After Zelda, Mario Kart, Pokken , and now Bayonetta , which Wii U games will end up on Nintendo Switch next? Here are the most (and least) likely suspects.
Nintendo hasn’t been shy about porting its Wii U games to Switch, and for good reason: Wii U had a few excellent games, but it was also the worst-selling home console in Nintendo’s history and so those games got in front of very few people. And, of course, Switch’s portability means that even if you’ve already played these games, you might double-dip for the best ones.
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But not all Wii U games are created equal. There are a few that would seem like locks for a Switch port in 2018, some whose continued existence is questionable at best, and some that will almost surely never see light of day on the Switch. Here’s how I see it breaking down. Note that this is not just a list of the best and worst Wii U games; I’m taking into account a variety of different factors.
Most Likely To Succeed Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE most likely to get ported. A dark horse candidate? Hardly. In a bizarro world where Fire Emblem is a hit series and Persona 5 rocked the sales charts on PlayStation 4, a crossover of the two series would make tons of sense on Switch. Yes, Nintendo would have to shift all the second-screen stuff to a sub-menu, but it’d be worth it.
Xenoblade Chronicles X Xenoblade Chronicles 2 players to roll right into after they’re done with the last one? Makes a lot of sense. Plus it has “off-TV play,” meaning it’s already a single-screen game.
Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze nothing even displayed Tropical Freeze was generally well-received (if weirdly, intensely difficult The Wonderful 101 teaser cartoon clever action game Wonderful 101 Bayonetta Switch tease that came true. Advertisement You can skip ad after 1 second
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess
Switch Me Maybe? New Super Mario Bros. U and Super Mario 3D World Zelda games, but it tends to look forward with Mario . Bringing back one of these games would strike me as less of a “the beloved classic returns” situation and more of a “here’s an old game” situation—especially after the transcendent Mario Odyssey . Still could happen, although both games have touchscreen controls that would need to be sliced out or redesigned.
Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. will eventually launch on Switch to great fanfare and probably huge success. But while a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe -style port would have made sense if Nintendo wanted to get Smash out in 2017, the fact that it’s taking its time with the series means that the Switch version might end up being a sequel, not a simple port. Then again, it’s still possible that Smash Switch might just end up being fundamentally the Wii U game with some extras. Hence the “maybe.”
Hyrule Warriors Hyrule Warriors will end up on Switch, and the only question is, does Koei Tecmo do a port of the Wii U game, or a sequel to it? As with Smash , the longer we wait, the more likely it’s a sequel.
Pikmin 3 not really the best way to do it Advertisement You can skip ad after 1 second
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Yoshi’s Woolly World Yoshi game coming out on Switch, so maybe Woolly World won’t get another... bite at the apple.
Super Mario Maker Mario Maker needs to come to Switch, although again we run into the “port or sequel?” conundrum. Either way, I’d like to see Nintendo package the game with a capacitive stylus pen, because no way is anyone going to be designing levels with their finger. Maybe this (and Smash , come to think of it) are waiting on the launch of the Switch online service.
Nah Nintendo Land, Game & Wario, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Star Fox Guard
Star Fox Zero, Paper Mario Color Splash Star Fox Zero by ripping out the ill-considered GamePad controls and just let you play it with a freakin’ Pro Controller already? Possibly, but that feels like a lot of work for a game with a bad rep. Ditto Color Splash , which got better reviews but not great reviews.
Splatoon, Mario Party 10 Splatoon 2 , the first is extremely unlikely. And Mario Party is most likely to just be replaced with a Switch sequel that uses Joy-Cons in wacky ways.
Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival, Mario Tennis Ultra Smash
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