We believe that history will be kind to the Wii U's games library, which has already amassed some intriguing exclusives and some series-best releases. For any gamer buying a Wii U right now there's an impressive back catalogue to take on, and that applies to existing owners that haven't been keeping up with releases, too.
Nintendo UK is keen to celebrate this, so has released a sizzle reel to highlight many - but certainly not all - of the standout games on the system.
This is part of a social media campaign, too, for all you cool kids on Twitter. As explained on the official website you can vote for your favourite Wii U game; it can be absolutely anything, including eShop-only titles. Nintendo UK is planning to compile a top 10 with the results and award ten random voters with a prize of £50 in eShop credit.
You vote on Twitter by simply tweeting the game name and hashtags #WiiU and #PlayOn. The prizes will only be offered to UK residents that are over 13 years old, though as it's Twitter anyone can vote and take part.
So, what is you're absolute favourite Wii U game? It's not easy to choose...
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Mario Kart 8 is the best, in my opinion!
So far "Bayonetta 2" for me. I have a feeling that will change when "Xenoblade Chronicles X" arrives in Europe.
I second the first post!
SM3DW and Pikmin3 comes next to MK8 for me.
Mario Kart 8 without a doubt.
Mario Kart 8 is the best. Smash is a close second.
At this point either Mario Kart 8 or 3D World. That was a great video, by the way! 😃
Oh god, this is a tough one between Bayonetta 2 and Wonderful 101. While Bayonetta 2 is the most perfect action game I've ever played, I'll still pick Wonderful 101. This game had fantastic gameplay, amazing visuals, tons of humor and was a really unique and new IP. So yeah, there goes my vote.
Not an easy choice by any means. Probably Wind Waker HD, but if we're talking original games, DKC: Tropical Freeze.
Videos like this are bittersweet. Because it highlights two things: How many solid titles there are on Wii U, but also how few people will ever play them because of the low install base of gamers who own one.
TROPICAL FREEZE MASTERRACE
Shovel Knight. Mario Kart 8 is fantastic as well.
Tropical Freeze baby! The real DKC4 in my eyes. So much love and care went into it. And that soundtrack! Epic in every sense of the word.
Runners up are Bayonetta 2 & Mario Kart 8. No Smash, that game is sooooo overatted!! (Sorry!)
@Ichiban Solid list and yes TF doesn't get the credit and love it deserves.
Saved the best for last for me. Not sure if Hyrule Warriros is really that great, or it's just the stand out. I've played Mk and SSB and Pikmin 1 and 2 and NSMB and DKCR on Wii, Bayonetta 1 on PS2 and Windwaker was available on Gamecube but I only played an hour b/c it bored me. W101 was really unique but HW has given me many more hours of enjoyment that I woudln't have gotten w/o Wii U.
I do expect XCX will surpass it, as the 40 hours I've put into Xenoblade Crhoniclces so far is the best fun I've had on my Wii U. It would be #1 if it weren't a Wii game. And hopefully Zelda U will be great as well.
2 things Nintnedo can learn from this video
1. Drop the Wii U price already. It launched at $299 and $349. So technically it's lowest price has been $299 since it launched 2 1/2 years ago. If all of these great games haven't enticed people to buy a Wii U at $299 they aren't going to, not for Spaltoon or Mario Maker or Yoshi Wooly World. Maybe some will for Zelda but who knows when that's coming out?
2. It's time for a Players Choice or Selects line-up. NSMBU was a launch tile, who wants to buy it for $60 when they can buy SM3DW instead? W101 never sold all that well. Make a budget line already. And include Lego City Undercover. People keep telling me it's the best game on Wii U (or maybe just the best Lego game) and it isn't even in the video.
2 1/2 years on the market, all these great games - every game in that video is at least good enough to own - yet Nintneod doesn't do what's necessary to sell them. $ talks.
Sonic BOOM!
@rjejr get your common sense outta here!!
Up until now: Mario Kart 8. Looking forward to E3 to see if there are any new potential contenders for the top spot.
