Wii U Leading The Way in Console Exclusives This Gen

N247: The Wii U has been said to be a serious error for Nintendo, a miscommunication to the general public, and major fail for gaming, but as much negative and misunderstood news surrounds the Wii U, the truth of the matter is that the Wii U is far better prepared for this generation than people might think.

[Chupa-Chupa]

Wonderful 101!

[techologie]

W102 would be pretty sweet.

[TruthInsider]

Wow really!?

So it also released November 13 did it?

Or has it had another years worth of dev time?

Doh!

[nicksetzer1]

Based on E3 this year and games already like donkey kong, new mario, etc I would totally agree. If Xbox and PS can follow the precedent nintendo is setting this will be a great genereation for all 3 consoles.

[2pacalypsenow]

i would hope so its been out since 2012

[ForgottenProphecy]

You bring up a good point. Wii U is getting a ton of exclusives this and next year (Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Splatoon), but both Xbox One and PS4 have a lot of exclusives coming next year.

EDIT: @wonderfulmonkeyman: I don't count "Also on PC" games like Titanfall and Planetside 2 as exclusives at all. Also, timed exclusives are usually Microsoft's thing, but I was referring to games like The Order, Halo, Uncharted, ect.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

A consideration to keep in mind, though; just how many of Sony and Micro's "Exclusives" are either timed, or also coming to PC?

Edit: fair enough, then. Just thought it bore mentioning.

[MSBAUSTX]

Nintendo always delivers quality products that have good content time and again. I enjoy all systems and what they bring to the table. But when i want something i know will be good and do not have tow ait for reviews to tell me it is good, I turn to my trusty Wii U. Really it has been that way with all Nintendo systems i have owned. I have owned another system with it but find it hard to trust exclusives for them each time. But not with Nintendo.

[Aquariusgamer]

While I would normally agree with you about discrediting multiplats, I think that multiplats must certainly be considered when speaking in regards to nintendo, as they represent an entire area of gaming that wii u will NOT be receiving.

that is a BIG factor when considering which console to play.

If you're talking pc vs x1 vs ps4, then sure, discredit multiplats as they all have them, but when you vs any platform against wii u, then not having AAA multiplats is a huge negative for wii u.

@wonderfulmonkeyman

What does it matter if a game is also on PC if the person in question is a console only gamer? The biggest fallacy of "can play that on pc too" is that it assumes EVERYONE has a gaming pc, especially in this day and age when tablets and laptops are slowly replacing PCs in all non gaming functionalies.

[Neonridr]

Late November of 2012.. yes..

[pcz]

quality, not quantity

[Locknuts]

True. I'd rather play NSMBU/NSLU, Pikmin3, W101 & WWHD than Knack, Shadowfall and Infamous though. TLOU is great, but I already have it.

[Sincere0121]

Agreed Nintendo has both quality and quantity, so I'm glad that isn't an issue.

[techologie]

Nice games coming out. Can't wait for Devils

[randomass171]

Bayonetta and Devil's Third are hopefully just the start of a few more similar partnerships. Those kinds of games can further help the Wii U gain its own must-have content and actually compete more adequately.

[Chupa-Chupa]

I'm all over Devil's Third. Those are exactly the type of games I would like to see on the Wii U. That multiplayer looks fun.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

It's like I've been saying: The Wii U needs third party exclusives, not multiplat ports.

Exclusives they've either dealed for or scooped out of limbo/sure-death will be the source of strength for the Wii U's third party support going forward, right alongside indies and first/second party.

[MSBAUSTX]

@wonderfulmonkeyman- At one time i would have argued with you. But i believe you are right. However, I loved being able to play Batman, COD, Rayman, Assasins Creed, and Splinter Cell on my Wii U because at the time I didnt have an XB1 or PS4. I actually wasnt disappointed with them either. Assassins Creed and Batman Arkham City were very pretty on my Wii U. But exclusives is where its at because it give people more of a reason to buy if it is the only way they can play a particular third party game.

[randomass171]

wonderfulmonkeyman you are right on the ball. Wii U got a lot of third party support at its launch and NO ONE supported. historically speaking, Nintendo's third party exclusives have actually been pretty successful. So much so I remember Resident Evil 4 being considered the game of its generation before it ended its exclusivity on Gamecube.

[Kevlar009]

I hope it succeeds to show a game like Timeplitters can make it in the current game environment

Too many shooters try to be serious all the time. I want some variety and intentional fun

[Neonridr]

@randomass171 - Resident Evil 4 is still best played on the Wii.

[Fullmetalevolust]

Two of my most anticipated games for the WiiU for sure! Proud owner since 2013, hehe. Must admit, had my doubts about my purchase, but the litany of good 1st party titles validated my purchase.
Love being able to play with family and friends on local multi-player.

