WiiU Arcade Video Games
Arcade games. Titles from this category require particularly good manual skills. Main purpose of the gameplay is to reach a specific point or defeat enemies while controlling a character or a vehicle. Arcade games usually don’t have any story or have it in a very simple form. This category contains e.g. popular platformers. more
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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Arcade 22 October 2013
An action-adventure game featuring the superheroes from Marvel comic books. The title was created by Traveller’s Tales Studio, experts at LEGO video games (e.g. LEGO The Lord of the Rings, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, LEGO Harry Potter). Players can become Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and other superheroes, who are asked by Nick Fury from the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization to save the world from villains and other dangers.
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
Arcade 26 January 2016
Another installment in a bestselling action-adventure game series based on the license of the LEGO bricks. This title is a result of cooperation between the developers from Traveller’s Tales and the Marvel company. Once again, players visit the amazing world of comic superheroes. The story is based on the Avengers film (2012) and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
Sonic Lost World
Arcade 18 October 2013
Dynamic platformer with one of the most famous heroes of video games in the lead role. The blue hedgehog Sonic sets off to rescue the title, lost world. As usual, he has meetings with dangerous enemies, but a friendly heros can always count on the help of his faithful friends. The title was produced by the Sonic Team on behalf of Sega.
Terraria
Arcade 28 June 2016
A sandbox platform game by indie studio Re-Logic, sometimes called the 2D version of the popular Minecraft. There is no set goal; your task is basically to shape the randomly-generated world around you. At first you only have a few basic tools, which allow you to dig and find resources, chop wood, and create simple structures. As the game progresses, due to the extensive crafting system, you discover better tools, allowing you to create advanced materials and to fight monsters.
Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version
Arcade 21 November 2013
A new installment of Japan's popular series of music games, in which players hit the rhythm of music on virtual taiko drums. The title is the first representative of the series on the Wii U console and has an extensive library of more than 70 licensed works from anime, games, series and popular films in the Land of the Cherry Blossom.
Rayman Legends
Arcade 30 August 2013
An action 2D platform game starring a sympathetic creature of a protagonist. The game was developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and is the fifth full-fledged installment in the series created by Michel Ancel. This time the titular protagonist and his friend Globox must face nightmares which have created amazing worlds during the 100 years they have spent in the Crossroads of Dreams. Rayman must also free the Teensies captured by the clone of the deceptive Magician.
Mario Kart 8
Arcade 29 May 2014
Mario Kart 8 is – despite its name – the eleventh part of the famous arcade racing series from Nintendo, as well as the first installment created for the Wii U console. Once again we can take control of the Nintendo's most famous characters, driving their wacky vehicles. In terms of mechanics, the game borrows several solutions from the previous titles, such as underwater races or performing airborne stunts to gain points, and offers vehicles like motorcycles and gliders.
Boogerman 20th Anniversary: The Video Game
Arcade canceled
Boogerman 20th Anniversary is a remake of a platformer created by Interplay in 1994. The reedition refreshed the two-dimensional graphic design, preserving the plot and the general model of the game from the original. Again we play the role of the title character Boogerman, who has to travel through six worlds in an unclean alternative dimension and defeat the evil Booger Meister.
Never Alone
Arcade 25 June 2015
A platformer with puzzle game features, developed by Upper One Game studio. The story of Never Alone is based on Inuit beliefs, with players taking control of a young girl from the Inupiaq tribe who sets on a dangerous journey with her white fox to save her people and stop the arrival of the eternal blizzard. During her adventure, she will meet many creatures from Inuit legends, such as Sky People, Rolling Heads or Blizzard Man.
Trine: Enchanted Edition
Arcade 12 March 2015
An adventure-platformer featuring puzzle elements. It was developed by the Finnish Frozenbyte studio, known for Shadowgrounds - a series of isometric shooters. The story is set in a colorful fantasy world, where the player gets to lead a team of three characters: a wizard, a knight and a thief. Using a mysterious device called Trine, they must save the kingdom from the undead. The gameplay mechanics were inspired by classic platformers.
Super Mario Maker
Arcade 11 September 2015
A new version of the extensive editor that lets players create and share levels for the Super Mario Bros. series, developed for the Wii U console. We create two-dimensional platform stages using well-known elements from 8-bit Super Mario Bros. or its HD successor, Super Mario Bros U. We choose both environmental parts (pipes, brick etc.) and enemies. All of it is very simple and requires only the touchpad to operate.
