LogFAQs > #978833094

As someone who got a Wii U shortly after launch:

I think that if the Wii Us games had stayed exclusive to it, then the Wii U could have achieved cult classic status. It would never have become as loved as the Gamecube is nowadays, but a lot of the 13 million people who bought one would have fond memories of it. The exclusive games for it would be seen as underrated gems that few people played.

However thats not what happened, obviously. Almost every good Wii U game has been ported to the Switch. Most people think of games like Mario Kart 8 and Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze as Switch games. Even BOTW, the most critically acclaimed Switch game, is technically a Wii U game that was ported to Switch late in its development.

So no, I dont think the Wii U will be looked back on like the Dreamcast. Nintendo replaced it and ported the games too quickly for that to happen. Also, one of the best features of the Wii U was the Virtual Console, but that was shut down last year.

There is one Wii U game that will never be ported to Switch, that I think deserves more recognition: Nintendo Land. It was a launch title and was one of the few games to use the Gamepad in interesting ways. Its not a game that anyone can play like Wii Sports, but it is a lot of fun and has a surprising amount of content and replayability.