Quick disclaimer: I'm not saying the Wii U is necessarily the better console. They're both different consoles with strengths and weaknesses and I thought it would be fun to summarize some of the Wii U's strengths. Also, some of these points are of course subjective, so if you don't agree, that's totally fine. :) Thanks for watching everyone!
internally it was absolutely more nintendo than the switch strives (not) to be the switch has a fun and creative design on the outside but is painfully lackluster system-wise, a shame given it had so much potential to begin with
Objectively, the switch has a better game library than the Wii U and is more convenient to use. Thats not to say the Wii U is bad, Nintendo just didn't support it as they should've
The Wii U also had a TV remote button built in. This could change the volume on your tv, as well as change channels / HDMI ports, etc, all with the press of a button and without needing a tv remote.
I Love my WiiU my hopes for Switch 2 is to be similar and hope Miiverse 2 comes back too and a built in camera and Switch 2 chat and Mii maker on menu and background music to and Built in mic just like WiiU so I can chat with friends!
You can power off the switch if you hold down the home button on the controller you’re using. (Not going to lie, i use it all the time when im feeling lazy)
my view on how the switch could use a dual screen like the wiiu is the switch is the console but the dock also has a "console function" where the switch could send the information to the dock and the dock just plays it on the TV, so that way you have both the TV and switch at the same time, while the switch still being portable
The Wii U is my favorite console, too!! I hate how people said that the Wii U was a failure. The Switch wouldn't even be a thing if it weren't for the Wii U. Not to mention, till this day, people are still requesting Wii U ports. This shows that the Wii U is still making a significant impact to this day. It's not the Wii U's fault that Nintendo didn't advertise it properly.
One small thing to point out smash ultimate has more pixelation than smash wii u if you want a comparison take a screenshot in the Wii U and ultimate and put them side-by-side and zoom in you'll see the pixelation it's minor
The Wii U had this cool light to let you know about an update or if this update was complete. Wii U had Netflix and I was able to watch it from my kitchen while cooking. Wii U was a remote for my TV Built in Mic on Gamepaid The Game Pad is more comfortable to hold than the Switch is in hamdheld. The Wii U had Mii Verse Rayman Legends operating some courses with your finger still best version. Wii U had Star Fox Zero built for the gamepad.
This is crazy I’ve been working here and there on a video just like this one, you bring up a lot of the same points I do, like the dock scratching, I thought everyone forgot about that
@@Yoshizuyuner I don’t think I ever experienced it but it was something about how the dock was made would scratch the corners of the screen if it wasn’t put in nicely
I still play my wii u and 3ds. I have a switch, but it's just sitting in its dock. Since I was little, I have always liked older consoles Ui and music. My parents only bought me a new game on Xmas or my birthday. So, I was forced to mess around with the consoles apps and features. This is why no matter how many cool games are on the switch, I can never love the consoles like my older ones 😢
Awesome video! Finally got a chance to watch! I'm a fan of both consoles but I do agree with your points. Also, I never knew I could sort my game list on the switch... 😄 Keep up the cool videos, bro! 🙂
That's not forget that the group / folder on switch wasn't even there on day one people have forgotten about the times when that wasn't a feature and it took almost 4 years for it to finally get the most basic functionality which PlayStation was also behind as well somehow for the PS5 if I am correct
My thoughts exactly but with cool editing skills that I don't have 😂 Wii U felt like a premium system but Switch doesn't have that feel. It's kinda like Nintendo was so desperate to make money after Wii U that they forgot to add something special.
I really hope for the next Nintendo console to bring back the Touchscreen feature, not for every game, but for the chances to bring back DS games on it
absolutely the most nintendo console i ever used, once i used this and realized its everything i thought it was as a kid, sold the switch and all its games, and this as well after its shop went down, just gonna emulate now, im not supporting nintendo until they do something as magical as the wii u
I think you have gorgonen the original Mario Kart game released on the Switch my friend. It is only playable on the Switch too. It is called Mario Kart Live. 😀😎
I dont mind nintendo replacing the miis when the make it really good but what they did with switch sports isnt it i mean they dont have to replace miis but just upgrade the customization and make it more poly well with that 2 things you have already fixed it
Yeah. Free online (until Nintendo killed it), you can actually keep legacy titles instead of having to pay a service, and it's also backwards compatible with classic Wii games. My favorite parts.