[GordonKnight]

Yes, fourplayer Mario Kart 8 turns the house into a party.

[PaleMoonDeath]

Super Mario Bros & Zelda have me heavily intrigued to buy a Wii U to sit alongside my PS3/4, I'm literally skewing the internet now checking up some prices, quite cheap!

Mario Kart 8, SSB, Zelda Wind Waker, and the new Zelda are luring me in, I'm seriously considering the purchase, Pro model or standard is the question.. white version 8GB, pro is 32GB.. Hm.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Two deals to consider:

#1 The Mario Kart Bundle.
$255[around that mark, anyways] nets you Mario Kart 8, an extra Wiimote Plus[special Mario scheme to it, too, I think], a racing wheel peripheral to use with the Wiimote Plus[not that big a deal, but w/e] and, depending on whether you live in the US[selection of 4] or the UK[selection of 8], you get a download code for yet ANOTHER AAA game on the Wii U for FREE.

#2 Go to Nintendo's main site and look for refurbished models.
They're selling Pro 32GB models for only $199.

Hope that was helpful!^_^

[PaleMoonDeath]

Appreciated very much dude, I've got my eye on the Wind Waker bundle with the little design on the pad, I dig it! I'm buying one brand new though, I don't feel like I own a machine unless I buy it myself haha!

Quick question, is there a way to play Gamecube games on the console? I have REmake, RE Zero, Timesplitters etc on my Gamecube and I;d adore the chance to use them on my Wii U, with my Gamecube controllers and such.

Sorry for the questions bud, I've never bothered to look into the Wii U until a few days ago, Sony's games are coming out next year, so until then I'd like to enjoy some good ol' Nintendo.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Unfortunately the Gamecube is not supported on the Wii U natively, but there are plans by Nintendo to eventually include Gamecube games into their Virtual Console line-up. You'll need to break out your Wii, or play an updated remake of a Gamecube game made for the Wii on the Wii U, to play Gamecube games.XD

The Wii U, however, is natively backwards-compatible with all Wii games, meaning games like Resi-Evil 4 and Xenoblade Chronicles will play on it perfectly fine.^_^

There's also a Gamecube Controller Adaptor being made specifically for the release of Super Smash Brothers 4 on the Wii U, though, so that might also be a big hint that Gamecube games on the Virtual Console aren't far off.

[PaleMoonDeath]

Very appreciated guys, I still have my Gamecube just encase, I'll keep it around for the titles that aren't supported, I still have a few Wii games I need to snatch so it's a win-win situation.

Again thanks guys, surviving through the summer with some Nintendo, I never expected that to happen haha!

[Concertoine]

Just thought i'd throw this in but Capcom re-released RE 0 and REmake on the Wii, and since the wii u plays wii games you can technically play those two. You can stream wii games to the pad so i'll have it sitting next to me while i do work then when a break comes along i'll play some REmake haha. You can get those two re-releases online for nothing if youre interested.

[randomass171]

Did those games come with the any sort of classic controller support or are you relegated to using just the Wii remote and nunchuk?

[Letthewookiewin]

I'm really considering picking up a WiiU to sit next to my PS3 and PS4. Also I was just thinking about the quality of their titles. I never hear about buggy or broken games from them nor have I played one. Yup just talked myself into it.

[Neonridr]

ever heard of a RROD with Nintendo products? Doesn't happen. They make quality consoles. There are tons of games worth playing on the system. And deals are to be had left right and center. Just the other day I picked up Splinter Cell and ACIV for $20 each at my local Future Shop. And Arkham City Origins is only $20 too. I may jump on that. Not to mention Amazon is selling Deus Ex for like $15 (which is an amazing price for a really great version of that game).

[Aceman18]

I have mine sitting between both my PS3 and PS4.

[HollywoodLA]

Nintendo247.com, checkin in.

"Barbie: Dreamhouse Party"

Great exclusive! It's lighting the world on fire!

[Qrphe]

Way better than Bayonetta. Im sure you forgot to mention that and Smash by accident.

[HollywoodLA]

I didn't mention anything. There was a list complied by a fanboy from Nintnedo247.com, which included pathetic failures such as Barbie: Dreamhouse Party, in an attempt to INFLATE Nintendo's "exclusive lineup." ..it's pretty obvious, bud.

What about Smash, what about Bayonetta? They are on that list as well, yes. Along with steller hits such as Barbie: Dreamhouse Party lol...

[N4g_null]

Agreed barbie could have been left out if they wanted to appeal to a male only extremely social troubled gamer. You need more gta v remake or cod ports. Hey let's just port every thing you liked last gen!

