While the Switch 2 shows that Nintendo learned its lesson with the Wii U, the Wii U itself was a failure. 13.56 million Wii U units were sold throughout the console's lifetime. While that sounds like ...

The Wii U’s GamePad was the precursor to the Nintendo Switch. For instance, you could access your in-game inventory or map on the Wii U GamePad without interrupting your session, allowing you to stay ...

Some gamers might be excited to learn that they can use the Wii U GamePad to play video games on PC. The Wii U console was a bit of a flop sales-wise, but one of its most intriguing features was its ...

The Wii U was Nintendo's successor to the wildly successful Wii. It was designed to be even more innovative than its predecessor, with its console's games controlled by a device called the GamePad, ...

Ten years ago today, Nintendo released the Wii U—an awkward but endearing console with a tablet-like game controller. Although it sold poorly compared to its smash-hit predecessor, Nintendo’s quirky ...

One of the main distinguishing features the Wii U has from its predecessor is the gamepad. Nintendo seemed to have decided that two screen gaming was so successful on the DS (and later the 3DS) that ...

One of the principal things that’s new about Nintendo’s Wii U gaming console is its WiiTV feature. WiiTV wasn’t quite ready when the console shipped last month, though — and even the version which is ...

Touchscreen has been established as a viable controller for gaming. It doesn't take much digging through multiple Nintendo DS and iOS games to get a feel for what you can do with the touchscreen. In ...