I think the Wii U and 3DS generation is so special because Nintendo tried. At the start of the Wii U and 3DS' life, Nintendo launched the systems with very safe, simple games that were not system sellers. They were immediately forced to try new things, something which particulary stuck for the Wii U during its lifetime. Games like Animal Crossing New Leaf, Super Mario Maker, Splatoon and Bayonetta showed that Nintendo wasn't afraid to experiment. These days Nintendo puts their retro titles on a subscription, and sells games that require a bunch of updates to actually have content.
I couldn't have said it any better than you. Nintendo was really trying with the 3DS and Wii U. They had to. It was amazing being a part of it for all those years.
@xid The reason Nintendo is doing these various business practices is because of the high sales of the Switch. They get confident, and slowly put less and less effort into their products because they know that it will be easy money. Having paid online, day 1 patches and expansion passes wouldn't attract people to buy a Wii U or Switch. Even to this day we still see gamers complain about all of what you mentioned, no-one likes it.
@xid I have mixed feelings about DLC. For the most part, I’m not a fan. Having to pay extra for more of the same game is dumb. But I like having that additional part of the game to play. I’ve only ever purchased DLC once and it was for Breath of the Wild. No other game has ever convinced me to but into it.
@xid It's true that people want Nintendo to get with the times and modernise their services, but I hardly think that's why people would buy a Switch. Sure, DLC, expansions, etc, can be attractive to a customer, but I really don't think that the Switch would attract hardcore games because of it. People bought the switch because of the games. The marketing is good, third party support is massive, and the system is easy to understand. The Switch is lacking in so many features the Wii U, and even the 3DS had. Tears of the Kingdom being $70 is only happening because Nintendo believe they can get away with it due to Zelda being a massive IP. Pikmin 4 is still $60 because it isn't guaranteed to sell as well.
@xid So the Wii U games sold well because the Switch has DLC, Expansion passes, Day 1 Patches and Paid online? And that's how Nintendo sees it? The Wii U ports sell well because they're bought by people who don't own a Wii U, and haven't played the games. These games are high quality games that being launched on a console with 120mil+ sales.
A console can be dead to a company, but never in our hearts, i have a 3ds old, played a lot and still planing to play a lot of games in, surelly a amazing console
I've been a massive 3ds fan since the XL model came out, and it was a huge part of my later childhood. I got a Wii U to play Mario Maker and Mario Kart 8 and pretty much only ever played those two games. Now I'm near the end of university and I'm really looking forward to dusting off the Wii U and trying games like tropical freeze and windwaker HD for the first time when I go home for summer break. Love the content as usual, keep up the high quality shots and editing :)
As much as I love my switch, I can’t help but feel a little bit disappointed by it. I never owned a Wii U but I love my 3DS. The themes and badges let me customise it to feel like a reflection of myself. And I will forever love the streetpass feature. I wish the switch had something like that. It makes me feel like I’m connected to a whole community of other ppl. I only wish i had gotten into it sooner. I bought my first 3ds in 2016 but didnt really buy any proper games for it until 2019. And now all the prices are skyrocketing.
You're right! The 3DS felt like it was a reflection of you. Those customization features really made it feel personal. I always thought Nintendo would bring something like it to the Switch. It doesn't look like they ever will either. 3DS console and game prices are unbelievable right now. I seriously can't believe it. It's a great console, but wow!
Is is literally a Crime that you don’t have more subscribers. Your cinematic camera work is top notch, and it’s not being favoured by the youtube algorithm. I hope you get more recognition. Don’t ever quit. The 3ds and wii u are legendary systems, I only ever played my friend’s wii u tho, never had my own. I had a 3ds tho
Thank you for saying this! It was really great to read today. I'm not stopping anytime soon. I already have a few videos in the works. I really appreciate you watching my videos.
The Switch is great, but it lacks a ton of things past Nintendo consoles had. Even just background music isn't there on the Switch. Where are the themes? The Switch does a ton of things right. It just lacks the charm of the other consoles.
@@dominickdicarlo1191 I hardly disagree. Switch feels ultra generic compared to the Wii, Wii U, DS and 3DS. And I understand your point, maybe the Switch is your first console and you love it.
