As it stands, the Wii U will go down in history as Nintendo’s biggest home console flop. Confusing hardware, poor messaging and continued lack of third party support sunk this one from the start. That being said, there were still a number of games worth playing on the Wii U. In no particular order, here’s a list of my favourites.
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Splatoon Live Stream
In anticipation of the Splatoon 2 global testfire, let’s play the original!
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Yoshi’s Woolly World Review
Yoshi’s Island on the Super Nintendo is a gem of a game. Annoying Baby Mario crying aside, it’s innovative art style and approach to gameplay make it one of my all-time favourites. Since then, Yoshi’s platforming adventures have been mediocre-to-terrible affairs.
I long for the day when Nintendo makes a true successor to that under-the-radar classic, but for now, I have Yoshi’s Woolly World. While it does star Mario’s dinosaur sidekick, this is more of a spiritual successor to Kirby’s Epic Yarn thanks to its fabric-to-life art style and general approach to difficulty. This may not be the Yoshi game I asked for, but is it one worth playing anyway?
Gaming and the Weak Canadian Dollar
A few years ago, the Canadian dollar began taking a tumble in terms of value. I’m not going to try and explain why, as the economics behind the values of each currency mystify me. However, it’s impact on video games has been abundantly clear. For a good stretch of time, the standard price of a disc-based game was $60. Last year, that crept up to $70. Now, $80 is the new norm. This might not even be the end of the increases, as the Canadian dollar shows no signs of improving in the immediate future.
Jett Plays Yoshi’s Woolly World
Working my way through a relatively early level in Nintendo’s cuddly Wii U game!
Super Mario Maker Review
In the early 1980s, Nintendo designed the first Super Mario levels by hand with graph paper. Decades later, Nintendo released Super Mario Maker on the Wii U. With the use of the touchscreen on the Wii U Gamepad, players of all sorts can whip together a functional level within a matter of minutes. Is this the tool that puts Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto out of business?
Super Mario Maker Design Diary: Tight Squeeze
Going into Super Mario Maker, did you have a plan? A grandiose level design idea that you scribbled in a notebook as a child that been patiently waiting to burst off of the page and into the game? Can’t say I did. After completing the tutorial, I found myself at a loss. What the heck do I do now?
Jett Plays Super Mario Maker
Testing out Nintendo’s Miyamoto simulator! If you want to try out my Tight Squeeze level, use the following code: C4BA-0000-0043-B87B
My E3 Pre-order Haul!
For Canadian gamers, E3 season is the most wonderful time of the year. Besides getting all of the news on upcoming games, Canadian retailers often put on great deals for pre-ordering games that are featured at the event. This year, Amazon stole the show with a whopping 30% off when you pre-order three or more games. Needless to say, my shopping cart ended with way more than that. Here’s what I got!
Jett Plays Splatoon
Painting the town red, blue and green in Nintendo’s paint-based shooter!
In Third Person 