Nintendo has released some Wii U ports for the Switch and we already know of 4 upcoming ones (being Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Bayonetta 1, Bayonetta 2 and Hyrule Warriors). I think it's good that many people who didn't have the Wii U now have the chance to play these great games. The question that I have is what's next. What other games could they port to the Switch? I've decided to go through the Wii U library and see which one might come to the Switch
Already Ported:
These are the Wii U games that are already on the Switch or are confirmed to be coming so we'll rule these out immediately
Next we can rule out Splatoon as it already has a sequel and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash as that game sucked, Nintendo probably doesn't want to do anything with it and there's a new game coming out. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse has also got a predecessor in Kirby: Star Allies and it's not like that game was exactly mind-blowing either. Yoshi's Woolly World was good but with Yoshi Switch and a 3DS port, I think this game has had it's time. Nintendo will also probably want to forget Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival ever happened and I can't see them porting over Paper Mario: Colour Splash or Mario Party 10 as they'll probably just make new games in each of those series and Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games won't work out either.
There's also games that focuse too heavily on the Wii U gamepad and Wii remotes, these being Nintendo Land, Game & Wario, Wii Sports Club, Wii Party U, and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Star Fox Zero also had gamepad controls and wasn't well received. Wii Fit U is also extremely unlikely.
Now here are the games that are left and I think most of them have at least a decent-ish chance of coming to Switch:
A Small Chance:
Already Ported:
These are the Wii U games that are already on the Switch or are confirmed to be coming so we'll rule these out immediately
- Bayonetta
- Bayonetta 2
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- Mario Kart 8
- Pokkén Tournament
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Hyrule Warriors
Next we can rule out Splatoon as it already has a sequel and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash as that game sucked, Nintendo probably doesn't want to do anything with it and there's a new game coming out. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse has also got a predecessor in Kirby: Star Allies and it's not like that game was exactly mind-blowing either. Yoshi's Woolly World was good but with Yoshi Switch and a 3DS port, I think this game has had it's time. Nintendo will also probably want to forget Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival ever happened and I can't see them porting over Paper Mario: Colour Splash or Mario Party 10 as they'll probably just make new games in each of those series and Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games won't work out either.
There's also games that focuse too heavily on the Wii U gamepad and Wii remotes, these being Nintendo Land, Game & Wario, Wii Sports Club, Wii Party U, and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Star Fox Zero also had gamepad controls and wasn't well received. Wii Fit U is also extremely unlikely.
Now here are the games that are left and I think most of them have at least a decent-ish chance of coming to Switch:
A Small Chance:
- NES Remix Pack: I'm not sure if there's too much demand for this game but it was a fun concept.
- New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U: Nintendo might just decide to port over the Wii U game instead of making a whole new one.
Possibly:
- Pikmin 3: If Pikmin 4 is very far in development, Nintendo could release Pikmin 3 and maybe even the previous games just like they did with Bayonetta.
- Super Mario 3D World: This game was pretty good but it might not come for a while due to Odyssey, although I can see it coming in the future to fill in some gaps.
- Super Mario Maker & Super Smash Bros: The reason these games are in 'possibly' is because I'm not sure if Nintendo would prefer to a sequel or just port over the existing games.
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Same as 3D World - Not soon but maybe in the future.
Probably:
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD: Why not? Nintendo's already made it pretty clear they're going to re-release their old Zelda games and if these ones are already in HD it make sense to bring them over at some time.
- The Wonderful 101: It's been teased for a while and I think it would make a lot of sense to bring this game over to Switch where it could reach a far larger audience.
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions: This was apparently a great game (I never played it) so I could see it being ported fpr the same reason as Wonderful 101
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