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IGN: Top 25 Wii U Games.

Lists are of course just opinions. "Best of" are ones to ignore.

With that said I've put in 15 hours into NES Remix and say fuck off with putting that at number 8. Half those games were already horrible.

Also,

I don't even care about the order. The fact that Nintendo Land isn't in this list makes it completely invalid.
 
The list order is all kinds of weird. That can be weird at times for people.I just have a few issues with the selection of some titles. Some don't make any damn sense.

Disney Infinity should not be on the list or up for consideration. That game is not that good and doesn't even run that well on the Wii U. 2.0 as well I believe. To have it rank above ZombiU and Wonderful 101 makes no sense. New Super Luigi U should have it's own slot either. Yes it got a stand alone release but it's originally DLC for NSMBU! I question Steamworld Dig being on the list as well even though it is a very good game. All take up space that could have gone to the following games. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U, Deus Ex, or Splinter Cell Blacklist. Of the third party games that were released on the system these are best ones quality wise and port wise.

Nintendo Land should be on this list as well. Even if one of the indie games (not Shovel Knight) gets knocked to make room.
 
I generally agree with the list, but it kind of feels like they could have just called it a complete ranking of all Wii U games. I really can't think of anything even worth playing outside of the games listed there. Not hating, just sayin'.
 
So after the top 3 did they basically just toss random games that are on the system on there in a random order? Because it sure seems that way.
 
I'd echo all the comments about W101 and Tropical Freeze's placement, also with the lack of Nintendo Land, but I'm really wondering where the hell Bayonetta is on that list.
 
I'd echo all the comments about W101 and Tropical Freeze's placement, also with the lack of Nintendo Land, but I'm really wondering where the hell Bayonetta is on that list.

Most review sites probably think it's been made obsolete or something. It's understandable that they'd just include one of the games in a list like this though.
 
Shit ports ahead of Wonderful 101. RIP.

IGN love their shit ports.

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I enjoy the game and all but I don't get why Mario Kart 8 gets so much love. It's like any other Mario Kart but with especially nice graphics and a butchered battle mode. Is it just because it sold a lot?

I mean it's good but what does it do that puts it above the other big games?
 
It's a pretty good list of games regardless of the order. I do wish Tekken Tag Tournament 2 would get more love. It's one of the most complete fighting games ever.
 
Not crazy about the order but 6 out of the 7 Wii U games I own are in the top 10, so certainly better than the average IGN list.
 
I mean, all of those are great games. It's just surprising you haven't touched the huge titles yet.

It's not surprising at all to be honest; I don't like most Nintendo franchises. I tend to buy a lot of 3rd party titles for the few Nintendo consoles I own. In the case of the WiiU though this may be the first time I own more Nintendo games than 3rd party titles!!!
 
How the fuck is New Super Mario Bros. U ahead of Rayman Legends and Tropical Freeze? How the fuck is... ah, forget it. Their list is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
 
How the fuck is New Super Mario Bros. U ahead of Rayman Legends and Tropical Freeze? How the fuck is... ah, forget it. Their list is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

It's the best 2D Mario game ever, so I understand how it could be ahead of DK and I'd expect it to be placed ahead of Rayman.
 
Okay, I was a little shocked at #1. Played Mario Kart on the 3DS and it was fine. It's just a kart game. Enjoyed Mario Kart way back in the day on the Snes. Maybe a little on the GC. Is MK8 really that good? Like best game on the system good? Every video just looks like another cutesy cart racer to me…

Why is this game better than Wind Waker, SM3DW, Nintendoland (which wasn't even on the list), or Pikmin3? I figured I'd have to wait until a new Metroid or Zelda game came out until I picked up another game for the system...
 
Okay, I was a little shocked at #1. Played Mario Kart on the 3DS and it was fine. It's just a kart game. Enjoyed Mario Kart way back in the day on the Snes. Maybe a little on the GC. Is MK8 really that good? Like best game on the system good? Every video just looks like another cutesy cart racer to me…

Why is this game better than Wind Waker, SM3DW, Nintendoland, or Pikmin3? I figured I'd have to wait until a new Metroid or Zelda game came out until I picked up another game for the system...

Its the best looking game on the system for one. Also has fantastic soundtrack and is really fun online. But pikmin 3 is still the best Wii u game
 
The Wonderful 101 is waaay too low on the list and it being outrank by a Assassin Creed game is just wrong. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze is also too low on the list.

NES remix should take The Wonderful 101 spot, though I question if it's cheating since they added both game rather than just one.

Steamworld dig is boring so that would be lower on the list and I would boot Rayman legend of the list as well.

Honestly my list would be;

25. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor Sword.
24. Resident Evil Revelations
23. Game & Wario
22. Lego Marvel
21. Citizen of Earth
20. New Super Mario U
19. Amazing Spider-Man
18. Earthbound
17. Sonic & All-Star Racing Transformed
16. Nintendo Land
15. Bayonetta 1
14. New Super Luigi U
13. Lego City: Undercover
12. Hyrule Warriors
11. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
10. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
09. New Super Mario Bros. U
08. The Wonderful 101
07. Bayonetta 2
06. Shovel Knight
05. Pikmin 3
04. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
03. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
02. Super Mario 3D World
01. Mario Kart 8

Isn't Arkham City on Wii U a bad port?

Well it caused my Wii U to crash.
 
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