Here's Why The Wii U Never Had A Chance (ft. BeatEmUps, Scott The Woz, Wulff Den, MVG)

[@SpawnWave]

Thanks to everyone who helped in the video, their channels are all in the description. Wanted to have this out before the end of 2018 and we cut it close! Some of these parts were recorded months ago and it took a bit to get everyone together, but I think it turned out great! Have a great New Years tonight and I'll see you tomorrow to kick off 2019 with News Wave!

[@kevin34334]

May I say that's some high contrast on the Wii U, and box unless It's the Pearl White edition. I love it though.

[@brandoboyer731]

It just works

[@AhLadiesman217]

Have a great new years tonight as well, hope it'll be good for everyone

[@coolfool261]

Dude, you didn't need a video this long for this. Just say it was basically just a Wii upgrade with a special type of controller. Plus, the time between it's release and the switch wasn't very long. I'm sure there were other issues. But, that's all that needs to be said. Lol

[@matthewdaviau7411]

I thought the collaboration was great !

[@BeatEmUps]

The Wii U didn't fail in my heart ❤

[@xenobestx8423]

YAY! Finally someone who loved the Wii U like me!

[@buckroger6456]

I bought a Wii U an loved it. Never got why people hated on it so much.

[@xenobestx8423]

Buck Roger The...TRULY AMAZING AND NOT AT ALL CRINGY COMMERCIALS is why,

[@ignoreme8841]

We all hate you

[@adrnmndz]

This was amazing guys great crossover!

[@bryanmiller476]

Best part of the Wii U is that it got me a free Switch lol Cuz just two months before the switch was released, our house was broken into and the Wii U happen to be one of the items stolen, we told our insurance company about the upcoming switch and that the Wii U was being discontinued so they gave us a check to buy the switch

[@donkeydarren]

You deserved that switch LoL!

[@breadiscool22]

Wow you're lucky

[@yabbadabbindude]

Noice

[@theinnervoiceoftodoroki8839]

Yes, getting your house broken into is very lucky.

[@AaronKaiMCDNLD]

thank you burglar for the free switch

[@reggiefils-aime9798]

Woah, where'd you find that switch prototype at?

[@xenobestx8423]

Reggie Fils-aime CMON REGGIE GIVE US MOTHER 3!!!

[@shroomie108]

@@xenobestx8423 pretty please?

[@reggiefils-aime9798]

@@xenobestx8423 how about this instead?? 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@xenobestx8423]

Reggie Fils-aime Hey, get back on the PlayerEssence stream.

[@Angultra]

Someone left it at a bar.

[@Finnishmanni]

The second screen was so useful! When my parents wanted to watch tv i didn't need to stop playing i could just play it as hand held.

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

Ikr!

[@sanggarbadutyoyo]

And when you just move about 10 meter. boom out of connection 😁

[@Esteban-nk3nm]

@@sanggarbadutyoyo in that same 10 meters the switch needs to get recharged lol😆

[@khoado2060]

@@Esteban-nk3nm As if the wii u gamepad last any longer.

[@BlownMacTruck]

A hacked Wii U (which is dead simple to do) is one of the best consoles for playing retro games ever - you can play every single Wii and Gamecube game *natively* (no emulation) with an HDMI out, instantly allowing you modern access to all of your old games. All those people that pay for expensive HDMI outs for their GCN? Hack your Wii U and get it easily. Add in the emulators and you have all the retro love you want with a great controller.

[@mattbrabham6351]

Do you have any video tutorials that you would recommend over others?

[@knbagnall]

@Sora_Naut gbatemp.net/threads/guide-community-noob-guide-to-wii-u-hacking.451297/

[@thundercloud2982]

And this is why the Wii U is one of the most versatile consoles ever. Absolutely one of my favorite systems of all time.

[@ALinkToReno]

sadly you can't homebrew a wii u from Belgium I tried multiple times it just doesn't work

[@Den-qz3rm]

BlownMacTruck and thats another reason why i still have a wii u

[@supermaiofroge]

Scott the Woz is taking over youtube confirmed ... not that i would be against it.

[@InnoVintage]

he's already conquered two subreddits

[@JustN1Shott]

Honestly, he deserve it. I sub to him when relaxalex recommended him and i love his channel ever since

[@nullnull5976]

1Shott same

[@7Be]

I like beatemups too

[@soy.sauce6917]

Amen

[@JoeSavySC2]

I took my son to Best Buy when he was 4 years old. We bought a Wii U, extra controller and Mario 3D World. We spent hundreds of hours playing games together. Best purchase I ever made.

[@JustStayingGroovy]

Makes me glad you made memories.

[@robn2066]

That's so sweet! I know this is an old comment but I used to play wii sports and new super mario bros wii with my family for ages and i made great memories with it, nintendo consoles really have a different feel

[@udance4ever]

yes! wanted to play video games w my 6 year old niece for the first time & Mario Kart was a fail - she didn't get the controls & it didn't help her self-esteem to always come in last place. then I popped in Super Mario 3D & collaborative games are the future - she loved working together towards a common goal & that we could help each other out - she loved making decisions together. so much more laughter, joy, and good vibes! ⭐

[@kysaralsodoesgaming7481]

They said Avengers: Infinity War was the biggest crossover yet.

[@RepingableName2430]

Both of which are incorrect, this is the biggest and most ambitious crossover ever

[@bard0r606]

'benges'

[@monkeyplays5901]

You beat me to it by 7 months

[@havenmcgarity1472]

I came here to make this comment

[@arbiter-]

That was nice of JonTron to collab with you

[@theduccubus1946]

LOL you think that was JonTron HAHAHAHAH XD u r so fuxking dumb XD lol WORNG@!@!!

