What Happens When You Play the Wii U in 2021... Is it worth it??

[@jrob0021]

Would you still buy a Wii U in 2021?? No doubt it had some good games. But I have mixed feelings about it.

[@zxicyflamezx9891]

Yeah and you get the Wii games library as well o

[@SpaceOwl]

I'd get one for my collection, but I would probably never play it.

[@playstationgaming1847]

Hi Jacob R I'm your biggest fan! I watch all your console videos!

[@jrob0021]

If you have the opportunity to buy a Wii U for cheap then I think it's worth it, but at $200 I'm not so sure.. unless there are some games on the Wii U you really want to play

[@MetxsightseerRailfan]

Been 9 years since it came out.

[@4rev]

The Wii U was basically a big part of my late childhood. Its one of the reasons i love mario and nintendo games/consoles. That is the exact box I got mine in, and I immediately fell in love with it. My Wii U is in mexico at my grandma's house, and I am going there for vacation soon, so I would be able to play it again for the first time in years. Thank you for making a video on this as it bought back so many memories. edit: i played with my wii u am happ.

[@gerardoortizson919]

Thinking abt leaving mine in Mexico too lol, I have a ps4 here in the us, and I wanna have some entertainment in Mexico, and I think the Wii U would be a good choice.

[@qunt100]

I got the zelda Wii U wind waker one. That was cool.

[@AtrixRBX]

Same

[@trevorlawrence2384]

"What happens when you play the wii u in 2021".... you play the wii u in 2021...

[@timothyr.cyphers6939]

😆

[@sonicmaiden2871]

More like u play a wii in hd 😅

[@Landon_Hughes]

My guess was “it turns on” lol

[@sgtmatrix]

games are still loading :D

[@jonathanwade3882]

My guess is because you're starting to feel empty with the switch

[@wii43j]

Please get the Wii U! It has a built in Wii, it's easy as hell to mod, it has great titles, and it is compatible with all of your previous Wii games, unlike the Switch. If you mod it, you can play some Gamecube games as well.

[@qavix6089]

This system is actually one of the systems that I wish they were successful but they aren't like the Dreamcast

[@Danny-xe2sg]

I 800% agree. Wii u and Dreamcast are underrated

[@AugustusMcMillan]

i feel the same way

[@Negative915]

yeah i agree

[@boo1_gaming927]

6:28 The Wii U Game Pad could work as a TV remote because it has an infrared receiver to do so. Hitting the TV button will put up a num pad and volume and channel controls. You could even have it where it can control the cable box as well. There was also an app called Nintendo TVii where it was an extra layer to the TV experience, mostly for the audience interaction. The best example of the audience feedback would probably be live sports. On the Game Pad, it would ask users what would happen for the next play in real time. It was quite revolutionary, but Nintendo removed it before they even discontinued the Wii U anyway. This kind of audience interaction can still be seen today on Twitch since Amazon has some of the broadcasting rights for some Thursday Night Football games. During one of the games, it asked what was going to happen for the next play.

[@DWBTommySwirlandShine-e6s]

Indeed

[@osamasonfan]

Most game servers are still up and the games are good. Very underrated console. I got mine for 80-100 bucks on late 2018 btw. Worth it if you can find a deal

[@jrob0021]

Definetly has some good games

[@GameGodHunter]

monster hunter 3 ultimate servers are still up my dude

[@Natd0gsef]

Yeah so far a lot of listings I've seen on average about 135 bucks so far the only game that I know of that servers are getting shut down super Mario maker well least you can't upload courses but you can still play old ones

[@chococake9283]

@@Natd0gsef WAIT NOOOOOO THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES

[@joeyreidelbach5509]

of course the console was underrated due it flop big time if you compare it to the gamecube and N64.

[@starpier]

It is not a glorified Wii. It has introduced a load of different gaming experiences that are specific to this console. The Switch can port its games but it cannot port its control system nor its charm.

