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Kotaku1y
In The Year 2023, One New Wii U Was Sold
The Wii U was certainly not the most successful console Nintendo’s ever released, and while some may fondly remember it in 2023, at least one person actually bought a brand new Wii U from a ...
Polygon1y
The Wii U walked so the Nintendo Switch could run
Nicole Carpenter is a senior reporter specializing in investigative features about labor issues in the game industry, as well as the business and culture of games. For years, the Wii U was largely ...
GameSpot1y
1 Wii U Was Sold In September 2023, The First Since May 2022
The Wii U is moving up the sales charts, but not very far. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, one Wii U console was sold in the United States during September 2023. Zero new Wii U ...
Ars Technica2y
10 years later, the Wii U is still deeply weird—and we love it
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 ...
The Verge1y
I am dying to know who purchased a new Wii U in September
That this news is coming from him means this wasn’t somebody picking up a Wii U at a reseller or from eBay. Somewhere, somehow, there was a retail store that had a brand-new Wii U that it ...
Inverse2y
10 years ago, Nintendo released a major flop — and paved the way for an even bigger success
The Wii U’s GamePad was the precursor to the Nintendo Switch. For instance, you could access your in-game inventory or map on the Wii U GamePad without interrupting your session, allowing you to ...
Metro2y
Nintendo Wii U time bomb is killing consoles if you don’t use them regularly
What’s the opposite of being vindicated by history? (pic: Nintendo) If you don’t boot up your Wii U every once in a while it could die and become near impossible to repair. It’s easy to ...
gematsu2y
Wii U and 3DS Nintendo eShop sales to end on March 27, 2023
Nintendo will shut down Nintendo eShop services for Wii U and 3DS on March 27, 2023, the company announced. While this move was previously announced by Nintendo, the specific date in March was not ...
8 years since making the jump from Wii U to Nintendo Switch, Mario Kart 8 is more essential than ever
Mario Kart 8 is, perhaps, the finest example of the supremely popular Mario Kart series. It’s also a deeply weird one – which ...
The Verge2y
Is your Wii U dying of loneliness?
Wii U owners on forums and Reddit are reporting their systems suffering from error codes 160-0103 and 160-2155 after sitting unused for a long period — suggesting ...
HotHardware7mon
Still Own A Wii U Console? Power It On Before It Bricks Itself
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 ...