I enjoyed the comment you made about feeling like we were "part of of something amazing, no-one paid attention to", being there for what I feel like was Satoru Iwata's real swan song (3DS included) to the industry feels special, I believe this era at Nintendo may never be replicated again. Satoru Iwatas time at Nintendo gave us things like The Weather Channel, News Channel, Everybody Votes Channel, Miiverse, eShop/Virtual Console and even the menu music on Wii/Wii U and 3DS. Satoru Iwata was imprinted all of over this era at Nintendo and with his passing it feels very much like a different Nintendo. Satoru Iwata's quote "On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” is a great representation of what Nintendo felt like during the mid 00's and into 2010's. Nothing is more indicative of the large void where Iwata once stood than the Switch, lacking in almost everything creative that we saw from the previous generations, bland and stale it feels cold with no life, NSO with its subscription service (you will rent everything and own nothing). I am being a bit harsh because I do like my Switch, but I miss that magic we saw from the previous consoles and handhelds, and I am not a fan of where Nintendo seems to be going. My experience with the 3DS is one similar to yours but with less traveling, my job had me at the time working 12 hour rotating shifts (for context: I work at a tank-farm where we store different products/chemicals in large tanks) and when it was my time to work nights my 3DS was a great companion to help me pass the time inbetween rounds, line-ups/transfers or just staying awake. I beat a lot of games over the years tucked away in the unit truck waiting for my next round (It still gets lugged around with me even though I have a Switch and Steam Deck, I guess I just can't quite let it go). Looking back on my childhood I had a Gameboy, GB Color, GB Advance and a DS as a older teenager but I never logged the kind of hours I did with my 3DS, it really holds a special place in my heart and I am sad its coming to a close. Great video once again! Keep at it and im sure your channel will explode!
I agree with you, it feels like a different Nintendo after Satoru Iwata passed away. I too love my Switch and play it almost everyday, but it lacks the life the past Nintendo consoles had. That's really cool that you played it so much at work! It really was similar to my experience with it. I always told myself, if I'm not physically on the planet, I'm not going to be looking at spreadsheet or doing emails. I spent hours playing my 3DS on flights and waiting in airports (even though I was physically on the earth.) I considered the airport an extension of the flight. Thank you for sharing this. It was great to read! Thank you so much for also watching this and my other videos.
While the eShop is closing shut, the online play (aka Nintendo Network) is the 3DS/Wii U last stand before meeting the inevitable (the true end of an era).
@@NeanderMeander Mario kart, Mario 3d land, and i've also been messing around with emulation quite a bit. Thanks for asking and great* video by the way!
One of my favorite memories with the 3DS was when I went on vacation with my cousins and we went to some restaurant. I was really into Pokemon Omega Ruby at the time and when I got back to our hotel I found out that I had Streetpassed with a bunch of random people. That was an amazing feeling.
That first Streetpass was magical. I remember the first time it happened to me. I was at an airport and that green light started blinking when I turned on my 3DS. It's was great! It would be awesome if Nintendo did something like it again the future.
I've got to say that that was a really well narrated video. Not only did I get to learn a little bit about the history of these consoles, I also got to learn a little bit about the content creator. I think probably you have made a subscriber out of me if this is the caliber I can expect to see you out of your videos. Cheers, mate!
My family had some hard times during the 2010s so until 2018 our newest console was the Wii. What little we had spare would be invested in that system so even though the Switch was out, we got a second hand Wii U for Christmas 2018 as most of the appealing switch library at the time were Wii U ports - meaning we could get games which were now relevant on the Switch for dirt cheap on Wii U - and we could still take advantage of everything we already have. Things have since improved and we have a switch but I still use my Wii U on the regular, I hold it very precious to me. (also I always forget you’re not a larger channel wtf you deserve more subs bro)
Thanks for sharing this. It’s a special console for me too! For a while, you could get a Wii U games for so cheap! I picked up a bunch about a year after the Switch was released. Thank you for watching my videos! I really appreciate it!
That’s cause not so many are playing on the Wii U and 3DS Nintendo knows what everyone’s playing on they know the games your playing not just what you bought they are seeing everyone is playing on Nintendo Switch that’s why it’s closing also I don’t think anyone complained to Nintendo to not close the Wii U and 3DS like I did that’s another reason the stores are closing there was so many complaints for PlayStation when they were going to close the PS3 store and PS Vita store they stayed opened
I think people aren’t being as vocal about the eShop closures is because we all know Nintendo is going to close them no matter what. They already did it once with the Wii Shop Channel. It’s unfortunate, but Nintendo will do what they want.
Thank you for this amazing retrospective. I'm glad you touched on Virtual Console vs. NSO. I prefer the model where I can buy individual games I choose and pay for once instead of a digital rental service. I'll continue to play my 3DS and Wii U for years to come. They are amazing Zelda, Mario, Fire Emblem, and Kirby machines, among others. I also love the new IPs that were introduced like Pushmo and the Box Boy games.
Yeah I think I'm gonna be honest here, the NSO is pathetic in its library and the price isn't nice for the N64 and GBA games. What the heck happened to this company since the Switch?
@@chillbizz74 I don’t know why they have two tiers for the service. Why do we have to pay more for N64, Genesis, and GBA games? I stopped paying for the base subscription last year and I’ve never paid for the expansion pass. My money is better spent elsewhere for now.
I am so happy to see the whole community of 3DS and Wii U fans flourish, even if it's only at the end. The Wii U was by far my favorite of the console generator it was released in, and remains in my top 3 even to this day. Thanks for spreading the word.
It's really cool seeing so much love for both of them right now. I think there are tons of people just discovering them now. I think it's great! Hopefully Nintendo makes a successor to the 3DS sometime in the future.