[@bt3743]

thats a good thing, The gamepad had shitty battery lfie wasted on a screen no game devloper ever actually used properly. It made the system more expensive and games that did use it hs dit shoehorned in in a terrible way

[@starpier]

@@bt3743 Deus Ex Human Revolution, Xenoblade X, Zelda Wind Waker HD, Wonderful 101, Zombi U, Nintendo Land, Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water, Starfox 0, Rayman Legends, Paper Mario Color Splash, Pikmin 3. These are in my opinion the AAA games that made proper use of the gamepad. Lets remove even Zombi U and Starfox, since they got bad reviews. You still have a decent amount of games that use the pad properly. But let me go back on topic, the Wii U was not a glorified Wii. Whoever says this has no clue what he is talking about.

[@luigi55125]

@@starpier Art Academy. I spent many hours in there lol.

[@jaguar4120]

Exactly. Welll said. I still love my Wiiu

[@joeyreidelbach5509]

the different gaming experiences did nothing to save the WiiU cause the WiiU pad was a joke and only some games took advantage of the WiiU pad where most did not and WiiU had lack of 3rd party support to the point where WiiU was becoming dry with games to the point WiiU depended on 1st party titles.

[@user-yq5sy4jx9x]

Just bought one. One very obvious shortcoming of the original Wii is lack of hdmi out, but wiiu is absolutely a great buy in 2021. About to play a bunch of Switch games for a quarter of the price

[@r3tr0sp3ct3r]

Wii U has full Wii functionality with hdmi built in, Idk why he said to get a Wii. If you want to play Wii games on modern tvs, the Wii U does it better.

[@spider-tom4543]

The Wii U is an amazing console and deserves more love!!! I still play mine everyday as it’s my main console!!!

[@DWBTommySwirlandShine-e6s]

I agree 👍 💯 It's not the worst console ever It's a great 👍 😀 😄 👌 😊 😉 one

[@Geek306]

It's totally worth it

[@julianx2rl]

Only if you're into homebrew honestly. Otherwise you're better off with an original Wii, because you can at least play Gamecube disks in it.

[@rev0lu7ion]

@@julianx2rl Ya if you homebrew, you can use nintendon't and still play gc games on wii u. if you use an injector, you can even have the icons right on the wii u home screen and play the games right on the gamepad. it's a little work but totally worth it.

[@flareon6472]

No not worth it only 200 games and only around 35 third party,the Wii U was dealt like a joke.

[@AaronWhatIFTran]

Unless you already own one, there is minimal reason to get one nowadays unless you REALLY want to play Xenoblade Chronicles X or something. Most of its library has been ported to Switch so it has very few exclusives left going for it. The only people who might start looking into this now are collectors or people who plan to use it for Homebrew (tbf the Wii U is an emulation beast). I say this as someone who bought one new in 2014 lol.

[@bluetrex-jc6fj]

@@AaronWhatIFTran ye but the wii u and its games are cheaper than the switch and switches

[@allsportnj]

Mod it, play it, love it.

[@Natd0gsef]

I think that's what's most people are doing to them these days and if you mod it you can play GameCube games

[@allsportnj]

@@man_15 That's why I have one Switch modded and one Switch Lite not. ;)

[@SplatSkill]

The only reason I got a Wii U was to play Splatoon on it

[@doafan455]

Man of culture, some of my friends got a Switch just to play Splatoon 2.

[@wakeupmrrra]

same

[@Natd0gsef]

I think that's the story for a lot of people

[@doafan455]

@@Natd0gsef Even when we already own the Switch and Splatoon 2 my daughter wanted the Wii U and Splatoon so had to purchase the console and the game.

[@Natd0gsef]

@@doafan455 I won't lie I'm doing the same thing in a few months because of Splatoon and if I buy it I'll have every base version of the Nintendo home consoles except of course I'm not buying the white Wii U with eight measly gigs and I just think the black one looks better anyway

[@TVAwesomeParodys]

I love using the Wii U in 2021! I use it to play the Skylanders games.

[@ymcs5935]

I still play the wii u to this day and the switch

[@sleepy6197]

Same! Both consoles are amazing in my opinion!

[@ymcs5935]

@@sleepy6197 I like to use the wii u bc it can play wii games too

[@huhijih.sndhjb4721]

İ only play the wii İ transported it to my grandma's home we play wii sport she is a pro in it ahhahahahah

[@danielpetkov5163]

@@huhijih.sndhjb4721 yeah I remember when the Wii was a big thing I feel kinda old now

[@supbro293]

i still enjoy the wii u its an amazing system with great games even as a switch owner i recommend it for the cheap ports

[@julianx2rl]

Yeah, for one, it doesn't have Joycon drift, so it has that going for it...

