Wii U News (Page 4)
News Shakedown: Hawaii For Wii U Arrives Next Week
No, seriously!
Vblank Entertainment has finally locked in a release date for Shakedown: Hawaii on the Wii U. It'll be made available on 20th August on the Vblank store and the North American Wii U eShop. The standard editio
News Nintendo Details Switch, Wii U And 3DS Network Maintenance Across August And September
Some times for your eShop browsing diary
Nintendo has updated its network maintenance schedule with details of upcoming work that will affect its services across Switch, Wii U and 3DS. Several maintenance sessions are planned between now and mid-September, all of which have the potential to - or will definitely - impact Nintendo's network...
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: All Shrine Locations And Maps
Time to bulk up your hearts and stamina
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an incredible game, both in terms of critical acclaim and sheer size. Few aspects of Link's latest sprawling adventure exemplify this as well as the sheer number of shrines - miniature dungeons focused solely on puzzle solving. Finding all of the shrines in Breath of...
Video The Switch Is A Wii U Port Machine, And That's A Good Thing
53 million Switch owners haven't played Pikmin 3
It's no secret that the Wii U was a bit of a commercial flop. Why that happened is a topic for another time, but the fact remains that there was a whole mess of great games for the system, and due to it only selling a disappointing 13.5 million units a lot of people missed out on some seriously spicy...
News PlatinumGames Has No Idea If Star Fox Zero Will Be Ported To Switch
"no conversations have come our way"
One of the few major Wii U releases that could still potentially be ported across to the Nintendo Switch is the Platinum-developed title, Star Fox Zero. Although the controls would need a massive overhaul, many Star Fox fans are still wondering what the chances are of it happening. In a recent interview with the...
Random Bloober Team's Mind-Bending The Medium Was Intended For The Wii U Almost A Decade Ago
"Do you know about Medium? If not, you will"
During Microsoft's recent Xbox showcase, Bloober Team – the studio behind Observer, Layers of Fear and Blair Witch – revealed its next project, called The Medium. This uni
News YouTube Doesn't Seem To Work In The Wii U Browser Anymore
Fortunately, the app still works
Another nail has seemingly been driven into the Wii U's coffin. According to multiple sources, YouTube no longer supports the system's internet browser. For many users, this was the preferred way to view YouTube videos on the system. Now, if you attempt to load a video on YouTube within the Wii U browser, you'll be...
News No, Seriously, The Wii And Wii U Are Getting Physical Versions Of Shakedown: Hawaii This Year
We kid you not
Vblank Entertainment is bringing physical versions of Shakedown: Hawaii to the Wii and Wii U this summer. Yes, you read that correctly. Originally released on the 3DS and Switch, the game will include all of the latest updates, including The Mogul Update, the Full Tank Update and "many other little tweaks, improvements and...
News Switch eShop Exploit Encourages Fake 'Leaks' Of Wii U And 3DS Game Rereleases
Don't believe everything you see
We've all seen some pretty convincing Photoshop efforts in our time, trying to trick us into believing that certain sought-after games are headed to Switch, but this newly-discovered eShop exploit will make fake rumours look even more believable. Or at least, it would have done if you hadn't read this article...
News Game Originally Planned For Wii U, Then Switch, Winds Up As A PS5 Timed-Exclusive
It's having quite the journey
Last week, Sony gave us our first look at the PlayStation 5, showing off a decent number of upcoming titles and inspiring an even larger number of excellent memes. What you might not know, however, is that one of the games featured was actually once confirmed for release on Wii U. Of course, the g
News Splatoon Players Celebrate The Series' Fifth Anniversary With Lovely Fan Art
Stay fresh!
Five years ago (well, five years and a day ago, actually) the original Splatoon inked its way onto the Wii U. It was an exciting and fresh take on the online shooter and a completely new venture for Nintendo - and boy are we happy that it was released. Splatoon and its sequel, Splatoon 2, have arguably been two of the most important...
News Pixelheart Delays Upcoming Switch And Wii U Physical Editions, New Dates Revealed
Four games have been pushed back
With the coronavirus pandemic causing havoc across the entire industry, it comes as no surprise to hear that some physical game releases are being pushed back. Indie publisher Pixelheart is the latest to reveal a new release schedule for its upcoming games. The publisher has decided to postpone each game in its...
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: Tarrey Town Quest
From the ground up
It's amazing how much of the content included in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is entirely optional and can easily be missed on your first playthrough if you're not exploring off the beaten track. One of the coolest optional features involves the construction of an entire town as part of the "From the Ground Up" side...
