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So you’ve bought a Wii U and you need some games

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Wii U

In case you haven’t heard yet, the Wii U is selling for a mere R999 today at Toys R Us. That’s a bloody good price. But you’re going to need a game to go with it, and that costs a tad bit more. So what games should you buy? Well, if you value our magnificent opinions, then click on through for a list of games that we’ve reviewed on the Wii U so far.

You can’t go wrong with Super Mario, while ZombiU will leave you with a dire sense of needing new pants. There’s also the packed-in NintendoLand and several third party games available, such as Darksiders, Arkham City: Armoured Edition, Call of Duty: Black Ops II – plus a host of wonderful eShop games (we have full access to the digital store) like Mighty Switch Force and Trine 2. And don’t forget: The console is fully backwards compatible!

That’s a whole library of Wii games with which to scrounge around in the bargain bins for. Score! Here’s all of our reviews so far for Wii U games:

New Super Mario Bros U
ZombiU
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Lego City Undercover
Ninja Gaiden 3 Razors Edge
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Assassin’s Creed 3
Rabbids Land
The Wii U itself

True, it’s a bit scant at the moment, but with games such as Bayonetta 2, The Wonderful 101 and an HD version of the Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker on the way, things are looking good for this console in the long run.

Last Updated: May 30, 2013

51 Comments

  1. I did I did!!! I’m the proud owner of a new WiiU. I just need some friends now to play MHU3 with me…

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    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 30, 2013 at 12:43

      congrats dude!

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      • Spathi

        May 30, 2013 at 13:15

        Thanks!

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        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 30, 2013 at 13:31

          i hope you have endless hours of fun on it

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    • Alex [SS] PsyChoPanthis

      May 30, 2013 at 16:22

      i also got one, gonna set it up when i get home. am planning on getting MHU3 but got zombieu for now

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  2. Admiral Chief Commander

    May 30, 2013 at 12:43

    my friend sent his wife to go buy one, and she succeeded!

    well done to you madam and sir!

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    • Trevor Davies

      May 30, 2013 at 12:50

      ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!

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      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 30, 2013 at 12:51

        yarrr, i have ze photographic evidence, must say, really impressed

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  3. Khulani Ndlovu

    May 30, 2013 at 12:51

    That was a good deal, unfortunately my budget wouldn’t allow me, 🙁

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    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 30, 2013 at 12:52

      i wanted to get one, but then i took an arrow to the budget-sack

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      • Khulani Ndlovu

        May 30, 2013 at 12:58

        Eish really bad hey, it would have been nice to get one but there are bigger consoles & game to focus to like EA said, 🙁

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        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 30, 2013 at 12:59

          meh, just focus on pc, problem solved 🙂

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      • CaptainNemo42

        May 30, 2013 at 12:59

        Ditto

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        • Unavengedavo

          May 30, 2013 at 12:59

          I read ballsack 😐

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          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 30, 2013 at 12:59

            was implied….also, stop staring at my twigglybits dammit

      • Trevor Davies

        May 30, 2013 at 13:02

        You’re lucky that’s all you took, I want to buy a new car next month :/

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        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 30, 2013 at 13:04

          whatchoo looking at?

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          • Trevor Davies

            May 30, 2013 at 13:07

            I’m leaning towards a Kia Rio – it’s pretty 😀

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 30, 2013 at 13:11

            pretty? ok so you don’t buy cars for function?

            lol

            jk, rio’s are cool

  4. DarthofZA

    May 30, 2013 at 12:59

    i got 2 😀 Anyone want to buy a Wii-U 😛

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    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 30, 2013 at 13:00

      i’ll give you r500 as its second hand now

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      • Andre116

        May 30, 2013 at 13:07

        I’ll give R550.

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      • Skoobaz

        May 30, 2013 at 13:19

        nice xcom profile pic there admiral.

        how be your battles with them alyans going?

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        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 30, 2013 at 13:20

          going so damn well dude, thanks for asking. i love this game to bits! a good awesome friend gifted me a steam copy, and i cannot put it down (the game, not the friend)

          have you played?

