Wii U: A (Slightly) Sentimental Goodbye 

The Wii U isn't even Nintendo's least fun console. Just worst selling. It's a shame really.

I do believe I just saw a blue puppet Nintendo RU-vidr give a salute to the Wii U with bagpipes in the background. What a time to be alive.

I'll miss miiverse. The ridiculous stuff that would pop in on that smash stage and Wind Waker was great

*Arlo pops up on screen with a straight face* "The Wii U is dead.." Arlo:2017

My mom just walked into my room, saw me watching this, and yelled, "Is that Cookie Monster?!"

I will always cherish the Wii U(/3DS) era the most out of any system. I'm 15, so I grew up mostly with the Wii. However, Nintendo really started "connecting" with us in a way that gave a strong sense of community during the Wii U period. I'm not sure exactly why, but maybe because the Wii era was mostly E3 centered and the coming switch era is too new with only a few notable games so far. Yet the Wii U had Nintendo directs that always pumped me. I remember when they announced Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8 and Smash in the same year. That was a pretty great time, especially with all the Smash speculation. I don't know where I'm going with this, but I will always remember the Wii U very fondly for the games, the community, and the memes.

Breath of the Wild was truly the best sendoff for the console possible. Goodbye my friend.

It's a shame that the Wii U didn't sell well, as it is one of my favorite consoles that they have ever released. Mario Kart 8 is my favorite MK game to date, and Super Mario Maker is the game that made my good at Mario. Nintendo Land is also the one game that my non Nintendo friends would actually play, seeing as Mario Chase was the most fun that we had on the system. The library is also fantastic, so the Switch has a lot to live up to. Now, if only I could get one...

Wii U still had great games!

I just asked my WiiU if he is dead, he was very upset about it. Then I turned it on and it still worked, so mine is still alive. So sorry yours died.

at first i thought the wii U was an add-on tablet for the wii, until i saw it in store. very bad marketing nintendo!

I'm kind of mad that Wii U didn't emulate DS Games. Everything was setup exactly for it! The dual screens, the stylus, the touch screen!

The Wii U may be dead... But solid snake

The Wii U will have great potenti- AND IT'S DEAD

"Played the poop out of it." "Excuse my language." -Arlo, May 2017

And then Arlo’s WiiU was never seen again.

We knew this would happen. *Wii knU.*

Thank you WiiU... _You were a great beta test for the Switch!_

I have played THOUSANDS of hours of Mario Maker on my Wii U. In my house my Wii U was a Mario Maker machine.

It's funny how a handheld (The 3DS) outlived a console (The Wii U)

Nintendo Land was a lot better than 1 2 Switch.

So much wasted potential. It pisses me off how fast the Wii U died.

The Wii U will be missed. When I am a adult I will look back at the good times I had with it.

I don't personally care about "specs" or whatever, all I care about is amazing and fun games. Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, Mario Maker, Smash 4 (My first smash game), wow. I also played that Lego Undercover game, which was fun. The games were fun, but my biggest problem was the virtual console. Mario 64 looks like a gloomy day...

Arlo is a tresure in this dark world.

I feel like Arlo would be a good mascot for Best Buy.

my favorite games of the Wii U: Nintendo Land, Wind Waker HD, Mario 3D World, Splatoon, Breath of the Wild, and Super Smash Bros. 4. Not gonna lie, I kinda miss the Wii U and the good things it stood for. R.I.P.

Arlo, I love how the epitaph is: "In liking memory" and not "In loving memory" xD

Nintendo made a console, showed it's potential with Nintendo Land....and then never did anything like that again. It was like...they made a console and didnt plan past the launch. I mean, in a year we already had first party games that just left the gamepad entirely blank. (Donkey Kong) And a lot of games that then used the gamepad just made the games worse. Wonderful 101, every-time it used the Gamepad...was horrid. Mario 3D World...game-pad was just inconvenient... StarFox... Paper Mario... Like you say, it only really worked well for maps and item management... everything else... made the game worse. I won't miss it.

Wii Will Miss U!!! 😢

Just wait in 10-15 years people will be praising the Wii U just like they did with the dreamcast.

"We played the POOP out of it. Pardon my language." -Arlo 2017

The Wii U had the most exclusives that I felt were truly fun when compared to the Xbox one and PS4.

Say what you will about the Wii U, it has the best Virtual Console.

Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros 4 was not mentioned because...?

idk why but i feel like i was the only one who loved the wii u

But arlo smash isn't on the switch yet.

R.I.P Wii U, hopefully SSB4 gets a deluxe version on Switch.

If Nintendo named it the "Wii 2" instead of the Wii U, it still wouldn't have been a huge hit but it probably would've done better to the point that Nintendo wouldn't have had to release the Switch until November 2017 instead of March 2017.

