The Wii U - What Happened? ft. Scott The Woz

[@danyawelly]

I remember standing in line outside of my local Target on Black Friday, and a guy on the phone with his friend was behind us saying, “Yeah...yeah, the Wii U...I just, I dunno if it’s a new console or just like an add-on. I don’t know what the hell it is!” So yeah, their marketing wasn’t too good.

[@TraumaCenter13]

Yeah, I used to work part time at Best Buy when Wii U first launch. I remember spending most of my shift explaining to parents what the Wii U is. Nintendo did poor marketing job on this console.

[@nathanhall9345]

I just watched a video from an outside source explaining what's up with the WiiU, and I'm STILL not entirely sure what it is or what spot it was supposed to fill on the market.

[@NYCKZ360]

Imagine explaining the new Xbox Series X

[@guitarhero01234]

@@nathanhall9345 I've played a Wii U multiple times and am an avid fan of Scott the Woz and I STILL don't know what a Wii U is

[@shanez1215]

@@NYCKZ360 At least with that one Microsoft discontinued the Xbox One X months before the Series X came out so you'd never have the two being sold along side eachother at a store. (Then again the Series X isn't sold in store either lol)

[@inthenameofnine]

My most precious memories of the WiiU were when I discovered Xenoblade's messaging functions were backended on the Miiverse and I got banned a whole lot from it accidentally by calling certain monsters insufferable fuckwits.

[@k-dogg9086]

Lol 🤣 Oh well, needed to be said..

[@redherronrecords]

I actually got my friend's account flagged for captioning a mario kart pic with "yeeeeah nugga" 😂

[@SunTzuMedia]

​@@redherronrecords 😅

[@Marnie_C]

The Miiverse was a major aspect of the Wii U for me. Being able to pause the game and go directly to a community where I could post questions or funny pictures was huge. I really wish they bring this feature to the switch, the sense of community is lost on the switch. Specially with COVID, having an online community from within a game would be big for games like animal crossing

[@BitchChill]

I miss the Miiverse

[@vortexiaj3564]

I understand why they shut it down. With all the trolling and filter bypassing going on it was bad PR for Nintendo. However, I'd love to see it come back with a better moderating team and filtering, it was a really good service, way better than anything the competition had. Also, while you're at it Nintendo, add voice chat to the Switch instead of through a shitty online app.

[@anbFUSION]

Agreed. I think the main reason they didn't bring it back was that it was impossible to moderate, so they couldn't really keep it pg. Lots of swearing, rape jokes, and people drawing boobs. Hopefully one day they might integrate something similar, but let a bigger company control it like Facebook or something

[@GrandCorsair]

Honestly maybe that's a good thing could you even imagine what it would have been like in the election? Nintendo would have been pulling their hair out.

[@leeeroyjenkins555]

Thats was also on 3ds tho

[@randomthoughtinstantiator]

The Wii U was like that poorly managed coffee shop where where a fortunate few got to know how great the drinks were, how fun the staff was, and how cool the customers were. But we all knew it was going to close down soon.

[@radicaltrafficcone8284]

Ironic seeing as the codename was project cafe

[@ClaytonBrownMusicOfficial]

How funny-ours was called ‘The Mud Puddle.’

[@LukasLuke2]

13:27 Props to who ever thought to portray Scott the Woz as Steve Smith from American dad.

[@asdunlavey]

I love whenever someone praises ZombiU for being one of the only good games to utilise the gamepad.

[@ForeverStrange101]

It's very underrated as a game for sure

[@kitfagan2027]

I remember thinking it was gonna be amazing and then after playing it, the gameplay felt crude. Sure there was the game pad interactions but fighting the zombies felt more like chore.

[@thegirlwiththemouseyhair6486]

A lot of people say that the wii u version of Axiome Verge is the definitive version.

[@inthenameofnine]

ZombiU is the definitive edition because you don't have to install dumbshit Uplay.

[@qrowing]

Didn't it come to PS+ a few months after it's Wiiu release?

[@The_Kharsharq]

You forgot to mention one thing the Wii U has that the Switch doesn’t: *Virtual Console*

[@djdomain]

Yeah the one thing the Wii U did better than the Switch was the e-shop, with all the different categories and VC. Switch e-shop needs a good UI overhaul.

[@byronlyons3548]

I think of that as more of Nintendo's desperate attempt to sell the Wii U, which still ended up in failure. What with it's lack of library in comparison to other consoles and such, especially during the early parts of it's lifespan. With the Switch, does it really need it that badly?

[@MisterWobbuffetmusic]

@@byronlyons3548 It's still a huge business opportunity to bring virtual console to the switch. Nintendo is seeing zero profit from leaving the retro gaming market to ebay scalpers, after all.

[@shrimpfriendly769]

I never had any virtual console games on the Wii U, I missed out on that one sadly

[@Jdudec367]

true...although I mostly play retro games via nintendo switch online really.

[@AhMotherland]

When I first heard about the WiiU, I thought it was just a peripheral for the Wii. "Why would I spend $250 on a touch screen?" The advertising and communication was so bad...