These systems was/are very special to me aswell, been through in my early 20s for very good and bad times, its sad and stressful for me that the nintendo eshop is going away.. really well made video capturing the feelings for these original systems
Thank you for watching! I tried to convey my perspective as a Wii U owner transitioning over to the Switch and an early 3DS adopter. I’m glad you like it
Thank you for making a heart felt mini-documentary about how and why the systems were and are and will continue to be so important to us all. The Wii U 3ds era was Nintendo's best by far and it is a shame they don't feel that way anymore. As for what we can all do to support the Wii U and 3ds into the future it is simple; KEEP playing your Wii U and 3ds online regularly as the data of play time and titles is still collected by Nintendo. It is the last and best way we can send meaningful information back to them to CONTINUE to support those systems and possibly work something like them into the future plans of the company. Great video dude keep it up! Everyone else keep loving your Wii U and 3ds! :)
Hope the game servers stay up for a long time, at least you can always mod your console to backup/load games but replacing the servers and active players is ultra hard. Edit: Pretendo lets you play in community servers but im 100% that the playerbase will be a fraction from the original network
Im sure it will, because WFC only shut down because its server provider’s company went down. If it hadn’t, WFC might have never shut down until recently.
Both of these I think were/are the best modern systems I’ve owned. I really blew up the 3DS especially but my WiiU probably got the most attention from a tv console since the N64 for me and by far the 3DS beat the other handhelds I had over my life. I’m not a king but I have 52 physical games for the 3DS and 62 downloadable things. I was probably one of the very few who used the 3D for nearly the whole time. 2012-2021 for me. Both were the first consoles I bought myself as well. I thought my horizons were mostly expanded as they could be until these 2 systems. I feel sad but glad I stuck around from start to end for these 2 and all the wonderful memories. The Switch is amazing too, but it’s bizarre how I am not getting that same experience I got from the other 2.
This was very well worded! Thank you for sharing it. I feel the same about the Switch. I love it and play it almost everyday. But I’m not getting that same experience I had with the last two Nintendo consoles. It’s weird. I also like playing with the 3D on. I think it makes 3DS games look amazing!
Man I love seeing these retrospectives. The Wii U and 3DS era (Particularly the 3DS) is an era that meant alot to me in the latter half of my childhood. So much of my time was put into that handheld, and I got a ton of enjoyment out of it. I was unfortunately one of the many who never got to have a Wii U in it's prime (I wanted it so bad but it simply was too expensive), but thankfully back in 2021 I found a really good deal on one that I've been going back through over these past couple years. Now that the eShops are closing down I've really been getting back into the games on these systems, new and old, and rediscovering what made them so special to me all those years ago. Awesome video!
That's great that you've been able to get into the Wii U recently. It's one of my favorite consoles. I really like the feel of the gamepad. The 3DS has always been by my side since I got it in early 2012. It's been great having both the Wii U and 3DS in my life for the past decade. Thanks for watching! I really appreciate it.
@@NeanderMeander it’s deserved. I know how much effort is needed just to make a basic video lol…at your level here…the level of effort here in video production is fantastic. You have the voice as well…I don’t know if you adjust that or it’s natural…but its very good.
Damn. This brings back so many memories. It's a crime and insult to humanity that Nintendo trashed one of the most groundbreaking and revolutionary forms of gaming to ever exist for a terrible overpriced 6-7 year old piece of $300 hardware that has had 0 improvements yet stayed the same price even with inflation. The 3ds was fantastic but they canned it because they realized they could profit much more with much less.
Yeah, it’s not ideal. Based on how expensive 3DS and 2DS consoles are selling for right now, it seems people have figured this out. It’s good to hear from others that they also like the 3DS. Thank you for watching and commenting.
It was definitely sad to see the store go. I am hoping we eventually get another virtual console store, even if we have to wait for Nintendo's next console...
It would be so great to have another store. Though, I don't think we will get one with Nintendo's next console. They've proven that people will pay a perpetual subscription fee for the same games. Then again, Nintendo usually doesn't do what I anticipate them doing most of time. Maybe there's a chance.
I've always been a nintendo handheld fan. The end of the 3ds Era makes me quite sad. It's the end of the culmination of the leader in handhelds. I remember waking up on Christmas of 89' and opening my first gameboy and playing Mario Land that morning. I've always gotten the handhelds Nintendo produced, not always the first interation, but always got some version of them.
Yeah, it is sad. Some people have commented that we’re over reacting about it. I wouldn’t say it’s an overreaction. It’s the end of a significant era for Nintendo and their fans. I’ll slay cherish my memories with the 3DS. Thank you for watching and commenting.
What I hate about this, is that this technology will likely never be reused. Nintendo really innovated with the glassesless 3D effect. It could have gone soo much farther if they chose to support it. Many games were designed with the 3D effect in mind and I have never grown tired of it. Its an amazing effect. They can also be played 2D if you want to. While the Switch has similar motion controls to the Wii, its not a console dedicated to motion controls. So that tech will not advance much. Overall, I feel like the switchs' success has made nintendo neglect their more niche techology. Doesnt help they dont care for game preservation. They could easily to afford to keep the eshop open for as long as nintendo makes money. Which they do all the time.