[@HeroOfTime303]

@FreakyGamingStudios I think playface just baited you, my friend

[@relativokay4]

@FreakyGamingStudios r/woooooosh

[@Nitrodino7875]

Hardee har harr. What if we were all wooshed?

[@camelcam6008]

@@theduccubus1946 r/wooOosHs00ShHH yoU sTupOd IdIOt haAhAh

[@RAXtheGREAT]

now this was a collab! haha so awesome good work guys!

[@Kazpper88]

NOW ALL WE NEED IS YOU AND WOZ A REGULAR ON SPAWNCAST #STILLWAITING #LOL #😆

[@Garrysullivanjones]

Agoraphobia

[@cheesyquokka]

I saw the ads and always wanted one, so one day after school, my mom surprised me with a wii u spatoon bundle, and it was amazing

[@FrancoPantoja]

What a good mom

[@PluginYami]

My mom did the same thing with the DS lite. Gotta love our mothers for going above and beyond to make their children happy

[@tommyd2484]

Lucky

[@redseasplitter]

Same with the Wii, I was walking home like usuall and my stepdad had actually gotten the last one from a buddy of his at Wal-Mart and it was pretty great we played for a long while and had a grand ok time the one reason why I want a Wii U is because it's. A beast of a Wii and I'm waiting on mine to arrive today.

[@manimprettyhorny7291]

Same dude, she suprised me with the mario kart 8 bundle :)

[@Lumalee_Jay]

“Bob from Wulff Den actually still plays his Wii U quite frequently” Once June 2019 hits no he won’t.

[@trunestor]

cool

[@thunderbolt_blitz]

Mario Maker! ²

[@michaelwalsh6276]

Mariomaker2!

[@fartmangaming9272]

and you was would be will were right

[@cokaneds]

@@fartmangaming9272 ... What?

[@fnln3011]

Answer: Everyone thought it was a fancy Wii while it was actually a fancy DS console with a Wii duct taped to it

[@PapaSage]

3DS HD with a huge anchor chained to it 😅

[@toadrules4658]

It exists. It's called Citra.

[@buster3698]

I didn’t even know it was a new console. I though the Wii U was just the game pad controller thing that would then connect to the Wii. I never really saw it as a full console.

[@Aligatorxx3]

This is so true 😭😂

[@AaronKaiMCDNLD]

it's a ds but the upper screen was your tv

[@MysticAuror]

Now this is awesome baby

[@blobbman]

Wise words from Jon tron

[@justinquezada5902]

Awesome baby college hoops

[@selfloathinggameing]

“The Wii U needed to fail so that the Switch could succeed!” -Nintendo Fans “No Johns.” -Reggie

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

@Johnny Silverhand you ugly

[@Martin-ux8du]

@Johnny Silverhand AAAAAAAAAAAA

[@MUSIKO]

Wulf colab was the best "Mario Maker!" 🤣

[@Srcsqwrn]

Mario Maker was literally the only reason why I had a Wii U for a while.

[@sonicmania6753]

Srcsqwrn & Smash and 3D World

[@Srcsqwrn]

I had Smash on the 3DS and played it casually. 3D World was eh.

[@LionelMessi-oq1kh]

Musiko I love your song you inspired me

[@stllbreathnbut_y1844]

3:42 Your welcome.

[@ranchonbread4905]

Wow, JonTron is in this video! Wait...

[@TheBrazilRules]

He is JonTron, just younger

[@coolspot117]

"Why does it say JonTron?" I chuckled

[@nnf2160]

I died

[@ilikelegos4247]

I laughed cos i love me the scott wozz

[@ozthewizar]

MARIO MAKER

[@flamingoodness4923]

I see a Scott, I press the video. That’s simply the way of the woz

[@Bobby8451]

Is that really the way it WOZ?

[@TheEmbessyNetwork]

Woz knows the way!

[@therunawaykid6523]

I saw barry Scott he says bang and the dirt is gone 😉

[@bard0r606]

@@therunawaykid6523 stop it you hå gods, whadda conn

[@CathrineMacNiel]

Hey y'all Jon here!

[@flamincheeto]

And they said infinity war was the most ambitious crossover event in history...

[@66group]

But this isn’t a crossover?

[@macrofurry5741]

@@66group MEME. You idiot imbecile.

[@TimeLagGaming]

The Wii U’s *_Failure_* set up the Switch’s *_Success!!_* I miss the Wii U too lol. This was an amazing video and such an ambitious crossover!

[@RadiaUmbra]

Well said.

[@jammo7370]

Was it though? Nintendo would have put HD graphics on their next console regardless. There was no way a modern home console could sell without at least 720p resolution at the bare minimum. Nintendo is known for doing weird and innovative things, so I believe a system like the Switch would have come out eventually even without the Wii U to serve as a failed predecessor.

[@TimeLagGaming]

Cuppa, yes a Switch like system could have still been released even if the Wii U never existed. But it probably would have failed just like the Wii U. Nintendo learned a lot from the failure of the Wii U. That’s why we’ve seen a completely new Nintendo ever since the release of the Switch.

[@devin5201]

@@jammo7370 It's not just the console's horsepower, remember those cringey Wiiu ads? Nintendo did a lot wrong when it comes to showing the Wiiu to the masses including the very name.

[@girou3834]

Switch failed when NSO came out.Everything is fine but the online P2P.

[@UndeadCollector]

What most ppl also don't know: you can use the Wii U Gamepad as a "TV" for Wii Games. Even Wii Motes works with it, because the Gamepad has an "inbuild" Sensor Bar. So for Example: You can play Super Mario Galaxy and can collect Stardust with the Wii Mote pointing on the Wii U Gamepad.

