Space Hunted: The Lost Levels Is Coming Exclusively To Wii U This Week

Yes, I will miss playing this, you lucky buggers. This now gives me free reign to rub BOTW2 in WiiU owner(s) face(s).

What was the last (most recent) physical game released on the Wii U?

I can’t see how this makes any kind of good business sense

@graysoncharles It sounds like some kind of Wii add-on

@GrizzledVeteran darksiders 1 port, I think. I picked it up. But only to sit on my shelf since I haven’t touched anything but my switch, including Metroid Samus returns in my 3ds.

@Donutman sadly my WiiU has not been played since May or June. I play my 3ds on occasion.

Genuinely wouldn't mind trying this. Played the original Space Hunted a few years back, and really liked the classic NES feel of it. Really a nice little indie game.

I might need to buy the Wii U just to get this.

I've got all the Ultra Dolphin games on wiiu and none of them are very good, but they do have thast NES charm. I own the original of this and i'll probably get this too.

The real news is Shakedown hawaii is coming to wiiu.

Whenever I read 100+ levels for an indie game I fear the quality.

@Lordplops why would you do that when Breath of the Wild, which was released for the Wii U (then ported to the Switch) wasn't a very good game?

The WU is still a fine console to me. The problem was Nintendo didn't make any real effort to save it post-2015, aside from Smash 4 dlc. I believe, by that time, they figured that the Switch would be out soon enough (in years), & to just let the WU slide. (Edit: Actually, I'm sure Nintendo knew the Switch would be out in 2 years. These things are planned out probably years in advance.) Further, Nintendo stands to financially capitalize on this, by porting title from WU to Switch.

Eventually, the WU e-Shop, & the ability to play online will be switched off. Right now, one of the reasons the WU is popular is because online it is relatively light on the wallet (to purchase), and many users have one for all the hacking/modding potential.

I am not saying illegal emulation, or piracy is the way to go. I am saying that, unfortunately, no official retro gaming catalogue will ever be complete, because co.s do not want to spend the financial, & other resources necessary to legally emulate every title that came to their retro systems. It requires finding out if they own the title, if there's an interest in the title, the programming to properly emulate the title, on, & on...

It's good to see that games are still being made for the Wii U, but it would make more sense to also make these games for a system that's still on the firsthand market.

I just played my WiiU over the weekend... still need to finish NES Remix 1 & 2.

I'm glad the Wii U is still alive and kicking.

Long live Wii U. I had more fun with Wii U than with Switch for several reasons.
Also. None of the great features on Wii U carried over to Switch.

My Wii U is still hooked up because of Xenoblade X and the GBA Castlevania games so I will probably try this thing. Their little Shadow Archer game looked pretty cool, kinda wish I had gotten that too.

I'll give it a shot

@GrizzledVeteran I’m guessing Just Dance 2019.

@teamdave2002 Surely you jest. Firstly, it wasn't ported, otherwise it would have launched on Wii U two years prior to Switch. They moved development over to Switch, then scaled it to release on Wii U simultaneously. Secondly, it's far and away considered one of the best, if not the best, Zelda title, and its astronomical sales (especially when compared to previous entries) help to bring that point home. Now of course I don't ever equate sales to quality, after all the number one selling game ever is also one of the worst games ever made by a completely inept developer (GTAV/R*). What I'm saying is, had the sales been more aligned with previous entries we could pick apart the game but not when it breaks all records after 30+ years of modest cultural popularity.

I still play my Wii U weekly. Have a huge backlog of games — well over 120 games. I am a 50 year old working ass adult, with very limited time to play games each week. Yes, I want a Switch, but when I have such a huge backlog of great games on my Wii U and 3DS, and still more games I want to get, why get a Switch now?

This game looks fun, but I am really stoked at the idea of Shakedown: Hawaii coming to the Wii U — Fingers crossed!

I honestly don't understand why so many people feel the need to put down games that still come out on systems that are not the Switch? Most likely the publisher has a financial reason. Maybe they have put it out on all other platforms and just hoping for a bit of additional revenue. Or, maybe Nintendo's partner publishing agreements suck and they need to release something under the Wii U to qualify to post for the Switch.

I have always loved reading Nintendo Life as most of its readers are fairly mature. But taking pleasure in trolling or bashing a console that you aren't playing just seems a bit immature, and I'm not sure what you are trying to get out of posting like this?

@Stu13 @Capt_N same. I still have my Wii U in service. Xenoblade Chronicles X is one reason. There were some ports I loved on there too, like Deus Ex HR. And the virtual console. I also picked up Mass Effect 3 for peanuts last year and found a surprisingly active community on the multiplayer.

booted the Wii u to use the gamepad as a remote for the tv. played Mario kart 8 since it was in there for God knows how long. people are still playing it. gotta check Pokken. Splatoon. smash and tennis

@Nintyfan It certainly is a port. Just because it was released simultaneously doesn't mean it wasn't planned for and designed for the Wii U first and then ported to the Switch. I can't post links here, but just do a cursory search and you'll that's the case.

I don't care if it was the best selling game of all time. It's tedious and the fighting mechanics in the game are terrible. I'm glad you like it. I'm glad you use popularity as a measure of quality (even though you went out of your way to say you don't), but that's not what moves me. And quite honestly, BOTW feels more like the game you derided, GTA, than a real Zelda game.

Finally, the point was never discussed. Why do some people feel the need to rub something they have in others faces? That was the whole point of the op that I referred to.

@Ventilator Like what? The Wii U's Off-TV Play feature was essentially the prototype to the Switch.

@Dog Wii U had dual screen, Had room for lots of folders on main screen, Miiverse, Statistics app, External HDD support, Games priced correctly and more.

Also..Mario Kart 8 with YouTube upload, Mario Maker and Hyryle Warriors with Amiibo support