@rjejr Wonderful 101 has already been reduced to budget price. I see it frequently at stores for $29.99 brand new. And don't forget that there are quite a few titles that released at a bargain or reduced price. Currently Windwaker HD ($49.99), Capt. Toad ($39.99), Kirby: Rainbow Curse ($39.99), Game & Wario ($29.99), DKC: Tropical Freeze ($49.99), Mario Party 10 ($49.99), NES Remix Pack ($29.99), Wii Sports Club ($39.99), Mario & Sonic Olympics ($49.99), Wii Party U ($39.99), and New Super Luigi U ($29.99). While I would love to see the return of Player's Choice pricing ($19.99 or $29.99), it is hard to justify when most titles are already below the industry standard ($59.99).
For Nintendo properties, Super Smash Bros is my most played game. Overall I would have to put Mass Effect 3 or Batman: Arkham Origins at the top. The game that surprised me most is Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
EDIT: Grammar can be difficult.
My top 3 choices would be Smash, Kart 8 and Bayonetta 2. But I'll have to pick Bayonetta 2 cause it's the most polished 3rd person action game I've ever played
Seriously though, my favorite Wii U game? Maybe Bayonetta/B2, Darksiders II, or even Zombie U. REALLY hard to decide.
@rjejr and I was so sure you'd pick tropical freeze after finding it so easy!?!
For me my favourites would be pikmin 3 , dk:tf , steamworld dig and deus ex. They have been my most enjoyable at least. 3d world was good but not open enough for me and mk8 is STILL missing a battle mode before I can respect how complete they have made the game elsewhere. And I think zombie u deserves a mention just for being so damn atmospheric, a hadn't been that 'into' a game in years before that. Lego city undercover should have been featured also.
Tropical freeze,masterpiece. But there are alot of good games to enjoy!
Mario Kart 8 for sure
@audiobrainiac interesting to see darksiders pop up, I was always drawn to that game. I heard really bad things about bugs and glitches in the game but saw it really cheap allot and it reviewed well. I haven't seen it on a shelf in ages now but would still want to try it out. Did you have many problems when you played it dude?
Easily Mario Kart 8, that said I hope for even more content to be announced as DLC in the near future!
And people still say the Wii U has no great games. Blind fools.
Mario Kart 8! Second best is DKC: Tropical Freeze!
Stretching it boasting about games like Hyrule Warriors and Wonderful 101 in my humble opinion. A few great games on there though.
PS. I still think I'd rather play Shovel Knight than any of those other games to be honest.
MK8
Bayonetta 2
Bayonetta 1
Tropical Freeze
NSMBU
Super Mario 3D World
Captain Toad
Skylander's Swap Force
(note: have not played Smash or Hyrule Warriors, for shame!)
and people complain about a lack of games for The U.
Probably Mario Kart 8 so far. There's room for improvement though
Definitely Mario Kart 8 for me,it's given me well over a hundred hours of quality gaming and will give me hundreds more in the months and years ahead.Just like MK Wii,as long as there is players online I can never get bored of it haha.Having said that,the game that has put the biggest smile on my face is Tropical Freeze,love everything about that game.I've got high hopes for Wooly World to maybe even better TF so really can't wait for that to come.3D World is probably the game I was most disappointed with,I've enjoyed it but it's far from his best.
What's crazy to me is all wiiu u exclusive but hey there is nothing to play on it.cause you could beat all those game in a week lol.
I'm going to say Pikmin 3, since there wasn't a single moment I wasn't fully in love with the experience. Child of Light would be a close second. Let's hope the trolls stay away and we don't find "the Letter" winning top spot!
SSB, nothing better!!!!
@KodyDawg Absolutely! My favorite third-party title as well.
Bayonetta 2, although Smash is a close second.
@Darknyht
Wonderful 101 has also been reduced $29.99 on the Wii U eShop.
I haven't played MK8 and Smash yet (getting them this June), nor Bayonetta so I can't comment on them. I have played SM3DW which was amazing as well as Wonderful 101 which is a hidden masterpiece!
