Topic: Still Playing Wii U in 2019?

I've been completing my Wii U collection since Wii U games are so cheap now. Are any of you still playing your Wii U's in 2019? The hardware is pretty durable and as long as you don't abuse your Gamepad it really does last FAR longer than a traditional controller. Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Xenoblade Chronicles X alone are enough to make the console worth purchasing, assuming you can find a complete system for a decent price.

I've still got one but haven't played it on probably over a year now. Especially now that most of the games I would've played have now been ported to Switch with a few added features.

I quite liked the Wii U though. Yeah, the UI was a bit naff and the gamepad feels like a toy but there's a lot of solid games there and like you said it's nice that they're dropping in price now too.

I never had a Wii (well have now but didn't at the time) so when I did get a Wii U I had a massive backlog of games I'd wanted to play for 6 or 7 years.

It’s still plugged in but I haven’t switched it on yet this year. The only game I have for the Wii U but I’ve yet to play is Pikmin 3. Since I’ve had it for years and haven’t felt like starting it yet it is probably time to admit defeat and put the Wii U away. @TowaHerschel7

Yes, I still occasionally play on mine from time to time. I was playing some Super Mario Galaxy on it a little while back. There's a few Wii U games lurking in my backlog that I haven't got round to playing yet, so I'll be sure to play them eventually.

I didn't even play it in 2013.

Seriously though I got a Wii U on launch day but hardly played it except for MK8 and Super Mario 3D World.

The truth is that I have it a little parked, now I'm with PS4.

I think I turned on my Wii U like eight times.

yep, i was playing Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed on it yesterday as a matter of fact

and the day before i was playing Skies of Arcadia on my GameCube

i still play ALL my old systems (well apart from my XBOX's because they all stopped working)

@Kidfried @KratosMD there are some third party chargers you can buy if you really have too, i had to buy one when mine broke and it's not caused any issues for me

I've been playing mine again. Found ZombiU lurking in my backlog since I wanted something spooky for October. So far it's alright, but not great.

There's still plenty of games I'd like to get round to playing on mine, such as Super Mario 3D World, Bayonetta 2, various virtual console games, and even some Wii games like Super Mario Galaxy 2.

I play all of my old consoles. Just depends on what I'm into at the moment.

With that said, the controller, imo, isn't terribly durable. I've already had one die on me, and Nintendo makes it difficult and costly to obtain another one. Thankfully, a friend managed to access another one and sell it to me for $40 or so.

Between Wii U exclusives I like to play (3D World; Pikmin 3; Wind Waker HD; XCX; etc.) and full backwards compatibility with the Wii, it'll be a long time before it's not actively hooked up to the TV.

Still in the same spot under my TV since launch. Bought a splitter to have it and the Switch hooked up to the same input. My kids still play SM3DW all the time. However, GamePad is crapping out, so I have not been playing it as much. But I seriously have 80 games on my external drive for it, all my Wii downloads on an SD card, and about 120 physical titles between WiiU and Wii titles. So, yeah, the WiiU is not going anywhere.

@KratosMD XCX would be better on Wii U anyway. Text is small and it makes hugely heavy use of the GamePad as a second screen. One of the few games where the GamePad felt integral to the experience.

not really i rarely play wii , but when i want to do sport with some fun yesssss

Even on year 2020 i still playing Wii U.
Well... Very rarely.

I've not played much of mine in 2020, but I was planning on getting started with Bayonetta 2 soon. I think the game begins around Thanksgiving or the run up to Christmas or something, so it's almost the perfect time to play it.

Hooked mine back up a few weeks ago to play Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and realised how much I love the GamePad. I should get round to Xenoblade Chronicles X.