I’ve never truly been happy with the switch. To the point I’m actually sell a lot of my switch games. I have a WiiU and it was way more charming than the switch and more comfortable to use. Plus most of the best games were on the WiiU. Even botw!
@@NojoNortuYes, but actually I played almost every day on the Wii U, in 2017 I bought the Switch, but I played maybe once a month, I didn't play anything since last summer. The Switch is boring in every way and has hardware issues
I was gifted with a completely free Switch awhile back. That said, I still prefer my Wii U. Even though the Switch has more games, I really feel like the Wii U is so much more polished and the home menu is definitely lovely and unique. The home menu on the switch is not enjoyable and is pretty clunky.
It think the input lag is coming from your third party dock brother. I agree the Switch is pitifully lifeless. Soulless manus. I prefer the Wii U controller to the joycons too.
Wii U was a console that was ahead of its time, the same goes for the Virtual Boy, and ironically enough both of the systems that were way too ahead of their times, turned out to be Nintendo's "failures" which is a shame, considering that had they made revisions to these systems and improved a couple of things, such as making the Virtual Boy have colored screens kind of how for the Gameboy they had the regular green with different shades and then made the Gameboy Color, and then for the Wii U they maybe should have removed the Wii support in order to make the Wii U cheaper, or something else instead of entirely giving up on it, because the Wii U was incredible in the sense that it had pretty much everything that the Wii could do but was in HD, and had a tablet controller, and one of the most awesome things it could do was that it could play some DS games by using the TV as the second screen, which is something not a lot of people talk that the Wii U could do.
Imagine complaining about Switch not having original Mario kart game when most people probably never experienced Mario kart 8 at all, the sales of the wiiu is very telling what system is better
Just because it had low sales does not mean it was worse. Bad marketing led to that. The games on the U were incredible, a very big reason why many were ported over to the Switch. And I feel like in a way, if it wasn’t for the U, the Switch wouldn’t exist. They tried experimenting with the U and perfected with the Switch, that includes hardware and software. The gamepad was an incredible creation. The U is also the last console to feel like true Nintendo, I purchased a Switch YEARS before buying a U, and I find the U to be more fun. Besides, it’s the best way to play DS games and you can play stuff from NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Game Boy, GBC, Virtual Boy, GBA, Pokemon Mini, SG-1000, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/MegaDrive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Saturn, PS1, PSP, Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, XL, XE, ST, Mega, Falcon and Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket Colour, Neo Geo CD, Wonderswan, Wonderswan Colour, TurboGrafx-16, Magnavox Odyssey 2, Arcade, DOS, Colecovision, MSX, Amiga, Applelle, certain LCD games, PC-9801, NEC PC-9801, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Chip8, Pico8 and Centipede on it. It’s an incredible console.
You should have also mentioned that homebrewing the Wii U unlocks endless functionality of the Wii U. Free eShop games, play GameCube games, jailbreak the vWii and use it exactly how you could on an original Wii (so basically you don’t even need the original Wii anymore as the vWii is just as good, if not better) etc… Unlike the Switch, where Nintendo permanently bans your console if you homebrew it. You could even play online with cheats on Wii U with a very low chance of getting banned.
1. wii u and 3ds are good but switch is better 2. Switch isn't boring, just plain 3. I know the downfall of the 60$ games and having to pay for online service 4. You don't have a point, loser.
@@fadwahayek4626 i guess but i find it boring no background music the menu is awkward to navigate and most games are mid or Trash sure there are good games like Mario Wonder Luigi's mansion 3 and Odyssey but most games are mid/trash
Bro Mario kart 8 deluxe made a new battle mode had new characters and more dlc and seriously if it was called Mario kart 9 you’d be okay also the switch did have a internet browser look up how to use it
Why the heck are you comparing the Wii U charging stand and the switch dock? Those things are completely different. I mean, the switch sock could probably have been like that, but still, they do different things.
