Kaboomshark writer Ryan"Rdawg" T writes - "By now, everyone has pretty much realized that the Wii U isn't exactly doing very well. Hell, the Wii outsold it's big brother recently, according to Nitendo's numbers. The Wii U has been a sinking ship since the day it hit shelves, but there is a reason for this. Most people would agree that the Wii U's biggest flaw lies not in its hardware (even though this flaw will come to fruition when the PS4 and XBone hit shelves his holiday season...), but in its library. There just haven't been enough high quality games coming out. That's not just AAA games for first party games, either. Without support from the indie scene (which generally serve alternatives between big releases), the Wii U has fallen short, especially when compared to PS3 and Xb360. However, Nintendo wants to change this."
The Nintendo Switch is potentially nearing its lifespan, and several Wii U games haven't found their way over as ports yet.
I think it's better to leave games like AC: Amiibo Festival and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash forgotten on the Wii U. Best case, they are mediocre games; worse case, they are very bad. It was a dark time for the Wii U, and the first only exists to sell Amiibo cards, whereas the second was put together in a couple of months with a shoestring budget, and it shows.
The rest of the list does have some really cool games, though. I would love to see a remake of Star Fox Zero with decent controls, and Xenoblade X doesn't require that much modification to work.
Same as Paper Mario color splash. One of the best wiiu games and getting even better with dual screen. Same reason why i prefer Splatoon 1
This article leaves out Nintendo's most controversial game to date devils Third.
I personally found the cover system really fun in that one compared to at the time most fps games completely lacking one.
Kirby is always ignored or forgotten by people, so good to see it mentioned here.
Play Kirby Canvas Curse on DS, and then play Rainbow Curse on Wii U, they're really fun and unique 'platformers' without any actual jumping.
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.
This is irrelevant (especially to the large majority who do not come here) as Nintendo needs to get Wii Us sold. Indies do not affect purchases when it comes to consoles. They never have. They are nice extras/further reasoning for a choice you have already made. Two big things are needed to sell consoles. One is big showy games that people are interested in. Things you use TV ad space for that slaps X console on the screen. The other is price. Nintendo needs to think of a price point that seems reasonable considering some big third party games are not coming to it but are to other competitive systems.
I can't help but laugh when i see these articles, then laugh again after reading the same rehashed "nintendo is doomed and here is why" or "nintendo will be fine and here is why comments" why don't we just wait and see?
It won't see 30 games by holidays let alone indie games.
That is a funny title.
20-30 indie games saving a console???
The WiiU is a great console to develop for, if only more 3rd parties could see it. So many Devs are into the power aspect of systems that they won't even try if they can't get the best visuals. For many Devs Power>Gameplay, equal at best. The AAA mentality is the bane of the WiiU, among other things
Indies don't want huge power, they want a platform to express their ideas, the opportunity to make their dreams a reality. Rayman Legends exists because of what the WiiU offered to Ubi. Wonderful 101 will be an amazing game because of how far Platinum goes with their own ideas and the gamepad. It's what makes Nintendo so great at making games. They take what's given to them and they make the best of it, they know the capabilities inside and out to where only their own ideas can limit them. Nintendo is going to release one 90+ game after another for their system while a lot of 3rd parties are going to wonder why they can't make any good games for the WiiU that sell. Nintendo actually gives 2 fks about their system and will do whatever it takes to make the best content.