[@c.r.bouton1842]

Huh, I never knew that

[@thebongoplayer1535]

I've played guitar hero Wii games on the gamepad before, I put it on a stand on my kitchen bench and shred a song or 2 while waiting for things to cook lol

[@whiteknight5100]

Holy smokes, that's a hidden secret right there!

[@Neccese]

@@Business_News that's the official name dummy

[@nikicoppola2974]

I knew that. It wasn't possible at Launch but it became possible after an update ( 3 or 4?). Nice to play wii games without the tv and give the family peace.

[@beastmode7946]

If the Wii was an enhanced Gamecube, and the Wii U was essentially an enhanced Wii, does that mean that the Wii U is an extremely enhanced Gamecube?

[@JustStayingGroovy]

That's quite the syllogism

[@they2kguy822]

Technically yes, as it still uses the same processor family as the gamecube. Also it still can run GameCube game’s natively.

[@raaymonf]

Kinda is. The Wii Menu mode on Wii U is a TRIPLE-clocked GameCube, while Wii was a double-clocked GameCube. But yeah, most of the Wii U is a Wii.

[@samuelbarrios7749]

The Wii U was also backwards compatible with the Wii

[@Axel-1999]

If you already own a Gamecube, THIS is the better Wii

[@cuttyzonthebeat9634]

I didn't know that i was going to buy a wii for my neice and nephews and to play a few games myself once and a while that i miss but i might get a wii u and mod it to get a punch of old snes games

[@frapippo420]

@@cuttyzonthebeat9634 if you modded your wii u, you HAVE to try Nintendont! ;)

[@cuttyzonthebeat9634]

@@frapippo420 what is it

[@frapippo420]

@@cuttyzonthebeat9634 a homebrew software to play gamecube games natively (since the cpu is an evolution of the gamecube power pc gecko it doesn't resort to emulation). if you are interested in retrogame is a very powerful tool. It also let you play on the gamepad, which IMO is a big plus ♥️

[@Nostalgiohn1994]

I can't believe you got JonTron!

[@joeygreathouse3029]

These are just normal dudes lmao why is everyone acting so weird

[@o_oro-q1k]

@@joeygreathouse3029 wooosh

[@xt6997]

@@joeygreathouse3029 its because hes one of the meme gods lol

[@joeygreathouse3029]

@@xt6997 OMG A KZbinR IS FEATURED IN A KZbin VIDEO!!! *squirts tears outta his wanger*

[@joeygreathouse3029]

@@o_oro-q1k It's okay, you don't have to admit it!!! We wouldn't have known if you hadn't of admitted it lmao I know who JonTron is, no woosh on my end - my point is that youtubers are just people not high paid celebs or gods or something XD People should kinda expect youtubers to be in youtube videos But whatev little dudie whoosh if ya wanna, I'd prefer get shit personally

[@mrgamer21799]

The biggest crossover since Smash Bros.

[@RetroTechSelect]

Why they even had an 8GB model, I will never know. I had to pick up a hard drive for my 32GB model almost immediately.

[@chrisd8180]

The black was a the 64 gb. Mine is the 32gb and in 8 years it still has room left. Wii U games are compressed or something, because a 32gb somehow is not full after so many years. Now 32gb on a ps4 would fit half a game, But somehow Nintendo accomplished it.

[@Pejelo]

Because you can put more storage without wasting so much for a bigger storage ver. I mean, in mexico, the 8 and 32 was a 1000mxn difference. With that difference money you could buy a 1TB hardrive for a cheapest price console.

[@patricks.7951]

@@ScootTooner I don't think the color matters, I have a black that is 8gb

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

@@chrisd8180 there was no 64 GB Wii U dude ._.

[@Mekudan]

@@patricks.7951 there are no black wii us with 8gb, all white ones are 8gb and all black ones are 32gb.

[@Double-0-Heaven]

The greatest KZbin collaboration ever

[@hectortheinspector6838]

Minus BeatEmUps

[@pumajos]

Hell yeah

[@Mii.2.0]

Most ambitious crossover!

[@rosedotmov]

Have you seen "It's Awesome Baby"?

[@Mii.2.0]

@@rosedotmov Yes, and it's awesome, baby!

[@Kirvyx]

HEY ALL, BEAT WAVE THE WOZ HERE

[@juanlayrisse9895]

YES!!!

[@catherinehigueros8142]

kirvyx SCOTT TOILET PAPER HERE

[@michaelvasquez5382]

God I love Scott for no reason other then he's Scott

[@jsc315]

You mean JonTron

[@JoJo-rm8lc]

The Woz

[@liquidnails5867]

Awesome baby!

[@michaelmanning9028]

I honestly prefer the wii u pad, it feels more comfortable to me than the switch does. That and my joy sticks in my wii u dont drift lol.

[@JonTheJedi]

It was definitely more comfortable to play with. I have small hands and the Switch still feels small to me. It also make my hands go to sleep when I play hand held mode for a while.

[@brittanynguyen3794]

Same

[@jorge_m-h4g]

How is the Wii U game pad comfortable? The freakin tablet controller is way bigger and more heavy than the switch and the pro controller

[@michaelmanning9028]

@@jorge_m-h4g exactly it's bigger I've got arthritis in my hands and holding the switch for prolonged amount of time to make my hands cramp really bad the Wii U pad is bulking up it doesn't do that to me

[@jorge_m-h4g]

Michael Manning are you talking about that your hands are even way to big than the normal controller to hold?