[@wingedmirage4226]

I feel like this was the big thing that shot the Wii U in the foot. I thought it was a Wii add-on and not a whole new console.

[@russellbrown6888]

It just goes to show how important clear, focused communication is in the world of marketing, or in anything for that matter.

[@AB-py6jl]

@@russellbrown6888 Like a new girlfriend.

[@JXGold]

I remember thinking, "So what is it?" for a while. Marketing was terrible.

[@airplane6417]

@@russellbrown6888 Marketing is key. Saturn failed due to poor marketing and the fact the 32x and Sega CD existed. Sega competed against itself and died. Wii U is pretty obvious, and design is key too.

[@larswyness1901]

"The Wii U had plenty of great games." Well done for identifying that straight away. It always frustrates me when people claim the Wii U had no games, when it's library is super solid.

[@larswyness1901]

@@megamix Pretty confusing post. So, because a game got ported, the entertainment it afforded on the original console is invalidated? My friends and I have wasted so much time playing Mario kart 8 years before it existed on Switch. Does this also discount most of ps4 and xbone's libraries as they're largely remakes and ports? I guess I should have sold my xbone and ps4 years ago. Also good thing I'm waiting for ps5 slim because there's only 1 game available on it and it's just a tech demo.

[@DTheAustralian]

@@sodaftpm185 Yes, they were ported to the Switch. Does that invalidate their Wii U versions and existences? The console still had those games, and therefore had a solid library.

[@OriginalGameteer]

If the games had been shitty on WiiU they never would've gotten ported to switch They got ported because they were gems on a less than stellar platform, so Nintendo gave those good games another chance for more people

[@Duskool]

@@megamix I think it's the other way around tbh, those ported games shouldn't really be counted for the Switch since they're basically the same, with like one or two things at best. It's also a money saver if you already had them on the Wii U, because like i said, they were mostly the same thing, but the ports were full price for some reason.

[@Mitsuraga]

Even the ports are good. I love both Arkham City and Ass Creed Man Flies A Black Flag on Wii U, for the map functionality alone. Sometimes, the simple quality-of-life stuff makes a stronger impression than wacky Nintendo Land gimmicks.

[@erichansen2860]

I think you nailed everything for gamers pretty well. I will add one more for parents: The Wii U gamepad was paired permanently with the console which meant if had a game pad issue and it was under warranty I had to ship back the console and the gamepad, and if I wasn't, I couldn't just go buy a new gamepad if there was a problem. in addition, that meant there was only one gamepad per console. I specifically told my father-in-law not to buy our kids a Wii U, but he still did. We went from our kids enjoying the multiple Wii-motes for the Wii, to fighting over the single gamepad, to breaking the gamepad.

[@rhodrage]

For the fun of it, I'm watching this on a Wii U

[@Mr.Feather130]

Lol

[@loona2n]

I'm surprised it didn't shut down in the middle of it

[@averagearchuser]

then how did you comment because you can't comment on the wii u version of youtube

[@loona2n]

@@averagearchuser lmao don’t ruin his fun

[@rhodrage]

@@averagearchuser By opening the app on my phone to comment.

[@imraanakollo-arenz1449]

I hope Matt covers the other failure that is the PSVita. That thing needed the support

[@njdevs1987]

I wanted to buy that thing even after it was dead but buying storage was stupid expensive

[@XradicalD]

Liam is still convincing Matt that the vita was not a failure.

[@jasoncuellar8737]

​@@njdevs1987 AS a proud owner of the ps vita let me tell you that there are mods that allow to put an SD card in the game slot of up to 256gb and you can still purchase all digital games legit and get trophies

[@harlothompson]

Certainly a failure in the West, but far from it in Japan. The Vita had so much support in Japan alone that it often had more games coming out for it year after year than any other console.

[@imraanakollo-arenz1449]

@@harlothompson I didn't know. That sure is some food for thought. I would like Sony to head back into the handheld market

[@MysteriousJojo]

Literally the only game I own for Wii U that hasn’t been ported is Wind Waker HD. Also a 101% DK64 file.

[@cozzy4447]

One game for me and that's xenoblade chronicles x. I really should add the zelda games to it though as they are great

[@BitchChill]

I lost my copy of Wind Waker HD

[@moonmannd7501]

I'm surprised it's taking this long. Did the TP upgrade ever come to Switch? I mean hell, even Tokyo Mirage got ported

[@airplane6417]

So were finally here, performing for you...

[@Mantis47]

Zelda's 35th anniversary is coming up next year so there's a chance you're going to see WW ported to the switch too.

[@BoomerDante]

I had entire friendships that started and ended with the lifespan of the WiiU. Game nights of drinking with smash bros and mario kart they were good times.

