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It might be worth pointing out that if you're having trouble finding a console to play this on, refurbished Wii-Us are still an option for $200. https://store.

It might be worth pointing out that if you're having trouble finding a console to play this on, refurbished Wii-Us are still an option for $200. https://store.nintendo.com/ https://store.nintendo.com/ I bought one since I wanted some party games and didn't have any Nintendo console anymore. It was more than worth it. Mind you this was before end of life so the calculus might be a bit different now.

mercer 10y ago
I can second this, in particular if 1) you like Nintendo games, and 2) you haven't played all the Wii and Wii U titles (or perhaps even GameCube). I bought the Wii U even though I could've bought the Switch. It's my first Nintendo console since the Gameboy Advance (SP) and GameCube, and I'm very happy with my decision (giddy, even). Here's a few arguments in favor of getting a Wii U: - you can play all the WiiU and (most?) Wii titles. Even just the first-party ones are worth it: Metroid Prime Trilogy, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wind Waker HD, Mario 3D World, Mario Galaxy (1 and 2), Mario Kart, Wii Sports, and so on, along with and admittedly small selection of great third-party titles. - through the Virtual Console you can also play a pretty decent selection of N64, NES, SNES, Gameboy Advance, and DS games. This gives you access to many if not most of Nintendo's Zelda, Mario, Paper Mario and Metroid titles, among others, as well as tons of games that at the very least have high nostalgia value (although the first party ones are generally highly acclaimed too). - there's a decent amount of 'indie' titles available, although I suspect that to be quickly eclipsed by the Switch. - based on (ridiculously extensive) googling around before making the decision, it seems that Breath of the Wild is just as good on the WiiU as it is on the switch, with the one big (but to me unimportant) exception of resolution (900p on Switch, 720p on WiiU). Plus, for now at least it's better than the 900p docked version for Switch, performance wise. But that might be fixed with a firmware update. Basically, the Wii U is at this moment the ultimate Nintendo console. And even if (or when, really) they start offering these games for the Switch, I consider it unlikely that they'll support Wii games on account of having to support the Wii controls (remote + nunchuck). All that said, obviously the Switch is far superior when looking forward (WiiU is discontinued, even) and for mobile play. If those things don't matter too much, I'd say get a WiiU even if you can get a Switch, and sell it once Mario Odyssey or some other new game you want comes out. The WiiU will probably retain much of its value, even as your 'retro-gaming machine' to handle all the weird control schemes Nintendo has been going through lately.

mercer 10y ago

I can second this, in particular if 1) you like Nintendo games, and 2) you haven't played all the Wii and Wii U titles (or perhaps even GameCube). I bought the Wii U even though I could've bought the Switch. It's my first Nintendo console since the Gameboy Advance (SP) and GameCube, and I'm very happy with my decision (giddy, even). Here's a few arguments in favor of getting a Wii U: - you can play all the WiiU and (most?) Wii titles. Even just the first-party ones are worth it: Metroid Prime Trilogy, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wind Waker HD, Mario 3D World, Mario Galaxy (1 and 2), Mario Kart, Wii Sports, and so on, along with and admittedly small selection of great third-party titles. - through the Virtual Console you can also play a pretty decent selection of N64, NES, SNES, Gameboy Advance, and DS games. This gives you access to many if not most of Nintendo's Zelda, Mario, Paper Mario and Metroid titles, among others, as well as tons of games that at the very least have high nostalgia value (although the first party ones are generally highly acclaimed too). - there's a decent amount of 'indie' titles available, although I suspect that to be quickly eclipsed by the Switch. - based on (ridiculously extensive) googling around before making the decision, it seems that Breath of the Wild is just as good on the WiiU as it is on the switch, with the one big (but to me unimportant) exception of resolution (900p on Switch, 720p on WiiU). Plus, for now at least it's better than the 900p docked version for Switch, performance wise. But that might be fixed with a firmware update. Basically, the Wii U is at this moment the ultimate Nintendo console. And even if (or when, really) they start offering these games for the Switch, I consider it unlikely that they'll support Wii games on account of having to support the Wii controls (remote + nunchuck). All that said, obviously the Switch is far superior when looking forward (WiiU is discontinued, even) and for mobile play. If those things don't matter too much, I'd say get a WiiU even if you can get a Switch, and sell it once Mario Odyssey or some other new game you want comes out. The WiiU will probably retain much of its value, even as your 'retro-gaming machine' to handle all the weird control schemes Nintendo has been going through lately.