Yeah, I’m with you on this. They’ve abandoned such promising technology in favor of a hybrid console. Don’t get me wrong, I really like the Switch. It’s been great playing those games on the go. But it’s pretty basic. Plus, I’m not a huge Joy Con fan. I’ll take the circle pad any day over them.
I think most of the reason why the eShop's closing on Wii U and 3DS is *because* Nintendo's not really making money with them anymore. It probably costs them more to keep the servers running (and the security technology needed for protecting payment info) than they're making from consoles that only a fraction of their audience is playing anymore.
To this day Nintendo Land is still one of my all time favorate games. Always great time bringing those to parties and playing mario chase. Its a shame it never got ported. Even if it required a second switch to operate as the gamepad player.
@@NeanderMeander yeah because every time I saw that game on The Wii U's eShop, it was always marked *retail only* . So as far as I know we definitely won't lose that one with the service closing.
The wii u still earns a spot in my entertainment cabinet plugged into my tv. The exclusive games were great, the legacy content offered through the eshop was how I experienced classics like earth bound or even the first mario & Luigi game before it’s 3Ds remake. Nintendo really tried with their games and have put hundreds of hours into mario maker, splatoon and hyrule warriors.
This was cool to read. I like reading people's experiences with the Wii U. So many people skipped it. Reading this was really relatable to my situation. Thank you for sharing.
Great video, I share the same sentiments. I was an early adopter of both systems too. If the next Switch or piece of Nintendo hardware had a processor in the dock as well as the system, or the capacity for wireless HDMI / local streaming, the could bring Wii U and 3DS/DS games using the TV for the top screen and the “Switch” portion for the bottom screen, much like how the Wii U handles DS. Of course, we’re talking about Nintendo here but I can dream. Maybe one day we’ll get a 3rd party clone type system capable of running those games. Until then we’ll have to play our legacy hardware or use emulation.
That would be so cool of they did that! But you’re right, this is Nintendo so we can’t get our hopes too high. Hopefully they come up with a way to play those games on the TV someday.
The WiiU is a fantastic console. I still play it more than Switch. I'm still scratching my head why more people did not get it, esp all these switch owners begging nintendo for to bring WiiU titles to switch. If they wanted to play those games so bad, then why didn't they get a WiiU?! Playing a game with my menu/map on the gamepad and the action on the TV feels like the best way ever to play. I freaking love it.
I'm with you. It was baffling seeing people playing and wanting to play those Wii U games on the Switch when those very people were trash talking them the generation prior. I agree that having a second screen is so much more intuitive than having to press pause for the same screen on most games. Gameplay was seamless.
The DSI 3DS and WII felt like they had so much life to them. The menus were fun to look at, the apps that came installed like Flip notes, Miiverse, The audio and picture/video editors that i spent hours fucking around with and the AR Card games were fun and cool not to mention the countless awesome games on both systems. Over all both systems had so much soul put into them. It is truly the end of an era.
Yeah, it really is the end of a great time in gaming. The Switch is a great gaming machine, but lacks the life the past Nintendo home consoles and portable systems had. Hopefully they put some music on the home screen of whatever console they are making right now. Even the classic mini consoles had home screen music.
The Virtual Console situation really bothers me. The discourse around the Virtual Console in the WiiU days was that people were tired of having to buy the same games every time a new console was released. Why should you have to buy SMB on WiiU if you already bought it on Wii? People wanted their games to follow their profile to the new console, like what happens on Xbox and PlayStation. Nintendo knew they couldn’t get away with making people buy SMB for the 5th time when the Switch released so they moved over to the subscription model. Now they don’t have to worry about you buying it once and moving it across console generations with your profile. XB and PS have their game subscription services too, but they still let you buy the games if you want to. Nintendo no longer gives you that option. The subscription model has been the answer to their prayers. If the other two manufacturers had this business model, they’d be vilified. For some reason, Nintendo gets away with it.
It’s weird. I’ve been amazed at how easily people have embraced the subscription model. You’re right, if the other console companies did this, they would be seen as a villain against the gaming community. It’s a very strange situation.