Quick disclaimer: I'm not saying the Wii U is necessarily the better console. They're both different consoles with strengths and weaknesses and I thought it would be fun to summarize some of the Wii U's strengths.
Also, some of these points are of course subjective, so if you don't agree, that's totally fine. :)
Thanks for watching everyone!
@@zaydew oh but it is it has way more charm compared to the boring ars switch
internally it was absolutely more nintendo than the switch strives (not) to be
the switch has a fun and creative design on the outside but is painfully lackluster system-wise, a shame given it had so much potential to begin with
"The quality of the online service seems to have stayed the same..."
Miiverse says you're talking rollocks.
@@n1nj4l1nk Oh no defently no nso is way worse than Nintendo network or even there moblie game servers
Objectively, the switch has a better game library than the Wii U and is more convenient to use. Thats not to say the Wii U is bad, Nintendo just didn't support it as they should've
Having to pay to use the internet is so dumb
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That’s why I rarely use my Switch
Yeah u can blame Xbox for this bs I remember having a ps3 and being able to download anything on it
@@stitchyrichie ok ok but what xbox and ps3 has with the video?
Like some peoples need to pay for their internet and you will need to pay again just to play online! Thats sucks
The Wii U also had a TV remote button built in. This could change the volume on your tv, as well as change channels / HDMI ports, etc, all with the press of a button and without needing a tv remote.
I used that feature all the time
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My family and I play Nintendo Land and Wii Sports Resort on a regular basis.
I Love my WiiU my hopes for Switch 2 is to be similar and hope Miiverse 2 comes back too and a built in camera and Switch 2 chat and Mii maker on menu and background music to and Built in mic just like WiiU so I can chat with friends!
The Wii U didn't sell well for a reason
@@Amari_14 because people didn’t care of the new console or people were dumb.
You can power off the switch if you hold down the home button on the controller you’re using.
(Not going to lie, i use it all the time when im feeling lazy)
That only puts it in rest mode though
Wii U is the most underrated game console in history.
Nah that's the ps vita
Especially if you mod it
I disagree. The GameCube was the most underrated one.
Or the dreamcast
@@user-or6yn8pm3c most people praise the Gamecube though, a lot of people think Wii U was crap
10:55 Some Switch Games support 8 local Players like Smash Ultimate.
Really good video!
my view on how the switch could use a dual screen like the wiiu is the switch is the console but the dock also has a "console function" where the switch could send the information to the dock and the dock just plays it on the TV, so that way you have both the TV and switch at the same time, while the switch still being portable
This video was very well put together dude!
11:20 dangg that was one of the hardest things on yt i ever had to pouse perfectly to read, but its possible luckly.
"nobody used it anyway, so whatever..." in all caps
also, on PC, you can use the < and > keys to go frame by frame when a video is paused
Hey man, you forgot about something VERY crucial, and it is how easy it is to mod it, thanks to the internet browser.
if you count Mario kart home circuit as a Mario kart, the switch accualy does have a Mario kart game for itself
counting mario kart home circuit as a mario kart would just prove the point more..
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The Wii U is my favorite console, too!! I hate how people said that the Wii U was a failure. The Switch wouldn't even be a thing if it weren't for the Wii U. Not to mention, till this day, people are still requesting Wii U ports. This shows that the Wii U is still making a significant impact to this day. It's not the Wii U's fault that Nintendo didn't advertise it properly.
One small thing to point out smash ultimate has more pixelation than smash wii u if you want a comparison take a screenshot in the Wii U and ultimate and put them side-by-side and zoom in you'll see the pixelation it's minor
Woah! This is great editing for a channel with only 114 subscribers. Hope you get to 1K eventually haha! 😄 new sub!
