One of the Wii U’s best RPGs is even better on the Switch
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One of the Wii U's best RPGs is even better on the Switch
At this point, there are vanishingly few reasons to hang on to a Wii U. Since the debut of the Switch in 2017, Nintendo has steadily been porting the Wii U's best games to its hybrid device, titles that originally didn't reach a massive audience because the console was largely a flop. That includes everything from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze to Mario Kart 8 to New Super Mario Bros. U. So far the strategy has worked. In fact, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the Switch's bestselling title, moving close to 20 million copies.
This week, one of the last great Wii U games is making its belated debut on the Switch. Tokyo Mirage Sessions may not be a huge Nintendo franchise, but for role-playing game fans, it's worth checking out. It blends elements of Persona and Fire Emblem, and then covers them with a fine layer of candy-coated J-pop style. It's yet another experience that benefits tremendously from the flexible nature of the Switch.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions takes place in modern-day Tokyo, and puts you in the role of a young kid named Itsuki, who, along with some friends, gets pulled into a strange struggle for the fate of the world. Hostile beings called mirages have been attacking the city, often resulting in the disappearance of citizens. In order to fight them off, Itsuki and team have to travel into a sort of parallel dimension filled with dark monsters. Practically speaking, it's a dungeon-crawling RPG with turn-based battles, where you slowly make your way through various dangerous spaces.
What makes the game stand out is its pop music theme. It's infused into virtually every aspect of the experience. The main characters aren't just teens who save the world in their spare time, they'r