Super Mario 3D World
Arcade 22 November 2013
The fifteenth installment in the Super Mario arcade game series created by Nintendo, and the first one designed for Wii U. In terms of gameplay mechanics the game is a light-hearted 3D platformer, in some moments resembling a classic side-scrolling arcade game. You run through colorful, linear locations filled with obstacles and opponents to beat, as well as simple logic puzzles to solve.
Angry Birds Star Wars
Arcade 29 October 2013
Angry Birds Star Wars is the fifth installment of one of the most popular logic-arcade games in the world. This time, in the well known production of Rovio Mobile, Furious Birds are fighting piggies in the universe of Star Wars.
Angry Birds Trilogy
Arcade 13 August 2013
Angry Birds Trilogy is a set of three logical games by Rovio studio - Angry Birds Classic, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio. The game consists of shooting the title birds from the slings, so as to eliminate enemies or cause the buildings to collapse by direct hit.
Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails
Arcade 15 May 2014
An original combination of a two-dimensional platformer and a shoot'em up game. Players take on the role of a hero armed with laser guns, who tries to save cats trapped in a space station by superintelligent rats. Players move around the orbital station on a levitating disc, sticking to the magnetic walls.
Ben 10: Omniverse
Arcade 18 November 2012
Arcade game based on the popular animated series Ben 10. Players play the title character, able to turn into alien creatures from other planets on request. During the game we will fight together with our partner, an alien named Rook.
Nintendo Land
Arcade 18 November 2012
Nintendo Land is a collection of 12 mini-games based on the most popular brands of Nintendo. The package was created as a starter for buyers of the Nintendo Wii U console and demonstrates the various functions of the device. Players can try to capture Mario, annihilate the spirit in Luigi's house, chase Yoshi in go-karts and fight off the attack of ninja warriors.
Nano Assault NEO
Arcade 18 November 2012
Three-dimensional slot machine shooter using the advanced features of the Wii U GamePad controller. We control a microscopic ship and eliminate deadly viruses that threaten mankind as a whole. We manage the energy cannon settings, buy upgrades and fight powerful bosses on their own or in cooperation mode for two players.
Disney Infinity
Arcade 18 August 2013
Disney Infinity is an arcade game in which the most famous characters and worlds from Disney and Pixar movies appear. Production allows you to create your own levels based on selected elements of fairytale brands. The game requires a special docking station to operate, where the characters you want to control are placed. You can play alone or with friends in multiplayer mode.
Disney’s Planes
Arcade 06 August 2013
Disney's Planes is a Behavior Interactive skillfulness game based on animated film motifs. The player's task is to complete the mission with planes. Most of them are peaceful in nature and consist in achieving their objectives in a timely manner.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Arcade canceled
A two-dimensional shooter which takes place in the gangster underworld during the 20s. The game was developed by a small Belgium studio Crazy Monkey. In the title the player assumes the role of a gangster whose family terrorizes the streets. However, trouble begins when a rival mafia appears in the city. What’s worse, hordes of zombies are conquering the streets.
LEGO Dimensions
Arcade 27 September 2015
Next installment in a bestselling game series devoted to LEGO bricks and developed, as usual, by Traveller’s Tales studio. This title is Warner Bros'. response to the growing popularity of franchises like Skylanders or Disney Infinity. This is the first game in the series that uses real LEGO minifigures, which are transferred into virtual word through a special port.
Dot Arcade
Arcade 26 March 2015
Dot Arcade is a set of games (Mr. Snake, Dodge Club, and Rally Driver) for Wii U. All of them use the same mechanics - moving the bright dots. In Mr. Snake we take control of a giant galactic snake and try to eat as many dots symbolizing fruit as possible. We have to watch out for the obstacles that pop up every now and then. They also appear in the second game we will find in Dot Arcade. In Dodge Club, we play as a dancer who has to avoid blundering into dancing couples.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Arcade 20 December 2016
Two-dimensional platformer developed by the team at Way Forward Technologies. The game is another entry in a series that originally launched in 2002 on Game Boy Color. The story of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero takes place in fairy tale-like land, inspired by the One Thousand and One Nights. A half-genie, half-human heroine takes off to a different dimension to fight against a recklessly freed ancient evil.