Wii U - Timeline
Monday25th Feb 2019
News Nintendo Shares Gorgeous Concept Artworks From Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Can we get these framed for the office?
Sitting firmly in the 'adorable' section of our Switch game library is Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, a puzzle title which was actually formed as an extension to mechanics first introduced in Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U. If you've played it for yourself, you likely don't need us to tell you that the...
Friday15th Feb 2019
News Get Zelda: Link's Awakening For Just £2.69 Before The Switch Remake Arrives (Europe)
And other great My Nintendo rewards
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, and this time Nintendo has been a little bit sneaky. Well, pretty clever actually. We're sure you already know this by now, but it was just revealed that a gorgeous looking remake of the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link's...
Monday11th Feb 2019
News Activision Is Offering Full Refunds To Guitar Hero Live Buyers In The US
After removing huge portion of the game
Activision has opened a refund program for US customers who purchased Guitar Hero Live on or after 1st December 2017 following the closure of the game's GHTV service. Originally launching back in 2015, Guitar Hero Live featured two main games modes: an offline mode which had you playing in front of a crowd of...
Wednesday6th Feb 2019
News Combined Sales Of SNES Mini And NES Mini Likely To Surpass Lifetime Wii U Sales
Retro power
If you need to be reminded just how miserable lifetime Wii U hardware sales were, Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad has shared a number of charts on Twitter, comparing Nintendo system sales as of 31st December 2018. Noticeably, the combined sales of the SNES Mini Classic and the NES Mini Classic are expected to surpass Wii U lifetime...
Monday4th Feb 2019
News Get Discounts On Mario Party Games, Physical Kirby Goodies And More In North America
Zelda! Dr. Luigi! Mario Pinball!
The latest North American My Nintendo rewards have gone live, offering a nice selection of titles at discounted prices across Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. We have several Mario titles up for grabs, including two Mario Party entries, as well as Animal Crossing, Dr. Luigi (possibly building the hype for the upcoming Dr...
EarthBound! Donkey Kong! Fire Emblem!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are eight games up for grabs this time around, including the fantastic Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, a spooky adventure featuring our...
Wednesday23rd Jan 2019
News Switch Network Maintenance Could Impact Online Gaming This Week, 3DS And Wii U Also Affected
Here are the times just in case...
Nintendo has shared a newly-updated maintenance schedule for the Nintendo Network, revealing multiple sessions which could have an impact on online play across Switch, 3DS, and Wii U. There are three sessions taking place in total, each lasting for just a handful of hours. The information provided says that...
Monday21st Jan 2019
News Get Discounts On Kirby, Sushi Striker And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Excitebike 64, anyone?
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are eight games up for grabs this time around, including a couple of Kirby titles, a tasty slice of Professor Layton goodness, and even a relatively early...
Thursday17th Jan 2019
News Wii U's Getting A New Game Tomorrow, And It's All About Bashing People On The Head With Chairs
El Silla - Arcade Edition
Put down your trusty Nintendo Switch for just a moment, folks; the Wii U's getting a new game tomorrow and it looks fittingly bonkers. Meet El Silla - Arcade Edition, an arcade game where your one and only task is to whack everyone in the head with a chair. It really is as simple as that; players need to help the titular...
Friday4th Jan 2019
News Looking For A Brand New Wii U? That'll Be $800 Please
How much?
We may well have just entered 2019, a whole two years since Nintendo's Wii U was officially discontinued, but the console's value has slowly been creeping up in price ever since, now reaching near unfathomable numbers. The story of the Wii U will be well known among the regular readers of Nintendo Life; what once looked like a promising...
Thursday3rd Jan 2019
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Mario Kart And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Chibi-Robo makes an appearance, too
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are seven games up for grabs this time around, including a couple of Zelda greats, a nice dose of Mario Kart, and even some love for the...
Wednesday2nd Jan 2019
Reminder Nintendo's Huge Festive Sale In Europe Ends Tomorrow, Last Chance To Grab A Bargain
Over 700 games discounted!
If you're hoping to grab one last festive bargain, now would definitely be the time to do it as Nintendo of Europe's mega Festive Offers sale is about to come to an end. There are some particularly juicy offerings available across Nintendo Switch, 3DS, and Wii U, such as FIFA 19 for £27.49, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle...
Wednesday26th Dec 2018
Feature The Final Wii U Games We'd Like To See On Switch In 2019
What’s left to loot from the wreckage of Wii U?
Ah, poor Wii U – you’ve got to feel for it. Through bungled messaging and almost total non-support of its unique asymmetric gameplay, Nintendo launched the ship without a compass into an ocean littered with pointy icebergs ready to pierce her glossy white hull. Despite releasing some excellent...
Wednesday19th Dec 2018
End of an era
Minecraft has just received its last ever update across last generation consoles (including Wii U) and things are starting to get a little emotional. The Nightmare Before Christmas Mash-Up pack, released this week, is the very last addition for the Xbox 360, PS3, Vita and Wii U versions of the game. The development team behind these...
Monday17th Dec 2018
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Pokémon And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Seven games in total
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are seven games up for grabs this time around, including a classic Zelda remake, a quirky Pokémon title, and some virtual console treats. As always, you can...
