Wii U: Dead on Arrival

Look back on the worst-selling Nintendo console just before its death.

The Blueprint | Volume 30, Issue 5

April 6th, 2023

The Wii U, just days after its eShop closure--its death--is given a hearty retrospective of its life. Though it did not sell well, it offered a lot to play and experience. The games that Logan Bauer purchased thus far are listed: Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, Nintendo Land, Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Donkey Kong 64, Duck Hunt, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, and Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition. The games themselves are reviewed a bit, but the focus stays on the Wii U as a whole. Despite the eShop's closure and subsequent death of the system, it had a good run and still does hold value.

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Pages: 1

Found on page 6 of Volume 30, Issue 5 in the Arts and Entertainment section.

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Logan Bauer

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Logan Bauer

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Ryan Sams

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Logan Bauer

Jake Dougherty

Zohair Siddiqui

Michael Gawkins

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This article launched on the website day-and-date with the Blueprint itself that it was featured in.
The article does not mention Ryan Sams whatsoever, though he is pictured with Donkey Kong 64. This picture was taken on January 7th, 2023. It was also Logan Bauer's BeReal for that day.
All the games purchased are listed in order, apart from Duck Hunt and Donkey Kong 64 which swapped the order in which they were purchased in.
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, just listed as Resident Evil 4 in the article, was purchased after the article was initially written. That is part of the reason as to why its section was so short.

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