[@shanez1215]

Nintendo consoles are FAR better for local play with friends. There's more support, the consoles are much more portable, and they output a lot less heat to the room. 2 Wii U's output less heat than one 360 Slim. That being said, they should have let you use the Wii U without the gamepad, both for preservation and so you don't have to lug both and their respective power adapters to your friends houses. Oh yeah, and why is the gamepad charger proprietary? At least make it USB on one end, although I guess they didn't want to since the Wii U USB ports were so weak. Heck make it the 3DS port, yeah the 3DS charger would charge it slow, but it would work in a pinch.

[@addictedtoRS]

@@shanez1215 I don't think anybody gives AF about the heat coming from a console with a group of people gaming, lmao. All my homies had Wii U including me but we never played it. Always Xbox and PS cause that's where the real fun games were. Mario Kart n Party and shit like that are fun for maybe 20 minutes, but get boring quick unless you are a child.

[@soupalex]

so you're saying you had some very short-lived friendships?

[@BoomerDante]

@@soupalex yes

[@wolfetteplays8894]

@@addictedtoRS not really, Mario Party is a lot of fun imo. It might be simple, but so are Atari games, and there’s plenty on the 2600 that I still love playing with my friends and stuff

[@steelcrowjpc]

I’m really curious who the marketing “genius” at Nintendo was that thought it would be a good idea to heavily focus on the game pad to the point people couldn’t figure out if it was a new console or not. I honestly thought it was an add-on like a modern day 32x or disc drive up and into launch.

[@FraserSouris]

It probably made sense at the time. The Wii was synonymous was the WiiMotes and many games used those heavily. The gamepad was likely expected to be what the WiiMote was to the Wii. Nintendo probably figured the "innovation" from the gamepad would be sufficient. Plus, they were always "behind the times" in other aspects. The Wii didn't look like much, was pretty weak and not the best for online multiplayer. So Nintendo probably thought the WiiU's marketing was good enough.

[@OSW]

YEAHHH WiiU fans represent! We gotta let everyone know the Switch's #1 best selling game is a WiiU port! Mario Kart 8 🍄

[@Mr.Feather130]

Yup Mario Kart 8 is still killing it on the sales

[@emanuelepolloni4002]

Yes, but isn't it sad that in order to become more popular it had to be ported to its successor? I mean, it sold well on the Wii U, but it had a lower userbase than the Switch.

[@Mr.Feather130]

@@emanuelepolloni4002 but at least Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is keeping itself alive with a lot of online tournaments

[@Mr.Feather130]

@@valletas uh you meant Mario kart 7 for 3ds (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is keeping itself alive with online tournaments)

[@emanuelepolloni4002]

@@Mr.Feather130 True. But this doesn't chance the fact that it gained a bigger playerbase after being ported to the Switch.

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

Wii U has one MAJOR advantage over all other consoles ever: Virtual Console & emulation. With the Wii U's vast input styles, it can play almost any game (provided it has the power to do so) amazingly. This includes N64, Nintendo DS, GBA, GameCube, Wii (natively), 3DS, SNES, NES and more! You can even plug in a gamecube controller with the official GameCube Adapter and play gamecube games- ON YOUR WII U. And DS games, with it's touch screen, works great too! That alone makes this the best emulation device for playing retro games and has the Switch and others beat entirely.

[@karakune]

Correction: The WiiU isn't powerful enough to emulate the 3DS

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

@@karakune It is!

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

@@jjcoola998 You emulate Wii U titles in Cemu, not Dolphin. And even then- a lot of games can't be emulated on your PC conventiently. This includes DS and 3DS games, which make use of the second touch screen. Furthermore, you need a special Sensor Bar accessory exclusively for Dolphin to connect a Wiiremote to it, wereas on Wii U you simply play the game natively on your console **without** any emulation at all.

[@Harmonine]

You can play Gamecube games on the pad itself by using Nintendont. It's really cozy even if the pad itself is fairly heavy and doesn't beat a real gc controller. It's also possible to inject different games into Virtual Console games, but that can be a hassle with compatibility issues. I re-injected Hotel Dusk like 20 times into different base games and it was always a bit glitchy.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

There are probably hundreds of better options for emulation

[@PhilJoeO]

The fact that Breath of the Wild, a game that had Link use a gamepad-esque type item throughout, doesn't have absolutely any gamepad features is proof that the Wii U idea was a failure.

[@hngdman]

Or that they cut that stuff out so the Switch port wouldn't be seem as inferior.

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

but still a great console if you ask me

[@the757general2]

The gamepad features were intentionally cut out because Nintendo didn't want the Wii U version to have any advantages.

[@FraserSouris]

@@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495 Nah, I'd argue the WiiU was a poor console since it didn't really do anything great. The gamepad's few benefits for navigating menus weren't really that much more convenient than the quick menus games already had (and arguably were worse since you'd be distracted using them)

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

@@FraserSouris True. Still a great console though.

[@alaeriia01]

Nintendo needs to bring Miiverse to the Switch. The amount of shitposting and memes that Miiverse generated were glorious.

[@LunaMoonview2003]

That is sadly why i think they wont do it. I love to be proven wrong. But i thing thats the reason the wont do it again.

[@toddminnix8821]

Bro, you just predicted the future

[@Cyberweasel89]

I would've gladly paid Nintendo for Miiverse's upkeep...

