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It was a new IP, it was intended for mature audiences, and it offered gameplay experiences that couldn’t be found elsewhere.

ZombiU was met with mixed reviews, but it was everything that core gamers were asking for in a launch title. Production of the Wii U has ended and Nintendo’s last Wii U game has been released, so now’s as good a time as any to look back at the best games released for Nintendo’s one-of-a-kind console. The Wii U feels like Nintendo’s version of the Dreamcast in many ways, and I had fun with the system even if most gamers and publishers took a pass on it. Even though its features were half baked and its promise was never realized, the Wii U was still home to many of the generation’s best games. The Wii U was the least successful Nintendo console since the Virtual Boy and it’s generally considered a disappointment – if not, an outright failure. Naming the console the Wii U created confusion with consumers and glib gaming journalists alike, and backward compatibility with Wii games and accessories only made things more confusing. This issue was further compounded by poor marketing decisions. Some titles offered creative asymmetric gameplay experiences, but third-parties were not interested in experimentation and Nintendo themselves failed to justify the value of the GamePad. Unfortunately, few games truly took advantage of the unique controller.

The console was notable for being Nintendo’s first HD console, but the biggest selling point was the inclusion of a GamePad that housed its own touch screen. Nintendo reached historic levels of success with the Wii, but they stumbled out of the gates with the Wii U.