News The Top Ten Best-Selling Games For Wii U, 3DS, Wii And DS (As Of March 2020)
Did someone say Mario Kart?
We've already received an updated list of the top ten best-selling Nintendo Switch games today, but how about the 3DS, the Wii U, and even the Wii and DS? Well, as it happens, Nintendo has also provided updated lists for each of these consoles, and while the standings below have seen very little change over the past few...
News Nintendo To Shutdown "Limited" Wii U And 3DS eShops In Select Countries
By 31st July 2020
Nintendo has announced it will shutdown the limited eShops for the Wii U and 3DS family of systems in certain Latin American and Caribbean countries by 31st July 2020. The brief summary on the Nintendo Support page explains how users in affected regions will no longer be able to redeem codes, redownload software, or update...
News Yikes, Nintendo Network Services And eShop Are Currently Down Across Switch, Wii U And 3DS
Update: And it's back?
Update (Tue 17th Mar, 2020 18:50 GMT): Nintendo has yet to announce anything officially, but it appears that services are once again running as normal. We've had success accessing the eShop, and multiple users have reported similar success stories. If you're still struggling to access the eShop or other online services...
Random The Wii U Is Getting Two New Physical Releases This Year
And you can pre-order both right now
Even though first-party support for the Wii U came to a halt a number of years ago, that hasn't stopped third-party developers and publishers from pumping out new releases for Nintendo's previous generation of console hardware. PixelHeart – a publisher and distributor of retro and next-generation games – has...
News DuckTales: Remastered Returns To Digital Storefronts, Includes The Wii U eShop
Quack, it's back!
Last year in August, Capcom pulled the 2013 DuckTales: Remastered from all digital storefronts, including the Wii U eShop. It was believed to be tied to the game's license, as it's all about the Disney-owned character, Scrooge McDuck. Now, roughly eight months later, the Capcom-Unity blog has announced the remaster has returned to...
Video Early Plans For The Wonderful 101 Starred F-Zero's Captain Falcon, Mario And More
The game's history explained
Unless you've been living under a giant fist/sword/gun-shaped rock over the past week or so, you'll be aware that Wii U exclusive The Wonderful 101 has been all over the news just lately. The sudden interest has arrived thanks to PlatinumGames' new Kickstarter campaign which has already generated enough funds to secure a...
News Space Hunted: The Lost Levels Is Coming Exclusively To Wii U This Week
Take that, Switch
The good ol' Wii U is getting a brand new release this week, and if that's not exciting enough, it's even launching exclusively on the console. Who needs Switch anyway? Space Hunted: The Lost Levels is the latest title headed our way from Ultra Dolphin Revolution, the indie dev which also brought Shadow Archer to Wii U towards the...
News Hideki Kamiya Shares Early The Wonderful 101 Design Documents And Art
Including the game's very first screenshot
As you'll no doubt be aware if you've visited the site over the last couple of days, PlatinumGames revealed a Kickstarter campaign earlier this week which will bring The Wonderful 101: Remastered to Switch later this year. It's been quite the success, raising
Review The Wonderful 101 (Wii U) - A Thrilling Assault On The Senses
Chaos and colour multiplied by 101
Editor’s Note: With The Wonderful 101: Remastered Kickstarter now in full swing, we thought you might like to read our 2013 review for the Wii U original. Playing The Wonderful 101 for the first time on "normal" difficulty is a stressful, headache-inducing experience that, nevertheless, delivers a genuine...
News New ESRB Rating Suggests The Wii U Isn't Done With New Games Just Yet
One more with feeling?
Despite being completely killed off by Nintendo itself, the Wii U seems to be having a late surge of new titles just lately - a new N64-style platformer launched just last week and there was even a release on Christmas Day last year. Now, it looks like there's yet another title on the way. A newly-discovered ESRB rating...
Feature Game Of The Decade Staff Picks: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Former editor Thomas Whitehead returns to tell us his selection!
Following on from our reader-voted Top 50 Games of the Decade, Nintendo Life staff members will be picking their personal favourite Nintendo games between the years 2010-2019. To round off our run of features, former Nintendo Life editor Thomas Whitehead returns to let us know his pick...
Random Nintendo Took Down The Official Pikmin 3 Website And The Internet Noticed
Well, eventually
For the past few weeks, there have been rumours swirling around about a few more Wii U ports coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2020. Which ones are they, though? Last week, Peer Schneider, the co-founder and Chief Content Officer at IGN said one is a "nine out of the 10" and the other is about a six. One of these games is also...
