Switch Quick Q. Loved zelda so much on the switch, was thinking of buying a wiiu and...

[James Goff]

Quick Q. Loved zelda so much on the switch, was thinking of buying a wiiu and twilight princess. However, i prefer to play on the handheld rather than the TV. Would wiiu allow you to play the whole game just on the handheld?

 

[Eric Sellers]

Yes and no.
You CAN play the majority of the Wii U's games just on the game pad, but, it doesn't function like the Switch.
The Wii U controller, unlike the Switch, is still very much just a controller; you have to be within a certain distance from the console, or the console starts failing to detect the controller and the game auto-pauses until you're in range again.

So basically, as long as you don't mind having to be within a certain distance of the main console unit, the Wii U should be just fine for your at-home play, even if you only want to use the game pad.

 

[Diana Gunn Fields]

I think some games require gamepad AND TV i
so check online about the particular game you are wanting.

 

[Joe Foster]

I would be amazed if Twilight Princess and Windwaker weren't rereleased on the Switch by this time next year.

 

[Gregg Cerenzio]

I'd like to see more Zelda games on Switch. I own all of them since NES, but, BOTW, is the 1st one (and only) I ever played.

 

[James Goff]

do you think it takes them much work to port over to the switch? Were the others which were ported to 3ds and wiiu straight ports or updated?

 

[Matthew Cherney]

I would hope they would maybe put twilight princess and wind waker on the eShop down the road like they did with skyward sword on the Wii u

 

[Joshua Tripp]

Certain games (mainly the big gimmick ones like zombieU) do require both, but that's a pretty niche category

 

[Steven Hennig]

Twilight Princess HD u can play on just the game pad like wind waker HD. I own both so I know from experience

 

[Steven Hennig]

And yes it's the whole game

 

[Daniel Share-Strom]

Honestly, I'd personally hold off anyway--I have a feeling they'll port Twilight Princess and Wind Waker to the Switch.