A lot of people forget that the Wii U did asymmetric gameplay really well. Nintendo Land and ZombiU were perfect examples of that, but they were just a taste of the possibilities. I couldn't wait to see what they did with it next. But then... they just completely threw that concept away forever and ignored the second screen for the rest of the Wii U's life. They put so much effort into that second screen (it was the main distinguishing feature of the console!) but then abandoned it as if they had no hope in it. Then again, it's pretty obvious they lost hope for it when they named it after the previous console...

im still playing the wii u with my girlfriend. We are currently playing mario 3d world.

I have Breath of the Wild for it, my Wii U is going to stick around for awhile.

I feel like if the Wii U had more 3rd party and sold better nobody would say it's bad. It seems like most people see bad sales and say it's bad. Then there's the minority who say it's bad for reasonable things.

Mario Maker for Switch?

The Wii U is dying someone call the ambulance! WII U, WII U, WII U! Nevermind, it's already dead.

Xenoblade X, Bayonetta 1&2, Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Poken Tournament, and Reverse Compatibility with most All Wii games!!!... yeah! I still have reasons to play and re-play my WiiU!

I'm going to miss the dual screens even though they would've made the Switch a clunkier device.

mine is just a mario maker machine now.

this blue man look like grover without a nose

heh, you know what's funny? I still want a wiiU, always wanted a wii but never got one till this day.

This video reminds me of why I love your content. Entertaining, relatable and helps me remember my experience with the subject of the video. Thank you Arlo and keep making more amazing content. You're doing it all right.

The wonderful 101 was very underrated

Poor Wii U. That is honestly my favorite console to date, just from nostalgia alone, because it was the first console I ever hacked

The Wii U is my fav... sad to see it go

Arlo is the best most honest youtuber I mean when he talks about nintendo he doesn’t cover up the bad but he does show the good and he is perfectly kid friendly too. If you like anything nintendo you should subscribe to Arlo he gives opinions with good reasoning and he basically reports on everything big that relates to nintendo within like 2 weeks.

"You know what it is" Me: Smash? "Pikmin 3" Me: oh

some of my favorite memories came from my wii U

I got a Wii U as my main console and I have absolutely no regrets. Except for persona 5.

The Wii started with a Zelda game And the Wii U ended with a Zelda game

Ill use my wii u for years to come! Still lots of game ive yet to buy, and others ive bought ive still yet to play! And i bought Breath of the Wild there so that will last me years! Still play lots of smash bros, lots of bayonetta, lots of mario maker! Simply LOVE the system!

The Wii U will actually be done after the servers die.

IMAGINE A WORLD WITH A ZELDA MAKER!!!!!!!!!!! AND NOW IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN :(

Farewell to my second favorite Nintendo home console (#1 being the Super Nintendo). Yeah, the Wii U was marketed poorly, had a weak launch lineup, lacked third party support, etc., but for me, who only really has time to play a handful of console games seriously every year, the Wii U featured a modest lineup of what I consider some of the greatest games Nintendo consoles have ever featured on their consoles. Smash 4, Splatoon, Pikmin 3, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Maker, Nintendo Land, Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2, Rayman Legends, Pokken Tournament, just to name a few off the top of my head. Good games are all I really care about, to be honest, and quality over quantity. And yes, the Wii U Gamepad was somewhat impractical and expensive but damn if it wasn't cool, and led to some serious improvements for certain games that I think will be sorely missed. Arlo gushed about Pikmin 3, and for I agree for good reason - Pikmin 3 is a perfect example of a game that I really feel was MADE for the Wii U. Part of what makes that game a huge advancement over its predecessors is the ability to delegate the orders of 3 different commanders at the same time using the touch screen map - allowing you to focus on the actions of one commander on the big screen while leading the others on the gamepad. The multitasking capabilities in that game are crazy. I hope they can think of some replacement on the Switch for "Pikmin 4", because it feels like doing away with this would actually be a HUGE step backward for the franchise, honestly. Splatoon uses a similar map direction feature with Squid Jumping and Inkstrikes. I mean...I guess you could select a teammate to Squid Jump with analog controls, but the touch map makes it very obvious where you are headed to in a very short amount of time, allowing you to make fast, strategic choices necessary in that game. As Arlo mentioned, Rayman Legends made clever use of touch controls with the Murfy's Dungeon auto-runners. I'll be honest and say I never liked them any more than the tight controls of the actual platforming levels, but they were well designed and in there just rarely enough to be an amusing diversion. There are other times where the gamepad's touch controls aren't strictly needed, but make things a lot easier. The level designer of Super Mario Maker would be less intuitive and efficient without touch controls, Smash Bros uses it to interesting effect in its Stage Builder, while the Zelda remakes use the touch screen for efficient inventory management, just as an example. Talented artists on Miiverse (of which I am NOT one) also use the Gamepad to make some real cool stuff (though, still nothing compared to a real drawing tablet).