[@velevetyyflies]

i would use my wii u if it still had miiverse

[@indigomizumi]

The Pretendo Network project is working on reconstituting the old 3DS and Wii U online infrastructure and they have a resurrected version of Miiverse.

[@TheOnlyTherazan]

"Make it HD, give it more horse power, improve the motion sensors even further [...]" I love that it basically describes the Switch (barring a few details) and it was a huge success.

[@HL3AlcAida]

But Nintendo should went a bit farther and put more power in it for station mode then they could now unleash the full power if the switch and make a PR Stunt every game running now in 1080P60fps xD

[@DTiki93]

I love how the discription of the Wii HD that Scott gave is basically just the Switch

[@BitchChill]

Hey all

[@PrideHablemosdeTerror]

Is there a "wha happun?" About dead island 2? If not, i would love to see one on The future

[@RoboZombie777]

Hard to do a wha Happun about something still ....happuning

[@Dragonfly77films]

I think it's still being worked on?

[@codywood3582]

@@RoboZombie777 this. Even tho Matt’s done videos on games not released but there hasn’t been enough info on the game to do a episode.

[@PrideHablemosdeTerror]

@@RoboZombie777 haha true. But is it really still happuning? I haven't heard any news about it. That's why i want to know... Wha happun... Or happuning, maybe in another 6 years 😅

[@Blue_Lunacy]

I have seen some comments saying that the game was among the list of leaked Capcom documents that happen this or last week?

[@MrPomegranX]

1. Casuals thought it was just the wii 2. THE MARKETING

[@alexander1055]

Odd he didn't mention that in the Video. People not knowing that the Wii U is an actual Console probably hurt it's Sales the most. He talks about that the Name is a Problem, but not why. Even I myself thought the Wii U was just an add on to the original Wii. I didn't know it was its own Console until they announced the Switch.

[@disposableincome]

I loved playing new smb u with my wife. I played on the TV and she used the gamepad to place blocks and help. One of the best and most unique co op experience. Wii u deserved better.

[@AmunRa1]

The homebrew Wii U scene is actually pretty great, I have to say. Turning my Wii U into an emulation machine was one of the better ideas I've had. Hold up, FBI is knocking on my door.

[@shanez1215]

For sure, it's the only way to play nearly every Nintendo console and handheld on one console.

[@stephanbarger3816]

@@shanez1215 Is the NDS emulation good on the Wii U?

[@mysticmind4563]

Not to mention it also functions as a gamecube.

[@no_nameyouknow]

That isn't what homebrew means FYI. Homebrew refers to games made for older systems by fans. Brewed at home one might say. Not trying to be a jerk, just spreading information. Apologies if there is some Wii U scene of fan made games that I am not aware of. EDIT: I do owe you an apology, turns out the term homebrew is somehow tied to jailbreaking a Wii U. Ah well, the word used to mean what I said.

[@stephanbarger3816]

@@no_nameyouknow Yeah, sometimes, a word loses its original meaning when it becomes more mainstream. Homebrewing is synonymous with jailbreaking now, even though that is not what it originally meant.

[@GenerationWest]

The Wii U: You know the motion controls that made us billions, yeah how about if we don't do that, but keep the name, general audiences will get it! At least in the future, no company would name their next major console with only a slight name change instead of a new fresh different name or numerical number, that would be a whoopsy!

[@pumpum4058]

Xbox one series x " let me introduce me " :v

[@wildonionchase3934]

@@pumpum4058 It’s called Xbox Series X | S, One isn’t part of the name, but it would’ve been less confusing to call it Xbox Series, Xbox Ceres, or something else entirely.

[@TonyJenn]

@@wildonionchase3934 slot of parents still bought xbox one x instead of series x this holiday so he's not completely wrong

[@troyjardine5850]

Nintendo: "We named our next console simular to our old one, that surely won't cause confusion!" Microsoft: "Write that down! WRITE THAT DOWN!"

[@diegov1743]

@@TonyJenn nope, that was a tweet from some random journalist that gaming media took as an absolute truth. I'm not saying it never happened, but there is not proof that most of that Xbox One X spike on Amazon was due to mass confusion.

[@Rankerquat]

I never really felt burned until Breath of the Wild came out and I was sitting there with my awful gamepad thinking "oh wow this would be a lot easier if there was a map on my gamepad instead of... nothing..." and then I researched the reason why.

[@andreicecold4379]

hey, i loved breath of the wild for the Wii U, I 100% everything except side quests.

[@no_nameyouknow]

@@andreicecold4379 You loved breath of the wild. The Wii U was just the vehicle. It's objectively better on Switch, and even more so on PC, ironically via Wii U emulation.

[@strykah92]

@@no_nameyouknow I don’t mean to be ‘on behalf’ but I think they just mean it’s still serviceable to play BotW on an actual Wii U. There’s little point in doing so if/when you have a Switch and can run cemu efficiently though, yeah.