Random New York Times Crossword Puzzle Forgets That The Wii U Was A Thing
Wii remember U
Before this slightly baffling era where twenty to thirty new games appear every single week on the ever-blooming Switch, Nintendo's home console operations revolved around none other than the Wii U. A console let down by a lack of third-party support and unclear marketing, and ultimately not generating nearly enough sales, the Wii U...
Wednesday12th Dec 2018
News Nintendo Network Maintenance Sessions Could Impact Online Gaming Over The Next Two Days
Full maintenance schedule released
Nintendo has shared an upcoming maintenance schedule for the Nintendo Network, revealing multiple sessions which could have an impact on online play across multiple systems. There are four sessions taking place over the next two days, each lasting for just a small handful of hours. The information provided says...
Tuesday4th Dec 2018
News Get Discounts On Lots Of Zelda Titles And Some Lovely Smash Ultimate Goodies In North America
Plus Metroid, Xenoblade and more!
The latest North American My Nintendo rewards have gone live, offering a large selection of games and some bonus Super Smash Bros. Ultimate goodies for eager fans. Let's kick things off with the games on offer, shall we? As you can see below, this new batch brings with it a lovely collection of great Legend of...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Animal Crossing And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Even Nintendo Land is up for grabs!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the chance to grab some great 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. This time around sees an interesting selection of 3DS titles, ranging from (semi) recent releases to virtual console classics, and an evergreen...
Sunday18th Nov 2018
News Dev Behind Darksiders II For Wii U Worked On An E3 Demo Nintendo Never Showed
No harm done
Reflect on the troubled era of the Wii U generation and you might recall the 2012 launch title Darksiders II, developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. Being one of the few third-party releases during this time, it remained one of the standout games throughout the system's life - often drawing comparisons to The Legend of Zelda and...
Thursday15th Nov 2018
News Get Discounts On Mario, Zelda, F-Zero And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Some classic titles on offer!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the chance to grab some great 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. We've got classic games from Nintendo's heavy-hitters this week, with a (mostly) retro theme running throughout proceedings, and even Star Fox and F-Zero...
Tuesday13th Nov 2018
Smash Bros. Eve?
Causal Bit Games and Hound Picked Games have shared a brand new trailer for Battle Princess Madelyn, revealing that the game will arrive on Switch on 6th December in the process. Heavily influenced by the likes of Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap, the game follows the story of a young knight
Wednesday7th Nov 2018
News Nintendo Is Closing The Official Wii U Facebook Page This Friday
Goodbye, old friend
As of next March, the Switch will have been on the market for two years. Even though this new hybrid device has been available for some time now, Nintendo's kept certain services operational on its existing platform the Wii U. This extends to support and social media pages for the system that originally started out life in 2012...
Monday5th Nov 2018
Seven games on offer
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts in Europe has now gone live, offering the usual selection of 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. This time we've got entries from the Mario and Zelda series, a double helping of Kid Icarus goodness, Kirby, and more. As always, you can take advantage of these discounts by...
News The Wii U Is Getting Another Exclusive Game This Year
Sinister Assistant
Indie developer Ultra Dolphin Revolution has revealed that it will be bringing a brand new game called Sinister Assistant exclusively to Wii U. The game is described as a top-down adventure inspired by "8-bit games of the day". You play as Emuela, a master wizard who likes to give her enemies a chance by holding back her immense...
Wednesday31st Oct 2018
Four lists, forty great games
While much of the attention has unsurprisingly been given to the Switch, Nintendo's recent avalanche of financial data has also given us an updated look at sales across other recent systems. We wouldn't blame you for thinking that these consoles mustn't generate any software sales these days, but with Mario Kart Wii...
Thursday25th Oct 2018
Development is now complete
Upcoming title Battle Princess Madelyn will be arriving on both Nintendo Switch and Wii U this fall, with the exact release date to be announced "very shortly". To celebrate, a new trailer has been released to show off some of the game's action. We've been following the development of Battle Princess Madelyn for some...
Sunday21st Oct 2018
News Ubisoft Shutting Down Online Services For Older Just Dance Games On Wii And Wii U Next Month
No more dancing
This year's Ubisoft conference at E3 revealed Just Dance 2019 was on its way to the Wii and Wii U. Despite the success of the Switch, the older Nintendo systems have remained relevant enough for the French publisher to continue releasing its latest entries in the series on. While it's been a good run for these systems over the...
Thursday18th Oct 2018
News Monolith Soft Director Would "Love" Xenoblade Chronicles X On Switch, Money Stands In The Way
"Re-creating it would be really difficult"
With Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - and Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country - all sealed up and completed, the series' fanbase will no doubt be wondering what's on the horizon for the franchise. We know that Monolith Soft has been hiring for a mysterious new RPG project, and we also kno
Tuesday16th Oct 2018
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Super Mario RPG And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
A Halloween treat
The second batch of game discounts for October has been released on the European My Nintendo rewards website, giving players the chance to spend their points on yet another line up of 3DS and Wii U games. This time around sees a spooky Zelda classic just in time for Halloween, a Super Mario favourite on SNES, and Game Freak's...
