Something I forgot to mention in the video that's pretty cool- following poor sales of the Wii U, Nintendo Execs actually took pay-cuts, with President Satoru Iwata himself taking a 50% cut in 2014. Just a level of accountability you don't usually see in any industry, thought that was worth a mention.
Also, to clarify- Nintendo Network Premium was a loyalty program, but online itself was free. My explanation wasn't clear. Thanks to those who pointed this out!

It breaks me heart that Iwata-san never got to see the immense success of the Switch. He personally took responsibility for the WiiU’s failure and cut his down salary so his employees wouldn’t go without a paycheck due to low sales. The gaming community lost an old Giant and legend in gaming with his passing 😢

Props to Nintendo for supporting the Wii U even though if was failing. I wish Sony did the same thing for PS Vita.

The Wii U is a University add-on that turns the Wii into an educational device where you can earn a Wii Degree, and that's canon.

I got the Wii U in 2016, so I missed a lot of the initial online stuff like TVii and Miiverse, but I had a lot of fun playing with friends on Nintendo Land and super Mario 3D world

Despite its flaws, I still have a heart for the Wii U.
Years later and I still love it. ❤

The WiiU does stand up like the Wii you just have to have the 2 little stand/legs it came with. I love the WiiU! Got me back into Nintendo console gaming and most first party games are still so beautiful

The battle between Reggie and Iwata will always be my favorite moment of the Wii U/3DS era.

The wii u was stepping stone to what would become the switch. I don't regret owning both of them. Thank you nintendo

I love my wii u! It was the first system I bought after my house fire where I lost most of my video game collection in 2012. So it means a lot to me. Great video!

Personally, one of the most underrated consoles! I had enjoyed a lot thanks to WiiU.

I was actually one of those rare kids that actually wanted a Wii U so bad back in 2014. And even tho I didn't get to play that many games at that time I still ended up making a ton of memories with that console.

I really enjoyed my experience with this system, the lack of third party support made Nintendo really put their all into the first party titles.

14:02 The WiiU can stand upright, originally it came with two little plastic stands in the box that you can place it on and make it stand upright.

Man, I wonder what could've been if the Wii U was successful. Like I love pretty much everything about it, I love the Miiverse, I love how it had a console and a tablet that you can use in your room while the console is connected to the TV. I love the time before everyone had smartphones and this stuff was like magic almost, it's like primitive times nowadays, but it's such a charming time too. Like everything from the DS to the Wii U, that whole era had such a charming feel to it. I don't know how to explain it, I just love that era of technology where it's before everyone is connected online, but you still could feel the connection to other people with stuff like streetpass or miiverse or whatever. I know it's not practical at all, but I just love that feeling and love thinking about what the world would've been like if that was a normal thing. I can't really get over that feeling I have for it, nor do I know how to explain it still after throwing up all of this text just rambling about this lmao. But hopefully someone who reads this understands what I mean, I wish I got to experience that time more, and I really really miss that time.

As a person who owned the Wii U from 2014 onward, it’s was great honestly (until 2016, but my parents [i was a teen at the time] never bought me more games anyways). I had bought a Wii U for Smash Bros and Mario Kart since I didn’t owned the ones on Wii and I would get the chance to get new games with the console. They where really fun, even took the console with me during my senior year of high school when I had free time to play Smash for Wii U’s 8 player smash with 7 others (it was ideal cause people who had the 3DS version of Smash could connect their 3DS’ to the Wii U to use as a controller).

I’ve owned a Wii U since November 2013.  It’s still my main console going into 2022.  Beat Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge and 100%’d Super Mario 3D World on it this year; it’s been a blast and I still play it often.

I keep going back to my Wii U for one game: Xenoblade X. It’s such a gorgeous game and hard to believe it’s running on a Wii U. Really wish they’d port it to the Switch—it’s mind-blowingly gorgeous.

I remember when I bought my Wii U, the switch came out a month or so later. But, I had the most fun with the Wii U than any other console. Mainly beacause of Super Mario Maker.

I had the Wii and Wii U,and the Wii U is as amazing as its older sibling. Even tho,it don’t get the love it deserves. It has amazing games,Virtual Console and more. The Wii U is a console I love,and has features that the Switch lacks.