Feature Game Of The Decade Staff Picks - Splatoon
Woomy
Following on from our reader-voted Top 50 Games of the Decade, Nintendo Life staff members will be picking their personal favourite Nintendo games between the years 2010-2019. Today, Alex recalls the growing pains of his first major step into his career, and how one squid and/or kid-based shooter made all the difference... “These controls...
News IGN Founder Offers Hint At One Of The Rumoured Wii U Ports Coming To Switch
Our biggest clue so far?
Over the past few days, rumours surrounding two potential Wii U ports supposedly being planned for rereleases on Switch have been almost impossible to ignore. So much so, in fact, that we decided to ask you lovely people which remaining Wii U hits you'd like to see make the jump in a poll. These potential ports haven't been...
Video Digital Foundry Looks At How Certain Wii U Games Might Run On The Nintendo Switch
Port them all, please
Recently, there's been some rumours swirling around the internet that we'll be seeing more Wii U titles ported across to the Switch this year. Obviously a number of games have already made the transition such as Mario Kart 8 and New Super Mario Bros. U, and then there are improved sequels like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and...
News You're Not Dreaming, This N64-Style Platformer Really Is Coming To Wii U
"Stands in the tradition of the classics from the late 90s"
If you're an indie developer, the Switch has to be one of your target platforms these days. The console's popularity – combined with a vibrant digital storefront – has triggered a flood of indie classics. However, it's becoming increasingly hard to stand out on the crowded eShop, so...
Poll What Other Wii U Games Do You Want To See On Switch?
The pickings are getting slimmer, but some still remain...
Given the amazing success of the Switch – and the relative failure of its forerunner, the Wii U – it was almost inevitable that Nintendo would use its current console as a means of giving some of its better Wii U games a second chance at fame. So far, we've seen the likes of Mario Kart...
News Nintendo Shares Colourful Infographic Reflecting On The Past Decade
From 3DS to Switch
To celebrate the last decade, Nintendo of America has released a colourful infographic on Twitter, highlighting all of the games and systems it has released. In terms of consoles, we started out with the previous generation of hardware. This included the release of the 3DS in 2011 and the Wii U in 2012. Further down the track the...
Feature 2010-2019 - Nintendo's Decade In Review
The highs and lows of the past 10 years
So, that's it then – another decade is over. The past ten years are perhaps a little unusual in that they've been a reverse of the ten that preceded them; in the year 2000, Nintendo was struggling to keep pace with Sony in the home console arena and was facing competition for the handheld market thanks to...
News Yoshi's Woolly World's Composer Has Uploaded Lots Of Unheard Music From The Game
Give them a listen
Yoshi's Woolly World was one of our favourite games on the Wii U, partly because you can't go wrong with a nice dose of Yoshi cuteness, but also largely because of its truly wonderful soundtrack. The man behind many of our fondest musical memories in that game, composer Tomoya Tomita, has his very own YouTube channel, and fans of...
News PlatinumGames Co-Founder Says MadWorld And The Wonderful 101 Were The Most Fun To Make
Working with Kamiya can be 'a very painful experience'
PlatinumGames is a studio which is growing ever more popular with Nintendo fans, largely thanks to the release of some wonderful exclusives over recent years. We all know about series like Bayonetta - and we're desperately waiting for Bayonetta 3 to show up - but it appears that other, arguably...
News Yacht Club Delays Shovel Knight Update For 3DS And Wii U Ahead Of Next Week's Release
Switch is all-clear
Update: It appears the delays of some versions in certain regions weren't as bad as Yacht Club expected in the end. Here's the updated list: 3DS – North America – [December 13th, 10 am PST] – Out now! 3DS – Europe – [December 10th] – Out now! Wii U – Europe – [December 10th] – Out now! PS3 – North America...
News Metacritic Reveals The 50 Best-Reviewed Games Of The Decade, Nintendo Takes Top Two Places
And three of the top five
We've been treated to some incredible gaming experiences over the last ten years. In our eyes, Nintendo has produced some of its finest titles throughout this last decade, and those of us who dabble in gaming on the likes of PlayStation and Xbox have had plenty to share about, too. The list below shows the top 50 games of...
News Wii U Is Getting A New Game Release On Christmas Day, Kind Of
And it'll be cheap, too
It's been left out in the cold over recent years, but the poor Wii U is being treated to its very own present this Christmas with a new game. Well, kind of. ZeNfA Productions has revealed that Drop It: Block Paradise! is finally launching for the console in North America on 25th December. It's a physics-based puzzle game...