[@user-lr3yw1gu4m]

WOW! The last I heard the word “Wii U” was in 2017

[@user-tr3jw1df6q]

We you

[@efremeilu4960]

@@user-tr3jw1df6q Bro😭

[@SiCVoltage]

I can tell you don't sell your consoles. Thats a great thing.

[@danielpetkov5163]

I'm sad my dad sold my Xbox 360 when I was younger at least now I have a ps4 slim but I'm probably getting a ps5 in a year idk...

[@randomuser4178]

Wish I knew that before I sold my wii u. Very true

[@sears_mechaniker_tyler]

I love the wii u and had it since 2012 and its great, i never wanna sell it, i just wanna keep playing it which i do

[@seanf12012]

I think the game cube and wii u was so underrated.

[@RubyDash_]

The Wii U is Great for the virtual console games, especially because they’re much cheaper now and the switch only has nes and snes

[@spongebobsquarepants6167]

*calls emergency fire* 911: 911 what's your emergency? Man: MY HOUSE IS ON FIRE!!! 911: firefighter will be under way Firetrucks: WII U WII U WII U WII U WII U

[@ruthsevere8128]

UNDERRATED COMMEMT

[@yakko808]

Imagine seeing the fire fighters also playing the Wii U inside the car

[@vasthydra8355]

@@ruthsevere8128 its not underrated

[@Laynel8]

This was one game console which I've always been tempted to buy but just never got around to doing so 🤣

[@jrob0021]

Just wait until all of the exclusives from the Wii U are on the switch lol

[@aldmyboi]

@@jrob0021 it doesnt matter if theres no exclusives, the wii u just has a better feel than the switch with alot more stuff to do

[@Cruptile]

@@aldmyboi and the wii u had virtual console.. ds games

[@plasterchief9582]

Here is a list of Wii U exclusives as of 2021: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Xenoblade X Yoshi's Woolly World Nintendo Land Paper Mario Color Splash Star Fox Zero Mario Party 10 Mario Tennis Ultra Smash Zelda HD Remakes Virtual Console ZombiU Game and Wario Ultimate NES Remix Wii Fit U Wii Party U Wii Sports Club Animal Crossing amiibo festival

[@noneed4me2n7]

You should mod it as it lets you play the entire back catalog of GameCube and pretty much all Nintendo consoles and handhelds that came before it. Tons of guides and how to’s. I’ve got three, one stock and two modded and my kids (mostly grown now) still play them frequently. Still the best party console imho. I still play worldwide multiplayer with Mario Kart 8 and there’s still plenty of people playing it. Can’t speak on other multiplayer titles but for couch co-op it can’t be beat.

[@Negative915]

"Still the best party console" i agree

[@ali-reza121]

The 32 gb on the wii u was instant memory while the ps4 and xbox one used slow hdd's. Of course they are not as graphically intense, but all wii u games load much faster than xbox or ps4 games.

[@johny1220]

Saw your video where you put random discs into the Xbox Series X yesterday and you said you’d come up with an idea to make a video on the Wii U.. and here it is 😄😂

[@halami2149]

8:22 That's crazy that he said that, given the recent news of people finding their Wii U's dying from not being used for too long

[@Adz_2007]

along side the wii the wii u is a great thing to play during your spare time and in quarantine

[@M33344]

THE ONLY REASON I WOULD BUY A WII U TO PLAY WII GAMES IN HD AND WII SPORTS CLUB

[@Jdogg4089]

It doesn't play wii games in hd...

[@ericmiller2052]

The wii u is great for the virtual console. There is tons of games available on the virtual console including ds games

[@auxy6858]

Or just homebrew it like i did

[@joshuav875]

@@ericmiller2052 That’s one of the few reasons why I kept my Wii U after getting the Nintendo switch.

[@GenerationZ313]

@@Jdogg4089 well technically you can now easily play a Wii game on an HD Tv now since the Wii only came with composite cables.