I agree with every sentiment in this video. After Iwata passed, Nintendo changed for the worse. I felt like they completely stopped all attempts of fan service, in exchange for massive profits. I guess Nintendo is a more financially sound company these days, but because of it my love for Nintendo died with the WiiU. I own the Switch, but in all honesty, there's no "Nintendo magic" . I loved all the creative ideas with the 3DS and WiiU. Street Pass, Mii Verse, Mii Plaza etc. Back then I felt connected with other people, and it felt fun taking your 3DS with you. These days my friends are just ghosts in a friend list showcasing which games they are playing. There's no interaction, no connection with other people, and there's no incentive to bring your console with you. A lot of creative ideas died with the Switch. And honestly, it doesn't even feel like Nintendo hardware anymore. There's no character to the device/OS, there's no menu music, no themes, nothing to make the device feel fun and playful. It feels like the console development and design was outsourced completely without the intervention of Nintendo, and to this day, I only feel like Mario Odyssey defined the console. Breath of the Wild was still a WiiU game, and then we are left ports, sequals and a subscription model that leaves a bad after taste. I love the 3DS and WiiU. and currently I am super excited about the Steam Deck and Valve. :)
It does feel like Nintendo changed after Iwata passed. It just seems like they are more business focused rather than gamer focused. I loved that Iwata had gamers in mind at all times. Nintendo really had to try with the 3DS and Wii U. They weren't performing, so they had to get creative and offer some great games and experiences. The 3DS in particular went above and beyond to get us to buy one. Being able to connect with people was awesome! I loved seeing that green light blinking on the side whenever I took it out of the house. I might need to get a Steam Deck. I saw that they went on sale this week. Is it worth picking up?
@@NeanderMeander yeah! It was such a treat whenever the green blinking light was on when you came home after commuting! I loved the feature of the Street Pass. And I was always excited about how their Mii looked 😁. I can wholeheartedly recommend the Steam Deck. Don't know how much you are of a PC gamer, but it is a really easy way to get into PC gaming. I guess the biggest problem really is that performance/battery optimizations are on the user. It's not particularly hard. And there are great tools to play around with. You have the freedom to play games the way you want to play them. The issue is that people max out games and complain about the 1.5h battery life. For me however, my most demanding game is Cyberpunk. I get 3h when it's locked to 30fps. But yeah I get a lot of enjoyment from emulation. I get around 8h playing 2D games like SNES, GBA etc. It's awesome to have all your games on one comfortable and portable device. And you can practically play all games from your childhood up to this day(with some tinkering). 🙂 I have the 64GB variant with a 512GB SD Card. I am very happy with that one. I have 56 games installed. 5 of them being 50GB+ games modern AAA Titles. The rest are older AAA games, indies and of course emulation (which isn't counted with the 56 games) :)
The Wii U is a staple in our household. Introducing my 7 and 5 year old to Mario party and Mario bros Wii u has been a great time to build our gaming relationship
I am like you in regards to the Wii U but I would have never been so foolish to buy all those amazing Wii U games AGAIN for the Switch! I really felt betrayed. Telling everyone for so long how great they were and only since the Switch came out they finally started to playing these masterpieces .. I WAS PART OF THAT TIME!! When Nintendo struggled!! Still wont buy them twice, lol.
Yeah, it hurt buying them again. Though it adds to my videos having that visual. It’s unfortunate Nintendo had to port so many over to fill in the release schedule.
The sad thing about the Nintendo Switch online service is that once they inevitably shut down the servers, you won't even be able to play the games that you have sunk probably hundreds of dollars into over the years. Are they just going to let them be apps for free? If they do that but they haven't told anyone, then people will have been paying all of that money for nothing. The worst part of the eshops for the Wii U and 3DS closing is that they can easily just turn it back on. They did it for the game codes, and a company like Nintendo could easily keep it up. They actively chose to do it because that means they will get more money when they make a crappy $60 port. The eshop isn't even the only thing Nintendo is doing bad on. Nintendo is just not the same company anymore, I only wish it could stay as it was.
Yeah, it's disheartening that the Online Service is the only official place we can play classic Nintendo games. I wouldn't hold my breath that Nintendo will let us keep those apps for free. When they come out with a new console, they'll implement the subscription model again on it and shut down the only apps. They know people will play to rent those games instead of own them. They proved it with the Switch. I just hope they will give us some sort of compilation we can buy in the future. I really dislike subscription services in general. There bunch of games in there I'll most likely never play that I'm paying access for.
Those consoles are now moving onto the homebrew market, where modders will be able to mod them to do whatever they want. In a way they are moving on to do things nobody ever expected them to.
Switch is technically better but I will forever have a soft spot for the Wii U, everyone said it had no games but are now playing those exact games on the switch and now whenever I say the Wii U had good games the response is always "but it's on the switch". No matter what the Wii U did it will always be looked down upon. This era was always more consumer friendly than the Switch , backwards compatibility, tons of controller options, never once hearing about faulty controllers, free online, and a virtual console that didn't need a subscription.
It still doesn't feel real to me that the 3DS is about to finally be put out to pasture. I'm so thankful to the 3DS as it has literally changed my life. But even though official support is ending, the good news is there are still so many more memories I still have to make with it. So many E-shop games yet to play, so many physicals yet to collect. Thankfully online is still intact for most games, and some games like Pokémon and Mario Kart 7, still have decent online communities. I'm sure the closure will bring more people back at least in the short term to give a proper send off. I understand why Nintendo is doing this, but I still think it's not fair. I can't speak to the Wii-U as I've never owned one but I'm sure many of it's fans feel the same. Another Neander Meander banger!