[@bruinboy777777]

Sooo this means we’re getting a Wha Happun on the PSVITA next right?

[@Calvin_Coolage]

I hope so.

[@MajoraWaffle]

this

[@j.peters1222]

Good lord I hope so lol

[@MezaJedi]

The memory cards, Das Wha Happun...

[@GoukenGassenarl]

And knowing the cuts of the 2000 version from the 1000 version. Not even talking about the screen, but the confirmed capability of display output to a TV until they decided to cancel it, making that one port in the 1000 useless. All to “not compete with our own PS4 in sales”.

[@catholiccontriversy]

I remember when reviewtechusa covered minecraft coming to wii u and mojang saying "using the 2nd screen for inventory management, that's a novel idea, but we're just going to mirror the tv screen." Perfect explanation of how little devs thought about the gamepad.

[@jamesedward3619]

I must admit, for the longest time I thought the Wii U was just a peripheral for the Wii, so I didn't even bother looking into getting it. Once I did though, it's actually a genuinely fantastic console with a terrific library of games and an awesome virtual console too. It really was the marketing that killed the Wii U, cause the console itself was fantastic. I mean, it can also play all Wii games and use Wii peripherals, so it can literally do everything the Wii can do. If the Wii is a great console, then the Wii U is better.

[@korysoftout219]

I still actively play the WiiU (And in fact, came here from playing it just a while ago). Though I guess nowadays it's basically my Xenoblade Chronicles X machine

[@Stonezorz]

This. XCX was basicly the only game that actually properly utilized the gamepad and was both accessable for more casual RPG gamers as well as a golden grail for the hardcore JRPG fanatics offering more content than most games would dare dream of. Switch port please!

[@massaosaito4084]

I'm still waiting a "What Happened" ep about Metal Gear Solid V. Even have followed all the media press pre, during and post lauch of the game, I'm still baffled by what the fuck happened.

[@vulcanraven9701]

I heard MSG V was good but there being 2 different games within was confusing

[@IbexGundyr]

Man this is a crossover I’m thankful for

[@wheezyultragaming8511]

You didn’t talk about Nintendo land when discussing the games that didn’t come to switch >:(

[@Dead_Channel964]

I know right we need more mii games now! why does the switch have no mii games, and did the most dirty with the miis?

[@evilbird4012]

@@Dead_Channel964 I agree

[@T_LEE]

Or Game & Wario

[@bubba842]

He also missed Yoshi's wooly world.

[@abandoned-z6v]

for me my favorite games on the wii was wii sports and on the wii u was some raving rabbids board game and well of course nintendo land also sucks that mii verse got shut down

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

Meanwhile, I turned my Wii U into an amazing homebrew machine. Being able to play GameCube games on the big screen with widescreen support and full progressive is amazing.

[@theprimetyme0451]

But remember, the Wii U walked so the Switch could run 😂

[@AB-py6jl]

The Wii U cried so the Switch could smile 🙌

[@DinnerForkTongue]

It was the learning experience that let the Switch ace the final exam.

[@a.liguria2698]

It died for the sins of Nintendo, so that they could purify themselves and reach new heights with the Nintendo Switch.

[@JohnboyJoestar]

Wind Waker was an unfortunate casualty. May not get it on the switch now but time will tell.

[@lucinae8512]

I think the real issue was the gamepad was a bulky handheld console that you had to play with your tv screen. The tablet is basically the gamepad, if you didn't want to play it outside then put it down and detach the controls. Nintendo were onto something, and it the Wii U's short lifespan to get to the Switch.

[@waluigiyaoi6594]

It’s hilarious that I’m watching this series while every ad break getting a stadia ad

[@primovictorian]

I loved the Wii U. especially as a college student, being able to use the tablet without waking up a roommate, plugging in my headphones, it was the perfect console. Smash, Bayonetta 2, the amazing offerings on the virtual console, I feel like the Wii U could have been marketed way better than it was.

[@ryanreene7630]

I was working at Blockbusters in the UK when the Wii U came out, and honestly I had to explain to nearly every customer that mentioned it that it was a new console, and not just a remarketing of the original Wii. Only a handfull of people understood what it was, and even they didn't care!

[@KeavyGoesLive]

The Wii U had to be what it is to give us the Switch. I mean, everyone thought the tablet was the console, so why not make a console that IS a tablet!

[@DTheAustralian]

...why didn't they just do that to begin with? I adore the Wii U to bits but it wasn't necessary for the Switch to happen- they should've made a portable console- which is such an obvious idea how the hell did they miss the chance- in the first place.

[@KeavyGoesLive]

@@DTheAustralian I felt like the engineers saw an opportunity to build on the Wii’s success and implant the idea of console gaming on a handheld to the masses. To you and me, it’s brain dead simple. To the people who write the checks...they would definitely see Switch as denying them revenue. Throughout the Wii, DS, 3DS and Wii U runs Nintendo had two ways to profit off a series. Switch kills that “Handheld” market for them but can’t hold up to other modern home consoles.

