August 8th, 2012

This is the box art for games on the Wii U

93 Comments

A few days ago, retailers started to post the box art for games coming to the Wii U. They looked quite polished and people suspected they were real. Now, Ubisoft has come out and confirmed that, at least in the case of the box art for their games, they are real. Assumably, the same is true for the other boxes, but it can’t be considered confirmed at this point. You can check after the break for more examples like the one above.

  • Camcool

    Looks nice!

  • NeonNerd

    The best thing is it looks like they haven’t adopted the original Wii Case layout and just added the Wii U logo in the top right corner on the front of the case. I believe it will not cause confusion to the consumers of the Wii and Wii U.

  • millsy

    I think it looks quite good. It looks like the Gamecube box art, and there is a Just Dance 4 picture as well.

    • millsy

      Just Dance 4 picture below if people want to see.

    • NeonNerd

      I did think that too

    • LazySquirrel

      I thought about that too that the Wii U looked like the Gamecube cover! But maybe thats why I am playing Animal Crossing for the Gamecube right now though.

    • Dicknyo

      Your right mon

    • Tails the Foxhound

      Aw, you said what I came here to say.

  • mikki

    love it

  • XypherCode

    While this might be true, they didn’t say outright that the box art WITH the Wii U banner on top of the box is legit. They might’ve meant that the Assassin’s Creed 3 art is the official and legit one even if both Amazon and GameStop already posted these on their sites. I might be wrong but I’ll still wait for an official reveal from Nintendo.

    • WiiUPlay2?

      Good point.

    • Ice Climbers

      Nintendo confirmed that this is the real boxart for Wii U games.

  • geir

    I guess this is about how it would look with a black/white bar instead of yellow
    http://i.imgur.com/XI8wm.png

    • http://twitter.com/Revolution5268 Revolution

      well what about game that have black background or white?

    • Schnickerling

      Hmm… I don’t understand why everyone is so against the yellow bar.
      It’s not like the whole box is yellow, it just adds a bit of contrast to the blue.
      I like it. I think it feels fresh. Next-gen, if you will.
      Oh well, an opinion is an opinion :)

    • miki

      I agree I really do like the yellow there. Its all like fu I’m yellow, get over it.

    • NeonNerd

      Do not like the white bar if I’m honest looks like someone has just slapped the two main images (Wii U logo and game cover) on photoshop. The black one is OK but in honesty I actually like the yellow one, its a great contrast between what appears to be the two main images on the case (Wii U logo and game case)

    • http://www.facebook.com/martin.kearney.104 Martin Kearney

      Looks good, but I like yellow.

  • http://twitter.com/Revolution5268 Revolution

    cute

  • George Tirebiter

    This just in: The Wii U is “too legit to quit.”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Omar-Ahmed/100002113873233 Omar Ahmed

    Uh.. A User gave you this didnt he? YES I SAW HIS COMMENT

  • Egghollo

    Will it always be that color? I don’t like it.

  • DanDroid

    The yellow just feels so random, I don’t know why I’m complaining though its just a sliver.

  • Joaquim

    I think this proves that this will fail as Gamecube did

    • LazySquirriel

      Hey! Gamecube was awesome!

    • http://wwwdonicwebstartscom.webstarts.com/ donicx

      Hater’s gonna hate you are only saying that because you don’t like Nintendo.

    • Joaquim

      I like Nintendo I have a 3DS and I think it is a triple better than Vita but i think if Nintendo wants to compete for the hardcore gaming market they should have done a console with more than 1080p graphic resolution. So don´t call me hater because i´m not and when I say Gamecube failed i´m not saying it was bad i´m just saying that it sold a lot less than PS2. But if you wanna know I was really excited about this until E3 but Nintendo gave us no information about the price or all the games that will be annouced. And yes i like sony games like jak and ratchet and in the other hand i like zelda mario games from nintendo so what´s the problem.

    • Egghollo

      Nintendo doesn’t need to make it super hardcore. I think the key to success is to make a good and unique console for both casuals and hardcore gamers and the price of the console low. If they made a console with super graphics the console would be too expensive and not many people would buy it which result with fewer games for the console which result with even poorer console sales. The Vita is a perfect example for this.

