Topic: Top 10 Wii U Games: Year One

[NWR_Neal]

We've had a year of Nintendo next-gen. What are our favorite games?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/36107

We're through November 2013, and that means that Nintendo's latest console, the Wii U, has made it through one year. It certainly was tumultuous with delays and low sales and assorted chaos. What matters most to gamers are the games, though.

So, we put on our game-loving caps on and picked out our Top 10 Wii U Games for its first year. Enjoy our list of our favorite Wii U games that came out between the system's November 18, 2012 launch and the end of November 2013.

[KITT 10K]

My top 10 favorite Wii U games (from #1 favorite down) for year one are as follows:
1. Assassin's Creed III
2. Zombiu
3. Ninja Gaiden III Razor's Edge
4. Batman Arkham City Armored Addition
5. LEGO City Undercover
6. Super Mario 3D World, (I'm not sure it'swith in year one but I'm still counting it anyway)
7. New Super Mario Bros. U
8. New Super Luigi U (the downloaded version of NSMBU)
9. New Super Luigi U (the disc version)
10. Nintendo Land

[ShyGuy]

My list, in no particular order:

Zombi U
Rayman Legends
Need For Speed: Most Wanted
Nano Assault Neo
Lego City Undercover
Pikmin 3
Wonderful 101
Little Inferno
Art Academy Sketchpad
Splinter Cell: Blacklist

[pokepal148]

Insert 'there were 10 wii u games this year' joke here

[NWR_Neal]

Insert 'there were 10 wii u games this year' joke here

Get out.

[Leo13]

1-Wind Waker2-Mario 3D World
3-Wonderful 101
4-NBA 2K13
5-Rayman Legends

6-Nintendo Land
7-Sonic Racing
8-Wii Party U
9-Luigi U
10-Tank Tank Tank!!!
I want to put Madden 13 as an honorable mention also.

[WiiUIVLife]

Here are my top 5 indie games for Wii U--




1. Nano Assault NEO
2. Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition
3. Disney's DuckTales Remastered (developed by WayForward)
4. Trine 2: Director's Cut
5. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien






And my top 5 Wii U games of 2013.




1. Super Mario 3D World
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
3. The Wonderful 101
4. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
5. Call of Duty: Ghosts

[lolmonade]

Insert 'there were 10 wii u games this year' joke here

I hate to admit, that's exactly where my mind went.  Even if it's categorically untrue, I got a good laugh.


That said, my favorite 10 games so far:


10) Madden 13
9) Nintendoland
Scribblenauts Unlimited
7) Ducktales Remastered
6) Lego City: Undercover
5) New Super Mario Bros U
4)New Super Luigi Bros U
3) Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
2) Injustice: Gods Among Us
1) Super Mario 3D World - I've only played a few levels worth, but it's been a complete joy thus far.

[KITT 10K]

I wanna revise my number 10 and replace Nintendo Land with Injustice: Gods Among Us, (forgot about it for some reason). It WOULD have rated higher for me if it had gotten ALL of the DLC content also. I'm not sure why it didn't get all of it like Xbox and PS3 but it pisses me off that it hasn't!

[Khushrenada]

I wanna revise my number 10 and replace Nintendo Land with Injustice: Gods Among Us, (forgot about it for some reason). It WOULD have rated higher for me if it had gotten ALL of the DLC content also. I'm not sure why it didn't get all of it like Xbox and PS3 but it pisses me off that it hasn't!

Wouldn't worry too much about it. There'll probably be a thread made for the all forum users to post their top ten lists later. I'd do it now myself but I don't want to step on any toes. It's just usually done after the NWR list has been completely posted so expect it about then. At least you can then edit your list to your heart's content at that time.

[Shaymin]

I figured ZombiiU was #10, but I totally thought #9 was going to be Assassin's Creed something. Shows how little I care about Rayman, apparently.

[azeke]

1. Wonderful 101
2. Super Mario 3d World
3. Toki Tori 2

That's it.

Of course i played Rayman and Assasin's Creed and New Super Mario but i don't think any of them are "Top X" material.

Though Assasin's Creed IV miiiight get into the Top of the next year when i will get it.

Honorable mention: Wii mode.

Wii games, VC and WiiWare also took significant share of my Wii U playtime. Majora's Mask and La Mulana were basically all i played in the first few months of 2013 on Wii U.

[regin]

1. The Wonderful 101
2. Super Mario 3D World
3. Edge

I had fun with all three games I played for Wii U, but there's really no question which game belongs in the number one spot.

[ejamer]

...
Honorable mention: Wii mode.
...

No kidding - I'm with you on this one, although might've listed it higher than honorable mention.
Full backwards compatibility is a huge boon for Wii U - especially when the Wii library was so diverse.

[iMarcus]

Top 10 Wii U Games

1. Super Mario 3D World
2. Wonderful 101
3. Pikmin 3
4. Zelda Windwaker HD
5. Super Mario Bros U
6. Nintendo Land
7. Monster Hunter 3
8. Lego City Undercover
9.  Zombie U
10. Ninja Gaiden 3

[Stratos]

I've been looking to see these appear since I will be getting a U later this month.

[Phil]

My list (no order yet)


The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Pikmin 3
LEGO City Undercover
New Super Mario Bros. U
Nintendo Land
Rayman Legends
ZombiU
Need for Speed: Most Wanted U
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
The Wonderful 101


Technically, SM3DW came out after the Wii U's 1st anniversary, at least here in North America.

[Leo13]

Lego City Undercover:
First of all I don't enjoy Lego games, but my wife does.
We rented it and she said she would love it if not for the long loading times and the long story clips. She didn't play very long.
Here are my questions,
1-How much have the loading times improved with the system updates?
2-Is there a lot of story cut scenes throughout or just at the first of the game?


I just may have to get this for her for Christmas if it's better than her first impression.

[ShyGuy]

There are multiple story cut scenes along the main storyline, but it's not Metal Gear.

[NWR_insanolord]

Because a couple people mentioned it, not to spoil things too much but to get the complaining out of the way now, we decided that Super Mario 3D World would be eligible for this list despite technically coming out a few days too late.

[azeke]

1-How much have the loading times improved with the system updates?

Unfortunately, loading times are still the same D:
Even having digital version won't speed it up.

[NWR_insanolord]

1-How much have the loading times improved with the system updates?

Unfortunately, loading times are still the same D:
Even having digital version won't speed it up.

In my experience, the load times have gotten considerably better via the various system updates, although they're still longer than they really should be.

[Khushrenada]

Because a couple people mentioned it, not to spoil things too much but to get the complaining out of the way now, we decided that Super Mario 3D World would be eligible for this list despite technically coming out a few days too late.

I had figured that out because of this:
 

Enjoy our list of our favorite Wii U games that came out between the system's November 18, 2012 launch and the end of November 2013.

Clearly, the list makers wanted to extend the date and there is only game as to why that would be.

[NWR_Neal]

That's why it was stated that this extend to the end of November. Seemed arbitrary to cut off 3D World because it came out 4 days after the system's North American one-year anniversary.

[ShyGuy]

I don't see the problem, 3D World is in Nintendo's launch window.