Ironically, despite the console's struggles ... partner for online matches! Mario and co. serve up a grand slam with Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, only on Wii U. Paper Mario: Color Splash, much ...

It’s criminal that there’s been no way to play Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for over a decade. The only way to experience the original 2004 Gamecube title was on that console or the Wii ...

It’s been 10 years since the Wii U came out. On November 18, 2012, Nintendo launched the ill-fated console and began ... may have started mostly with Paper Mario, but the platformers that ...

The biggest reason this news is terrible is that the Wii U virtual console, and in some ways the ... They’re Nintendo-published properties with Mario on the box.

Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, Pikman, etc. Nintendo’s efforts to bring older games to the Switch have, so far, sucked. Unlike the Wii and Wii U, it offers no Virtual Console. Instead, you can play a ...

Nintendo's Switch Online Expansion Pack tier has just added the Nintendo 64 classic Paper Mario. This paper-inspired adventure first unfolded on the Nintendo 64 in the year 2000 and since then has ...

One of Nintendo’s biggest announcements during its E3 2021 Direct presentation was that it’s reviving its cancelled mid-2000s era DS game Metroid Dread for the Switch. The first brand-new 2.5D entry ...

Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds ... makes me miss the Wii U and its wonky controller, which just so happened to be perfect for Mario Maker.

the Wii U or 3DS. Similarly, the living room consoles never saw the same GB, GBC, and GBA titles that were released for the 3DS on their virtual console. Some companies have already brought ...

The Wii's Virtual Console ... time (like the recent "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe" from the Wii U's "Mario Kart 8"). The portable 3DS and 2DS systems have a different Virtual Console service with its ...

The few games that used it well (Mario Maker ... stripped out of the Wii U's Wii Mode. The Switch leaves three generations of games behind, barring future Virtual Console releases (the jury ...