Hey, thanks a lot! :)
number one: EVERYTHINGGG
It does not have a webbrowser because that is used for jailbreaking
but there's a secret browser in the settings, why's that there??
That's not even the reason. Theres a secret web browser you can use, but its impossible to jailbreak the switch using it
Ans what's wrong with jailbreaking a system that I own.
4:48 ive had my switch for 3 years and this has never happened to me
Ive had mine for 6 and its happened to all (4) controllers i bought for it.
Nintendo fixes it
Amazing Video!
The Wii U had this cool light to let you know about an update or if this update was complete.
Wii U had Netflix and I was able to watch it from my kitchen while cooking.
Wii U was a remote for my TV
Built in Mic on Gamepaid
The Game Pad is more comfortable to hold than the Switch is in hamdheld.
The Wii U had Mii Verse
Rayman Legends operating some courses with your finger still best version.
Wii U had Star Fox Zero built for the gamepad.
This is crazy I’ve been working here and there on a video just like this one, you bring up a lot of the same points I do, like the dock scratching, I thought everyone forgot about that
How did you even get it scratching in the first place?
@@Yoshizuyuner I don’t think I ever experienced it but it was something about how the dock was made would scratch the corners of the screen if it wasn’t put in nicely
Love the video man, the Wii U is one of my favorite consoles
I still play my wii u and 3ds. I have a switch, but it's just sitting in its dock. Since I was little, I have always liked older consoles Ui and music. My parents only bought me a new game on Xmas or my birthday. So, I was forced to mess around with the consoles apps and features. This is why no matter how many cool games are on the switch, I can never love the consoles like my older ones 😢
Awesome video! Finally got a chance to watch! I'm a fan of both consoles but I do agree with your points.
Also, I never knew I could sort my game list on the switch... 😄
Keep up the cool videos, bro! 🙂
@@flyvox Hey fly, thanks so much! I really appreciate your feedback! 😃
To this day I cannot believe all we got for Mario Kart on Switch was a Wii U port and that home circuit game.
Great video 🔥 Love the Wii U
One big problem is that you can't get anything wii u related except for Amazon or ebay.
Gamestop?
The crap do you mean you prefer the Wii U dock? That straight up doesn't exist
Wii u dock is good switch dock low-key sucks
@@RobloxOverloadGames there is no such thing as a Wii U Dock! How would that even work?
@@BenryTheMii you must’ve been living under a rock, the Wii u dock is the best thing on the planet and everybody had one
@@BenryTheMii look up the wii u dock and you will see what he's talking about
@@Milesishere484 I know what he's talking about and it's a frickin charger. It doesn't function like the switch dock at all.
9:50 every time I pick up a gamepad I feel like it will be very uncomfortable to play with, but every time I am proved wrong
How you gonna Use Wii U chat on switch without a camera
The Wii U was honestly amazing. The only reason it was considered bad because of Nintendo's shit marketing.
HOW DO YOU ONLY HAVE 68 SUBS
This is funny because I thought you all hated the Wii U. Yet here I was, supporting it ever since.
That's not forget that the group / folder on switch wasn't even there on day one people have forgotten about the times when that wasn't a feature and it took almost 4 years for it to finally get the most basic functionality which PlayStation was also behind as well somehow for the PS5 if I am correct
My thoughts exactly but with cool editing skills that I don't have 😂
Wii U felt like a premium system but Switch doesn't have that feel. It's kinda like Nintendo was so desperate to make money after Wii U that they forgot to add something special.
I really hope for the next Nintendo console to bring back the Touchscreen feature, not for every game, but for the chances to bring back DS games on it
absolutely the most nintendo console i ever used, once i used this and realized its everything i thought it was as a kid, sold the switch and all its games, and this as well after its shop went down, just gonna emulate now, im not supporting nintendo until they do something as magical as the wii u
I heard some rumors about switch 2 having a microphone so hopefully, nintendo will listen to the fans and bring miiverse back :)
The gamepad was far more comfortable to play on with its symmetrical controls compared to switch handheld mode and asymmetrical controls
Nintendo's online servers are held together with tape
I love Wii U but sadly 😢 can’t play splatoon 1 anymore online
I own both a Switch & Switch Lite. I use my Switch Lite & 2DS for portable gaming.
