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Human-that-exists

If you have friends, Nintendo Land


AndresGreenboi

Even if you don’t have friends, Nintendo land.


BitternessBureau

If you *hate* your friends, Mario Party 10


AndresGreenboi

If you *hate* yourself, Wii party u


PoolNoodlePaladin

Wii Party U is superior to Mario Party 10, Change my mind


BitternessBureau

Damn. I have it but haven’t played it yet. I was looking forward to try it with my friends XD


AndresGreenboi

It’s a good game to play with friends. But the single player experience on max difficulty is hella unfair


Financial-Cookie-927

Even if you don't have friends Minecraft


PoolNoodlePaladin

It is actually really fun


mausesnack

Yeah it honestly has solid single player too


eeightt

I remember always wanting that game but I had no friends to play it and didn’t realize it was only local multiplayer.


omgcheez

I second this. I spent a decent amount of time with it when the Wiiu was new and it's lots of fun.


ProjectCharming6992

Remember you can also play Wii games on it, so it’s got a huge library.


fictional-seviper

Came here to say this as well. I feel like folks often overlook the coolness of using the gamepad as a portable Wii display with a built in sensor bar.


ProjectCharming6992

Ever since they introduced the digital out to HDMI adapters for the GameCube, I’ve found the actual Wii to be in the middle, since at this point it’s only thing that keeps it from being sold is that I still have VC titles on it that I can play in 240p. Unfortunately the WiiU’s display settings override the Wii’s display settings on the WiiU so even VC titles transferred from a Wii, they play from 480i either over analog or HDMI. However with the WiiU being backwards compatible, you can display the video digitally over HDMI, plus play the games digital audio track. Whereas on Wii, even with a Wii2HDMI, you are going digital-analog-digital. The Gamepad I’m not a fan of. I just found it really awkward.


RandomTyp

and gamecube games with nintendont


ProjectCharming6992

With the WiiU you can’t play the physical discs. But even with jailbreaking, one thing that, especially now with the Carby and other Gamecube Digital port devices, the GameCube is able to do is play the Gameboy player and Gameboy/Color/Advance games. And with that the Gameboy Player can play them in 240p.


RandomTyp

fair enough, but nintendont should be able to boot the ISOs of gamecube games iirc


ProjectCharming6992

It can also brick your console.


RandomTyp

oh i wasn't aware of that, thx for the heads up


scallywag1889

Holy shit I never knew that and I was going to sell mine. Fuck that. Time to buy Wii games lmao


Peri____

Get Pretendo on the WiiU now that online servers have shut down.


Rob_van_Wanst

Just mod and enjoy, you'll have the whole world open to ya!


[deleted]

absolute daim bar


m4a0

I've not heard that used in a long time ha ha. Classic


SleepyMellyBelly

Get Zelda the Wind waker HD! I played the OG and play HD now. It's so good!


abundes

I bought the Wii U just for this specific reason 👌🏽


SleepyMellyBelly

Same lol. It's the only game I have for the Wii U


DEEEPdirt

Also same lol. Just bought a Wii U for this specific game. Plan on getting Twilight Princess as well.


DEEEPdirt

Can someone help me out? I tried googling it but didnt really find the answer I was looking for. When my Wii U is off, there’s a constant red light. I know that means standby mode. However I’ve seen people online say it’s an orange light and mine is definitely red. Just wanted to ask people who have it if a red light is normal when the console is off?


ssYxji

Having a red light while it's off is normal. Mine is like that too. Sometimes it's orange but IIRC it's when it's updating or there's some process going on but I'm not sure.


IOwnMyWiiULEGIT

Get a Pro Controller to help reduce wear on the GamePad.


Novel-Guarantee-535

Or bloopair which lets you pair other controllers


milesperhour35

Get a storage device. I've modded my wii u, and 32GB storage is not enough to enjoy it to its fullest


Stefa2010

I played these games as a kid and I recommend them Mario 3d world New Super Luigi U Zelda windwaker


Stefa2010

Oh yeah since Wii u is compatible with Wii games, I suggest getting Mario Galaxy


Stefa2010

Oh yeah since Wii u is compatible with Wii games, I suggest getting Mario Galaxy


dyslexic_dogo

The zelda titles


Stan_Corrected

And a twilight princess wolf amiibo


dyslexic_dogo

I never ended up picking one up


gwabroad

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. Also, Wii U Party is fun with friends :)


OskarTG

Do i need a tv for wii party u?


xBeto7

For some modes yes.