    • http://wwwdonicwebstartscom.webstarts.com/ donicx

      more than 1080p graphic resolution the hell are you saying if they did that than the system would cost way to much.oh and next time just say what you mean not everyone will get what you say.one last thing it’s already been said that they were not going to announce the price at e3 the problem is that how you said it was going to fail just because of a box art (the hell) you don’t know what’s going to happen in the future no one does (well there is one person but i wont bring him into this topic) anyway what i am saying is all we have to do is wait and see how things play out.If you really were a Nintendo fan you would never say this proves that this will fail as Gamecube did you don’t have to like all their products to be a fan but you also don’t need…. forget it anyway next time make sure you say what you mean in you’re comment because you know how fans are these days and sorry if i sounded like a fanboy anyway have nice day :) one last piece of advice don’t set you’re expectations to hight not a good thing

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      The GameCube may have sold the least out of all their home consoles…. But hell, it was, is, and will probably continue to be, my favorite gaming system EVER.
      The Wii and DS may have been huge successes for Nintendo, but they were horrible failures in my eyes. Never had a great experience with them.
      Now the 3DS feels like another GameCube to me (On the terms of games like Mario Kart, Kid Icarus, and Mario Tennis), and I’m having a great time with it. If that’s anything to go by, then I think the Wii U will be an excellent system as well.

  • sawada

    Look ok to me. Not exactly mind blowing, but not bad either.

  • Bigpete849

    Excellent design!

  • bitches

    Yall are bitches
    Its just a yellow line

  • Lamp64

    seems a bit perky in my opinion. but its not about the cover( sometimes), its about the game.

  • http://www.facebook.com/uriel.abrego.79 Uriel Abrego

    its nice

  • http://www.facebook.com/martin.kearney.104 Martin Kearney

    Looks like the Gamecube boxart. also, tou know how New Super Mario Bros. Wii boxart was all red. Well, I looked at the backround cover from the E3 presentation and the backround color is light blue, just like the logo.

  • Dan

    I love it. I hope it’s real. It leaves an impression on me and isn’t trying to hide the fact that it’s a toy.

  • http://profiles.google.com/xdavidxhoylexx David Hoyle

    yeah, cut off the guys head and make blood splat everywhere. thats so disgusting.

  • Pyroblock

    so……….im buying blu-ray when i get a wii u game? looks like the world shall end

  • http://twitter.com/DodsonReview DodsonReview

    I think that this is awesome. I kinda hoped they would be similar to the transition of box design that the PS2 to the PS3 had. This is really cool to though. I wish the spine would be a bit more polished though

  • 8bitglitch

    I like it, the blue is nice. :)

  • William

    Ubisoft confirmed this to be the actual cover (including Just Dance 4 also)

  • ClassicHyperSonic

    This looks awesome!

    • ClassicHyperSonic

      Oh, yes.
      I’m back, BTW.

    • Nice Ness

      we missed you :D SONIC 4ever what u think about the sonic adventure 3 rumors?

    • Teen Champion

      Eh, wanna hear something awful? Sonic 06 was originally Sonic Adventure 3

    • tim Lizerd

      sonic unleashed was originally sonic adventure 3. not sonic 06

    • Nice Ness

      Dont act like u know everything, yes unleashed was but i think Sonic 06 was two oh well ill wait for the real thing :D u seen the rumors lately?

    • Nice Ness

      So was sonic unleashed and Sonic 06 wasnt too bad well itsa piece of poop but thats only cause of glitches :o

  • Ice Climbers

    Nintendo just confirmed this to be the real boxart for Wii U games. Looks great.

  • CHECKit095

    Wow! This looks beautiful!!!!!!!!

  • Ness

    Looks ugly as hell. Fuck’s with that yellow line? Sticks out like a sore thumb. And way to copy the GameCube, Nintendo. Too bad the Wii U will never measure up to the awesomeness of that. DISGUSTING.

    • boyonthemoon

      I just beat earthbound for the first time the other day, ness only talked on rare occassions and he never talked like this ness…i guess he’s just pissed now that nintendo keeps him locked in the basement…t’was a good game, a major improvement over mother 1

    • Co-Wink-Key dink inc

      He’s pissed because he wants to be in Earthbound 64, they shoved him away and put in Lucas in the Next earthbound

    • Nice Ness

      HI NESS :D well i like it, so you can have your troll opinion :D but otherwise if you dont like it then go back to Nintendo and beg for your series to return ^^

    • Tails the Foxhound

      It doesn’t count as opinion anymore when you’re just being intentionally contrarian to everything just for the sake of being negative. He’s either an idiot, a troll, or both, not much else he could be.

    • Nice Ness

      hes become very scarce on this sight :o lol theres not much to troll on

    • MadCrain

      So…you hate everything Nintendo does…but keep on a site made for Nintendo news…hmmm, that’s super logical :)

    • http://www.facebook.com/martin.kearney.104 Martin Kearney

      HOORAY FOR LOGIC! XD

    • Co-Wink-Key dink inc

      Logic keeps the world going lol

    • http://www.facebook.com/martin.kearney.104 Martin Kearney

      ??

