At Nintendo's conference today, Activision revealed that their smash hit franchise Skylanders will be coming to the Wii
U as a launch title...
BioWare is thrilled to launch our first ever title on a Nintendo console and our Mass Effect team is very proud to have the critically acclaimed Mass Effect 3 experience brought to the Wii
U as a launch title.
Not exact matches
The system also
launched without a
title that really showcased what differentiated Wii
U,
as Wii Sports had done for the Wii.
The game will be released in November 2012
as a Wii
U launch title, in addition to release on several other platforms.
Nintendo has recently announced that the new Legend of Zelda game for the Wii
U, would not be making an appearance at E3 2015, quite possibly their biggest
title currently in development for the Wii
U. Shigeru Miyamoto the father of Mario himself stated some time ago that the company was planning on bringing Mario in a new way for their next console, perhaps
as an innovative
launch title.
Now the game is back
as a Switch
launch window
title with a handful of improvements and changes to the gameplay to accommodate the lack of the Wii
U GamePad.
First
launched June 6th 2011 on the Nintendo 3DS, it has since made the leap to Wii
U and been host to countless classic
titles as well
as new indie gems and digital releases of...
We have just
as many
titles coming on Wii
U this year
as we did after
launch, because the system isn't
as resource - intensive to make games for it.
Initially released
as a
launch title on the Wii
U back in 2012 and developed by Tomorrow Corporation, Little Inferno is one of three Tomorrow Corporation
titles to be given the Switch release treatment and even with a few differences, it is still the game pyromaniacs know and love.
Nintendo answered that call with the Wii
U, with Pikmin 3 originally scheduled
as a
launch title for the new console.
Joining Trine 2: Director's Cut
as a Wii
U eShop
launch title, the one - minute trailer...
EVERY racer seems to be road oriented (except that average looking one that also was supposed to be a
launch title,
as it seems to have both race styles), but apart from that half hearted looking attempt, NONE of the systems (Wii -
U, PS4 or XBOne) have ANYTHING offroad race themed on the horizon... No ATV games, no bike racing games (dirt or road), no rally games, & no uniquely awesomely fun
titles along the lines of what Motorstorm offered PS3 owners who love some redneck style racing....
We've known that Assassin's Creed III has been destined for the Wii
U since Ubisoft was showing it off in E3, but just recently the company announced that AC III will be available
as a Wii
U launch title on November 18 in North America.
It rates
as my most anticipated
title given I've been waiting for it since the
launch of the Wii
U, and now finally it will release in 2017 for both the Wii
U and the Switch.
While we might not see all of the games that had previously
launched across Wii, Wii
U and 3DS under the Virtual Console banner, the notion of a flat yearly fee for online play and cloud saves which also gives access to some of Nintendo's best
titles from the past few decades
as a bonus can't be bad.
As we know all Call of Duty titles launched for Nintendo Systems didn't make much success, we had some titles like Black Ops 1, Modern Warfare 3, COD 3 for Wii, Black Ops 2 and Ghosts for Wii U but none of them ever reached the same success as on other platforms like Xbox 360, PS3 or P
As we know all Call of Duty
titles launched for Nintendo Systems didn't make much success, we had some
titles like Black Ops 1, Modern Warfare 3, COD 3 for Wii, Black Ops 2 and Ghosts for Wii
U but none of them ever reached the same success
as on other platforms like Xbox 360, PS3 or P
as on other platforms like Xbox 360, PS3 or PC.
Disney Interactive has announced that Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be released in the UK
as a Wii
U Launch title on November 30th.
Since Rayman Legends was expected
as a Wii
U launch title but was pushed back several times, Ubisoft will release the game's online challenge mode for free in April to compensate Wii
U owners for the wait.
«We will use E3
as an ideal opportunity to talk in detail mainly about the Wii
U titles that we are going to
launch this year, and we also plan to make it possible for visitors to try the games immediately,» explained Iwata.
This pattern was repeated two
titles later with Breath of the Wild, which also
launched on a troubled older platform (the struggling Wii
U)
as well
as launching the new Switch, and by January 2018 the new game had sold an impressive 7.8 million (1.1 million of which had been on the Wii
U).
