Best Wii U games?

A question about : Best Wii U games?

Hi there,

We've bought the kids a Wii U for Christmas, the Mario Kart pack.

Are there any other games people can recommend for the Wii U, as we don't want to give them just the one game.

Kids are aged 10 & 13 if that helps (girls).

Thanks in advance.

Best answers:

• Nintendoland is ideal for that age group and you can pick it up for under a tenner on Amazon.
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• Mario Party & Super Smash Brothers - then again it's entirely possible to pick up it's entire catalogue right now, it's so small! I think you've made a massive error buying the Wii U, I personally wouldn't recommend it as it's going to turn into a first party only machine in months - the wiser investment would've been a PS3 or a 360.
• I would say;
  Mario world 3d - fun, relatively exciting (mario games were getting a bit stale) and relatively easy to play at the start
  Pikmin 3 - cartoony style and simple game mechanics. This game is easy to play, but does actually get quite challenging. A very unique game. Girls might love this one, because it is about looking after creatures, but you have to kill bugs with them etc.
  Monster hunter (3?) - Ok I've never played this, but it does LOOK quite good. A sort of Pokemon-esque style I think, may appeal to kids. Think it is more geared towards boys but might appeal to girls
  Hyrule Warriors - again, never played this for ONE reason.... it is a clone of the 'Dynasty Warriors' games, which were brilliant (and probably more for boys). If your kids have any sort of liking towards classic nintendo characters/zelda then this will probably be decent... a button masher and lots of action
• Lego city undercover - loads to do, I loved it
  https://legocityu.nintendo.com/
• I bought lots of used games cheaply from Game and Amazon, for my grandchildren to play when here.
  They haven't tried them all, but ones they like (they are boys aged 9, 8 and 5) or ones I think girls will like are
  Eledees (collect little creatures to make power)
  The Dog Island (adventure where a little dog interacts with others on a dog island)
  Wall (based on the film and involves collecting and shooting)
  Epic Mickey (collect, interact shoot etc and award winner)
  Raving Rabbids Party (good value as three game compilation for the price of one)
  Rabbids Go Home (they all love this collect and run game)
  Smooth Moves (only the 9 year old and his mum have played this but it is fun for one or more ,involving doing intuitive actions with the remote;swatting flies, putting up an umbrella, cleaning a window)
• I think most if not all of those are Wii games rather than Wii-U though?
  John
• I have had a WiiU since launch, I would recommend New Super Mario Bros U you can also get the Super Luigi DLC for it, Mario 3D, Zelda HD and Captain Toad Treasure Tracker has just released.
  I also advise you to connect up the console before Xmas as there will be updates for the console, this will save time and hassle on Xmas morning.