[@thomridgeway1438]

For those who mock the Wii U, we wouldn't have the Nintendo Switch without it - it's called evolution.

[@unwithering5313]

That's a good point Sometimes it's better to do something that ends up rubbish because you can learn from it (as opposed to not doing anything at all)

[@brawlgaming4612]

I'm pretty fucking sure we know what evolution is,dumbfuck

[@aidenhanson884]

"Sometimes you've gotta take a nasty shit before you can take a better shit." -Avgn

[@OnePunchYume]

It was still ripped on before the Switch announcement.

[@TheBrazilRules]

I think you mean the Wii was called Revolution. But seriously, there are some gems still exclusives to the Wii U that make it very Worth it.

[@sinom]

I actually did play the Wii U after I got a switch. Because I still had to finish Xenoblade X and of course... *MARIO MAKER*

[@cirlu_bd]

"why does it say JonTron" man you killed me, thanks !

[@Erik-zd2oi]

😐🔫🏀🌐

[@skyblailock7248]

Still one of my personal favorite consoles of all time. I don't blame the system itself, but the marketing instead. And I actually still prefer how the Wii U gamepad feels in my hands compared to my Switch. I have my Switch, Wii U, and regular New 3DS available for me to play at anytime.

[@AlexRetroMusic]

Sky Blailock Same. Where some people may feel the Wii U gamepad is chunky, I see it as comfortable.

[@rolan5948]

Sky Blailock the switch feels so terrible in the hand for me, even when i play on hand held i use the pro controller

[@kellennicholson4488]

@@rolan5948 I recommend having protector cases on. It gives it that very slight bulk the joy-con's are missing

[@UebelBAM]

I once witnessed a child in an electronic store, he wanted a Wii U system. But his parents took the Wii, saying "Look, this is cheaper. We'll buy this one, and the tablet later". That was years after the Wii U release, people didn't even know that Nintendo released a new generation hardware ...

[@Eltrotraw]

I recall people at the E3 launch were confused on what the WiiU was during its initial reveal. It didn't help that all they showed off was the tablet at the time. If even the nerds at E3 couldn't tell what the WiiU was at first, that's a big death sentence for the system's marketability right there.

[@UebelBAM]

@FinalNinja They chose right by accident, but i sure hope they didn't buy a Wii U controller later on, wondering why it didn't work.

[@stevenasante8662]

@FinalNinja It really isn't. I thoight so before I bought a Wii U myself because of all the collective dissapointment. But the Wii U is literally a superior HD version of the original wii. It is completely backwards compatible and is compatible with the nunchucks

[@thundercloud2982]

That's horrible.

[@moutinexeidwkei]

I know a person who worked in a video games store and I can confirm that. He had to explain again and again that they are different systems and still people felt confused. Too bad because I think WiiU is awesome. There are so many amazing games I'm still playing.

[@jonjackson2188]

The Wii U can emulate GameCube games perfectly, it makes me sad that Nintendo didn’t take advantage of that

[@gabrieltorres6633]

It doesn't emulate it but yeah they could have had adapaters to connect GC controllers to wii u and play NGC games.

[@TheRealBruceWayne01]

@@gabrieltorres6633 they do have an adapter for the gamecube controller.

[@DeskoDev]

*natively run GameCube games, both through the semi-official unused GameCube VC and Nintendon't.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

Its because the Wii U is based on Wii tech,wich was made with alot of GCN components

[@jemert96]

@@jesusramirezromo2037 the original Wii came with software that could execute GameCube code (MIOS) natively. For the Wii U, they removed this feature, but they kept the Wii codebase as virtual Wii mode, which runs underclocked on the Wii U. Nintendont is just a modified version of MIOS that can run in the virtual Wii environment

[@KingCorphish]

I watched for Scott the Woz 😂

[@vikramchakraborty1024]

Same.

[@basti329]

*JonTron

[@lavatoryglory2904]

Same

[@flarethetaco3609]

Hey KingCorphish!

[@wozthescott2804]

Hey Scott,here all

[@justpinklasagna]

4:12 Everyone in the future who knows that Mario maker two exists sees this joke is Cringe now but it used to be a really big concern it’s not anymore he probably doesn’t play his Wii U at all anymore because of Mario maker two

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

Shut up

[@Arranus]

The games have different physics that's the only reason why now

[@KING-bt1tm]

Watching this on my Wii U.

[@thenovaperson]

Watching this one my switch fortunately

[@sanchezo95]

@@thenovaperson Savage

[@thenovaperson]

Thanks

[@Logun2549]

You can't type comments in that version

[@thenovaperson]

I was watching it on my switch, then I commented on my pc.

[@ET_Videos]

WiiU with a pro controller is still a great system to have!! Wii games + all the Nintendo exclusives are enough games to keep you busy for years!

[@jaguar4120]

I'm still need to catch up with backlog of games I haven't finished. Plus switch game as well.

[@ricdafric7565]

EXACTLY!!! I agree 100%. I think everyone keeps bashing the console without even knowing or playing it. The console is amazing. I own every single first party Wii U game in my library. I will not get rid of this system and I will still use it. Woz is a fool. One of the best consoles ever made that sold horribly. And reiterating what one of these guys said, it had some of the best games on that console.

[@jaguar4120]

@@ricdafric7565 Totally agree. The WiiU had the best game like Bayonetta 1 and Bayonetta 2 and Super Mario 3D land.

[@BZLentertainment]

Plus better virtual console on eshop and free online

[@pokiblue5870]

I actually loved my wii u ! While my parents were using the Tv i rly enjoyed playing on the sreen some Zelda breath of the wild or Mario maker or Pikmin 3 , yoshi wooly , smash bros , tbh theres enough games to keep u busy !