[@doafan455]

Last week I purchased a complete Wii U with Mario 3D World, Splatoon and Pikmin 3 at one First Cash store for only 60 dollars, so hell am not gonna pay 60 dollars + taxes just for Bowser's Fury.

[@sanchezi684]

Where did you get that crazy deal?

[@doafan455]

@@sanchezi684 Am from México and because I live in the border with Laredo Texas some pawn shops from USA decided to open some of their stores here, you can get some amazing deals there, last year purchased a 2DS XL with six games for 40 bucks, as well a PS Vita and a DSi for only 10 dollars each one.

[@sanchezi684]

@@doafan455 lucky bro I’m from Washington state all sold out here near me can’t find any

[@shadow.dragon.decoded.2579]

On camera it looks brand new

[@odLust]

this was definitely nintendo experimenting for the switch

[@sallyj632]

I gave my Wii U away to my nephews. Then a year later regretted it, so I bought another off ebay. I just love it for retro games. Also, the Switch has yet to make a virtual console without it being a subscription. I prefer to own my games, something the Wii U allows me to do. Once eShop (for wii u) is gone, my downloaded games will still be there

[@gavinhicks5203]

I love the Wii u especially the original wii me and my little cousin always played Lego Star wars on the original wii

[@paddygillease]

Who leaves a wii u in there closet for 4 years 🤣

[@jrob0021]

Me

[@jakethegamer3974]

Not me

[@shamillow]

Why don’t you just sell it lmfao

[@jakethegamer3974]

@@shamillow nah

[@julianx2rl]

Me

[@frogs_are_cool3085]

To answer the question the title asks, yes. I just got Paper Mario color splash for the Wii U!😁😁😁😁

[@JorshPodGaming]

awesome game, 👌

[@x_x_wz]

You are very underrated. You deserve 2 Million or above

[@Tetrini]

I got one from my friend like last year and it was a good deal, I also bought Paper Mario Color Splash which is now my favorite nintendo game

[@j7sportvideo24]

Just got one from eBay in early January. Came as the splatoon and super smash bros edition box included for $197. Great condition works great. I also got mk8, super Mario world, breath of the wild, and nsmb u. I love this thing. I’m thinking of modding it idk yet. But I do recommend it it’s a emulation beast.

[@borisdg]

The TV button is literally remote control - changing channels, volume etcs.

[@jrob0021]

Kinda cool

[@Natd0gsef]

I think people only use that when they lost the TV remote

[@Feurigel1806]

@@Natd0gsef That's half true for me, my old TV remote was out of battery one time, so I used the WiiU XD

[@TimDespairBear11]

I still play my regular wii from time to time but I never bothered buying a Wii U or switch

[@dmo848]

Same here. Maybe 1 day if i find it cheap enough where i don't give a hoot

[@mackinac3086]

It's definitely worth it ,I had a Wii u untill I got a switch so I gave my Wii u to my sister and to this day she still plays smash bros and Yoshi's woolly world on it and I still play it with her

[@urukadooedwards7637]

"Here we got Some Standie Stand Things"......Cool Bro!!

[@blue-cloud-studios]

The Wii U is the best thing ever I'm definitely going to pick one up when I can, Mod it, than go all ham and the fact it has Wii compatibility is awesome I can actually still play my old Wii games while "getting" the Wii U games, so cool 😎

[@TheDatabaseNetwork]

The more Switch ports coming forth, the more useless the Wii U becomes.

[@jrob0021]

True

[@borisdg]

Not really. You can play many games on the Wii U which you can't on Switch + the homebrew is amazing.

[@jakethegamer3974]

Not really but okay

[@chadlane9513]

Not really because of virtual console of Nintendo 64 and super Nintendo and Wii and they're fully backwards compatible with the Wii along with the accessories and not all games got forwarded over super smash Brothers Wii u didn't and for a collector's standpoint there worth keeping because it's Nintendo second worst selling console of all all timeand they're already starting to go up in value they sell for around a hundred fifty bucks or more complete and that's why I'm not getting rid of mine

[@mrgabrielfantastic5895]

Wii u was technically the first Switch

[@Seankoops]

I mean, before Mario Maker 2 arrived, we still had SMM1 to ATLEAST make us play the Wii U, it's a great consoke to use for homebrew, especially for emulators, except for N64 PS1 GC and probably some more. But tbh i loved the wii u and it's my favortie console ever, underrated tbh

[@MithosDagon]

It is awesome modded. Even though it is kinda redundant for me since I can just emulate the Wii, GameCube and VC games on PC/Steam Deck, I like the feel of playing with the console/game pad.