Love this 💕 so sincere and just warmed my heart

"Even before the Switch came out, Nintendo said the Wii U is done" How many people remember the article where Nintendo said the exact opposite of that? The one where they said the Switch and Wii U would run together and the Switch won't replace the other? You don't remember that? Here, let me help. www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-s-new-console-nx-is-not-a-simple-replacem/1100-6427326/

Splatoon is ocd person’s nightmare

Goodbye Wii U all of us will miss you! Some people... but I am not one of them it will be deep in every gamers heart ❤️

I still use my wii u pretty often actually. there are a ton of great VC games on it and I'm currently playing the prime trilogy. I don't really use the actual wii u but it's nice to have those options.

Oh dang... I haven't used my Wii U ever since the Switch was released. I'm gonna play it one last time and then put it away in the attic. Maybe if I have kids they'll play it.

Unpopular opinion: I liked the Wii U more than the Xbox One and PS4.

Every game you named I have such fond memories of. I will always cherish my time with my Wii U. It disappoints me sooooo much that the Switch dropped the asymmetric gameplay. I'm glad I played the crap out of it while it was here!

Me and my daughter (ten years old at the time) beating Super Mario 3D World together is a memory I"ll never forget. Thanks, WiiU!

R.I.P Wii U 2013-2016.

>that thumbnail graphic design is my passion

One thing I think the Wii U deserves more credit for us allowing us to have the best Batman video game experience ever. Arkham City: Armored Edition perfected the game, made it far more immersive, and blew the original version away entirely. The game pad was Batman’s personal navigation and inventory management device, the costume upgrade was absurdly cool, and like you said with other games, having the map right there in your hands streamlined the game experience and just made it all the smoother and better. Not to mention how cool it was to use the gyroscope function in the Game Pad to explore crime scenes and search for clues by physically looking around you, not maneuvering your gaze with a joy stick, was seriously cool.

I still have a wiiu and I still play it this made me sad.

*2 consoles later* BUY OUR NEW MIITOMO GAME ONLY ON THE 3DS

The Wii U has some great games! I will probably play on my Wii U again some time.

My Wii U will always have a home on my table, especially since I did a system transfer from my Wii as soon as I got it so mine is packed with digital titles for both platforms. I think it's going to be one of those machines that, despite it's polarizing nature, will mostly be looked back at fondly for all the positives it did have. Plus... the Smash Bros. community is gonna need them until Nintendo does a Switch iteration. The Metroid game in Nintendoland... that was REALLY fun, especially with friends. I loved that it was something very intuitive and easily approachable so I could play it with my young niece and nephew. We had a blast with it. I also didn't even play Mass Effect 3 until I saw the complete Wii U port and grabbed it up. The gamepad screen was used in simple but VERY useful ways for it, I think it really improved the combat experience.

I still remember when I learned they were making the Wii U. I actually played on the gamepad and not the TV a lot, since my brother just loves to put in movies, forget he put them in, and leave them running for an hour, with me thinking he's watching the movie. For a little while I was worried the Switch wouldn't be able to play like that, but then it was announced and I was relieved

Wii U might be dead but the Wii is still alive

It's not dead until I get my copy of Darksiders Warmastered.

I'll be playing mine this year next year and probably year after 2019. I've got a back catalogue to get through...

I've broken Arlo's code. Every statement starts looking at the camera, moves into a look to his left with a hand movement, and recentres on the camera for the end of the statement, to make it more direct. Sometimes he'll recall things which involves looking left and right, but that's rare.

RIP Wii U. Thanks for being my go to console for retro Nintendo(seriously, LoZ WW, MM, a ton of GB-GBA games). Oh, and Smash 4

Wait this is from 2012? Nintendo stop making me feel old.

Aww man I just got my Wii U like a year and a half ago.. and yet of course I've had my Wii for like ten years

Rayman Legends was my all-time favorite game on the Wii U. Loved so much about it. Hell, it was probably my favorite platformer in the last decade.

yoshi's wooly world is the only real reasons to have the wii u

I actually liked the Wii U.

R.I.P Wii U..... Wii will all miss you dearly.... especially Mii.

cries bc i like the wii u and still play it all the time because i have lots of good games for it

As far as I know, the Wii U is getting at least one more retail game. The Darksiders 1 remaster is coming out on May 23rd, even though it got pushed back a lot and folks just assumed it was canceled.

The only nintendo system I never had wow...

My Wii U light blinked while I was watching this.....

I got my Wii U for Easter almost 5 years ago and had Disney infinity and I really miss it 😔

I loved the wii u but I came into RU-vid too late to play it on video.

Mario is like water Got it Arlo!

*sigh* farewell wiiU it's been a nice long 5 years... I'm actually going to miss it, a lot

Please tell me I'm not the only one who saluted with Arlo at the end XD