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Additionally, all discs at NexWave Games are carefully inspected and assessed for quality. When discs arrive, we do not accept any that are so badly damaged that they are unlikely to work. We only accept discs with light scratches at most. Discs with scratches are then treated in our professional disc repair machine. By warming the disc and polishing it with soft brushes, these machines can remove a very thin layer from the disc. This removes the layer containing surface scratches and improves the disc’s readability. This ensures the disc works properly, even on consoles with ageing lasers that have difficulty reading games! Great news for the player.
Nintendo Wii U Console and GamePad
The Nintendo Wii U Console with GamePad combines a television console with a controller featuring its own touchscreen. Two sticks, a directional pad, action buttons and shoulder buttons remain available alongside touch input. A game can show a map, inventory or another perspective on the second screen. Supported games can be played on the GamePad without the television. The GamePad remains connected to the console and is not a standalone handheld.
Connect Wii U through HDMI and use the correct power supply for both console and GamePad. It reads Wii U discs and supports almost all original Wii discs. Those Wii games still need compatible Wii controllers: GamePad buttons do not replace their controls. Wii U games may also require extra Wii Remotes, a Nunchuk or other controllers. Supported combinations vary by title; one GamePad does not make every multiplayer option immediately playable.
This offer names the console and GamePad without thereby specifying storage capacity, another controller or a game. The remaining delivery information is decisive. Nintendo eShop no longer sells new Wii U games, and official online multiplayer has ended. Physical games and their local features therefore form the basis of the examples below. Stored downloads, accounts, expansions and games pictured are included only when expressly stated.
History
Wii U arrived in 2012 as Wii's successor. Nintendo added HD graphics and a controller with its own screen while retaining compatibility with many Wii games and accessories. GamePad allowed different roles within one game: one player saw information different from the television players. Nintendo Land used this idea for attractions where cooperation or pursuit depended on different screens and control methods.
Other developers used the touchscreen for maps, tools or direct intervention in the game world. In Rayman Legends a GamePad player could affect obstacles while others handled platforming. Pikmin 3 used the screen to survey surroundings and plan commands. The controller thus combined touch with ordinary buttons and sticks. Games used these capabilities to different degrees, and television-free play remained a feature requiring software support.
Wii U received its own Mario Kart, Super Mario and other Nintendo titles. Many later reappeared on other systems, sometimes with extra content or altered controls. Those releases do not change what is on an original Wii U disc. New eShop purchases ended in March 2023; official online functionality for Wii U software ended in April 2024. Local campaigns and matches therefore remain important when describing this console and its physical library.
Five popular Nintendo Wii U Games
Super Mario 3D World sends Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad through compact three-dimensional levels. Super Bell provides a cat suit for climbing walls, while each character has distinct movement traits. Green stars and hidden stamps draw you away from the direct route to the flag. Four people can play locally together with enough compatible controllers. The original Wii U version does not include Bowser's Fury from the later Switch release.
Mario Kart 8 combines ordinary racing with gliding, underwater sections and anti-gravity. On designated track sections the wheels turn sideways and you drive along walls or ceilings. Items and racing lines jointly shape a race. With enough compatible controllers, four players can join local split-screen. This is the original Wii U game: Deluxe tracks, new battle arenas and other later additions are not automatically included.
Pikmin 3 follows three astronauts seeking fruit on an unfamiliar planet. Assign small Pikmin to battles, transport and obstacle removal, taking their different traits into account. Each day ends at sunset, making advance planning important. GamePad helps with viewing the map and allocating commands. The original campaign is single-player; the later cooperative story option from Pikmin 3 Deluxe is not part of this Wii U disc.
Nintendo Land collects twelve attractions based on Nintendo series, assigning different roles to GamePad and television. In Luigi's Ghost Mansion an invisible ghost hunts players who try to protect one another with torches. A full group of five needs four Wii Remotes alongside GamePad. Other attractions have their own requirements, sometimes including Wii Remote Plus or Nunchuk. It therefore demonstrates varied local multiplayer without relying on online matches.
Rayman Legends combines running, jumping and hitting with moving obstacles and hidden paths. Music levels make you act to a song's rhythm. In the Wii U version a GamePad player can help through touch-controlled Murfy, for example moving obstacles while others handle platforming. This cooperation requires additional compatible controllers. The campaign can also be played alone; former online challenges are not promised here as a working service.