[@josephgaler829]

They didn’t remove Netflix, I still watch it in my room but I can also watch it on my series s or Xbox one but I think I should just enjoy it while it last’s

[@FightOstinFight]

Wii U is my second favorite Nintendo console. I loved mine

[@rockyramsy]

Up next: what happens when you play 3DO in 2021

[@liamdvdreview6490]

This is a sequel to the 2019 hit!

[@TJFifaGod]

MY FIRST AND MY FAVOURITE GAMES CONSOLE

[@j7sportvideo24]

Netflix does work as well as KZbin. All internet services up and running to this day.

[@arcues8518]

I've never stopped playing my wii u

[@scpnoobers]

Man I remember play call of duty games on this good times too bad it broke down and replaced by a Xbox 360

[@mega_danker982]

Idc what people say this was my childhood console and loved it played games like Mario cart 8, super Mario 3d world, super smash bros. I loved it so i just got it today:) so happy

[@judechabot5120]

Real ones started on the original wii 🤌

[@ihavehopeforu]

The wiiu was my childhood

[@seraksixx5533]

i still playing it wiiu is an awesome console ever beside wii and 3ds

[@trfozty]

thanks for the love to the Wii u brother

[@aidanhelfrich4887]

The 8 gb or basic wii u did not come with Nintendo land o and I got a wii u off of Ebay recently apparently it doesn't have a single scratch according to the seller and photos we shall see

[@jrob0021]

Hopefully it comes in good condition

[@toms5685]

I`m playing thru Zelda Twilight Princess HD atm. Still such a good game. Having the map in your hand is great. Mod it bro

[@jakebillingham8551]

I’m playing my wii u in 2022 even though I have a Nintendo switch

[@mattclark2670]

I got mine at launch and just started playing it again today! 😆

[@2FrostyforU]

recommended goin crazy today

[@supreme9857]

love the videos been watching sense early 2019

[@supreme9857]

wow you hearted my comment

[@phrg8332]

buy one! their getting rare and expensive, trust me. bought mine for 70 bucks and now they're going for 130

[@chadlane9513]

The crazy thing is i got one at Goodwill about two weeks ago and it had Mario kart 8 download on it I got it in the way section for three bucks and it works I have gotten game sports since then and I got Pikmin 3 super smash Brothers Wii u and the new super Mario Brothers and I plan on keeping the system because they're going to go up in value specially the GamePad

[@spazzz_0]

my wii u didn’t have nintendo land but it had mario kart 8 and the dlc so that’s probably why

[@jrob0021]

I'd rather have mario kart than nintendo land lol

[@Lanethers]

7:56 yes,the wii u came with the Wii Motion Controlls

[@letssaveourplanet5738]

I Just bought xenoblade chronicles x and It's awesome

[@bread9276]

If you play a Wii u in 2021, secret Nintendo agents will bust your kneecaps, confiscate your Wii u, and throw you in a river with concrete shoes.

[@kalel_collado7656]

Who else miss this error of consoles rip mii

[@Climhazzard_]

title:what happens when you play wii u in 2021? me: this service has been discontinued

[@sonicthehedgehognerd3219]

Eshop works fine, i still use it regularly

[@jrob0021]

Good to hear

[@sonicthehedgehognerd3219]

Overall id say its a better buy than the original wii for sure, i mean original wii doesn't have eshop anymore and the eshop is arguably better than the switch eshop due to the virtual console alone, not to mention the appearance of the shop compared to switch, also with wii u you can play all the wii library including wii u games, still worth the price imo, obviously some people aren't going to feel the same way and thats fine. Game on!

[@Yercion]

@@sonicthehedgehognerd3219 two words ruin your explanation no gamecube but no hate

[@gavinburt]

The Wii U pro controller makes a big difference when you play the Wii U

[@MetxsightseerRailfan]

Had a Wii U when I was 11.