[@s3studios597]

I still play my Wii U for Smash 4 mods, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, and Wonderful 101. Not to mention Bayonetta 2 which I already have on there. It's also good for internet browsing, and I love the offscreen mode. I still get so much use outta that.

[@alien-probeunit4649]

And now Wulff Den has no reason to play his Wii U

[@victormasih4768]

OMG you got Jontron

[@bonifiedyewis7517]

I've been using my Wii U for the past 4 years and i still dont get bored

[@zacharywilliams9708]

Imagine lying

[@zacharywilliams9708]

@CloudMyst 😐

[@adamlahav5795]

Me too!

[@cookiealbum]

Marvel: The most ambitious crossover event in history Spawn Wave: hold my beer

[@MP-nq9ht]

Sakurai: Hold my non-alcoholic beverage

[@JYDollahsign]

Lul no.

[@enoshparsaibarniv8236]

Yup

[@badabum2181]

Mario Maker 2 is coming... BOB HAS BEEN SATISFIED

[@hideofreakingkojima5457]

Bob after the announcement: Finally I'm free, *I'M FREEE!!*

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

Why is you pfp a third party switch controller?

[@djb6496]

As a Wii & Wii U owner, the Wii U should have been named something else with a console hardware design that did not make it look exactly like the Wii at a glance. So many people thought the Gamepad was an add-on to the Wii. Look up reviews on amazon; so many mothers and grandmothers bought a Wii U game for a Wii and complained it wouldn't work, not knowing it shouldn't! Nintendo failed at differentiating and marketing! The game library itself was excellent, but did lack 3rd party...

[@davidmcgill1000]

It wasn't marketed at all and Nintendo ignored it for YEARS. No wonder it failed. Ubisoft was the only developer doing anything in the early years and they bailed out after a year or two after seeing it being ignored. It definitely fits being a successor of the Gamecube instead of the Wii.

[@v31003]

A few years ago I bought Mario Kart 8 on Craigslist from a kid who's mom thought it would play on his Wii.

[@mspeter97]

The biggest failure in marketing here was the E3 2011 trailer. They only mention "the new controller" I think that's what created the confusion in the first place

[@acadianalien]

@dj b Not just mothers and grandmothers, I thought the exact same thing and I was a teen. I felt like it came out all of sudden with no marketing. My friend showed it to me and I was like ''oh yeah, I forgot about Nintendo's system''. It took me a few hours to get how the system worked

[@geminisfl]

@acadianalien It happened to me too! I'm not a noob at videogames, yet the first time I saw the WiiU reveal trailer, I was not sure exactly what I was watching.

[@WilG082]

Just bought a used Wii U for $50 It came with NintendoLand and Mario 3D world Then I got xenoblade chronicles, NES remix, Mario Maker and both HD Zeldas for about $100 Did I do okay?

[@mwilliams7511]

Wil C-137 you’re winning.

[@mkps1988]

You did good I pay $150 year ago my 32gb wiiu with Mario kart 8

[@SierraHerb]

Fantastic deal!🙌

[@ElliottTrout]

Fuck yeah u did, u could make a couple hundo just flipping it to someone else.

[@sunspot5]

Yeah I paid $90 for the Wii U and Lego city undercover

[@TOMMYTV-xl5fb]

Great collaboration. The only other person missing is Dick Vitale.

[@willbowden6897]

Awesome Baby!

[@codo8584]

@@willbowden6897 Man I love Dick Vitale!

[@johnyjohny5675]

He’s the perfect mix of Dick and Vitale!

[@kaimystic1949]

TOMMY.TV it’s awesome baby!

[@TOMMYTV-xl5fb]

Lol

[@christianfonseca1674]

The one time Scott didn’t open with “Hey all, Scott here” other than “The Internet And You”

[@8ballmoe]

The Wii U absorbed my friends soul.....

[@SakuraAvalon]

Well then, just beat it in a children's card game to win their soul back.

[@MutatedGuy]

The downfall was the marketing and the name. I remember getting into an argument over the Wiiu just being an add on for the wii. People thought it was just a controller for the Wii.

[@juancgonzalez2102]

Doesn't help that month's before the Wii UDraw pad came out

[@ayoSinFGC]

I'm dead...."we actually got him"

[@kiiicks]

Scott has such a relaxing voice, it’s so casual and natural. It’s perfect for KZbin

[@nsgames24]

One, I'm very curious (and happy) on how this crossover happened. And two, the system may have failed in the marketplace and from a hardcore gamer's standpoint, but it didn't fail with me. I've had way more fun times and many great memories with the Wii U than I've had with any other game system from this generation INCLUDING the Switch. (Yes, you read that right.) There was just something about this system that really caught me and thanks to my friends, I finally got a Wii U for Christmas in 2017 and I've been enjoying it ever since, going back to certain games that I completely missed out with the system INCLUDING the third-party games that actually came on the system. 6:29 While the system didn't have much third-party support, indies definitely supported the system for the remainder of its life. And contrary to popular belief, some of the third-party games that the system actually got weren't the best in the world, but they were FAR from being bad games like: Tekken Tag 2, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Warriors Orochi 3, LEGO City Undercover, the first two Bayonetta games (for folks who actually like the series because I don't), Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Darksiders I & II, Assassin's Creed III and IV, COD: Black Ops II, Mass Effect 3, both Batman Arkham games, Sonic Racing Transformed, ZombiU (I have a lot of respect for that game), and Rayman Legends (just to name a few) weren't bad versions of existing games on the platform. And if you want to jump into the subject on what the Switch is doing wrong in comparison to the Wii U: - Wii U STILL has an actual Virtual Console service - Online is completely free - Wii U actually has native voice chat that a number of games supported - Wii U has the best value for its games and software (depending where you buy from) - On the Wii U's home menu, not only can you arrange software to your liking, but you can also make folders for the software to make the menu more organized - You can backup your save data on the system, LOCALLY with all games completely supporting that - Even switching from playing on a TV to a different device is quicker on Wii U then Switch mainly because you don't even have to get up to do it on the Wii U's GamePad - And if you want to include this, you can actually hack the system and add more games to it and NOT get in trouble with Nintendo

[@znub206]

Don't forget backwards compatibility to the wii (and technically GC) Also came with youtube and other apps at launch.