Surprised there isn't more love for Hyrule Warriors. :/
My girlfriend and I have logged soooo many hours into Adventure Map. It's one of the best co-op experiences ever!
Bayonetta 2, on the grounds that Splatoon isn't out yet.
Affordable space adventures, for me. I'm not on Twitter though, so can't vote there.
My votes go to these, simply because they deserve it, and nobody has mentioned them yet.
Need for Speed most wanted.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
Zen Pinball 2.
I hate threads like this, it just reminds me how little time I get to play ask these fabulous games. I own most of the games mentioned (missing Hyrule Warriors, SMW3D, Pikmin & Lego City: Undercover) but have only put any significant time into WW:HD and MK8.
At the moment I'd go for MK8, obvs, but I can't imagine how I'll ever choose once I've played them all - TOO MUCH GOODNESS, NOT ENOUGH LIFE!
Very happy to see The Wonderful 101 get a mention! Always saddens to how overlooked that game was.
Wonderful 101 for me. I have a feeling Splatoon and XCX will challenge that though.
I'm over 30 and have a facebook account. Twitter scares me as I fear change. I will not be voting in this poll, which is a relief as I don't have to choose.
New Super Mario Bros U, Mario Kart 8 or Deus Ex.
Noooo, don't make me choose.
I'll probably have to say Wind Waker. That could change when Legend of Zelda Wii U come out.
I wish twitter would go away forever
Its near impossible to pick just 1 considering that the Wii U has the absolute best game library of this entire console generation! Every time I think I can pick a game like Mario Kart 8, I'll pop in Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2, Super Smash Bros., etc and fall in love with one of these games all over again! My vote is for everything Wii U. Also, screw all the negative press that tried to convince us that the Wii U was bad!
Wii U has -honestly, not as a fanboy- all the best exclusives for this generation so far. And that's quite a few. Though I think Bayonetta 2 tops them, and Project Zero 5 might become my next favourite game. I'm currently replaying all the earlier games (1, 2 Wii Edition, 3, 4 fan translation, and Spirit Camera) in anticipation.
@ULTRA-64
Darksiders is awesome, worth the low price for the sountrack alone! I only recall having one glitch on my playthrough which loading a checkpoint thankfully resolved. It's an action RPG with prince of Persia-esque verticality and Zelda Dungeons!
Third party shout-outs to Deus Ex and Rayman Legends! Nintendo needs to show more love to it's non exclusive games in their promotions!
I've been playing Bayonetta 1 this week and if the sequel is an improvement it might just steal my top spot until Xeno and Zelda.
Got to say I'm disapointed in Smash, the core is great but the single player experience is such a step backwards.
Wonderful 101 and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate which made me play hundreds of hours online
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is still the best game for the system.
Xenoblade Chronicles X will knock MH3U off its throne, though.
one of my all time favorite Wii u game is Lego city undercover.
Amazing how big, fun and lively the world in the game is
my favorite Batman
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, or Super Smash Bros.
mass effect 3 and batman arkham origins are my favourites! oh and I forgot splinter cell blacklist! of course duhhhh
Super Mario 3D World , Bayonetta 2 , Wonderful 101 , Sonic Lost World , Hyrule Warriors , Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Smash Bros Wii U, Mario Kart 8 & Darksiders 2 are all Amazing Games!!!!!!!! 2 Favorites Tie Super Mario 3D World & Bayonetta 2 (Perfect Games)
Also have enjoyed Lego Batman 2 & 3 , Transformers Prime & Transformers Rise of The Dark Spark , Rayman Legends , Sonic All Star Raceing Transformed, Injustice Gods Among Us, COD Black Ops 2 , Nintendo Land & Pikmin 3
Super Luigi U
@Darknyht Nice reply to that other person.
I went with "Shantae and the Pirate's Curse".
Mario Kart 8 by a country mile
@ULTRA-64 I didn't experience any problems. Of course everyone's experience is unique so. I downloaded my copy and its worked great.
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