Regrettably, the Wii U has become Nintendo's worst selling console of all time. With admirable third party developers abandoning the ship within a year, the ride of the Wii U and it's dual screen concept has come and gone away.
Despite the HD output, only a handful of first party titles are really worth it on the system, as the last wave of releases has been received rather below the quality of what we can expect for them. Examples include Star Fox Zero, Paper Mario Color Splash and the early case Game & Wario.
I suppose I can write another blogpost about my personal top 10 video games on the system, but I am shocked to note that the Wii U has even fewer must have titles when compared to the N64, which is generally seen as having quality over quantity in a revolutionary 3D period.
So yeah, I won't really miss the Wii U, because it's successor has recently been announced in the form of the Nintendo Switch. It's a console/handheld hybrid system with a plethora of confirmed 3rd party support, including newcomers like Bethesda and From Software.
The greatest news about it is that pouring the R&D divisions into one platform while maintaining backwards compatibility through Virtual Console and a higher graphical output means that Nintendo is back into the spotlight and is combining all of it's strength, while attempting to rejuvenate it's inferior aspects, including third party support and graphical output.
I can't wait to hear and see more news about the Nintendo Switch in january, when the release date, pricing and launch window will be confirmed to the general audience. And without a gimmick in the spotlight, which turned profitable or not(Wii-mote and Wii U Gamepad), the focus is now on the games itself.
The marketing has already improved as the message of the first reveal is clear, it's not the Wii Three, it's not targeted for teenagers and kids, but rather primarily towards young adults. The mission and vision of the Switch are pretty clear, meaning that it's really a system dedicated to gaming, while adding a lot of flexibility in the form of the hybrid switch and all of the potential peripheral controllers it could receive.
I really hope that Nintendo will deliver legendary with the games once again. Breath of the Wild and that sneak peak at the next 3D Mario are no brainers, but definitely do not forget about forgotten franchises. Keep mixing it up with innovation and new stuff, and the Switch will do just fine.
I'm rooting for it!
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