On Sunday, Nintendo Co. is launching the Wii U, a game machine designed to appeal both to the original Wii's casual audience and the hardcore gamers who skip work to be among the first to play the ...

It appears as if the Nintendo Wii U is a hardware failure waiting to happen, which is less than ideal now that Nintendo no longer repairs the console for customers. According to information posted on ...

A recent surge in failing Wii U consoles has sparked concern in the retro gaming community. This article explores the chipset quality differences in Wii U models, why some are more prone to failure, ...

Ten years ago today, Nintendo released the Wii U—an awkward but endearing console with a tablet-like game controller. Although it sold poorly compared to its smash-hit predecessor, Nintendo’s quirky ...

The Wii U - Nintendo's successor to its ground-breaking and best-selling Wii console - is available across the UK and Europe from today (November 30). In the months up to release there been some ...

Remember the Wii U, the Nintendo home console that launched 10 years ago today? Avid video game fans probably do, but you might not if you’re part of the select group known as “most people,” because ...

Miguel "Migz" Llado started playing games and consoles in the early '90s. From the Famicom generation up to now with the Xbox Series S, he has enjoyed many years with different games and platforms. A ...

— -- The iPhone 5 isn't the only gadget that's racking up massive preorders, preorders of Nintendo's new Wii U console are already sold out at online retailers across the United States. The Wii U ...

Nintendo will soon be ceasing all sales through its eShop service for 3DS and Wii U consoles. Users will no longer be able to purchase new games digitally, although existing owners of those games will ...

While the Switch 2 shows that Nintendo learned its lesson with the Wii U, the Wii U itself was a failure. 13.56 million Wii U units were sold throughout the console's lifetime. While that sounds like ...

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We rank the best Wii U games of all time. From Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario Maker to Splatoon and Breath of the Wild, these ...