Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021 with a previous history of personal analytical writing. Michael is a lifelong ...

For years, the Wii U was largely considered a massive failure. And in a lot of ways, it still is. But as time passed since it was first released in 2012, it became easier to see how the console was ...

The Wii U is moving up the sales charts, but not very far. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, one Wii U console was sold in the United States during September 2023. Zero new Wii U consoles ...

Only a few hours remain for anyone who wants to buy games from the eShops for Nintendo's Wii U and 3DS. These kinds of sweeping moves, while perhaps understandable from a business perspective, pose a ...

Miguel "Migz" Llado started playing games and consoles in the early '90s. From the Famicom generation up to now with the Xbox Series S, he has enjoyed many years with different games and platforms. A ...

The 3DS was discontinued in 2020, but even this shutdown won’t stop StreetPass. The 3DS was discontinued in 2020, but even this shutdown won’t stop StreetPass. is a senior editor following news across ...

UPDATE: We can now confirm that all stores now have their range of retro games/accessories. Whilst the full line-up of PS1, Xbox and Wii U games aren’t online, they have been started getting added (A ...

After the closure of the Wii U and 3DS digital storefronts in March 2023, Nintendo is preparing to turn out the lights for online gaming on both systems. The platform holder has announced that online ...

Circana reported a retailer sold a brand-new Wii U in 2023, six years after Nintendo discontinued the console. Circana reported a retailer sold a brand-new Wii U in 2023, six years after Nintendo ...

After closing its 3DS and Wii U eShops earlier this year, Nintendo will shut down online services for those consoles in "early April 2024," it announced. That will put a halt to multiplayer features, ...

The end is nigh for online network support on the aging Wii U and Nintendo 3DS platforms. Nintendo announced overnight that "online play and other functionality that uses online communication" on ...

While the Switch 2 shows that Nintendo learned its lesson with the Wii U, the Wii U itself was a failure. 13.56 million Wii U units were sold throughout the console's lifetime. While that sounds like ...