[@1ring774]

To be fair spawn wave did just make this same type of video a couple days ago lol.

[@fabiangomez5282]

Nice videos you make

[@dmo848]

Funny how i jus got an adapter for my new tv to play the og Wii system. Modded it with letterbomb to play all games off usb stick s. So easy to do. Pretty sure it can be done on here also

[@Unocd]

I played the Wii U back in 2013 at Best Buy

[@starless-vote142]

yoo dude i know you already took it out the box before u just put it back in to make the vid

[@budge1972]

Games like Devils Third are so expensive in the USA but here in the UK its much cheaper

[@pavlovsky0]

it seems like you never used that or set it up initially

[@reemademashki7656]

i think there’s wii u still selling stores somewheRe around my place

[@GAMESYSTEMHUNTER]

what happens when you play a wii u, regardless of year? the same thing that happens when you turn it on any other time.

[@vincentmiller7332]

Back in the day I had a Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD Nintendo Wii U and it did not come with Nintendo Land there's some that don't come with Nintendo Land

[@jrob0021]

Gotcha

[@raelfert5268]

Mine didnt came with nintendo land

[@chococake9283]

The switch is good, but I miss the Wii U. It was my first video game console, and I spent so many years playing it. I remember getting in heated debates on the miiverse page for smash 4 over who the best fighter was. A list of my favorites include: Pikmin 3 Zelda Wind Waker HD Super Mario Maker Splatoon (original) Nintendo Land (still waiting for a switch port) Yoshi’s Wooly World Man, now that I think about it, the Wii U brought me some great memories Rest In Peace, Wii U. 2012-2020

[@soulmourne2698]

The thing is the wiiu had flash memory like the one you find in phones or the switch and 32 gigs was very expensive in 2012, i preffer that kind of memory is faster has less errors and doesn't make sound like a hard drive and they used that couse the wiiu is a small system they couldn't use a hard drive they would have made the system bigger

[@jrob0021]

Yeah, still just odd to think about 32gb vs 500gb tho lol

[@techreviews1583]

When I was like 9 I got a Wii U at launch and I only got it because it had minecraft

[@mrblaz1893]

Did you get other games for it?

[@techreviews1583]

@@mrblaz1893 no lol 😂

[@techreviews1583]

I did have a Wii so I played lots of Wii games on it

[@mrblaz1893]

@@techreviews1583 lol ;)

[@Dark-xv9iz]

@@techreviews1583 how did you not get board with just playing minecraft?

[@axolty413]

U should buy one of the blast from the past bundles form gamestop

[@jrob0021]

I bought ps4 blast from the past from GameStop. Gonna do a video soon

[@radin9281]

The TV button turns your wii u gamepad into a TV remote

[@MySplatterhouse]

I still boot up Monster Hunter Tri Ultimate and Devils Third every now and then.👍🏿👍🏿

[@megapunch9693]

8 GB was on the system for 200$ and what you have is the 32Gb for 250$

[@YoungMrBlue]

Even if I got the Wii u I'd have to buy all the other consoles just to get a jumble of good games I wanna play

[@alexander2685]

I downloaded fatal frame black maiden it's so worth it.

[@undeadgenesis6713]

Next video: What happens if you hack a Wii U in 2021 FBI OPEN UP!!! 🏃💨

[@jrob0021]

Lol

[@JustB3NJI]

Now most of the good games are on switch, and running better, the WiiU even for the retro scene doesn't have much going for it. I will say though Nintendoland was in fact really good. Hated it to begin with and not at all impressed, but once you spend some time with it, it's amazing. Managed to get 4 others for a few gaming sessions and we seriously loved it. That Asymmetric multiplayer really was fun

[@dhay03]

Wait what? Wii U is like the ultimate Nintendo retro machine. It has the ability to play games from the NES, SNES, N64, DS, Wii, and GBA via Eshop with the Wii being backwards compatible. And if you mod it, you can get GC playback out of it that Nintendo locked off for some reason. It’s far better than Switch in that regard.

[@tacoduckk4099]

3:58 you can see his face