All the Super Mario games you can’t play on Switch yet but can on Wii U

For those of us who owned a Wii U at the time, I think that, in general terms, we know that Nintendo’s eighth-generation video game console wasn’t a bad machine. It was undoubtedly a very decent platform that, although it was below in terms of power and graphic quality in relation to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (something that has been common in the Kyoto company since Wii), it presented an original tablet controller that would sit the foundations of what is today Nintendo’s second best-selling game console and the third in history, which is said soon. Yes, I am indeed talking about Nintendo Switch.

The case is that although it is true that Wii U was greatly misunderstood (always speaking in terms of sales) in a similar way to PlayStation Vita (although Nintendo had more poise when it came to supporting it in the long term despite the fiasco sales, unlike Sony), had great jewels in its catalogue: Bayonetta 2, Super Mario 3D World, Pikmin 3, Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Xenoblade Chronicles X or Splatoon

(which in fact was the console that saw the birth of what has quickly become one of Nintendo’s most important series, especially in Japan); are just a few of the many noteworthy titles. And do you know what else most of the list have in common? Exactly, that Nintendo has ported them to Nintendo Switch, with the exception of the last two, with the exception that in the case of Splatoon it would not make sense due to its online nature, already having two new games on Switch. As for Xenoblade Chronicles X, well… the great sadness of any Xenofan. Are not all these ports the confirmation that there were big diamonds that deserved to reach more people thanks to the popularity of Switch?

Without wishing to dilate any further, my intention in this article is to talk to you about Wii U Super Mario games that haven’t been ported to Nintendo Switch yet and that, in many ways and due to the type of game, they would undoubtedly not make much commercial sense to relaunch them… It is somewhat complicated, yes, because Nintendo has done what it had to do with all the worthwhile ones. Having said this and by way of clarification, some of the games may have a Nintendo 3DS version, something that would not invalidate those on the list

, since the condition is that they are not currently available on Switch. Will you accompany me in this complicated search task?

Mario Party 10

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Super Mario Maker

Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics – Sochi 2014

As you have seen, there was not much to “scratch”. In general, almost all the games on this list already have new versions or derivative installments. (Super Mario Maker 2 o Mario and Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, for example). In general, being temporary games as most of these are, perhaps the only one that could be re-ported in the future would be

Paper Mario: Color Splash, but in any case, there will be Paper Mario: The Origami King for you to enjoy on Nintendo Switch. As for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, this being the lowest-rated Mario Tennis and already having Mario Tennis Aces, it wouldn’t make much sense to try to give it a second chance either.

Finally, and as a small bonus, I give myself the pleasure of presenting you some more games that, while they are not starring Mario, they are starring some of his fellow born from his universe and therefore make some sense on this list.. You can always take it as a little extra, a final firecracker. They are the following:

Game & Wario

Yoshi’s Woolly World

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

And here is the list! I left out some games that could have been added like Mario vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars or Dr. LuigiSince they are only available in digital format and Nintendo has closed the Wii U eShop, there is no longer a human way to get them, on the contrary, with greater or lesser ease, they can always be obtained in physical format, even if it depends on the second hand. And you, what games of those present do you miss?