Wii U



"How U will play next."


 * Positive Metacritic Reviews 
 * Neutral Metacritic Reviews 
 * Negative Metacritic Reviews 
 * No Review Listed 
 * Wii U Exclusive

Note: specifies games that have Off TV Play. When necessary, sub-notes should be written beside it (in parenthesis if you wish).

Don't forget to check the Upcoming games page

System Specs & Details
Don't mind how small it looks- it's actually 50% more powerful than the PS3.


 * 2GB of GDDR4 RAM
 * Tri-Core 3 GHz Power7 45nm CPU
 * Wii U operating system runs on a separate, ARM-based processor.
 * 8 GB (Basic model, soon discontinued) or 32 GB (deluxe model) internal flash memory. Supports external usb hard drives and sd cards.
 * Custom Blu-Ray-esc disks (25gb)
 * WiFi native, supports USB LAN adapters (including wii/(3)ds ones).
 * HDMI, Optical, S-video and Composite output.
 * USB 2.0, four ports: two front and two back.
 * Region Locked
 * Internet not required except for Nintendo Network and game updates (system updates available in all nintendo games).
 * Free Nintendo Network account needed for online play. No fees!
 * Backwards compatible with all Wii games and controllers. Can download NES, SNES, N64, GBA, Wii and DS games from Nintendo E-shop.
 * Game installation optional (mostly in ports)

Spec Sources and More info: Source 1, Source 2, Source 3.

Virtual Console
Currently, there are six systems that have VC games on the Wii U as of typing: the NES, the SNES, the N64, the Game Boy Advance, the Nintendo DS, and select Wii games. While some may be turned off by NES games still costing $5 a pop and ask why not just emulate, at the very least the GBA games are well-ported. In addition, the Wii games are very fairly-priced ($10 for the Metroid Prime Trilogy for its first week!), and allow Gamepad play if the Wii Classic Controller could be used to play them. You can find specific game recommendations on their respective pages.