I Bought A Wii U In 2021...Here's Why

Nowadays the price difference on a Wii or a Wii U is marginal, the Wii U is basically now the best 'Wii' you can buy, it will play the entire back catalogue of games, but also a bunch of what Joe Public would consider 'Switch Games' and all with a clean HDMI out.

My Wii U is still the perfect family/party console, Mario Kart 8, Mario 3D World, Super Mario Bros, Mario Party 10 etc etc. Plus playing games handheld with the TV off such as Mario Kart 8 is great for a fraction of the price point of the Switch.

If like me you have young kids or careless friends, it's a very low price point option to the Switch, the console, games and controllers are so much cheaper than on the Switch for what is 99% the same experience.

And replacing anything should 'kids be kids' is next to nothing. A Switch and Mario Kart today will cost around £300, if you shop around a current 2nd hand retailer has the basic Wii U at £65 and MK8 at £6... £71 to play Mario Kart 8 in HD and Handheld!

If you never bought a Switch but like the look of the games and want something that is great for party multi player, the Wii U is a pocket money purchase that will not disappoint.

I feel like this system would have just call it the wii 2
And include backwards compatility with the wii games i really didnt know much of the system and i think people just overlooked it because people just didnt understand what the wii u was vs just telling people that this is just a upgraded version of the wii but you can also play in handheld mode and still play on the tv

I think calling it the Wii 2, or some to that effect, would have doubled sales. If not more...

I love my Wii U and I love collecting for it. It’s somewhat easy because Switch games are expensive and Wii U games are not as much.

It's a rare and misunderstood console, I imagine it will be super cool and coveted in about 10 years. Think of how cool it is to have a fully functional N64 in 2023? Wii u will be that for another generation. But it's more rare and obscure

If the Virtual Boy is a $400 system now, the Wii U will get there too.

I mean, you need the Gamepad to set up the Wii U. But once you do that, it can be completely controlled with the Wii Remote.

July 2023. I got Wii U for the third time. Now I'm keeping it for sure! I always regret seeling the thing. There is something about the whole experience that Switch can't replicate. Maybe it's nostalgia, or maybe that throwing stars mini game in NintendoLand? I love that mini game...

It's also very hackable ;)

just got a wiiU for 50$ at a garage sale in box with 5 games, looks new... kinda sweet find!

I bought a red and blue Nintendo Switch oled on march 10 2023

I actually want to buy one in 2023 and I’m still looking for one online 😅

I'm so glad I bought my official battery replacement a long long time ago. Didn't know it was that expensive now.

Game are cheaper than switch

There are actually a lot of interesting differences between Wii U and switch versions of games.
I just got a Wii U and am loving it.
Wished I had picked one up back in the day.

Got one of these recently for peanuts. Intended as simply an 'HDMI Softmodded Wii', it has ended up just being a Wii U! The VC and disc library is very impressive. Just playing remastered games on the VC (so slick on the gamepad) is worth it on its own!

HA, got mine as a full set only for 110 in 2023 and in great condition

Was gonna mod my wii u to play botw but then I realized it broke while collecting dust for years. Kinda made me sad I had lots of memories with the thing.

I would, if I wasn’t a broke kid

Nika: I hate Wii Games because I don’t want to buy this!

Xenoblade chronicles x better be mentioned in this video one of the best games on wii u

I still have mine it came with a free download of Mario kart 8..I am not a big fan of the switch but thats my opinion I wish the wii had a built in sensor bar so the games can work on wii u without the extra weird sensor bar

the wii u is amazing but a lot of people got mad with animal crossing amiibo festival

I want a WiiU and a wii for collection purposes. I am a very big nintendo fan, especially for Zelda. I came across a copy of breath of the wild on the WiiU yesterday as well as Link's crossbow training. I was half tempted to ask if the store had a spare empty game box of each for collection purposes

My reasons for buying a wii u:
Twilight Princess HD (which STILL hasn't been ported to she switch)
Console to play my favorite childhood GameCube and wii games without running an emulator on my pc
An expansive virtual console library that is better than the switch version (and the ability to inject my own)

Once you mod it, it is legendary

It’s a solid system….. glad I got mine when it launched.

Unlike the switch, you can buy and own DS and GBA games from the virtual console.

Are you going to also do a video, when you go out to purchase toilet paper ?

I‘m going to buy it this year again because I want the console of my childhood back. Sold it for a Switch when I was younger but now I realized how great older consoles are

Its cool to get a buck out of it now, but for gaming purposes there’s no reason to buy one since most if not all of the games are on popular consoles . I regard the Wii U as a Wii on roids rather than an entirely independent console

And here I am buying one in 2022

I bought one new in toys r us in 2012. My brother took it wheb he moved and I forgot all about it. I got one for 40 dollars early December from Japan with 4 games.

Aside from the glossy texture I always liked the gamepad. I used to take it on family trips to see relatives and id play Wind Waker on the gamepad.

WiiU would be a success if they would call it Switch.

The Wii U was great. Nothing was wrong with it. I think it was way better than the switch. I hate how small the switch controllers are.

Can u use the wii composite cables for the wii u?

bought 2, especially for breath of the wild 😁👍

Got 1 last week. Bargain

the wii console's are by far the best video game console or whatever idk, id' rather have em than a gaming computer

I bought 2 one in 2013 and the other in 2014

I sold my Wii U 6 years ago... Just ordered on off ebay. I miss it.

i bought one actually my first, wii u 2019 it came with everything and lots of mario games

I had some luck and scored a Wii U all cables, 4 Wii remotes 2 Nunchucks, and 6 games (some for Wii U some for the Wii) for $40

Honestly I'm really interested in the Wii U. To like actually use not as a collectors item

I got a refurbished one just recently but touchpad had dead zones and disc reader didn’t work so returned it

Wii U owner of many years here. Just wanted to clear up a couple of things from this video:
The Wii remotes come with it because almost any multiplayer game for the Wii U requires the additional players to use a Wiimote or a Wii U Pro controller. Wiimotes are pretty essential to have unless you are playing strictly single-player.

Heh, things like Devil's Third... I remember often seeing those (and the Ninja Gaiden games and such) in the $10 bins at my local supermarkets because no one wanted to buy all the copies of those games that were printed. Hilarious to see them going for such high prices now.

I'm happy to see the Wii U getting some recognition as this easily my favorite gaming console of all time just based on when I bought it in my life. I still play it weekly, and for the past nine years or so it has by far been my most-used gaming console out of the many I own. So many of the games on there were real gems, especially Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, etc. Spectacular system, I never considered how it will probably become a collector's item one day.

You don't gotta try to fucking justify it. Its a fun machine that plays games.