[@keith_5584]

10:24 If they called it the Wii 2, it would have been the "wii," "ni," in Japan.

[@Infinifry55]

Missed opportunity honestly

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

Wii Ni hut

[@francescolombardi3438]

@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 I AM NOT A WII NI

[@airplane6417]

The Wii 2 sounds like its supposed to be the Intellivision 2. That fucking sucked. The name would be better if it was the Nintendo Yuu

[@keith_5584]

@@airplane6417 What was bad about the Intelivision 2? Not asking to be a jerk, just have little first hand knowledge of it.

[@uraalice]

I was actually just using my WiiU the other day to play Earthbound on the virtual console... so this video was well timed.

[@Ludakolo]

The WiiU was born with it's legs cut off so that Switch could run.

[@hidar9973]

What? Don’t you mean the Wii U walked so the switch could run.

[@DTheAustralian]

@@hidar9973 They're overexaggerating- and badly.

[@GAPSYO3O1]

I remember as a kid I was super excited for the Wii U, but when I showed my parents they asked me what they were even looking at and I just looked at them lost because I DIDNT EITHER

[@evanweiss71]

*cries in twilight princess and wind waker not being on switch*

[@cormoran2303]

This wasn't merely a dead horse. This was a stillborn horse fetus that slid right into a woodchipper.

[@__-_.]

Yikessss, so graphic-

[@Weedbongz]

That's a waste of good dumpling meat right there.

[@jamstonjulian6947]

No, that doesn't work at all

[@PrinceMallow]

The Wii U is such a strange beast to talk about. In pretty much all regards, the console was a failure and the gamepad offered little to no innovation for the majority of games. But it still had some real fantastic titles. The HD remaster of Wind Waker is fantastic and one of the rare cases where the gamepad really did enhance the experience, being able to look at your map as you sailed and quickly swapping between weapons. It was a shame that they gave up by the time Breath of the Wild came out and didn't utilize the gamepad at all.

[@AB-py6jl]

I played BOTW with the pad and still enjoyed it. I enjoyed it more than if I was playing it on switch only.

[@Theophiloz]

"Hey all, Matt there!" Immediate classic. 🥲

[@alexstudieshistory5823]

Funny how my favorite consoles are so similar. The Sega Dreamcast and the Nintendo Wii U.

[@Adam_U]

It's actually crazy how many people genuinely don't even know the Wii U ever existed, or thought it was just some add-on for the Wii. A LOT of people think the Switch is the successor to the Wii

[@jenns6241]

The timing with Nintendo just announcing they're no longer allowing course uploads on Mario Maker for Wii U today...*chef's kiss*

[@cliffturbo2146]

It's only been five years... whyyyy?

[@nintenprincess]

what the actual hell is wrong with Nintendo

[@TheKnutification]

Homebrew and rom hacks =)

[@Calvin_Coolage]

I'm guessing Splatoon and MK8 are up next to get their plug pulled. I guess I should play them both sometime soon.

[@miltondelacruz7033]

I got my lil sister a WiiU back at launch. Then bought a second one for myself when I moved. I love the WiiU.

[@volcanickjoe08]

Mine´s till alive, but I´ve had to repair it twice. They said that they´re gonna stop repairing that soon, at least where I live. Sad. Gonna use it and enjoy it ´till it breaks, then I´ll proceed to give it proper burial

[@Dossenbach]

WiiU had such good games, I wish it wasn’t that weak of a console.

[@justarandompurplefox3243]

The lack of software early in its life also hurt it badly. You had, what? Nintendo circlejerk simulator (Nintendo Land), and New Super Newio New 27

[@justarandompurplefox3243]

Fun fact, the console itself had overwhelming security to prevent pirating, but none of that security was present on the gamepad, which ran the same software as the system. The gamepad was a gaping hole in the console’s security

[@rileymoloney2600]

A toys to life episode could be cool, maybe skylanders imaginators specifically since that was sort of where it seemed like the trend dropped off.

[@DavidDumbedDown]

He did it now

[@SLAYERfan4life88]

To this day I've seen one wii u commercial. It took two years before I knew it was an actual console. But it's awesome.

[@misterjersey5460]

Haven't heard anyone talk about the Wii U since forever.

[@LunarWingCloud]

Ahhh yes, the WiiU, a necessary failure that would pave the way for what it should have been: the Switch

[@emperorfaiz]

@@megamix Yes really

[@DTheAustralian]

As much as I adore the Wii U- its existence wasn’t really necessary for the Switch.

[@ghostwalkergaming5856]

It paved the way for breath of the wild on pc.

[@bluetrex-jc6fj]

@@megamix the switch wouldve ended up as a fail

[@DTheAustralian]

As probably the world's biggest Wii U defender, I have to say no. The Switch easily could have existed without the Wii U- I'm surprised it didn't. EDIT: Just realised I made a reply similar to this earlier. Guess it needed to be said twice.

[@porridgeramen7220]

First time here, already know this channel's special because it's probably the only one to shout out Devil's Third in an animated inro

[@samouflage99]

It would've been great to see those interviews of random locals being asked if they heard of the Wii U before in this. They mostly thought it was some weird college brand promotion for the Wii or something.

