Feedback What do you think of the Wii U in 2026?

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I had a Wii U when it first launched, and I bought one again recently, I enjoy the menus, the background music, the Nintendo exclusives, but some other stuff like NFS Most Wanted 2012 ages very poorly, imo.

The Wii U console port of NFS Most Wanted 2012 is supposed to be the best, though I can't say it is anymore. It looks meh and runs kinda slow (30).

My favorite part of the Wii U? Miiverse. If you didn't use it you have no idea what you missed. 🤣

 
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Even thought I really like it, I use it mostly to play Just Dance games; other than that it's just gathering dust in the living room, it's just unfortunate that I have no time to play games like before. But I bought mine in 2018, mostly to play emulators and exclusives, so I could not enjoy this kind of very specific funny stuff with the Miiverse.
 
Trash system.

Very little exclusives left. The Gamepad was poor at the time with an awful screen and was too unwieldy for action orientated games, The general menu speed was very slow.

Nintendoland was pretty cool.
Yes, Nintendo Land is pretty cool and even with its flaws, Nintendo consoles have one reason to be played... For its exclusives.

Like NFS Most Wanted 2012 I enjoyed it back then, not now, and I doubt Watch Dogs on Wii U is very playable to today's standards. Just a shame it wasn't reworked for the system.
 
Still love it... Not everything is perfect, but some of Nintendo's greatest games released here, such as Mario Kart 8, Super Mario 3D World, Splatoon, Smash 4, Super Mario Maker, and some others. It's only right that Nintendo made Deluxe Version ports of some of these games to the Nintendo Switch, so that they can sell the same great game to a much wider audience. But those games are still just as enjoyable on my Wii U.

Some people dislike the Gamepad, but I really like it as a controller, it always felt comfortable for my hands.

I love the concept of the second display in the controller, it feels like a lot of potential was wasted. But there are some games where it really is useful (and not just Nintendo Land). Even in Mario Kart 8, it gives you some features that you won't get in the Deluxe version on Switch.
It's also a shame that the wireless range is so low, in the tight apartment building with thick concrete walls and crowded with wireless interference it can't even reach another room which is not that far away.

I love the operating system and user experience, the Wii U and 3DS really have soul compared to the Switch.

Not many third-party games, but there are some good ones. The Wii U port of Minecraft (legacy) console edition is probably just as great as on any other platform. Years ago, I spent many hours playing it in the local two-player mode, whenever a minecraft-obsessed friend would visit.

I'm thankful to the homebrew community, possibly the most important homebrew for me was HID2VPad, since I don't have any Wii U Pro controllers or Wii classic controllers, but I could use this software to allow visitors to use Gamecube controllers and USB-connected Nintendo Switch Pro controllers as full size controllers in multiplayer games.

Miiverse... I still remember it. It was.. weird?
 

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