Thank you so much for watching! It doesn’t seem real that the eShop is closing. It’s been such a big part of my life for over a decade. It’s going to be weird not having it around.
Nintendo Land is really fun! It doesn’t get talked about enough. I’m with you about the Switch. It’s way bigger than the 3DS. Not nearly as easy to pack around.
9:00 - I don't think that's true, they could've pulled a Virtual Boy and discontinue the Wii U after a couple of years. Or alternatively, and more realistically, abandon the Wii U and focus solely on the 3DS, which is what Sony did to the PS Vita. But no, they stuck around and released good games. If you want to have them on Switch, yeah it sucks that you have to pay full price again, but time is finite, those years in which you played those Wii U games for the first time are never coming back, so I think it's a good thing that we can look back at them fondly because of the games we were playing at the time. And that's something that only happened because Nintendo cared enough to deliver good games to their loyal fans.
I like this comment and brings up some good points. Thank you for sharing them. The only difference between the Virtual Boy and PS Vita is that those were those companies secondary focus. The Virtual boy was third in line behind the Super Nintendo and Game Boy. Of course they would discontinue it for not selling well. The Vita was second in line behind the PS3 and later the PS4. Discontinuing the Wii U would have been like Sony discontinuing the PS4 and Nintendo discontinuing the Super Nintendo. The Wii U was their main home console and the major focus for them at the time. The 3DS was secondary to it. Remember, the 3DS struggled too until Nintendo dropped the price. Luckily it was successful and carried Nintendo through that generation. They were trying to sell Wii U’s with really good game releases. It didn’t work. Nobody cared or played them, except for those who stuck by their side during this tough time. Because of this, they decided to port those great games over to the newest console and treat them as if they were new Switch games. This helped with their release schedule and made it look like the Switch was some sort of ultimate Nintendo machine, when in reality it was getting that success from games that already existed. Again, it was great those games were given a second chance, but those who were upset seeing those games again were justified being so. At least Mario Maker and Splatoon got sequels. After talking about it so much on the last few days, I’ve realized it really doesn’t matter anymore. I was so young when it happened, it really mattered to me back then. Now, I’m coming to peace with it all.
The Wii U was my teenager's home console, I realy enjoy all the great exclusivity than was release it, like Mario 3D World, ZombiU, MK8 and basically all the game who've been release after on the Switch. My only regrets with the Wii U is than we never saw the full potential of the Gamepad, a few game really use it. Also sad than the indy don't have a really impact on it, unlike the Switch for comparaison.
That’s true, the gamepad really wasn’t utilized too it’s fullest potential. I was hoping it would continue on longer than it did, but I understand why. Indy’s really we’re lacking in the Wii U. It’s been great having so many great Indy games in the Switch.
Still give the 3ds and wiiu systems its history info its eshop first started and ended in a few days give it the best music video cause this is the last of the 85-2017 era of Nintendo the switch started a whole new era and we will never get that feel of a era ever again from the nes and gameboy to the 3ds and wii u was the last of the original old nintebdo it all deserves a music video
It really conflicts me tho. The Wii U was my go to console during the pandemic. I bought it long ago as a Splatoon bundle and i loved playing the heck of it. Now, as it comes to a close, its just really a big blow for me. I'll not see some of my friends there again. But I'm glad that there's an option to home-brew the 3DS and Wii U. Splatoon in the Wii U just feels so unique even if Splatoon 2 and 3 has some better clothing, weapons and stories. The GamePad is so intuitive to know where your enemy is and you can play minigames with it while waiting for a match to come. Another is that if you dont want to spend big bucks for Switch Online, thats when you can just use the Wii U for some online gaming. As for the 3DS, I really don't mind homebrewing it as i already have quite the collection for it and i dont want to pay extravagant prices for games anymore. The FE Fates edition is the first Nintendo console I had ever owned and it have made me to become the Nintendo gamer i had today. If it wasn't for the 3DS, i wouldn't even have the other consoles that came before and after it. Literally saved up my high school lunch money just to line up and get it lol but it was really worth the wait! As we wait for a Switch 2, I hope Nintendo can continue to innovate and provide the unique experiences we had experienced with the Wii U and the 3DS. The Switch just doesn't feel right for me after owning it new for 7 years. It's odd that the Wii U and the 3DS are getting much more of my time lol.
I got the 3ds around the time it came out when I was 6 and had lots of fun playing it a year or so later in 2013 got the Wii U and had a lot of fun playing games like mario maker and smash bros
I bought many Wii U games at retail stores. I never paid more than $50 for any of them. Including Breath of the Wild. Maybe it was the stores I was buying them from. I don’t know.
I went back and checked a few receipts and pictures I have. I paid more than $50 for a few Wii U games. Twilight Princess HD was more, but it came with the Midna Amiibo. Breath of the Wild was $60. My apologies for getting that wrong.