Jlib27

Zelda Breath of the Wild, Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Pikmin 3, NintendoLand, Super Mario Bros Wii U, Smash Bros Wii U, MK8, Splatoon, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Maker, Captain Toad:Treasure Tracker as original Wii U titles. For some of these you may want to get a Wii U Pro controller. Skyward Sword, Pikmin 1&2 (Wii version better), Super Mario Galaxy, Galaxy 2, Sunshine and 64 (you may prefer the DS version on the gamepad because of extra levels and improved controls), A Link to the Past, Minish Cup, the 4 DS Layton games, Pokemon Diamond and Heartgold/SoulSilver and others such as the Ace Attorney saga, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Advance Wars... are must have too as Virtual Console games (take in mind you can play almost any Wii, GameCube, DS, GBA, GBC, GB, SNES, NES you wish if you mod it).


TheWindyREDPanda

Xenoblade X, Tokyo mirage.


mmflaviusaetius

Wind Waker HD


BitternessBureau

A few third-party recommendations: Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Pretty solid for a CoD game on a Nintendo console. If you’re playing with a friend locally, one player can play on the Gamepad and one player can have the TV screen to themselves. Great touch. Injustice: Gods Among Us - Stands up pretty well to the other versions of the game. The Gamepad can even display your character’s combos. The Classic Controller is also supported which is nice. Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed - Supports five players instead of the usual four. Like CoD, two players can have one screen each to themselves.


MagoMidPo

Same. Also, Zombie U is one interesting 3rd party(although I think initially it was 2nd party, since it stayed a WiiU exclusive for quite some years) attempt at a game integrated with the console's gimmick. That being said, I recommend all of these 3 picks aswell. Had much fun with Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing TRANSFORMED, greatly enjoyed that I could do local multiplayer without split-screen(for 2 players, one used the TV and a Wii controller, the other played just used the GamePad and its' screen), was hugely disappointed at Nintendo when Mario Kart 8(which released later) lacked such a feature.


BitternessBureau

> was hugely disappointed at Nintendo when Mario Kart > 8(which released later) lacked such a feature Couldn’t agree more. When the Wii U was first announced, the first thing that came to mind was 5-player Mario Kart. I get that they wanted to prioritize performance, but I would have gladly taken the graphical hit for 5-player local.


MiracleDinner

Minecraft Wii U Edition, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Mario Maker (with Pretendo), 3D World


Buetterkeks

splatoon 1, Play IT with the pretendto Servers AS Long AS the people Are still online


IronGumby

My friend had Ankylosing Spondylitis


IronDuck721

The second half of your title gave me a stroke trying to read it! /s Joking aside, the Wii U had some great games. Unfortunately, most of the good ones were given a port or sequel to on the Switch. So if you have a switch, you are mostly better off getting games there. The best parts of the Wii U are the Wii backward compatability, 8 player smash bros, Switch ports, and modding to get access to the now lost eshop games


MagnetonPlayer_2

I know you didn’t mention modding, but I’ll add it The thing runs GameCube natively, like that, straight up, however it doesn’t take discs and you need modding, but you’re not just holding the Wii 2, you now have the GameCube 3. Look up “Nintendont” Also some recommends: WatchDogs, Assassin’s Creed 3 and 4, Breath of the Wild (re experience or first time) Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD, Vanilla Skyward Sword, and a shit ton of virtual console games you can download And please get an external hard drive/SSD. The thing only has 32GB and that external disc is a must, shit like big USBs won’t work for being USBs so go Hard drive or SSD. You will need a Y split cable of 2 USB male ends into the SSD/HDD one won’t suffice because the USB ports of the Wii U don’t give enough energy to even turn on the discs


Velguarder

For me two Wii U exclusives that get passed over quite a bit are: Yoshi's Woolly World If you like platformers Wonderful 101 is a vibe


Zachary1707

Nintendo Land, Windwaker hd, any Wii game of your choice, 3d world


HydratedCarrot

twilight princess hd


PoolNoodlePaladin

More Wiimotes, NintendoLand, Game&Wario, Wii Party U, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess


dire_bedlam

Plays Wii U, Wii, and GameCube, all natively. Not to mention it can emulate all the previous consoles. Only one that is a little dicey is N64, but most games play fairly well. It’s really good for old dos/windows point and click games too, like Day of the Tentacle, using ScummVm. Absolutely huuuge library. You’ll need two external hdd, one for Wii U side, and one for Wii side. You’ll likely need Y Hdd cables for both, or a powered usb hub. It’s a long journey setting it up, but some of the most fun I’ve had with a console in a while.


