Nintendo Wii U: The five best games for Christmas

There are many good games for the Nintendo Wii U now. In this practical tip, we present the best games for Christmas.

Splatoon: Must-have for Wii U owners

In the Wii U-exclusive color shooter Splatoon from Nintendo, you can compete online against other players and conquer areas by coloring them with colored ink. The team that colors the largest area won.

• As an octopus, you can swim up walls and plan tactical maneuvers.
• With individual clothing, headgear, shoes and weapons you improve your skills and at the same time express your taste in fashion.
• Different modes such as hero mode, territorial battles and rank battles ensure fun and variety.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - classics in a new guise

A classic of the Zelda series finally in HD optics. In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Pincess HD, as a simple farming boy named Link, face the terrible darkness that covers the land of Hyrule and awaken the hero in you.

• In addition to HD graphics, the revised version for Wii U also offers amiibo support.
• Scanning the Wolf-Link amiibo gives you access to the shadow cave, a new dungeon.
• The gameplay of the game is beyond any doubt. If you want to play a brilliant action adventure on the Wii U for Christmas, then Twilight Princess HD is your choice.

Dragon adventure af the Wii U: Yoshi's Woolly World

Finally a Yoshi adventure for the Wii U. And what a thing: you move with the little green kite through colorful landscapes made of yarn and fabric.

• Yoshi doesn't use eggs in Woolly World, but throws balls of yarn.
• The game also offers a two-player cooperation mode. In this one player can suck in the other and turn it into a ball.

Create your own levels with Super Mario Maker

With the Super Mario Maker you can create your own Mario levels and let your creativity run wild.

• Use the Wii U GamePad's touchscreen to build your levels by dragging and dropping objects, opponents, pipes and obstacles as you wish.
• Creating levels for family and friends and letting them play them is a lot of fun.
• The online features let you try out levels from other players around the world and share your own creations.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

The latest adventure from Papier-Mario is about restoring the fading colors on the island of Prisma armed with color hammers and battle cards.

• You will explore a colorful, charming world in a paper look and meet all sorts of funny characters from the Mario universe.
• With the Combat Card System, you use cards in combat to defeat enemies or to summon objects.