The true golden era of Nintendo. Feels good to remember we were there when that happened. Nintendo is a big team made by a lot of skillful individuals that surely contributed to shape those years, but I can't help but thinking that Iwata San was the one that led that Era first and foremost. I actually miss him a little bit. He, and Nintendo during those years, represent what consoles & games are all about for me. Great vid as usual
Thank you for watching! I think you are absolutely right. The leadership during that era of Nintendo was something special. Focus was on the player. Hopefully we can get that back someday.
N64 games also looked bad on Wii U (and worse on Switch when they added them, but Nintendo actually addresses this on the Switch but ignored the same problems on Wii U for its entire life) due to bad emulation
Man, another great video, I had to rush to get some virtual console games on these consoles, just bought 2 yesterday and 2 today, I love these great consoles and its such a shame that the wii U was not successful because it is a great console, it has incredible games and the eshop and virtual console made it a lot more better. All that is left is to enjoy those games on the virtual console.
I've been buying games too! It's still a little surreal that the eShop is closing on both of those systems. It's going to be really weird not having them around. Thanks for watching!
For me it was Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, ORAS, Sun and Moon, as well as Kirby Triple Deluxe. I was 7-8 at the time. All I had to worry about was completing another level on 3D land while watching Adventure Time on a Summer's afternoon. The 3DS truly felt magical. The ambiance of bothe the Home menu theme as well as the System Setting music felt nice to relax to. While the Switch OLED is great, it feels a tad bit...corporate. Like it's a bit too clean and sharp. Don't get me wrong, since I've gotten older I've gotten into other franchises aside form Mario and Pokemon, but nothing can quite replace the feeling of opening up my 3DS and playing after school, in the waiting room at the doctor's office, in the car, or wherever else I was. I hope Nintendo can get back to that time.
I agree with you. The Switch is great. There's no denying that it's really good consoles. But it lacks the charm of the past Nintendo systems. More corporate as you put it. Hopefully Nintendo can integrate a little more life into their next console.
Solid points. Playing all these games years before Switch owners was amazing. I don’t blame Nintendo for reselling these awesome games on the Switch, they already were sitting on gold. But, it has made the Switch feel a little flat for Wii U owners. You forgot to mention Mario Maker was better on the Wii U too.
You're right! Mario Maker was better on the Wii U. The Gamepad was awesome for that game. But yes, I agree, Nintendo was sitting on gold with those Wii U games. They made a ton of money from what they had already made. Good business decision for Nintendo. Not so good for Wii U owners.
Regarding the solution to the switch. i think all that would be necessary for it to work is that if Nintendo made a hub, a receiver of some sort that instead of just displaying the switch's content on a tv, allows you to stream the main content of the switch to the tv and have the switch display secondary content on its own screen. We would basically have another Wii U
Oh really? That's funny. I also really like the Switch. The 3DS and Wii U are some of my favorite consoles. I'm glad there are other who like them too.
Another great, well scripted and edited video. I sadly only started paying attention to the 3ds once I heard the store was going to close. It is a wonderful system that I have now collected many games for.
@@NeanderMeanderDefinitely never too late. Luckily I picked up a bunch of horror titles I wanted. We took a little break to get caught up on life. New video coming next week :)
I bought my Wii U 2013 and I just modded it this month! Now I call it the “Wii Ultimate” because it really is the ultimate Wii that can play ANYTHING Nintendo.
I still have 2 3DSXL’s and a 2 DSXL. I have a few GBA games that I play that I will not stop playing but I am really hoping Nintendo ports several other games to the Switch or the Switch eShop. I am loving the GB/GBA games added to the Switch so far. It gives me something to actually use my Switch Lite for since I somehow managed to run out of room on the 256 GB card in my Switch OLED. Edit: I unfortunately never had the Wii U but I did have the original backwards compatible Wii. I spent HOURS on that thing with games for both the Wii and GameCube.
I would encourage you to give Nintendo Online a chance: I've sunk way more time than I ever thought I would hopping between games on the SNES. It reminded me of the afternoons I'd spend playing through my collection as a kid, except on a console I never owned!
I really appreciate your opinion and I’m glad you shared it. I think it’s great that you’ve been having fun with it. I paid for the Online Service since it became available. I just dropped it this post November. I really liked the game selection and they looked really nice. I just don’t like that it’s a subscription service. I have other ways to play those games, so it really wasn’t for me. Again, it’s great that you like it. Nintendo wouldn’t offer it if there weren’t people using it.
ill miss those days where i brought my galaxy 3DS everywhere with me, trying out various games, vurtural console titles, and just generally having fun with it. and i wish i grew up with the WiiU, ill miss this fun generation, but im still liking the switch as much as i did the 3ds, just in different ways. but ill miss that convinient fold and go system. i so hope nintendo brings back deticated handhelds to the market like the 3ds, and not just stick with the switch for the whole time, otherwise, theyll fizzle out of existince.