Almost all good franchises had a new game on wii U or a new remake on wiiU that came later to the switch
I think you have gorgonen the original Mario Kart game released on the Switch my friend. It is only playable on the Switch too. It is called Mario Kart Live. 😀😎
Gorgonen = forgotten 🫢
True... how could I forget about that amazing game... 😅
Thats a spin off..
i love the wii u. i had the wii u when i was 6. i loved it. not im 15yr
You're really gonna start drifting with the "epic" joycons in Mario Kart 8
I dont mind nintendo replacing the miis when the make it really good but what they did with switch sports isnt it i mean they dont have to replace miis but just upgrade the customization and make it more poly well with that 2 things you have already fixed it
The fact that Nintendo planned to add music for the Switch but they scrapped the idea
here before you go viral
Yeah. Free online (until Nintendo killed it), you can actually keep legacy titles instead of having to pay a service, and it's also backwards compatible with classic Wii games. My favorite parts.
yooo great video
@@juliansmm_ thanks bro! :D
You definitely need more subscribers. Here's one 😃
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it!! 😊
If you press the home button on the switch and hold it a menu will pop up allowing you to turn it off
I’ve never truly been happy with the switch. To the point I’m actually sell a lot of my switch games. I have a WiiU and it was way more charming than the switch and more comfortable to use. Plus most of the best games were on the WiiU. Even botw!
Finally someone who thinks like me
So why almost everyone says the Wii U was a bad console??
Bad marketing (I think)
@@NojoNortuYes, but actually I played almost every day on the Wii U, in 2017 I bought the Switch, but I played maybe once a month, I didn't play anything since last summer. The Switch is boring in every way and has hardware issues
I was gifted with a completely free Switch awhile back. That said, I still prefer my Wii U. Even though the Switch has more games, I really feel like the Wii U is so much more polished and the home menu is definitely lovely and unique. The home menu on the switch is not enjoyable and is pretty clunky.
A lot of these are weaker and repeated points, but the Wii U is kinda just better outside of power and portability.
I cannot wait for the Switch 2 to be a DS switch that can detach it’s top screen 😂
And then we’ll get a ton of virtual console DS and 3Ds ports
you forgot to mention the tv remote feature
Modding on the Wii U is insane
Wii U is also a stronger console overall (you can throw the Wii U a couple times it’ll be fine. Accidentally drop the switch and that thing is toast)
I’ve never heard of someone dropping their switch and it breaking.
There is no switch input lag buddy
It think the input lag is coming from your third party dock brother.
I agree the Switch is pitifully lifeless. Soulless manus. I prefer the Wii U controller to the joycons too.
Wii U was a console that was ahead of its time, the same goes for the Virtual Boy, and ironically enough both of the systems that were way too ahead of their times, turned out to be Nintendo's "failures" which is a shame, considering that had they made revisions to these systems and improved a couple of things, such as making the Virtual Boy have colored screens kind of how for the Gameboy they had the regular green with different shades and then made the Gameboy Color, and then for the Wii U they maybe should have removed the Wii support in order to make the Wii U cheaper, or something else instead of entirely giving up on it, because the Wii U was incredible in the sense that it had pretty much everything that the Wii could do but was in HD, and had a tablet controller, and one of the most awesome things it could do was that it could play some DS games by using the TV as the second screen, which is something not a lot of people talk that the Wii U could do.
Imagine complaining about Switch not having original Mario kart game when most people probably never experienced Mario kart 8 at all, the sales of the wiiu is very telling what system is better
MK8 still sold almost 10million on wii u despite the system selling well
Imagine meat riding a soulless, excuse of a console that’s only a cash grab from Nintendo.