    • http://www.facebook.com/tony.lane.35 Tony Lane

      U mad, pretendo troll?

    • Co-Wink-Key dink inc

      One color that’s barley there, makes you swear and angry?? seems legit

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      Yeah, the GameCube logo was totally awesome (And the GC is my fav system EVER) But in a way, the Wii U’s box art is better than the GameCube’s, because the plastic box that Gamecube games came in were plain-old black, but Wii U games come in a blue box. Also, It’s hundreds of times better than the old Wii’s box art. The Wii’s box art was simple as hell…

    • Big E

      I too dislike the yellow line. As for the 4th sentence, you don’t know that. At all.

  • boyonthemoon

    yikes, that yellow line looks cheap… it would look better if it was white. yellow isnt even a color thats had anything to do with the wii u

    • Ichigo Kurosaki

      You could look on the positive side. You see yellow line, we see Gold Trim. Nintendo is far from cheap. Lol.

  • Nice Ness

    I like it ^^ who cares if they took the design from the gamecube? it their console lol besides gamecube to me was their best system aside from the N64 i just love the gamecube :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/JonathanRider Johnny Rider

    I don’t know if it’s good that it looks just like the Gamecube boxes. It’s nice to have a throw back to older days but it might be better if they do something completely new.

  • VioletFox

    :O blue cases! awesome!

  • http://www.facebook.com/martin.kearney.104 Martin Kearney

    I like this design. Takes a different approch from where the Wii boxart is. Looks like the Gamecube logo.

  • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

    SEXY
    ;w; They took the already epic Gamecube banner style and made it more epic
    NOW LET’S SEE THE “ONLY FOR” THING AT THE TOP MAKE A RETURN!!!!
    VVV

    • Elctric

      YES!!!!! I LOVED THAT!!!!! it made me feel (as a nintendo gamecube ownere) special :’)

    • Relytgninroht

      I know that Sony essentially does the same thing on exclusive titles for PS3, PSP, and Vita with their ‘Only on Playstation’ line. Can’t really say I’m a fan of more stuff being put on the game box- I prefer more minimalist designs that show the art. The cover art for Batman Arkham City GOTY drives me crazy.

  • EddKupo

    It’s blue. :D

  • http://www.facebook.com/tony.lane.35 Tony Lane

    The Wii U box art is official and 2 Legit 2 Quit!!!!!!

  • Michael M

    As I would say… Sexy.

  • VioletFox

    awesome blue cases!

  • Drew

    Glad they didn’t copy the Wii box art that looked stupid…this looks fine

  • Ichigo Kurosaki

    Just read a few mins ago that Nintendo confirmed this boxart official. And I’m loving it. Looks awesome. Of course the only games that will compliment this box art to the fullest is a Zelda Wii U and Smash Bros Wii U. No?

    • BR!4N

      I hope the Zelda one is gold, my mind would explode with epic overload.

  • http://PolyKhromeGames.blogspot.com/ Brian Lockett

    In a gaming world of boring gray and usually-radioactive green cases, the blue color rather stands out among the rest.

    • idk

      How does blue stand out from RADIO-ACTIVE GREEN ? xDD wtf

    • http://PolyKhromeGames.blogspot.com/ Brian Lockett

      I meant to say that it stands out easier on the stomach. lol

      No, but really, between the boring usual dark gray and the unusual green, it stands out as different yet normal. To me, anyways.

  • silent

    Looks promising

  • BR!4N

    I like it, it’s different.

  • Elctric

    So THATS why it looks so familiar its like the gamecube one :D

  • Nintyfan10

    I knew it was going to be a blue case, wait Vita has it to….Does that mean PS4, and Xbox 3 will be blue as well 0_o

  • NintendoNerd90

    I like it. I can already see how my collection of Wii U games is gonna look on the shelf. I gotta make some room!! physical media FTW!!

  • csaw

    I like it. It looks a lot nicer then the wii box, which felt kind of generic to me. And now it’ll be even easier to distinguish wiiu gamea from wii ones.

  • Big E

    Sometimes I wish Nintendo would go back to black and red color themes. I find white, gray/grey, and blue to be generically bland…But this is probably the 90′s kid in me talking.

  • Relytgninroht

    I think the design is fine- except for the yellow band below the blue. If it didn’t have that, I’d like the box art template a lot more. Just doesn’t look too good with it.

  • icedude545

    cool its blue and looks like the gamecube box art ;D