[@valviform]

I've always said that there are two marketers in the world: one came up with the name of the Wii, the other that of the Wii U.

[@TroyDinn]

Nintendo: Touching is good. Me because I lost my stylus: Touching hurts.

[@Santoryu90]

Me: Uses blunt of a pen eh this’ll do

[@airplane6417]

That was the slogan for the DS, Nintendo's most successful console.

[@Kain652]

You can just buy a replacement stylus, just make sure it's either official or licensed by Nintendo, otherwise there is the possibility that you scratch your screen easily, especially if you have no screen protector on it.

[@goombanr3411]

I remember my Wii U, I played a whole lot of wii games on it after it broke and my parents got one as a replacement for said wii lol

[@christofferthorsson607]

Man, seeing goldeneye on wii brought back memories

[@catholiccontriversy]

The name is what killed it in my opinion. Like, I knew people who thought it was just a tablet add on for the wii, and they were like "I don't care about the wii [anymore] so why would I get a wii u?"

[@TheHEROFamily]

I honestly thought the tablet/control was just an add-on that was named Wii U. I had no idea it was a new console.

[@JustSomeMexicanwithaMustache]

Please do "What Happen to the PSVita"

[@dustenhostetler-vanderzee421]

Nintendo needs to make a new F-Zero. Idk why they haven't when captain falcon is one of their most iconic characters even tho he hasn't had an actual game in over 10 years

[@custom-r]

Nintendo never really gave it a proper chance. My Outlook on Nintendo will improve once they give F-Zero fans something of a proper entry (or anything that isn't another SNES port)

[@FrancisYorkMorganFBI]

@@MakoShiruba that was just a rumor. criterion's ceo himself deconfirmed it. they as well as EA were never approached by nintendo to work on a new f-zero. and honestly why would they? f zero sells like shit.. f-zero as a whole has around 6.68 m sales arcoss ALL games. mario super circuit (the worst selling one) is at a 5.61m and that's just one game vs an entire franchise. plus remember falcon was already in smash for a pretty long time by that point yet it didn't really help at all. a new games would be really fucking cool and i would buy it instantly, but buisness wise it would be a pretty dumb move. they could just shit out a new dlc for mario kart with like 3 maps and make double the money a new f zero would make. i think i lot of people tend to forget that these are companies we are talking about here. they are not our friends, they don't make these games to brighten up our day or some shit. these are at the end of the day simply a bunch of products developed by software giants. no sane company would shoot itself in the foot just to make some dingus happy.

[@CloseQuarterWombat]

Matt and Scott in one video complaining about video games? It’s gonna be a good day.

[@Schimnesthai]

Thank you m8, i love the Wii U and i love videos even more when they mention Zombi U, ExciteBots and Devil's Third.

[@shrek187]

Deus Ex for the Wii U was an amazing port that used the gamepad really well. Xenoblade Chronicles X still is the reason to even own a Wii U until it eventually, maybe and hoepfully gets ported over to the Switch. Such an amazing looking game for the system.

[@tylerhughes9090]

i still play my Wii U, just recently bought Twilight Princess HD and lovin it !

[@brenxbux]

Ugh I remember when I was in retail having to explain to parents what this console was. It was like 20 minutes explaining you cant take the mobile screen to play games at mcdonalds or that they had to buy these other different wii remotes for other kids to play. Parents were concerned there'd be fighting over who got the big screen controller vs the wii remote.

[@TraumaCenter13]

Same here, I used to work part time at Best Buy when Wii U was around during the holidays. I remember spending most of my shift explaining to parents what the Wii U is.

[@logannottheonefrommarvel9917]

The only Wii U game that REALLY needs a Switch port is Star Fox Zero so the controls can be fixed and Star Fox can be good again.

[@MaximumAddition]

If you mean not needing Gyro, last time I played it the game had an option for non-Gyro play that made it so it was only turned on when you held down the fire button, sooo if that's your issue (even though I personally prefer Gyro because I find your reticle being tied to where your ship is looking REALLY dumb), well, it's already been solved

[@yabbadabbindude]

I hear you brother

[@lonesquiff6551]

The Starfox series would make for an interesting Wha Happun.

[@alexmaur8817]

I remember I sort of inherited my sisters wii u when she moved out and honestly? I loved the thing. it had virtual console, KZbin, a few decent games and worked pretty well. I didn't care much for the announcement but it inadvertently became the center of my living room set up a good portion of 2015.

[@scitris6474]

I loved the thing I made so much memories on it with my family

[@naur87]

I loved my wiiU. First console that i bought after 25 years. Also got my wife into gaming - together we've done about 1000 hours of mariokart, mario3d & yoshi's world. Even if it's flawed, it gave me hours of precious gaming. RiP upgraded Wii / downgraded Switch.

[@mr.boombox5021]

Like purchasing the Wii U, part of the reason I watched this video was brand loyalty. I see the Woz, I click the Woz.