Just because it had low sales does not mean it was worse. Bad marketing led to that. The games on the U were incredible, a very big reason why many were ported over to the Switch. And I feel like in a way, if it wasn’t for the U, the Switch wouldn’t exist. They tried experimenting with the U and perfected with the Switch, that includes hardware and software. The gamepad was an incredible creation. The U is also the last console to feel like true Nintendo, I purchased a Switch YEARS before buying a U, and I find the U to be more fun. Besides, it’s the best way to play DS games and you can play stuff from NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Game Boy, GBC, Virtual Boy, GBA, Pokemon Mini, SG-1000, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/MegaDrive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Saturn, PS1, PSP, Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, XL, XE, ST, Mega, Falcon and Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket Colour, Neo Geo CD, Wonderswan, Wonderswan Colour, TurboGrafx-16, Magnavox Odyssey 2, Arcade, DOS, Colecovision, MSX, Amiga, Applelle, certain LCD games, PC-9801, NEC PC-9801, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Chip8, Pico8 and Centipede on it. It’s an incredible console.
there is input lag on the wii u and oh my gosh, games that use the touchscreen are so freaking laggy.
HOW DO YOU HAVE ONLY 200 SUBS
The Build quality of the Wii U gamepad was much better. The Switch is fragile.
This is why I'm getting a Wii U instead of a switch
Well, actually, I have a drifty Wii U pad.
This is the first video i've seen from you and i immediately noticed that you're german lol
at this point we can all agree that the wii u is better than the switch
No
80% sure about that
You should have also mentioned that homebrewing the Wii U unlocks endless functionality of the Wii U. Free eShop games, play GameCube games, jailbreak the vWii and use it exactly how you could on an original Wii (so basically you don’t even need the original Wii anymore as the vWii is just as good, if not better) etc…
Unlike the Switch, where Nintendo permanently bans your console if you homebrew it. You could even play online with cheats on Wii U with a very low chance of getting banned.
And with pretendo, you can make an account, making even more lower changes to be banned
W and I agree
I have a switch, but I now have a Wii U!
Awesome, video. Wii U is definitely more enjoyable from an aesthetic view point. Jesus loves you!
Too bad the services ended, though still my Wiiu though
why is the video at 20fps
The thing I’m switching is back to my Wii U
pro tip: press home button to power on switch
My wii u gamepad got drift a few years ago
What happens when it comes to modded Switch and modded Wii u tho?
The Wii U eshop huh? I don’t think that exists anymore
I took my joycons to be returned, they were part of the zelda edition and I received others💀
WTF, no way... for real? 😂
The wiiu and 3ds are way better than the boring switch
Imagine playing the hundreds of games available instead of watching a cute home screen
1. wii u and 3ds are good but switch is better
2. Switch isn't boring, just plain
3. I know the downfall of the 60$ games and having to pay for online service
4. You don't have a point, loser.
Nintendo 2010 era fans be like:
-Games: 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴
-Home screens that take 10 hours to load: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
@@mrgamer22222 the switch isn't boring just plain
@@fadwahayek4626 i guess but i find it boring no background music the menu is awkward to navigate and most games are mid or Trash sure there are good games like Mario Wonder Luigi's mansion 3 and Odyssey but most games are mid/trash
Switch Sports has Minis
I hear DEUTSCH
Bro Mario kart 8 deluxe made a new battle mode had new characters and more dlc and seriously if it was called Mario kart 9 you’d be okay also the switch did have a internet browser look up how to use it
My Wii U got Busted
Why the heck are you comparing the Wii U charging stand and the switch dock? Those things are completely different. I mean, the switch sock could probably have been like that, but still, they do different things.
I’m glad Nintendo Philips partnersiships failed
So are Sony who were left at the altar
@@aceassn716and Microsoft
Wait you can play ds games on the Wii U ?
there were DS games in the e shop
Hey man is it OK I do the same video as your I have a wii u and my Nintendo switch
It was my first console
This man gets me i agree with everything you said
Nah you trying to cope, you ejoy your leafpad tablet lil bro
Wish switch 2 becomes the 2th wii u
They just didn’t try on the witch
My Wii U Gamepad have drift