It starting to think drm is not needed any more. Just pure hype is needed. Even though sony will get a barbie like game from the same sub par development team possibly.

Yes padding is always pathetic. Yet where are the ps exclusive for 2014 or 2015. Will we only see those games in 2016? They are slightly pretty versions.

[Eonjay]

Nintendo has always been known for its exclusives. Can you imagine the amount of revenues that Mario branded releases have generated? The figure has to be staggering and up there with the likes of Barbie and Mickey Mouse.

[fonger08]

I think they a study back in 2012 that Mario itself as an intellectual property was worth 10 billion. It's kinda of ridiculous video game entity could be worth so much... This industry has come a long way since the Atari days

[HollywoodLA]

Nintendo has made so much money off Mario -- that they've lost nearly 30% of their net worth as a company in the past few years, due to failed endeavors. Dude, just look at the numbers, stop with the rhetoric.

[Fel08]

And yet, they still have more money than SONY.

[fonger08]

@HollywoodLA and yet they're still around and have enough money to have losses for the next 38 years shocking! It must just tear your up 16 year old heart out to know that...

[secretcode]

As much as I love my Wii U... It had a year head start compared to the other two consoles. I'm sure the other two will get more exclusives (Maybe not more than the Wii U, I'm not psychic) as time goes on. Just be patient.

[bobacdigital]

Quality exclusives? With metacritic scores averaging 75 or above ?

[Parapraxis]

As a WiiU owner, yes, of course other systems will have plenty of 75+ exclusives.

[secretcode]

In due time. It took the Wii U a while to ramp up, and it took the PS3 and 360 almost 16 or so months for it to ramp up as well. Patience is key.

EDIT: Also, Metacritic is not a good indicator of quality, as most game reviews can be pretty skewed and altered. It's best to listen to your peers, or even hey maybe you have your own opinion about the game. Maybe go off that.

[MRMagoo123]

smash gets good scores every time but I would rather play anything else at all, even the spice girls game, so scores dont mean everything to everyone.

[Neonridr]

@secretcode - TLOU, Mario 3D World, GTA V all have high metacritic scores. You are saying those can't be trusted? Or only when the numbers skew to favour your argument?

While it's not a definitive answer, a game that scores 50 generally is not going to be GOTY material and a game that scores 90 is generally worth playing in most people's opinion.

[N4g_null]

The year head start is invalid. Those systems where late. The last gen was stretched out to milk their current customers.

You can't say any new tech was really devised. The power jump is marginal at best. They didn't have any new formats to deal with and the chips are almost pc to tablet equivalent.

Hardly any new game play was added to these new gen games. We are just seeing a lot of wasted ports. What is this power going to be used for? On pc we can see that 3rd parties are not even pushing pc even. I don't expect any game play explosion from development that requires that a broken game be shipped then hopefully patched.

Then you have teams that are making a 7 year transition to hd development in like a year or so and they are really knocking it out of the park.

You may not like their game aesthetics yet their art and gameplay along with their programming is top notch.

Plus they are willing to reinvent things and keep certain traditional things in gaming going.

It almost seems like gamers are settling for inferior products because they want to see games that only cater to older gamers.

[GordonKnight]

They are called sheep for following what the media views as cool.

They are the same people paying $200 for a pair of Beats by Dre, when you are better quality headphones that are less expensive.

[Realplaya]

Actually they are years behind. PS3 and XBOX were released about 8 years ago. Nintendo started doing HD about the end of 12 2013 so in essence they should be graded on the curve.

[lilbroRx]

Downplaying the achievements in support of promoting competitors is not something someone does out of love.

[hairy]

WiiU is a great family system, their low sales could be due to having great couch co-op games and multiple people can play there games at once on one system, not many split screen party style games on xbox one or ps4 you sort of have to have 1 per friend really
just an observation

[Neonridr]

low sales? You do realize it sits dead middle between the PS4 and XB1 in terms of sales right?

[McScroggz]

The Xbox One has been on the market a full year less than the Wii U and is only roughly a million behind in sales. Even though the Xbox One has had some pretty poor months recently, it's still outselling the Wii U.

The Wii U isn't selling poorly, it's selling horrendously.

[InsaneChronos]

> looks at the title
> looks at the source

Lawl.

[Neonridr]

but anytime an article from PSNation comes up, I bet you are clicking away defending it to no end right?

[InsaneChronos]

Nope, I don't care about PSNation either.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Just thought of another game I'd like to see on the Wii U...

An updated remake, with new areas, enemies, visuals, gear, side-quests, etc, of the first Xenoblade Chronicles, PACKED IN WITH XENO-CHRON X AS A BUNDLE!

Can you imagine the tear-jerking beauty of night-time in Satorl Marsh with the power of the Wii U behind it?