[@thecasualvlog3341]

"Why does it say Jon Tron" 😆

[@benjaminho3984]

Someone follows the Jontron sub

[@5ypher]

My Wii U is collecting dust, guess it's time to mod the thing!

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

Wow you must have a dusty house.

[@5ypher]

@@alexalexalex6288 Just saw that in the news. Crazy stuff!

[@franarteaga6355]

@@alexalexalex6288 what happened in japan? :0

[@SkeletonNinja]

@@franarteaga6355 modding of any sort is now a criminal offence

[@SkeletonNinja]

@@franarteaga6355 and results in jail time if caught

[@jamestopfaff]

I still play mine, sometimes for “hacking” and Wind waker (also virtual console machine)

[@donniedial3014]

Best thing about the Wii U is the fact that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was made for it. But since BoTW came out when the Switch came out and was a system seller, it killed the Wii U for good.

[@stanconde6084]

Donnie Dial you’re right. But assassins creed played really good with the game pad. Better than nunchucks. Felt too funky. And there’s other games I liked. Game pad to me was really reliable. I can switch from TV to gamepad and go take a shit. Battery was really good for it. I liked playing Mario kart with my game pad. Bc I was used to playing the game on the ds. Nunchucks were just funky to me. But great playing motion games like Wii sports resort.

[@stanconde6084]

Plus you can play older games like legend of Zelda wind waker and much more. The switch has yet to release older games. That was a great plus and I like playing them on a handheld . Nunchucks make older games feel funky

[@Squishrug]

It helps that it came out on Wii U because it enables emulation with the Wii U emulator that is doing quite well

[@youtubeshadowbannedme]

Not to mention WiiU is modder friendly while using mods on Switch gives you a permanent ban from online services

[@starneko]

I really like my Wii U, but I might also be a bit biased. I had never had a Nintendo home console before, only handhelds, and I bought the Wii U just when I got into Zelda, so it was perfect for me. There were both Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD, and it worked like a wii too, so I could also play Skyward Sword. Breath of the Wild also came out on it, so I didn't have to go and buy a Switch yet for 1 game. There are of course other games on it I play as well, but generally it has just been my go to Zelda home console, since I missed out on every other Nintendo home console. I have had a great time with it.

[@turtleanton6539]

I can understand this. Also lots of zeldas on WiiU virtual console.

[@ackminecrer9165]

vio2112 everything but a link between worlds and trig or even heroes was available on the Wii U.

[@brandnewman9870]

@@vio2112 Assuming you hacked the Vwii mode of your Wii U, you could play Four Swords Adventures as well, since the Wii U is backward compatible to the Wii, which was backward compatible to the Game Cube. You just needed to use Nintendont and an ISO of the game. Still, I found the Wii to be more polished, mainly because of the annoying hard drive format of the Wii U. I still use my Wii to this day to play Game Cube games.

[@zebare726]

Wiiu for me is my 5 Nintendo console I've owned. And I think this console does so much right, while Nintendo does everything it can to make the console fail. Example .. The markening strategy The name Lackluster vc store (If you compare it to wii) low internal hard drive No killer launch game The lack of a proper spirtual sequel to the Mario Galaxy franchise. Many Nintendo games that got some really odd directions (Starfox controls, No paper mario rpg ich game)

[@stephensearles673]

I've bought a wii u in 2020 strictly for zelda botw, wind waker hd twighlight princess hd skyward sword thanks to backwards compatibility and ocerina of time, I've also got the ps4 pro but just got a bit bored with playing the same games, don't get me wrong I love god of war and spiderman but zelda has always had a special place in my heart

[@TheArtunism]

“Why does this say Jontron?”

[@superspongebobpupurax3898]

Who the hell is jontron don't you mean Scott the woz

[@superspongebobpupurax3898]

@Mr. Avocado I mean I no I was trying to make a joke but it was shit

[@skywardshield5477]

@Mr. Avocado r/doublewoooosh +r/itswooooshwith4os

[@KingKoopa1989]

BEST COLLAB EVER! TWO OF MY FAVORITES (SCOTT THE WOZ AND WULLF DEN) IN THE SAME VIDEO IS JUST AMAZING

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

wii u game pad, has a headphone jack, switch pro controller doesn't whyyyy

[@TheAlibabatree]

Right??

[@xmine08]

You guys not have phones?

[@Kazpper88]

@@plows2940 - APPLE IS #TRASH

[@jabariwiththebois5765]

@@xmine08 Is that a reference to the Diablo thing?

[@CristopherOS]

I had to buy *PlayStation* headphones to be able use wireless headphones on the Switch. 😤

[@KratosAurionPlays]

Wii U never had a chance because of the name. It was seriously an underrated console.

[@youtubeshadowbannedme]

Yeah the marketing was what caused it's demise. If it had a different name and Nintendo focused less on gimmicks then maybe it'd have stood a chance.

