Many people have said that what the Wii U needs more than anything is games. I don't know if people realize how many games that were, at one point in time, going to release early in the Wii U's life that didn't come to be. Here is my list.
Confirmed Killed or Missing in Action:Ghost Recon Online: The first Wii U third party game we saw playable at E3 2011, it is a mutliplayer online shooter that is currently in extended beta on the PC.
http://ghost-recon.ubi.com/ghost-recon-online/en-us/home/index.aspx
Status: currently on hold while they focus on the PC version.
https://twitter.com/GhostRecOnline/statuses/335518953105412097
Metro: Last Light: Single Player first person shooter that released on other platforms this May. Originally part of the Wii U E3 2012 sizzle reel, THQ backpedaled and then developer 4A games insulted the Wii U.
http://enterthemetro.com
Status: THQ died, 4A badmouthed the Wii U CPU, and it ain't never coming now.
Aliens: Colonial Marines: Once upon a time this game was supposed to be good. I for one was looking forward to it. Turns out to be such a bad game they cancelled the Wii U version.
http://www.sega.com/aliens-colonial-marines/
Status: Sega dun goofed and Randy Pitchford is slimey.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2: I think what excited people the most about this game coming to the Wii was the fact that it ran on CryEngine 3.
http://www.sniperghostwarrior.com/
Status: Originally listed on the ESRB site as coming to the Wii U, It came out on March 12th 2013 for other platforms. DLC has been canceled for the other platforms, so I really doubt we are getting a Wii U release.
Delayed:
Game and Wario: this game was originally slated to come out before March 31st, but got pushed back to June 23rd, 2013. At least we got it before the fall.
Pikmin 3: First it was a launch title, then launch window, now we finally get it in the back half of summer. Apparently Miyamoto had trouble learning shaders.
Wonderful 101: When is the game coming out? Next week... in stores... Actually September 15th in North America. Lucky Europeans get it earlier.
Wii Fit U: Another launch window game that got delayed. Now it is coming in December of this year. I'M GAINING WEIGHT OVER HERE NINTENDO
MultiPlatform Betrayalton:Rayman Legends: Originally a Wii U exclusive scheduled for February 26th, 2013, it is now being sent to die on September 3rd. Reason for the delay? It's coming to the PS3, 360, and Vita as well. Yay...
Deus Ex: Human Revolution This was rumored to be coming in May 2013, but now it is delayed to later this year and is hitting PS3, 360, PC and Mac as well.
So there we have it, TEN games that we may have had already on the Wii U. Multiple reasons why we don't have them, but it does make you wonder what if?