They have released several of their best-selling titles in the last year, and show signs of a resurgence. However, the one thing that has set the Wii U apart from all competition is their ability to play catch up. (Left) Wii-U white 'basic', (Right) Wii-U black 'deluxe'. With a lack of exciting titles at the launch and stiff competition from Microsoft and Playstation, the Wii U faced problems so dismal that some stores would not even stock the system or games. Yet, all of these features did not help the Wii U get off to a fast start. Like its predecessors, the Wii U is completely backwards compatible and features online capabilities. The Wii board and nunchucks have also made a return for the Wii U. Nintendo’s obsession with providing oddly-functional controllers has continued as well, with a controller that has a touch screen that interacts with most games. This is the first Nintendo system that can boast high definition graphics, making every game look sharper and better defined. The Wii U went in a completely different direction than its predecessor in terms of graphics and controllers. Right now, its biggest competition are systems such as the Xbox One and Playstation 4 which have better graphics, but lack the deeply-embedded Nintendo game franchises. It is Nintendo’s flagship into the eighth generation consoles and has been met, so far, with a fair amount of positivity. The Nintendo Wii U is the latest video game console to be released by the Nintendo Company. Main role - The classic platform/adventure style Mario games such as Super Mario Bros and Super Mario Land would be good examples of what we define as main role Mario games. Spin off - a game which features Mario throughout, but is not a mainstream adventure game. We feature games with three different types of Mario appearance as follows:-Ĭameo - a non-Mario game with reference to, or an appearance of Mario or one of the characters Visit a games page by clicking its box image below.

Below are the Mario games on the Nintendo Wii U that we cover at.

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