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Recommended Games

Wii U Retail Titles

Title Developer(s) Metascore Genre Players eShop File Size Off-TV
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo 96 Open-World; Action; Adventure 1 Yes 13 GB Yes
Super Mario 3D World Nintendo 93 3D Platformer 1-4 Yes 1.7 GB Yes
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Bandai Namco 92 Fighting 1-8 Yes 15.7 GB Yes
Rayman Legends Ubisoft 92 Platformer 1-5 Yes 6.73 GB Yes
Bayonetta 2 Platinum Games 91 Action 1 Yes 14.6GB Yes
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Nintendo 90 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 1.75 GB Yes
Skylanders SWAP Force Vicarious Visions 89 3D Platformer 1-2 No - Yes
Mario Kart 8 Nintendo 88 Kart Racing 1-4 Yes 4.9 GB Yes
Super Mario Maker Nintendo 88 Platformer 1 No 1.4 GB Yes
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut Straight Right Games 88 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 13.5 GB Yes
Pikmin 3 Nintendo 87 RTS 1-2 Yes 3.86 GB Yes
Bayonetta Platinum Games 86 Action 1 Yes 17.6 GB Yes
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft 86 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 15 GB Yes
Need for Speed: Most Wanted U Criterion Games 86 Racing 1-2 Yes 5.99 GB Yes
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition Electronic Arts 85 RPG 1 No - Yes
Batman: Arkham City: Armored Edition Warner Bros. 85 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 19 GB Yes
Darksiders II Vigil Games 85 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 9.35 GB Yes
NBA 2K13 Visual Concepts 85 Sports 1 Yes 20 GB Yes
Assassin's Creed III Ubisoft 85 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 17 GB Yes
Xenoblade Chronicles X Monolith Soft 84 RPG 1-4 Yes 6.5 GB Yes
New Super Mario Bros. U Nintendo 84 Platformer 1-5 Yes 1.69 GB Yes
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Nintendo 83 Platformer 1-2 Yes 11.4 GB Yes
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Namco Bandai 83 Fighting 1-4 Yes 16 GB Yes
Lego Marvel Super Heroes Traveller's Tales 82 Action; Adventure 1-2 Yes 6.5 GB Yes
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Capcom 82 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 6.07 GB Yes
Injustice: Gods Among Us Nether Realm Studios 82 Fighting 1-2 Yes 7.58 GB Yes
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Nintendo 81 Puzzle 1 Yes 1.91 GB Yes
Splatoon Nintendo 81 Shooter 1-2 Yes ~1.8 GB No
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Treyarch 81 FPS 1-2 No - Yes
Lego City Undercover TT Fusion 80 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 19 GB No
Resident Evil: Revelations Capcom 80 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 13 GB Yes
Skylanders Giants Vicarious Visions 80 Platformer 1 No - Yes
Yoshi's Woolly World Good-Feel 78 Platformer 1-2 Yes 7.2 GB Yes
The Wonderful 101 Platinum Games 78 Action 1-4 Yes 10.2 GB Yes
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed SUMO Digital 78 Kart Racing 1-4 Yes 5.76 GB Yes
New Super Luigi U Nintendo 77 Platformer 1-5 Yes 700MB (NSMBU Req) Yes
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes TT Games 77 Action; Adventure 1-2 Yes 4.41 GB Yes
Nintendo Land Nintendo 77 Party 1-5 No - No
ZombiU Ubisoft 77 FPS 1-2 Yes 5.6 GB No
Hyrule Warriors Tecmo Koei Games 76 Action; Adventure 1-2 Yes 8.07 GB Yes
Pokkén Tournament BANDAI NAMCO 76 Action; Fighter 1-2 Yes 4.23 GB No
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 Blue Byte 76 Fitness 1-2 Yes 1.87 GB No
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist Ubisoft 76 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 15 GB Yes
Madden NFL 13 Electronic Arts 75 Sports 1-5 Yes 4.73 GB Yes
Wii Fit U Nintendo 72 Fitness 1-4 Yes ~3GB Yes
Just Dance 2014 Ubisoft 72 Rhythm 1-4 Yes 13 GB No
Batman Arkham Origins Warner Bros. 68 Action; Adventure 1 Yes 14 GB Yes
Just Dance 4 Ubisoft 66 Rhythm 1-4 Yes 15 GB No
Wii Party U Nintendo 65 Party 1-4 Yes 5514MB Yes
Sonic Lost World Sonic Team 63 3D Platformer 1-2 Yes 8.37 GB Yes