[@hryank33]

A lot of people had the wii, and there was no really good reasons to buy the wii u at launch if you already have the wii. The gamepad is not worth an upgrade. Games were not that great at launch. If they were to have Breath of the Wild at launch, it would have been different. And yeah, like everyone said, marketing didn’t help.

[@pika62221]

the Nintendo 64 DD outsold it! Now *that* is horrible!

[@DZ14783]

@@hryank33 I mean the Wii U is a massive upgrade to the Wii in terms of quality, and you get a handheld gamepad that is still great quality IMO AND it can be a Wii if you want it to, the marketing was definitely terrible

[@Mrdeniro100]

Call of duty was better on the Wii U.

[@walter2965]

And people thought Smash Ultimate was a good crossover

[@Trashley652]

Well, Bob doesn't need his Wii u anymore

[@juanlayrisse9895]

BEAT EM UPS, SCOTT, AND SPAWN WAVE? ALL WE NEED IS ALAX AND WE'RE SET

[@skywardshield5477]

@COOLMCDEN 219 He was in this though, not front and center, but still

[@Josechpruiz]

I would like to see GameDave too

[@herohunter81]

If you notice since the PlayStation 1 Nintendo has always come up with a software format that was different from Sony. They stayed with a cartridge with the N64. Then they stayed away from the DVD format and made mini discs on the game cube. With the Wii U They didn’t want to pay Sony for Blu-ray so they made their own version. And they are also staying away from it this generation with the cartridges on Nintendo switch.

[@thelarry383]

Nintendo's games are so small(talking about gigs) in comparison to sony/ms, they don't need bluray. And they still hold a grudge against sony even though nintendo was the backstabber.

[@herohunter81]

James H Sony invented Compact Discs (CD) and were also behind DVD and Blu-ray.

[@kuroreym]

@@thelarry383 actually DvD capacity is pretty small (topping out at around 10 gigs double-sided) so Nintendo did need their own disc technology. (Smash 4 is almost 16 gigabytes for example)

[@Treetops27]

This would be true if you didn't skip over the Wii

[@herohunter81]

Treetops97 Ah yes I forgot to mention the Wii. Which was still proprietary. Even the GameCube had mini (DVD-based) discs created by Panasonic. With the Wii and Wii U they found a way to take the DVD and Blu-ray tech and make it their own.

[@RemyLebeau-hm5nn]

I actually just recently bought a wiiU zelda deluxe edition at the pawn shop for 50 bucks! Then downloaded classic zelda games. Im enjoying it 😊👍

[@RemyLebeau-hm5nn]

@Prince Adonis Ocean but the real question is do you have one now. Get back your lost opportunity. I guess just for nostalgic reasons of having what you didn't get back then.

[@kersaherpafuqer784]

Im a simple man, I see Scott I watch But Beatemups, Wolf, and Scott? The cross up I never knew I needed

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

"why do you still play the wii u?""MARIO MAKER!!!1!"Truer words have not been said.

[@shigerumiyamoto8269]

Wonder if *I'll* ever get invited to offer my take on this!

[@xenobestx8423]

Shigeru Miyamoto Hey, what’s y’all plan for 2019? Porting 3rd/2nd Party games to switch?

[@ppfclark]

Next two years will be ALL Switch, Unless BioWare or Crystal Dynamics hit it huge with Anthem or Avengers. When PS5 and Scarlet hit their stride though, Switch will look the 3DS looks like now.

[@Gearkiller25]

SALT jeez

[@JoelHernandez-yl6yw]

Naw, you had your chance.

[@SierraHerb]

Bwahaha, 'you and Reggie' get around a lot on KZbin. 🏆

[@Mr_Mimestamp]

After watching this, I decided to play Mario Maker on my Wii U. The battery on the game pad ran out in around 2 hours.

[@therunawaykid6523]

wobbuffet 771 oh, what have you been wooing with it?

[@therunawaykid6523]

wobbuffet 771 that's a shame 😔

[@its_haydos]

This is literally the greatest crossover of all time

[@HYDRAKOMIKS]

The Wii u didn't just die it was Soulja boid!

[@michaelpeace8128]

Touch of Chaos sued by Nintendo? That be kinda odd for Nintendo to sue Nintendo

[@bigjake360t]

Didn't have to pay to play online. Can use an external HDD. Has an extensive virtual console. Didn't need an app for voice chat. On a personal note, the first time I beat Super Metroid was on Wii U. The Wii U a success in my eyes.

[@johnwheels89]

And it was still shit and the bigger games looked like shit ....

[@retrogamer5373]

Why complain it's only 20 bucks for a year are you really that cheap

[@bigjake360t]

@@retrogamer5373 Oh don't get me wrong. I really like Nintendo online, the NES games, and Tetris99. Just pointing out some of the Wii U's Positives.

[@retrogamer5373]

@@bigjake360t ok I hope the switch pro is a lot better then the switch we have now like better graphics more storage space ect

[@retrogamer5373]

@@bigjake360t I'm not hateing one the Wii u I just never used it I have a switch

[@shuccle6161]

*Smash:* "the most ambitious crossover in Nintendo history" *Spawn Wave:* hah, cute

[@tracq8494]

i know this is old but i love seeing Wood, Bob, scott amd spawn wave together in videos!:)

[@jollysteffen]

All my favorite gaming news channels in one video... Only missing review tech. This was awesome 😂

[@krillinkrillin7027]

Lol same

[@jollysteffen]

@@faceofbearr it would be very Funny though xD

[@PowerUpJay]

Seven minutes in and this is already a great video. Kudos to everyone involved. I'm calling it now...the Wii U is the Dreamcast of that generation.

