The Wii U's full specifications and software launch schedule has been released by Nintendo. The console features 1080p HD video support, contains an IBM Power-based multi-core CPU and an AMD ...

While a lot of games like MArio Kart 8 got ported to Switch, there is still plenty of reasons to pick up a Wii U today, including Xenoblade Chronicles X, a game that has never left the console. This ...

The Wii U version in particular added eight-player simultaneous multiplayer on supersized maps, a great way to get some ...

The Wii U was Nintendo's successor to the wildly successful Wii. It was designed to be even more innovative than its predecessor, with its console's games controlled by a device called the GamePad, ...

When the Wii U launches in the US November 18, it will do so with a lineup of nearly two dozen games, four of which will be published by Nintendo itself. Nintendo of America today detailed its list of ...

Mykel has enjoyed video games for as long as she can remember. She would spend hours discussing, debating, and arguing about them with her older brother. Growing up, she read dozens of guides, lists, ...

Tyler Shipley is an editor for Game Rant who has been writing for the team since 2021. Tyler has a degree in English from the University of Toledo. Some of his favorite games are platformers, but he ...

Ewan has been a content writer since 2020, and loves nothing more than discussing all things gaming. While he's been playing games all his life, he has a particular interesting in anything even ...

New Super Mario Bros. U was actually Nintendo’s big launch game for the Wii U platform, debuting alongside the console in 2012. However, the Wii U was a pretty big failure overall for Nintendo, and ...

Here's a sad thought: Nintendo doesn't care about game preservation. In fact, whether it's shutting down fan projects or shuttering illegal ROM sites, the company arguably works against it most of the ...

The Wii U was Nintendo's worst-performing console. Up until now, it's mostly been discussed as the predecessor to the better-known (and better-selling) Switch. Now, with the Switch 2 on the horizon, ...