The Wii U First Birthday Vote Thread

1. Pikmin 3
(80 points, 11 voters, 2 first places)

(Pikmin 3 won the No Extra Comedic Award Required Award)



Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxWIvaD2XQI

Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpOgXofxGI0

Metacritic: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/pikmin-3

Jimbob said: No game - NO GAME - should make anyone go "ah wow! Look at that satsuma!" But this is perfect. When they said they were bringing back a time limit, I was a tad worried. It turns out they knew exactly what they were doing. You will be disappointed when you've finished this. And co-op-ing the extra missions! First time round = "there's no way to get a platinum medal on this". 2 hours and 12 goes later, sorted. And then they sold you some more! My DLC rule *pretentious* states that £1 should = 1 hour of fun. Definitely got that. And bingo battle! And!

Cube said: Full of charm and wonder, while being tense and difficult.

andyman949 said: There were 3 reasons I wanted a Wii U and this was the main one. After falling in love with the first and finally finishing the second I couldn't wait to see the beautiful Pikmin world in HD and I was not disappointed. Unlike Pikmin 2 the new Pikmin weren't a pain to get hold of and really added to the game. Who can forget their first time not quite breaking a glass barrier and watching the Rock Pikmin repeatedly running into it like a bird flying into a window? My only regret is that I can't get anyone to play the co-op missions with me!

Axis1500 said: Engrossing strategy game. Really enjoyable.

Buskalilly said: I finally completed Pikmin 2 only a matter of days before this was released, so I didn't really feel like playing it. But from the brief time I spent with it, mostly on the multiplayer mode, I got enough of a taste of the graphics and the controls and the sumptuous Pikmin feeling to know it deserved a place on this list. I expect it will place much higher if I voted again after playing it, but for now I'm saving it for next year's game drought.

The Cappuccino Kid said: Unparalleled in its field. Accessible, but intellectually rigorous while it’s at it, this is the acme of strategy gaming on any Nintendo console.

The_Jaster said: A game we all waited years for and it was definitely worth it, I can happily play the mission mode for hours......oh its 3am?I'll have just one more go. 

masofdas said: Took a while to come out but this was the first game to make the Wii U really worth owning

Jolly Smurf said: A real beauty of a game, by no means re-invented the Pikmin wheel but was still full of some great moments, locations and creatures. The challenge maps and DLC add a nice bit of length to the game.

Stu_the_great said: I haven't finished this game yet because I find it extremely stressful to play at times, but what I've seen so far is a solid and colourful continuation of a series, albeit one that played it a bit safe. Kirby's Epic Yarn this ain't, but it's a solid addition to the Wii U's library. 

I say: Typical - the only game in the top ten that I've not played is the winner. Pikmin and I have never seen eye to eye but plenty of voters made a persuasive case for its genius, and its stunning beauty is undeniable. Your comments say more for Pikmin 3 than I could manage here - Jimbob's in particular!

1. Super Mario 3D World
2. Pikmin 3
3. Rayman Legends
4. Lego City Undercover
5. Need For Speed Most Wanted U
6. New Super Mario Bros U
7. Tekken Tag Tourament 2: Wii U Edition
8. Sonic Transformed
9. Sonic Lost World
10. The Wonderful 101

1. Super Mario 3D World
2. Pikmin 3
3. The Wonderful 101
4. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
5. Batman: Arkham City
6. New Super Mario Bros U
7. NintendoLand
8. ZombiU
9. Sonic & All Stars Racing
10. LEGO City Undercover

I bet I'm the only person that picked THE CAVE for their top 10   

1. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD,
2. Super Mario 3D World
3. Pikmin 3,
4. Rayman Legends
5. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U
6. The Wonderful 101
7. Lego City Undercover
8. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
10. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

My top 10

1.Rayman Legends
2.Zombi U
3.MH3U
4.Pikmin 3
5.The Wonderul 101
6.Nintendo Land
7. Mario Bros U
8.Batman Arkham city
9.Sonic Racing
10. Need for speed: Most wanted U

10 New Super Luigi U
It feels more like an expansion pack than a new game, but that never stopped Super Mario Galaxy 2! It was tougher than the skin on a hooker's knees and it did very little that was new, but it plays well and it deserves a vote in this, the Year of Luigi.

9 Batman: Arkham City
I only owned a Wii throughout the entirety of the last gen, but the Arkham games very nearly tempted me over. When City was announced for Wii U I was properly excited, and it didn't disappoint. It wasn't the best port and it didn't make great use of the gamepad, but its still one of the best games of recent years. Nothing makes me feel like Batman like stalking through the shadows, picking off armed guards as they become more and more terrified. A game so good, I went and bought it again when they released it this year. (That was a clever jab at Arkham Origins, by the way.)

8 Pikmin 3
I finally completed Pikmin 2 only a matter of days before this was released, so I didn't really feel like playing it. But from the brief time I spent with it, mostly on the multiplayer mode, I got enough of a taste of the graphics and the controls and the sumptuous Pikmin feeling to know it deserved a place on this list. I expect it will place much higher if I voted again after playing it, but for now I'm saving it for next year's game drought.

7 Zombi U
Not quite the kick-ass launch game we all wanted, but also not the Red Steel embarassment we all secretly feared, this was a slice above the rest. A real survival horror like they don't make any more, this was unbelievably tense and full of great ideas. The multiplayer was a lark as well, but like the rest of the game its just crying out for a sequel that delivers better on the ideas the game had.

6 Nintendoland
This was absolutely the Wii U's Wii Sports, and is the first game since those games which I am confident I can sit literally anyone down with and they'll immediately understand why it is great.

5 New Super Mario Bros. U
Not particularly original for the most part, though it definitely had its moments, this was everything the New Super Mario games have come to represent; a tight, fun platformer that it is all too easy ti sink hours and hours into. To sum it up in one word: fun.

4 Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
My first bite of Monster Hunter, and all I can say is SO TASTY! To say I've barely scraped the surface would be barely scraping the surface of how barely I've scraped the surface, but this is a huge and fun world of brilliant monsters and addictive gameplay which, if I could only find the time, I could absolutely lose myself in. Considering how little has been announced that I want to play in the first half of next year, I can see this being all I play on my Wii U and 3DS for the first six months of 2014.

3 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
I never played this on the Gamecube, but it was worth the wait. The aphics, the music, the characters and the world were absolutely gorgeous and perfect. Just a shame the quest was a little too easy, a little too short and, in the earliest parts, a little too vague.

2 The Wonderful 101
Brilliant. Inventive. Fun. Hilarious. Pretty. Exciting. Original. I could keep going and give 101 superlatives, but all you need to know is that this is the most Nintendo game you'll ever play, and makes owning a Wii U totally worthwhile. Nintendo need to hurry and buy Platinum.

1 Super Mario 3D World
Sure, this has only been out for four days but in that time I've had more fun playing this than I would have on a PS4 or an Xbox One in a whole lifetime. I don't think this'll replace the Galaxy games at the top of my own personal Mario list, but it very nearly matches them in terms of constant, brilliant fun. I'm still playing it now and I genuinely hope it never ends. Every level does something different and every one of them is pure, unadulterated joy. My only complaint would be that Mario doesn't quite control as tightly and perfectly as he did on the Wii, but he still moves better than anyone in any other game ever. The link between me and the little red plumber is almost telepathic. Sex on a disc.