Unlike its competitors, which sport sleek, futuristic designs, the Wii U is understated, with cheerful rounded corners and a glossy finish - as clear a sign as any that the Wii U was intended for families more than avid gamers. That's evident by looking at both the system itself as well as the game selection. The Wii U wasn't supposed to go head-to-head with consoles from Microsoft and Sony - not the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and certainly not the PS4 and Xbox One. Think of this as both a re-review and a postmortem. Before the NX's promised March 2017 launch, we wanted to revisit the system, just as we did recently with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Of course, that's not counting the throwback Classic Mini NES console, which arrives in November. Sure, the company released the poorly received Star Fox Zero in April, but until The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild comes out next year, the release calendar is devoid of first-party games. Firmware updates have slightly changed the UI as well as delivered performance improvements, but there otherwise hasn't been a massive overhaul.Įven before it began teasing a new console, still codenamed " NX," Nintendo seemed to have forgotten about the Wii U. Nintendo didn't release a slimmed-down version, nor has it offered additional storage options beyond the launch model's 32GB. Compared with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, the Wii U has changed the least.
All of which is to say, it feels like it's been much longer since the quirky console came out. In the time since Nintendo released its last flagship console, we've seen four iPhones, as many Galaxy S handsets from Samsung, two models of the Xbox One and, of course, the PlayStation 4. It's hard to believe that the Wii U is only 4 years old. Though we've raised our Wii U score to 74 from 70, you can still find our original review here, if you're curious to read what we said at launch. We've already revisited the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. Engadget is re-reviewing the current generation of game consoles, each of which has benefited from firmware updates, price drops and an improved selection of games.
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