Tag: Wii U

Ranking the best Super Mario games from worst to incredible

No Mario game is bad, but the best Super Mario games are the ones where Nintendo’s creativity and genius for level design are on display

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The caveat when talking about the best Super Mario games is that there really is no bad Super Mario game. Over the course of three decades and more, Nintendo’s flagship series has seen its ups and downs, but even the blandest, most uninspired of the New Super Mario games still has the power to delight and excite. When the series is at its best, however, is when Nintendo’s knack for clever stage design and creative worlds shines through.

Our list of the best Super Mario games focuses on the series’ mainline entries, so there’s no Mario Maker or Super Mario RPG here.

10 Wii U games you need to play before the eshop shuts down

You won’t be able to download Wii U games past March 2023, so make sure to get these games downloaded and played before that happens.

The Wii U eshop is closing down in March 2023. That means you’ve got just over a year to prepare – that’s a decent amount of time, but it will come around much faster than you might expect. The Wii U might not have sold well, but it was still home to dozens of excellent games. Many of those have since been ported to other systems, but the Wii U still has a few exclusive games and unique multiplatform ports that you just can’t play anywhere else. 

In this list we’re breaking down the Wii U games you have to play, and while you can play some of these on other systems, there’s no experience like playing them with the Wii U gamepad.

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