Wow, I don’t know what to say about that. Now there’s no way to get the DLC and play it with the original controls. Poor show.
Speaking of which, I didn’t realise Nintendo had all the DLC going for 20 gold coins each (40 for pack 3) on My Nintendo, wish I redeemed that now.
Didn’t it though? Throw in the DLC and a new mode, job done!
Right, but they didn’t remove the original from the eShop. And even if they did, it would have been less of an issue since the control schemes between the Wii U version and Switch version are basically identical.
I agree with most of you, this is my favourite Wii U game and still play it semi-regularly, so I don’t have a personal incentive to buy it again.
The only thing that will get me to buy it (as with pretty much all other Wii U to Switch ports) is if my kids ask for it. 
I just updated the OP to reflect that Super Mario 3D World is being ported to Switch.
Other than Nintendo Land and Game & Wario, are there any other first party exclusives left?
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Xenoblade X, Star Fox Zero, as well as Mario Maker 1 & Splatoon 1 if you consider those exclusive.
Star Fox Guard too.
Oh yea… a lot of great games still. Not sure how I forgot about so many of them lol.
I’d be shocked if xenoblade chronicles x wasnt ported in the future.
That’s the last one I wanted. Other than wanting to just check out Nintendoland, there is now zero reason for me to want a Wii U outside of pure collecting and resale purposes.
Pikmin 3 has been reinstated on the Wii U eShop which is great news if you haven’t checked out the DLC yet. I suppose I’d better put my money where my mouth is and actually get it in case it gets pulled again.
Edit: Tropical Freeze is also back, but Bayonetta is still gone.
I’m still skeptical about this one, the impression I get is it would be too much work to port over the game’s extensive network/online functionality and its bespoke engine. Even Xenoblade Definitive Edition went on the Xenoblade 2 engine.
I’m going to double check and grab the DLC if I don’t have it yet. Thanks for the info.
Given the time between releases, and history of ports from Wii U to Switch, I imagine the tech for XC2 and XCX isn’t that different. I know this is a big beast of a game, but I could totally see it happening at the tail end of the Switch’s lifecycle given the newfound popularity of the series.
It’s really a question of how much they think it will sell for, and whether or not they plan on doing a XBX2 - also depending on sale potential.
I just remembered X’s cliffhanger ending as well, they may well not bring it back for a remaster if they’ve decided not to follow it up with anything, since it could potentially create the wrong sort of expectation from fans.
Hi, I read Mario Kart 8 has a 4:3 mode, is it right ? Did anyone try it on a CRT ?
Are there other Wii U games that support 4:3 ?
I’ll try that out tomorrow.
The system has 4:3 option but I only ever played in 16:9, but now I mainly game on my 480p 4:3 TV so I’ll try it.
That’s something I’m going to give a try as well.
Thank you 
Back to this for a second… I really think Wii U’s best games are those they may never port, and that’s all the stuff that uses the Gamepad in an asymmetric way. It is totally worth getting one if you have people you can play with locally (post-COVID of course).
I think some of my favorite gaming experiences will forever be tied to the likes of Nintendo Land, Game & Wario, and even Wii Party U!
If you already own Wii remotes and nunchuks, then adding a Wii U isn’t all that expensive an option to get access to these great games.