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/DTTW...

My eyes are tearing up from the mere thought of it...T_T

@ False Patriot: Xeno-Chron 2 = Xenoblade Chronicles X.
I thought that would be obvious, but since you were so confused, I've gone ahead and edited it for you.

[InsaneChronos]

There is no XENO-CHRON 2, lawl.

[randomass171]

Project X was confirmed to be Xenoblade Chronicles X...

[InsaneChronos]

Xenoblade X is Xenoblade X, not Xenoblade 2, lawl.

[lilbroRx]

Despite the heavy disagrees he is getting, False-Patriot is right.

The developer has outright said on two occasions, once right after the initial reveal and again after the name reveal, that Xenoblade X is not a sequel to Xenoblade Chronicles. Its a spiritual successor.

Also, its only Xenoblade "Chronicles X" in America because some marketer likely decided that adding Chronicles back into the name would help cash in on the name sake. The dev didn't put Chronicles in the name. The same reason that Tales of Eternia on the PS1 got transformed into Tales of Destiny 2 in America only for there to later be an actual Tales of Destiny 2 causing two games in the same familiy to have the same name. Or how Strange Journey was considered by a lot to Be Shin Megami Tensei 4 do to a misconstrued dev comment(I was actually cursed out by someone for saying it wasn't) only for there to be an actual Shin Megami Tensei 4 later. Or how some people called Armored Core: For Answer, Armored Core: 5, only for 5 to come a few years later.

Lesson of the story: if a dev doesn't call it 2, then its not 2.

Xenoblade X(pronounced "CROSS") is not Xenoblade Chronicles 2. There may yet be a Xenoblade Chronicles 2, but this game is not it.

[smoothdude]

If you look at it from a games perspective, then gamers in general have lots of good games to play. I love my Wii U, and I play it constantly with my kids. However, Uncharted 4 means I need to get a PS4, and I am definitely getting the Master Chief Edition of Halo as I missed the first two of the franchise.

So even though the sales figures have not been strong with Wii U, I still have some great games to play on it :)

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

I'm cool with Nintendos 1st party exclusives... But they lost me as support relies on themselves to provide it! That and I'm personally losing interest in the rehashed stuff that I seem to buy out of nostalgia more than anything... I will admit that Zelda just might get me to buy a Wii U again though!

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

I know Zelda is an old school franchise, but it seems that it has grown/matured properly finally! Nothing else I feel has grown or matured themselves as a franchise... The way Zelda is going!

[Neonridr]

so Nintendo is rehashing by releasing one Mario Kart, one Zelda per generation. But you have no problem supporting Uncharted which had 3 releases on the PS3, or LBP which has had like 6 releases in the last 5 years?

Nintendo may re-use their franchises, but they don't pump them out yearly like a Call of Duty or Battlefield. They actually take their time with these releases.

[BattleN]

You sold your WiiU and now you may buy another? I would never do that becouse I know what im getting myself into before I take a plunge lol
I don't blame you tho!

[jairusmonillas]

console exclusives that no one will be playing.

ps4 already outsold wii u with a 1 year headstart in just a matter of months. good luck with that.

[Geekman]

..............

[marloc_x]

Now if Sony could only match that attach rate..

[Neonridr]

Let me know when a Sony first party game sells over 4 million copies like NSMBU and then we will talk. That's an attachment rate of like 66%.

MK8 is outselling Watch Dogs currently globally.

[BattleN]

Damn you used all your bubbles!

[Spotie]

With pretty much no third party games- an issue that even Nintendo has acknowledged is a problem- a gem in the middle of a dearth of titles SHOULD have that kind of attach rate. Especially when it is- or was- bundled in.

Forgot about all that, huh?

Attach rate is wonderful, but it doesn't mean a lot when the numbers are small, there's not much competition, and the game comes with a large number of consoles.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

Gee that's funny Spotie, you were just saying that the attach rate for the Vita in the US is wonderful, and yet its instal base in that region is only a tiny fraction of the Wii U.

You're going to have to keep your trolling straight there little buddy.

Nintendo is also the only company on the market that can carry an entire system with just first party exclusives.

[maniacmayhem]

@MultiConsole

That's because Hicken...I mean Spotie holds unrealistic expectations for other consoles but not for Sony.

Back on his first account all Hicken did was say how exclusives only matter now he's preaching lack of third party titles when someone states a "fact" like NSMB sold more than a something from Sony.

[Conrad22]

I feel Pikmin 3 is definitely an underrated Wii U exclusive, it looks gorgeous and is a blast to play!

[BattleN]

Exclusive's 1rst party is where it's at for me and the big 3!

Gears of War 4

Uncharted 4

Zelda Living Art U (Name not Final)