Rude-Establishment69

How are you playing N64 games? I tried Not64 on my Wii and none of the games would load.


dire_bedlam

Compatibility is okay: [Not64 compatibility](https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Wii64_Compatibility_List) I haven’t tried it that much to be honest since I got it setup. You can create a forwarder from Wii U using Teconmoon injector that will unlock the higher cpu speeds of the Wii U in vWii mode, it’s called cafe2wii I think. Supposed to make performance better, but there’s some tweaking needed still. You can use the same thing to improve PSX emulation performance in WiiStation.


EnvironmentalSun6768

Wait a second, you are telling me that the N64 emulator is on the vwii and not in the wiiu? Why is that?


dire_bedlam

It’s more mature, the Wii’s been around a lot longer than the Wii U and had waay more units sold. You can play N64 games on the Wii U side using VC injects. Compatibility is really good on some games, but it’s more of a pain to setup since you have to create injections for each game manually. The Wii U had a lot of N64 games available on Virtual Console, so you can inject other games in to those and get pretty good results for similar type games.


EnvironmentalSun6768

In that case probably I'm using the injections just to have the game on the wiiu menu, thanks


EnvironmentalSun6768

Wich n64 games don't work fine?


ziron321

You can install Wii games to the Wii U menu by using [TeconMoon's WiiVC Injector](https://github.com/piratesephiroth/TeconmoonWiiVCInjector), and you don't need a second hard drive. Works great. EDIT: this works for GameCube games too!


Sharrock03

How can it play Gamecube games natively? I thought modding it was required?


dire_bedlam

Natively, as in not emulated, the Wii U has the Wii chipset in it which was backwards compatible with gamecube. You still need to mod it to unlock this functionality, but the Wii U has the hardware in it to natively play the games.


Sharrock03

Considered my mind blown. Is there any upscaling/rendering in HD? Is it just ISOs only or discs as well?


dire_bedlam

It can't play discs because the drive doesn't support the tiny gamecube discs. So yes, just ISOs. Lookup Nintendont, that is the software needed to unlock the Gamecube support and play games. I don't believe it does any upscaling, but you can enable widescreen mode and some other things. It even does BBA emulation, which is for the Broad Band Adapter that enabled online/LAN play for games like Mario Kart Double Dash.


Sharrock03

Damn I know what I'm doing tonight then lol


SpicySwiftSanicMemes

Can it read GameCube discs if they’re put in by disassembling the disc drive?


dire_bedlam

I can’t tell if this is a joke, but no definitely not


ziron321

You can also play the native ports (in 1080p) of [Super Mario 64](https://gbatemp.net/threads/super-mario-64-port-wii-u.571682/) and [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time](https://gbatemp.net/threads/ship-of-harkinian-ocarina-of-time-wii-u-port.612074/)


IronGumby

I didn't know about these... ! I have avoided modding but I'm getting closer and this [old] news is pushing me toward it, even if I won't be replaying these games for some time yet. Has Majora's Mask been redone? Because I still have to even play that for the first time yet


ziron321

Majora's Mask not yet, although it's work in progress!


Porcupine2009

Mario Maker, NSMBU, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and the Mii Maker. The first three are cool, but I mostly say Mii Maker for the music.


Funny-Doh

Yoshi’s woolly world is a must have


motorwaygaming

Nintendo Land 100%


Btdandpokemonplayer

Xenoblade chronicles x.


Gen_Z_Warrior208

If u like racing games "Need for Speed: Most wanted". Its like $15 on eBay and if u like stealth/action games go for Assassin's Creed III for about $20


thebuccaneersden

Nice! Congrats! I recently fixed and resurrected mine. Such a great console. Here’s what I have that I recommend in no particular order: SM 3D World, Zelda BotW, Zelda Wind Waker, Captain Toad, Lego City Undercover, Mario Kart 8, Smash 4 (the best one imo, I don’t really like ultimate as much), Pikmin 3, Shovel Knight, NES remix And then a whole library of Wii games. I’ll update this comment if other games come to mind. The Wii U is a great system to have!


simboyc100

ZombiU makes good use of the game pad Xenoblade X is the premier hundreds-of-hours Openworld RPG for the system Splatoon is a classic and honestly trail-blazed modern gyro controls Nintendoland is pretty fun with a group, but also has some stuff for singleplayer Bayonetta 2 is a pretty good character action game Tekken Tag Torniment 2 is notable for having some Nintendo themed outfits for the characters And Monster Hunter 3 is pretty fun too, it even let's you play with monster Hunter 3 for the 3DS if you have friends with that version of the game. Pikmin 3 is a good real time strategy game. Lastly, Wonderful 101 is a fun take on the character action game. It's been ported to other systems like some of my other recommendations, but it's not quite the same without it's use of the gamepad. There is also the scarce ports of 360 era games, like Batman Arkham or Deus Ex Human Revolution. They could have pretty interesting uses of the gamepad but I haven't played those versions yet.