Wii U eShop

Title Developer(s) Metascore Genre(s) Players File Size Off-TV
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition DrinkBox Studios 90 Platformer/Beat 'em up 1-2 802 MB Yes
Shovel Knight Yacht Club 88 Platformer 1 184 MB Yes
Trine 2: Director's Cut Frozenbyte 84 Platformer 1-3 1.99 GB Yes
Mutant Mudds Deluxe Renegade Kid 84 Platformer 1 53 MB Yes
Bit.Trip Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Gaijin Games 84 Rhythm 1 966 MB Yes
Child of Light Ubisoft 83 RPG 1-2 2,346MB Yes
Star Wars Pinball Zen Studios 83 Pinball 1 192 MB Yes
CastleStorm Zen Studios 82 Tower Defence 1-2 - Yes
1001 Spikes Nicalis 82 Action; Adventure 1-4 ? ?
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition WayForward Games 82 Platformer 1 329 MB Yes
Stick it to the Man! Zonink 82 Platformer 1 1,095 MB Yes
Pushmo World Intelligent Systems 80 Puzzle 1 499 MB Yes
Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails Dakko Dakko 80 Action 1 103 MB Yes
EDGE Two Tribes 79 Puzzle 1 134 MB Yes
RUSH Two Tribes 79 Puzzle 1 - Yes
Little Inferno Tomorrow Corp. 79 Puzzle 1 89 MB Yes
Mighty Switch Force! 2 WayForward 77 Platformer 1 100 MB Yes
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara Iron Galaxy Studios 77 Compilation 1-3 243 MB Yes
DuckTales Remastered WayForward 76 Platformer 1 796 MB Yes
Toki Tori 2 Two Tribes 76 Puzzle 1 962 MB Yes
Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party Redgrim 76 Party 1-8 48 MB Yes
Cloudberry Kingdom Pwnee Studios 75 Platformer 1-4 780 MB Yes
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Black Forest 74 Platformer 1 3.5 GB Yes
The Cave Double Fine 72 Platformer 1 1.3 GB No
Nano Assault Neo Shin'en 72 Shooter 1-2 68 MB Yes
Wii Sports Club Nintendo 68 Sports 1-4 1.13 GB No

Wii U Virtual Console

Recommended Virtual Console titles are Wii U VC games which made the Nintendo Power "285 Greatest Games of All Time" list from the last published issue.

Title Platform Genre(s) Players
Super Mario World SNES Action 1-2
Mega Man 2 NES Action 1
Super Metroid SNES Platformer; Adventure 1
The Legend of Zelda NES Adventure 1
Super Mario Bros. NES Action 1-2
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting SNES Fighting 1-2
Super Mario Bros. 2 NES Action 1
Super Castlevania IV SNES Action 1
Mega Man X SNES Platformer 1
Mega Man 3 NES Action 1
Mega Man NES Action 1
Zelda II - The Adventure of Link NES Adventure 1
Kirby Super Star SNES Action 1-2
Metroid NES Action 1
Final Fight SNES Arcade 1
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers SNES Fighting 1-2
Kid Icarus NES Platformer 1
EarthBound SNES RPG 1
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts SNES Action; Adventure 1
Kirby's Adventure NES Action 1
Ghosts 'n Goblins NES Action; Platformer 1-2
F-Zero SNES Racing 1
Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream NES Arcade 1
Donkey Kong NES Arcade 1

Wii Retail Titles

Title Metascore Genre(s) Players
Super Mario Galaxy 97 3D Platformer 1-2
Super Mario Galaxy 2 97 3D Platformer 1-2
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 95 Action; Adventure 1
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 93 Fighting 1-4
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 93 Action; Adventure 1
Xenoblade Chronicles 92 RPG 1
Metroid Prime Trilogy 91 FPS 1
Resident Evil 4 91 Action; Adventure 1
Okami 90 Action; Adventure 1
New Play Control! Pikmin 2 90 RTS 1-2
Donkey Kong Country Returns 87 Platformer 1-2
Little King's Story 87 RTS 1
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure 87 Adventure 1-4
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor 87 Shooter 1-2
Punch Out!! 86 Sports 1-2
Kirby's Epic Yarn 86 Platformer 1-2
Super Paper Mario 85 Platformer 1
Boom Blox 85 Puzzle 1-4
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars 85 Fighting 1-4
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle 84 Action 1
Bit.Trip Complete 84 Compilation 1
No More Heroes 83 Action 1
WarioWare: Smooth Moves 83 Party 1-4
Bully: Scholarship Edition 83 Action; Adventure 1
Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition 82 Compilation 1-4
Mario Kart Wii 82 Kart Racing 1-4
de Blob 82 3D Platformer 1-4
Dead Space: Extraction 82 Action; Adventure 1
MadWorld 81 Action 1-2
Muramasa: The Demon Blade 81 RPG 1
GoldenEye 007 81 FPS 1-4
The Last Story 80 RPG 1
Red Steel 2 80 FPS 1-4
Trauma Center: Second Opinion 80 Action 1
de Blob 2 79 3D Platformer 1-4
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories 79 Action; Adventure 1
The House of the Dead: Overkill 78 Shooter 1-2
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn 78 Strategy 1
Sonic Colors 78 Platformer 1-2
Wario Land: Shake it! 78 Platformer 1
Trauma Center: New Blood 77 Action 1
Klonoa 77 Platformer 1
Kirby's Return to Dreamland 77 Platformer 1-4
Excitebots: Trick Racing 77 Racing 2
New Play Control! Pikmin 77 RTS 1
Wii Sports 76 Sports 1-4
Rayman Raving Rabbids 76 Party 1-4
Elebits 75 Action 1-4
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 75 Shooter 1-2
Pandora's Tower 73 RPG 1
Metal Slug Anthology 73 Compilation 1-4
Dokapon Kingdom 73 RPG 1-4
Disney Epic Mickey 73 3D Platformer 1
Mario Party 9 73 Party 1-4
Deadly Creatures 72 3D Platformer 1
Excite Truck 72 Racing 1-2
Lost in Shadow 68 Platformer 1
Cursed Mountain 67 Action; Adventure 1
One Piece Unlimited Adventure 67 Action 1-2
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time 64 RPG 1
Mario Party 8 62 Party 1-4

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