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          • Skoobaz

            May 30, 2013 at 13:24

            playing through the game this whole week man. the gameplay is brilliant. a couple my early soldiers died heroically in battle last night and i was horrified. immersion is fantastic. gfx are a bit dated but hey, that’s not the point. check out xcom dot nexus for a couple cool mods, like changing all the ranks to operative ( for instance ). it’s a bit silly having 5 captains in one attache. so am I playing the game? hell yeah!!!!!!!!

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 30, 2013 at 13:26

            have not lost a trooper, gots my psi troopers all levelled up as well. but ja, with you on the immersion, blerrie awesome.

            jamming on pc?

          • Skoobaz

            May 30, 2013 at 13:33

            where else? trollol

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 30, 2013 at 13:34

            hahaha, ofcourse.

            add me on steam, i wanna unlock some mp achievements when i finish the sp
            (admiral chief)

        • matthurstrsa

          May 31, 2013 at 07:36

          PSA: XCOM is on sale at the moment at Amazon. $10.

          http://www.amazon.com/XCOM-Enemy-Online-Game-Code/dp/B008ALU5KG/ref=sr_1_149?tag=amazongamesales-20

          And that is why PC gaming is kickass.

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    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      May 30, 2013 at 13:02

      Gavin does! he went out to get one today, but they were sold out already.

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      • Andre116

        May 30, 2013 at 13:07

        I thought they gave you consoles for good reviews?

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        • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

          May 30, 2013 at 13:13

          We got one unit..not enough for all staff. 😉

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          • Andre116

            May 30, 2013 at 13:14

            Should have read the fine print.

          • HvR

            May 30, 2013 at 15:06

            One the PC hardware, could guys maybe write a review of good south african online hardware retailers.

    • TechniKyle

      May 30, 2013 at 13:03

      ME!

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  5. TechniKyle

    May 30, 2013 at 13:03

    I WANT A ZOMBIE U CONSOLE!

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  6. Andre116

    May 30, 2013 at 13:04

    Sigh…somehow I doubt there will be any left when I leave for work today. le sigh.

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    • CypherGate

      May 30, 2013 at 15:15

      I feel your pain…

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  7. Umar Kiiroi Senk?

    May 30, 2013 at 13:08

    Is this still available?

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    • Andre116

      May 30, 2013 at 13:14

      I’m guessing it was sold out roughly 5min after the doors opened.

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      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        May 30, 2013 at 13:20

        So sad …. Anyhoo full price is not too bad……NOT!

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  8. Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

    May 30, 2013 at 13:15

    Also, this just reminds me how fucking GREAT a time I had with ZombiU. What a fine, fine experience.

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    • TechniKyle

      May 30, 2013 at 13:19

      😀 That is the ONLY reason why I want this console! I don’t care about the other fluff, I just want to play that game!

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  9. Argentil

    May 30, 2013 at 13:27

  10. FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

    May 30, 2013 at 13:33

    Toys R Us don’t know when they’ll be getting anymore stock. Sounds dodgy to me because the last time they said the same thing about the XBox 360 and stopped stocking it totally.

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    • HvR

      May 30, 2013 at 14:26

      I phoned around to the closest 3 stores to me, 1 didn;t stock the special the other 2 had less than 5 units. One of those go stand overnight in the rain specials.

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    • HvR

      May 30, 2013 at 14:37

      You can always go to the store with the ad (they did not advertise very limited stock like 3 only etc) go all ape shit about what stinking bastards they are trying to lure people into their store and how it is against the consumer protection act. Then they will offer you voucher for one at the discounted price.

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      • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

        May 30, 2013 at 14:50

        If they don’t give customers vouchers then it’s against the CPA because they were understocked and they never state on the advertisement just how many would be available.

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  11. Tbone187

    May 30, 2013 at 14:57

    Monster Hunter is all you need really…

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  12. CypherGate

    May 30, 2013 at 15:14

    Can anyone tell me if there are any left at Canal Walk? I finish work at 5 and REALLY wana scoop one up!

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  13. Magius

    May 30, 2013 at 16:25

    All the jo’burg store were sold out by 9. Sandton City sold out within 5 mins of opening, people were queuing since 6am

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