Nintendohome games consoleLast featured Dec 2023
Nintendo Wii U
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
An okay idea executed badly with a confusing name, scored 5 out of 10 as a colossal flop.
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- Price when I covered it
- $450 in today's money
- Featured in
- 3 videos · 2021–2023
- Category
- Gaming · Consoles
What I liked
- Big graphics upgrade
- Dual-screen GamePad
- Premium packaging
- Not a terrible idea
What I didn't
- Confusing name
- Commercial failure
- Appealed to neither casual nor serious gamers
- Confusing as an add-on to the Wii
- Expensive
- Sounded like a Wii add-on
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“the Wii U that came after was actually Nintendo's biggest failure ever”
“the wii u was a colossal flop”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:43I bought EVERY Nintendo Console!Called Nintendo's biggest failure, largely because people mistook it for a Wii accessory.
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15:25I bought every Nintendo Console EVER.A big graphical upgrade he personally loved, but a confused, expensive console that failed commercially.
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6:1821 HORRIFIC Tech Fails they want you to forget.An okay idea executed badly with a confusing name, scored 5 out of 10 as a colossal flop.
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