[@chadtalbot8917]

Lego City Undercover was/is incredible, as were the loading times.

[@alexring3214]

Its says a lot that the best user of the game pad gimmick, Zombie U, is based around how cumbersome the game pad is to use.

[@Noah-vm7yl]

Even though it was the second one that year and the fourth one overall, it’s still impressive that a Nintendo console launched with a 2D Mario game. Having that and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed was pretty cool.

[@gutsFunnyman]

You had me at "featuring scott the woz"

[@rosheafan]

TRUUUEEEE

[@Keanine]

One important thing to touch on is that the console was incredibly slow. Just navigating the UI is painfully slow, and that's after the patch that close to doubled the speed of it.

[@SubsonicNoise]

The Wii U has a reason to exist! It‘s an amazing emulation machine, with a little homebrew and effort :) It can play all nintendo home console games up to its own generation, and many handheld games. I use mine to play gamecube games a lot recently!

[@mattblom3990]

The Wii U is underrated. It's a great homebrew system, some hidden gems, and it's clearly the proto-Switch in its technology. I remember the first time I wanted to play a game in bed and just brought the controller there maybe 30 feet from my TV and thought how amazing this would be in future consoles.

[@wariggs16]

That game pad kickstand got a lot of use for phones around our house. Also the Wii U had the GOAT Virtual Console lineup with both Golden Suns and FE7.

[@TheLaLeeee]

You forgot about Wind Waker HD, that hasn't been ported yet either. Even though that and Xenoblade X are the 2 Wii U games that I wanted to play the most :(

[@PerfectImperfection64]

He said wholey original. Twilight Princess doesn't count either because of that which is sad because the Wii U port is so much better than the old ones

[@MattMcMuscles]

I clearly said "wholly original" not remakes/ports.

[@TheLaLeeee]

@@MattMcMuscles Sorry, I thought you mean wholly original as in Nintendo 1st party, my bad.

[@RealXgor]

Kirby and the rainbow curse however was fully original so there was at least one game Matt missed, (And wooly world got ported to 3ds instead of switch)

[@waled7564]

They may planning for zelda all stars next year let's say Zelda ocarina of time Zelda wind waker Zelda twilight princess Zelda skyward sword In one Package?

[@ShikuQuaza]

Say what you will about the Wiiu, at least it still had virtual console and online support without a dumb subscription service

[@Jaspertine]

With GBA games, no less.

[@Calvin_Coolage]

@@Jaspertine It's pretty neat playing Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga on it.

[@cliffturbo2146]

@@Jaspertine That's how I played Klonoa: Empire of Dreams.

[@Wintd1]

The virtual console was what kept me coming back to the Wii U for a long time. I'm disappointed they went for some crappy subscription/streaming based model that always requires you to be online for the Switch.

[@RinqMasterLP]

Dont forget DK64 which is arguably the softest and best running version of the game.

[@badinputs8845]

The memories are flooding back, what an era.

[@brandonjenkins6381]

I bought a WiiU used a while back and no joke a few days later Matt drags the WiiU across the Wha Happun stage🤣

[@stuffums]

I consider myself a fairly well-aware gamer overall, and the Wii U was something where I thought it was just some Wii LCD screen for a full 2 years before knowing it was actually a fully new console generation, and as a Wii owner with a big TV I wasn't yearning for anything else at the time

[@TheLowBrassDude]

I still say that Deus Ex HR Director's cut was best on the Wii U. as was Lego City Undercover.

[@AB-py6jl]

yeah DXHR was really great.

[@IsatisAngel]

An other problem with the Wii U : you can have only ONE gamepad... No very family-friendly. It wasn't possible to plug a second unit on a console, and I'm not sure there were any for sale as accessory.

[@HL3AlcAida]

They was but they were really expensive and the option to use 2 wii u gamepads at once should be patched but dont know of that ever happened.

[@IsatisAngel]

@@HL3AlcAida Thanks for the info, I didn't know it.

[@The_Local_Vagabond86]

The WiiU game pad is actually really handy…I lost the remote for my TV and the game pad saved me from having to buy a new one, lol

[@jackmurray7135]

For the longest time I didn't even know that the Wii U was actually it's own console, I thought it was just some weird peripheral for the Wii

[@coureurdesbois6754]

The design of the gamepad shows through the Switch Lite.

[@DreamEater749]

I loved the Wii U, I played it all the time with my family. Nintendo Land, Smash Bros, and Mario Kart 8 were my favorite games to play.

[@Mr.Feather130]

Nice

[@julesphoenix3362]

I got the Wii U specifically for Xenoblade Chronicles X. I regret nothing.

[@cerebellumshideout.1828]

It's really nice to start the day with a new episode of What Happened? XD

[@KARLOSPCgame]

I still remember the backstab of Ubisoft with the Rayman Legends launch date getting delayed by 6 or so months after getting crunched to meet the launch window

[@stevezimmer1867]

love my wii u. one of the best consoles to mod. its basically my nintendo arcade machine now. I still use it all the time.