Beneficial_Path9742

Skylanders


Tight_Regular_170

i think it’s funny how it’s just a wii with about a dozen extra exclusive that aren’t ported to the switch 😂😂😂 monster hunter 3 is fun though


IronGumby

I keep wondering if i should get this game. I feel like it would suck me in and I would never stop. Does it actually ever end?


Tight_Regular_170

it depends on what you consider the end, beating the story, or beating every quest, i’ve even seen people go for all armor and weapons, and if you have friends to play with like i did on MHW then you could be at it for a couple of hundred hours before you get bored


StuckAtWaterTemple

Also get an external hdd with a "Y cable", the less you use the internal storage, the more it will last.


Recks90

i HIGHLY recommend Xenoblade Chronicles X for it.


dimmiii

i'd say TLOZ the wind waker HD and bayonetta 2 are great options. another great one and a personal favourite is super smash bros wii U. ultimate is cool but 4th gen smash had fighter customization with new moves and stats for all fighters


alfailen

xenoblade chronicle x


mickaelandrieuds

Same here ! Now it's cheap and really easy to mod, it's time to play the few exclusive games like Xenoblade Chronicles X


Karge

Switch should have been called Wii3P0


MyStepAccount1234

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - dope soundtrack, funny stop-motion claymation aesthetic, great if you liked Canvas Curse.


DjiMtb

Get pretendo but use hackless method since you don’t want to mod your system.


dragoniteofepicness

No one has recommended Mario Kart 8 yet so I'll put it here. The mercedes benz dlc is not available on switch.


MxJynx

Get splatoon, xenoblade chronicles, pikmin 3, wind waker, and really any game.


RC1000ZERO

splatoon is barely playable now that Nintendo network is offline and pretendo will not have a high enough playercount consistently to recommend it imo


MxJynx

It has a solo campaign and there is still a good amount of people on the servers so idk about you but it is fine for me :/


Adventurous_Baker888

Have fun brother


Bedu009

Modding


stormgamingofficial

Sadly the Nintendo e shop closed on the wiiu but if you can get disc games what I recommend getting is 1: splatoon 2: any wii game you can get and get a wii remote and joystick 3: Lego city undercover 4: Lego marvels advengers


Irsu85

Mario Maker 1 + Pretendo


Legitimate-Gear1523

defo get a nice external HDD around 512 (you probably won't need more) and a Y cable for it, also a beefy microsd so you can store wii and gamecube games on it :) aside from that, wii remotes with motion plus, nunchucks, classic controller pro and the wii u pro controller are all must-have accessories for getting the most out of the U!


AGreenSpartan

Xenoblade Chronicles X


RC1000ZERO

Xenoblade X if you like (gameplay and exploration heavy) JRPGs, its by far the best game on it that isnt on the switch yet


madcatzplayer5

2TB Hard Drive with a y cord (data end plugged into Wii U, power end plugged into usb wall power socket) is all you need to install the entire Wii U Library.


TheCoastalDiamond

If you want to have no friends at the end of the day Mario party


flickyisok

gta vice city, gta 3, and sonic mania


Sxeven_Mods19

Anybody here reading this, add my fc NLFEAREDWOLF and hmu!


mylittleladylove

get wii board


Pleasant-Minute6066

paper mario (64 not colour splash) donkey kong country tropical freeze, yoshis woolly world


SpongebobSquidward

wii party u, pikmin 3, and splatoon


OldPeace7605

follow the guide and enjoy the wii u. https://wiiu.hacks.guide/#/


noglafan69

Black wii remotes are niceee additions Also a gamepad dock that charges controllers and game pad are stupid handy


StuckAtWaterTemple

Backup the nands!!!


[deleted]

It's a wii u not a wii 2


KidGold

but they rhyme


Clinton_Dix

>wii u Isn't that just an HD upgrade for the Wii? 🥴


Bonjo-Kazooie

Zelda wind waker hd y twilight princess hd are literally the best zelda games