Nintendo is going to announce some
launch titles for it's successor
as well
as some big games for the Wii
U and 3DS.
Developed for Wii
U by WB Games Montréal, the game builds upon the critically acclaimed, award - winning action game of 2011 created by Rocksteady Studios and makes its first appearance on any Nintendo platform
as a
launch title for the revolutionary new home console that hits Australian stores today.
While people may feel more comfortable with a Wii
U Pro controller (especially over the rather awkward Wii
U gamepad that was the first real way to play the console), Nintendo may be thinking more motion - based controllers like the original Wii motion controllers, or other controllers that will be useful with the console's motion - based gameplay, such
as 1 -2-Switch, the
launch title that's going to be making heavy use of the Joy - Con controllers.
Although Nintendo disappointed many of their legions of hardcore fans by not revealing any details whatsoever about the NX at the E3 expo, they did offer a tantalising glimpse of the future by revealing that the upcoming The Legend of Zelda
title, The Breath of the Wild, was to be released on both the Wii
U and the NX
as a
launch title.
Unfortunately, due to poor sales
as a
launch title for the Wii
U a sequel will never see the light of day on the platform given that Ubisoft have pretty much made it clear that they have no intention of producing games of a «mature» feel on the Wii
U anymore.
Other
titles such
as Super Mario Maker provided a boost to software sales,
as did the
launch of Nintendo Selects
titles for Wii
U. Back catalog sales continued to be strong with Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros for Wii
U selling in an additional 3.54 million units combined in FY2015.
U for the Wii
U in 2012 — the first all - new Mario
title to
launch the same day
as its platform since Super Mario 64.
14th February 2014 — A whole host of
launch dates and new game details for upcoming Wii
U and Nintendo 3DS
titles were revealed today
as part of the first Nintendo Direct broadcast in 2014.
It's odd to think that there hasn't been a 3D Mario game on Wii
U yet in the tradition of Super Mario 64 and the Galaxy games, which makes it all the more likely that any such project (and it seems sensible to assume there is one) has been held
as a potential NX
launch title with features that exploit the new hardware.
The bundle will include Deluxe Wii
U, a DLC code for a downloadable copy of Splatoon and the Wii
U launch title Nintendo Land will also come preloaded onto the system
as a special bonus.
Originally slated
as an exclusive Wii
U launch title, Legends was delayed when Ubisoft decided to release the game for Microsoft and Sony's consoles
as well.
As comparison, on Wii
U, 40 % of Software sales at
launch were from third - party
titles.
Seems Nintendo have learnt from their prior mistakes
as the Wii
U lineup is a solid one for what would appear to be the
launch titles.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will release on the 3rd of March alongside the
launch of the Nintendo Switch
as both a Wii
U and Switch
title.
And especially because Nintendo could not supply the market with strong software
titles, one after the other, in the first half of 2013 and
as a result, since we
launched the Wii
U, we haven't been able to provide any strong
titles.»
Releasing
as a
launch title for the Switch, it will also be coming to the Wii
U on the same day.
Breath of the Wild was released simultaneously worldwide for the Wii
U and
as a Nintendo Switch
launch title on March 3, 2017.
Wii
U wasn't
as successful out of the gate
as its Wii predecessor, in part because it debuted with a weak lineup of
launch titles.
The Wii
U has been given
launch dates for the US, Europe and Japan
as well
as its initial line - up of
titles.
But in the case of The Legend of Zelda Wii
U, the immediate and almost inevitable follow - up confirmation that the game would release
as a cross-platform
launch title for the new Nintendo console named the Nintendo NX, has caused a quite an outcry.
It will also be released
as a Wii
U launch title and will use the Wii
U GamePad controls in less demanding ways than normal.
Also, in a recent interview, Harada explained that they were still in the early stages with the Wii
U and would not fully understand the hardware until «next year» which doesn't sound too promising for Tekken Wii
U being a
launch title, seeing
as the Wii
U is coming out later this year.
Given its status
as a Wii
U title upgraded to Switch
launch release, it's perhaps forgivable to have some reservations about how Breath of the Wild looks — especially when it's entering an open - world genre which can boast such graphical masterpieces
as The Witcher 3 and Horizon: Zero Dawn.