[@colinchan7199]

Rip wiiu. Switch is what it should have been.

[@Adamchevy]

The Wii U was absolutely a great system that I miss whenever I decide to sell it. So I always re-buy it.

[@kellennicholson4488]

So don't sell it?

[@carlos_sesio6899]

Don't sell it then

[@diarykeeper]

Give it to your parents, so you see it everytime you visit them.

[@KirisakiHanai-ot3jt]

@@diarykeeper that's actually not a bad idea

[@Tekaine]

"Why does it say JonTron?" I love this line.

[@DoctorMinjinx]

I really like the more skit/comedic approach to this video.

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

I didn't

[@neeeooww]

@@afistfulofpimples1745 you ungrateful human being

[@daaave_]

Oh my god these guys are all amazing and all in ONE video?! Smash bros and Infinity War have some competition for biggest crossovers...

[@riceram4607]

To this day, I still play my wiiU

[@dfre102]

Xenoblade Chronicles X is the best Wii U game. I'm still using my Wii U because of it.

[@KnightzANT]

party of four female characters all in their underwear...

[@TheEregos]

Ew

[@JP-zb3yb]

@@KnightzANT i have party of four in Black sunglasses and suits

[@HellKarnassus]

The black suits that show cleavage are the sexiest costume. Fuck bikinis and underwear

[@dyslexicfurry]

I still remember sitting a Miiverse chat with other top Xeno X players and coming up with the long sword Glave ether boost + Dule Guns TP Gain on drifter meta. The combo that in Overdrive kills everything that you can stand on ground. Those beam sword users never stood a chance 😂

[@ekttefnedyarb1356]

YOOOOO YOU GOT JONTRON THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE

[@stinknus]

I'll tell you why it failed. My brother he asks me to help pick out a game for his kid. He picks up Super Mario Bros U and says what about this one? Not that one. well why not is a bad game? Its fine game, not that one because it doesn't work on the Wii. Well why? its for the Wii U, not the Wii its for a different console. He just responds I don't get it. The lesson is don't confuse your consumers I guarantee this exact same scenario happened every time a parent went to buy a game.

[@acadianalien]

Not just parents, I was confused too. I thought the Wii U was like a portable system that plays Wii games.

[@joeyfromjoeysuperkoolfoodr2100]

@@acadianalien oof that sucks i knew they were different because of the blue case

[@jackson5116]

why'd GameCube fail?

[@acadianalien]

@@jackson5116 Hmmm, many reasons I guess. Ps2 and XBOX were offering very good shooter games so Nintendo lost the teen demographic of that era.

[@TheMexicanLynx]

"Last generation console" But the Wii U is also 8th generation, it just got discontinued half-way through it. One could see the Switch as part of the Pro and X's "8.5" gen weird thing that's going on.

[@TheMexicanLynx]

@@weepgamer A generation is a time measurement, though. Although, with this generation, things got weird with the half step consoles + Switch.

[@DoubleAIV]

Wii U = Smash 4 machine.

[@alvexas5510]

DoubleAIV yea but now ultimate exists so smash 4 is irrelevant meaning Wii U is irrelevant

[@MichaelBlakeLaRusso]

If you mean Smash 5, yes. 1. Smash 64 2. Melee 3. Brawl 4. 3ds 5. Smash Bros for Wii U The 3ds game is always overlooked. It's an entirely different game, slightly different roster and different release date

[@MichaelBlakeLaRusso]

@@adiris8827 a large community of people used to call the Earth flat... That didn't make them right

[@notawesomebread]

except that smash 4 is the same game on wii u and 3ds, aside from visual quality and minor game modes. it is the same game

[@furthermoore1863]

splatoon machine for me. Smash never worked that well online for me on wii u.

[@mind_combatant]

i can confirm, Wii U is great now for it's homebrew scene. the fact you can play 3 generations of Nintendo games with native to native-ish hardware, as well as even more with virtual console and emulation, makes it a really neat system to have. if you can find one for around 100 bucks and are tech-savvy enough to softmod it, it's a great investment.

[@Hajiroku]

mind_combatant I got mine for $80 new. Great buy

[@TheNiteNinja19]

I have the original Wii, and homebrewed it. Other than shoddy N64 emulation (which I bought a real N64 anyway), it's great for classic emulation, and Nintendont to play games off a drive.

[@joelhiggins8386]

They stuck 3DS cartridges in the disc drive? Did they think that would work? Actually that would be sort of cool. You could have the top screen be viewed on the TV and the bottom screen on the gamepad. NINTENDO, WHY DID YOU *NOT* DO THIS?

[@pooki-dooki]

DS Virtual Console is the closest thing we have to that.

[@charlescampuz5812]

Both the 3DS and PS Vita we’re floundering early on launch, the last thing they wanted was to make it fail by providing an alternative near launch. That idea would’ve easily killed the company.

[@shepherdb0y]

This video is still awesome! I've seen it multiple times, and Bob yelling, "MARIO MAKER!" still cracks me up 😅

[@SmashJT]

Great video, guys! The Wii U was amazingly underrated for the time, but yeah... The Switch is... way, WAAAY better.

[@coleschubert9868]

MARIO MAKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@g3nolla-307]

I still play my Wii U, games like Xenoblade Chronicles X, Zelda wind waker and twilight princess HD and Fatal Frame were great.

[@darthboxOriginal]

Fatal frame 5 is amazing. One of my top games

[@victarr.7428]

I loved listening to Scott, who cherishes and collects Wii U systems, cheerfully spell out the reasons why I didn't get a Wii U until the end of the system's life, and why I absolutely hate the Wii U's tablet-controller. The rest of the video was cool too.