every game i could ever imagine. I never really New this reality would come to an end, i didnt quite like the harsh day when i just.. stopped working. Even though I managed to fix it, i had broken the charger. I still yet, have been looking for a charger for years. Im scared that ill lose the momeries of my childhood, once beloved. But, i stopped having hope. Now, its just a faded wish i *know* will never come true. *i hate the harsh reality of this World, if only i could change its aproach.* but, thats *ok* , i havent gotten over it, to this day, there are still tears of sorrow and un-acceptance. I will be forever in this memory of denail and anger, And.. thats *not ok* .

[@chiibs]

GREAT VIDEO! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE MY LOVE FOR THE WII U. IT WAS A BIG PART OF MY LIFE AND IT DESERVES MORE PRAISE

[@ianeons9278]

Absolute W video. I got my Wii U for Christmas 2013 when I was 6 and enjoyed every single game I played (Except Star Fox Zero even though I know people like it). I strongly agree with everything you said in this video, it is one of the best consoles ever in my opinion and it is insane that is now a decade old today! The Switch is still a good console and a great concept with great games but it feels like a lot less original games that are as great as the Wii U as a lot of Switch games are Wii U ports with little new features, and plus almost every great Switch game came out in 2017 with very little games afterwards. Don't get me wrong, Switch is still a fabulous console but I still think it's no where near as great as the Wii U or even the 3DS. Overall I'd say the Wii U is definitely the best Nintendo console and possibly the greatest console of all time.

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

The Wii U was NOT a bad console. I will admit that, for a Nintendo system, its library was relatively a little lackluster, in my opinion (not including all of its amazing backwards compatible GCN/Wii/WiiWare games or Virtual Console of course), but that along with its commercial underperformance can be traced back to Nintendo simply mishandling it. What it had available was a lot of fun regardless. I have some very fond memories of my Wii U, and I still own it to this day. I was stuck with it for several years, for monetary reasons, and I didn't pick up a Switch until 2021. It seems as though Nintendo has wished to "obsolete" the Wii U even further by porting many of its better first-party titles over to their shiny new hybrid. For a while, I was very bitter and jealous of those who had a Switch, and I wanted nothing to do with the company or console for years. There are complicated feelings, I appreciate the Switch more now, but I still love my Wii U for the great memories and games. It's the last Nintendo system that had that uniquely Nintendo charm to it as well. I very much miss the menus, particularly the main screen with all the Miis running around. The music, much like the Wii's iconic menu, was so cozy and nostalgic! And little touches like the shop's slot machine and especially the animation of all the Pikmin carrying the migrating data from my Wii to Wii U were awesome! This is certainly something that the Switch, and modern Nintendo in general, lacks, with its corporate, flavorless menus with no music. All in all, the Wii U is a greatly underappreciated console that hopefully will get more respect in retrospect by those like myself who actually enjoyed their time with its software. If nothing else, it was simply a step up from the original Wii (which I also feel is vastly over-hated these days) with its quirky new features that were decidedly hit-or-miss. A major stepping stone to where we are now. Without it, the Switch would probably have turned out very different. I agree with all of your points. Thank you so much for making this video.

[@darkness4807]

Seeing someone praise Wii Party U and Color Splash really makes my day.

[@mrkilo-g8794]

Great games that got overshadowed

[@Fluffieluke]

so many hours went into mario kart 8, breath of the wild, super mario 64, the ds remake, and so many more. the wii u is one of my favorite consoles, I got one a long time ago when my mom went to go get a replacement for our broken copy of new super mario bros wii, I grew up with that game, so when it was broken, I needed to get a new one. while my mom was at the store, she also bought a wii u with it. gotta say, the wii u is still being used to this day.

[@rhapsody2612]

The Wii U is the first console I got brand new. It was Christmas 2012, I was 5 years old and my dad comes down with a Wii U. That will be fully engraved into my mind! I am now 16 years old and this console is my all time favourite!

[@thebizzbox]

dam some nice cinematics good work

[@Styrophoamicus]

I got my Wii U used as a gift to myself. I went out and bought Mario Kart 8 the same day. Fired it up at my friend's place and we spent so long playing Nintendoland and Mario Kart. A lotta good memories with that one.

[@jasonmcy1]

excellent video! love the Wii U!! keep it up :]

[@theretrowizard8448]

I love my Wii U, I got mine right around the Year of Luigi, and it was cool to see a very active online community within the Miiverse. I love my Switch, but the Wii U just had some much charm to it., I hope Nintendo bring that back

[@lacriptavideoclub]

I LOOOVE my WiiU and it’s been connected since day one. Excellent video as always. I’ve been buying here and there some of my last games from the eShop before it’s closure😢. I 100% preferred the gamepad over the switch in termos of buttons locations and is just perfect fitting in my hands. And the menu music is just amazing, like you I could talk for ever about the Wii U.

[@wertywerrtyson5529]

Glad you mentioned the feeling of the discs. Sometimes I wonder if I was imagining it. They do feel smother and more satisfying to hold than discs from other consoles.

[@andrescube64]

The Wii U had a ton of personality

[@ByChrisClow]

Love the amiibo page dance. Rock it out!

[@ignacio633]

Great video. Thank you for it. And I love the Wii U. Such an amazing system.

[@ryancampbell955]

I still play my Wii U all the time. Super Mario 3D World was my daughter's first Mario experience. We play it often together and she's become a huge Mario fan. She even wanted a Princess Peach birthday last month for her 4th birthday lol. It is a great system, especially for families, and we've had a great time making memories playing it together.

[@isick357]

“Is Wuhu Island a real place can I go there pls” Man, don’t we all want to go there😢