Is it worth it to buy a Wii u in 2021?

[robertop96]

As the title says, Do you feel is worth it?

 

[godreborn]

I play mine daily and I have a ps5 and 4 switches. I'm still waiting on my first ps5 game, but I love the wii u. playing it right now in fact.

 

[Reploid]

It never was

 

[Hayato213]

Depends if there games you want to play, I spend like $120 on mine, if you can find a cheap working one go for it.

 

[zerofalcon]

Sure it is. The Wii U is cheap if you do a good search; Gamecube, Wii and Wii U (and a lot of emulation+hombrew apps-games-ports) natively, semi-portable and without any issues is simply worth it. GC/Wii/WiiU emulation is almost perfect nowadays, but I still opt for the original hardware.

 

[godreborn]

indeed, two of the biggest bombs in gaming, the wii u and the vita, are two of the best emulation machines, if you like that.

 

[Hayato213]

indeed, two of the biggest bombs in gaming, the wii u and the vita, are two of the best emulation machines, if you like that.

Well that is quite true, the two systems get more out of it with CFW than no CFW.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

What does the year date have to do with such questions? "Is […] worth it in […]?" Either you want a thing and have use for it – or not.



As already mentioned above: The Wii U is an excellent emulation machine and able to play most Nintendo games from NES/GB up to Wii U.

That said, I prefer the Wii¹ as an emulation system because of its fast boot time, better resistance to softbricking (I tend to try out things and play around…) and simplicity – as well as the native controls for GameCube games. So my Wii U serves only one purpose: Playing Wii U games. The library might be small compared to other consoles, but there are still plenty of Nintendo first party titles which I enjoy.
With or without using emulation for older systems (as well as the backwards compatibility with Wii games and the Nintendont hypervisor for GameCube games), I would say the Wii U is worth having.


Good luck and have fun!




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¹Note: The Wii doesn't have digital output by default while the Wii U has HDMI which is a plus on newer TVs that lack analogue inputs.

 

[SaulFabre]

Wii U is your option if you want to play some cool games such Super Mario 3D World, or if you want to play Wii with an HDMI connection.

You can play also retro games via homebrew, VC (official or injects), etc.

 

[godreborn]

Well that is quite true, the two systems get more out of it with CFW than no CFW.

I find the vita almost unplayable in its stock state. too many restrictions. it's a blast hacked though.

 

[CMDreamer]

Just got mine and it was a bargain at ~$85 USD, including an external 1 TB HDD with a Y-USB cable, so yes, its already modded.

Haven't had the time to really enjoy playing it but I'm sure I will love this console.

 

[CoolMe]

Depends on what are you looking for and if you have a Switch, many WiiU ports are on the Switch so if you have one kinda defeats the purpose on getting one for the reason of playing those games, and if you're not concerned about the ability to play GC/Wii/DS/VC games on the system, then prolly no.

 

[Hayato213]

I find the vita almost unplayable in its stock state. too many restrictions. it's a blast hacked though.

Yea sat in my shelf for like 1-2 years probably before I hacked it on 3.60

 

[CrashMidnick]

IMHO, this is the best value for money console out there if you plan to play homebrews/emulators.

 

[BeanMKW]

yes, yes, and yes.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

Their Virtual Console is amazing.

I do not own a WiiU, but would love to, specially the white one.

 

[godreborn]

I think the white one is the 8GB one, if that matters to you. though, you can't fit shit on the 32GB one anyway. haha.

 

[chrisrlink]

yes I just got a new game pad (old one broke) and i've been playing the shit out of it though i recommend to upgrade the gamepad's battery this is the one i got https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LY4N6V1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[godreborn]

there also exists a usb to gamepad format cable to charge the gamepad as you play. they make them pretty long too, in case you care about that. I bought one, but I also have the larger battery direct from Nintendo when they were selling them.

 

[Deleted member 532471]

only absolute fools would say no.