I agree with you. The Switch is a great gaming console. I'm enjoying it too in different ways. I too hope Nintendo brings back their dedicated portable consoles. The games they made for them were developed with portability in mind. Now we just play home console games on the go. It's cool, but it would be nice to get some of those games again.
it kinda makes me sad, back in the day I could never afford any of these, it was only in 2021 then I could finally get my hands on a 2DS for the first ever time, just a year later, they announce end of support for it...
The 3DS is by far my favourite handheld from Nintendo, I owned one since starting high school back in 2012 and it was a huge part of my teenage years. I would commonly replay games like Link between worlds, Luigi's mansion dark moon, and Mario 3D world and constantly play the multiplayer aspect of New super mario bros 2 with my friends and cousin. I got the Wii U in 2014 due to Mario kart 8 and Super smash bros. It's not my favourite Nintendo home console and the switch has improved upon a lot of its flaws. However, I still had a ton of fun playing online with friends and it introduced me to some of my very favourite franchises. I probably wouldn't have gotten into Pikmin, Bayonetta, Donkey Kong Country and Metroid without the Wii U. As you said, the Nintendo eshop was also far more convenient for accessing classic and digital games compared to the switch's online service. Flawed, certainly but still a significant console for me personally. It exposed me to a good amount of great franchises. Seeing these shops finally close down feels surreal, but I'll never forget the memories.
The 3DS is my favorite Nintendo handheld as well! I just love it! I still need to play Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon and the original Luigi's Mansion. I've heard really good things about that series. It is surreal thinking that the eShop's will be gone. They weren't perfect by any means, but they were accessible. Like you said, it introduced many franchises to who knows how many people. Thanks for watching and commenting
Many people are realizing that the "Iwata era" of nintendo was something truly special. Thank god i already have a 32gb Wiiu, a 2ds XL, a Ds lite and an OG Gamecube so i can play all the great nintendo games i want without dealing with the insane second hand market pricing of the last 3-4 years
It really was a special time. I liked this time period because people were playing games to play them. Prices weren't soaring out of control making everything almost unobtainable. Those were some great days.
I’m so glad you specifically mentioned Irate Eight in this video 😁 I loved that level and played it so much that I eventually got the world record on it in time trial mode! I totally get what you mean when you say that the 3DS is like an extension of you. Mine is so special to me, and I truly treasure it.
You had the world record!? That’s amazing! Tropical Freeze had so many good levels, but that one stick out because it was so difficult for me at first. I beat it first try capturing footage for this video.
@@NeanderMeander I actually might still have it in the Wii U version, haven’t checked in a while. I uploaded a video of it on my channel years ago. But yeah, absolutely phenomenal game 😁
I just bought both yesterday. Well the 2DS XL and Wii U. My wife has the Switch Lite ,Switch OLED and DSi. Instead of getting another Switch I decided to go back because I skipped both consoles.
@@NeanderMeander loving them both so far, I will be modding them soon to play as many titles as possible. The physical games are still pretty pricey. I can’t believe I missed out on so many good games
I grew up playing the Wii at my friend's house. My older brother had a Gameboy that we played Tetris on. I got my first Nintendo 3ds when I was 10. I was so excited about it. I remember losing my stylus, and used a Bobby pin instead. Little did I know that it would scratch up my touch screen. The ot thing I felt bad about was that I didn't have as many games as my friends did, and felt I missed out on the fad. My little brother had a Nintendo ds lite for a while, and I loved plaing Mario Kart on it. It unfortunately broke after a while. I finally bought a refurbished Nintendo 3ds XL a few years ago, and transferred data from my old one to the new one. Mt family bought the Switch when I was 18, and we honestly loved it. My little brother plays on it all the time. I still have the old 3ds for sentimental reasons. I felt super sad when finding out the eShop was going obsolete. But it's an "out with the old and in with the new" scenario I guess. I'm definitely gonna miss the 3ds era.
Yeah, I’m going to miss it too. Things move forward and we need to move forward too. I’ve loved the 3DS and Wii U era. One of the best gaming generations. Thank you for watching, commenting, and sharing your story.
Awesome video the wii u was special to me playing w my 6 yo niece in 2017 as I hadn't played a new nintendo game since the wii launch back then i was a huge sony psp fan and what you spoke about the ds 3ds I loved the psp and ps3 but I get it great video the other downside is wii u units bricking as I've collected alot of wii u physical games etc good luck w your challel mate from Australia
I love Returns! It’s so good on the 3DS! I also love Tropical Freeze. Two big reasons I really like Tropical Freeze are the added water and snow levels. During my first play through of Returns on the Wii, I was anticipating those types of levels, only to be a little let down that they weren’t there. I loved them in the original Donkey Kong Country on the Super Nintendo. I was happy Retro put them in Tropical Freezer.
@Neander Meander It's so sad that Miiverse was not continued on Switch it was so fun sharing screenshots and drawings to the community, asking questions or trying to help others with gaming hints. Man there was some incredible art done via Miiverse. all that gone
@@ShadyPlatinum777 I think it’s because they had to try really hard to convince people to buy their failing consoles. They had to put in the effort or nobody would stick around.