News The Top Ten Best-Selling Games For Wii U, 3DS, Wii And DS (As Of September 2019)
People really love Mario Kart
Earlier today, a new earnings report from Nintendo revealed an updated list of the top ten best-selling Nintendo Switch games, but what about the 3DS, the Wii U, and even consoles earlier than those? As part of the report, Nintendo has also provided updated figures for these older systems, and while software sales for...
News Reggie Calls Wii U A "Failure Forward" Because It Led To Switch
He has a point
Reggie Fils-Aimé may no longer be the president of Nintendo, but he's forever in our hearts – and, if he keeps giving lectures on his time with the Japanese company like the one he did yesterday at Cornell University, that's going to be the case for a long time. During the lecture, Reggie – who is now the university’s...
News Uncensored Version Of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Becomes Best-Selling Wii U Game On Amazon Japan
Who needs the Switch release?
Some Nintendo fans located in Japan are seemingly refusing to accept the censorship in Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore. This follows on from earlier this week – when it was discovered the upcoming worldwide re-release on Switch would be
News What Year Is It? Nintendo's Wii U Is Getting A New Game Today
Space Intervention
Nintendo may well have ditched the poor beast in favour of its shiny new Switch console, but the Wii U is receiving a brand new game today. The game in question is Space Intervention, an action-arcade title from developer VG && IG. The listing on Nintendo's official site has what must be the shortest description for a...
News The Hulu App For Wii U Is Being Removed From The Japanese eShop
Pay your respects
The popular video streaming app Hulu will be removed from the Japanese Wii U eShop on 24th July 2020, officially marking the end of the service on Nintendo's troubled system. This follows on from its termination in North America earlier this year. After the app has been removed from the eShop, the service will no longer function...
News Purchase Bayonetta From The Wii U eShop While You Still Can
Update: Applies to Japan, Europe and North America
Update - 12/09, 03:40 BST: As of 19th September, Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 will no longer be available for purchase on the Wii U eShop in North America. And if you've already bought the digital versions of these games on Wii U, Nintendo of America has confirmed you'll still be able to download both...
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: How To Get The Hylian Shield
It's dangerous to go alone
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW) is almost gleeful in the way it casts aside the traditions of the series to present an open-world adventure unlike any other. Not only is protagonist Link relieved of his signature green tunic and iconic hat (at least by default, anyway), the famous Maste
News You Can No Longer Get 3DS And Wii U Discounts From My Nintendo In Japan
They're gone!
Depending on how you feel about the 3DS and Wii U, you may or may not be pleased to hear software discounts for these two systems are no longer being offered on the My Nintendo website in Japan. According to Japanese Nintendo, the page where you could once redeem these rewards no longer exists. If you attempt to navigate to it, you'll...
News Nintendo Removing Credit Card Support From 3DS And Wii U eShop In Europe
Update: Possibly thanks to new EU ruling
Update (27th Aug, 13:45 BST): Further digging suggests that the change could be thanks to PSD2, a new payment directive adopted by the European Parliament. PSD2 is said to add new levels of protection for those making purchases online and make cross-border European payment services safer, and it comes into...
Random Teen Uses 3DS, Wii U And A Fridge To Tweet After Parent Confiscates Her Phone
A true icon
Update: Sorry folks, it seems like this whole story is most likely a hoax and some unsavoury concerns have been raised over the people involved in the story. Original Story: Over the last few days, a teenage girl has gone viral on Twitter after using a number of unorthodox devices to send tweets to her followers and we have to say,...
Random Minecraft: Wii U Edition Nearly Featured This Charming Yoshi Horse Skin
Yeah, no thanks
In what is the most important article you'll read today, we share with you undeniable evidence that Yoshi and horses should not mix. When global phenomenon Minecraft crafted its very own release on Wii U several years ago, a Super Mario Mash-Up Pack was released featuring fan-favourite characters. The usual suspects such as Mario,...
News DuckTales: Remastered Is Leaving The Wii U eShop On 9th August
Get it while you can
The Capcom-Unity blog has revealed DuckTales: Remastered will be removed from multiple digital storefronts including the Wii U eShop on 9th August. If you've already purchased the game, you'll still be able to access and play it after this date. The title will be on sale for 75% off on most platforms until it gets removed...
News Amazon Prime Video Is Dropping Support For The Wii U This September
"we can no longer support certain device models"
The Switch hasn't had much luck with video services so far. There's the YouTube app, but apart from this, there's not much else. The Wii U arguably has more to offer, if you want to watch rather than play. Now, though, it seems the services on this particular Nintendo device could be winding down...
