Is it worth getting a Wii U in 2019?

[J35T3R]

Would it be sensible to spend £100 on one from cex for the warranty?

Yes. 2 years is a fantastic offer.


I bought one for 80 quid last year. Premium Edition all boxed and mint condition.

As a family we still enjoy 4 player games on Super Mario Wii and the Wii U edition. Massive back catalogue of Wii games which look great in HD, also bought most of the online console games off the store which also has the original Bomberman games - more family 4 player fun.

We still use the Wii Fit board which works. I just seen it as a way to play more Nintendo classics with the added bonus of HD, a HDD and access still to Nintendo exclusives.

 

[Chaos]

Well worth getting can do a lot with it.

 

[PiKe]

Well worth getting can do a lot with it.

This popped up on my feed the other day, he got lucky with the condition of it I feel.

 

[KraniX]

I have a Wii U, if you can get one cheap and in good condition maybe but to be honest I'd say just get a Switch.

Almost everything decent has been released on there, the only game I love which I really want to see given a wider audience is Mario 3D World, it's amazing, better than Odyssey for me and the big band music is fab

 

[purplesky]

Yeah, agreed, Mario 3D World is fantastic. It's so much better than Odyssey. The Wii U was and still is a great console. Shame about the way it was marketed.

The back catalogue of Wii games is a bonus, and if you want to go down custom firmware, you can play Gamecube games, not emulated either as the hardware is basically based on GC roots.

 

[jrwagh333]

Buying a Wii U gets you access to a lot more than a Wii U

Well worth it - I got it in 2014 and it is still plugged in under my TV today and gets used regularly.
Depends on your situation - I game mainly on my Switch but that is because the family want to use the TV, which is fair enough so then I can just switch to handheld mode. But if its for perosnal use on your own TV that nobody else will be using then I can only encourage you to get a Wii U immediately!

Getting hard to find some brand new Wii+ Remotes though, so grab then while you can - Along with a screen protector for the Gamepad, just because it gets grubby quite easily