Best Wii U Games, And Some Of These Have Been Ported To Switch
Despite largely being viewed as a disappointment and a major flop compared to the original Wii, the Wii U was still a charming and unique device that paved the way for the Nintendo Switch. In addition to the Switch taking inspiration from the Wii U in terms of hardware design, it has also become home to many of the best Wii U games. In that respect, we can thank the Wii U for walking so the Switch could run. But the Wii U at its best is a console that's still worth celebrating. Here are our picks for the 15 best Wii U games (in alphabetical order). A decent number of these games are easily attainable on Nintendo Switch nowadays, so we've included links to the Switch version (if available) below each entry. We've included links to the Switch version (if available) below each entry.
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Busting out of the asylum and into a larger section of Gotham City that had been transformed into a hellish prison, a straight port of Batman: Arkham City was still worth having on the Wii U. The Armored Edition wasn't content to play it safe though, as this version of the award-winning game added a few Wii U-exclusive features to the package. Battle Armored Tech Mode gave both Catwoman and Batman additional power-ups by building up kinetic energy during combat, and once unleashed, they could deliver brutal amounts of punishment on enemies.
It was the Gamepad functionality though where the game really added extra value, as gadgets were used through the controller and you were given a more immersive system for flexing Batman's detective skills while investigating crime scenes. Along with a sonar mode, the full game being playable on the Gamepad, and bat-stacks of DLC to play through, the Wii U version of Arkham City was
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