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Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Home Console
Release date(s)	November 18, 2012; November 30, 2012; November 30, 2012; December 8, 2012
Discontinued	January 31, 2017
Media	Wii U Optical Disc, Digital download
Input	Wii U GamePad; Wii Remote; Wii Classic Controller; Wii U Pro Controller; Nintendo GameCube Controller;
Predecessor	Wii
Successor	Nintendo Switch

Latest revision as of 22:42, April 18, 2024

The Wii U^{[nb 1]} is a home gaming console developed by Nintendo and is the successor to the Wii. The console's main selling point is the Wii U GamePad, which not only allowed for dual screen support, but allowed players to play off the TV. The console also featured a NFC port for amiibo support for a select number of games, including Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival.

One spin-off Animal Crossing game was released on the Wii U: Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. Additionally, a free social application, Animal Crossing Plaza, was released, Animal Crossing: Wild World was re-released on the Virtual Console, and Animal Crossing crossover content is featured in Nintendo Land, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Mario Kart 8, with the latter being part of a downloadable content pack.

The Wii U was one of Nintendo's least successful consoles, only selling around 13.56 million units.^[2] It was discontinued in January 2017,^[1] but much of Wii U's original concept would form the basis for the Nintendo Switch.

Animal Crossing-related games[edit]

Wii U games[edit]

Game	Image	Release date(s)
Nintendo Land		November 18, 2012 November 30, 2012 December 8, 2012
Animal Crossing Plaza		August 7, 2013 August 8, 2013
Mario Kart 8		May 29, 2014 May 30, 2014 May 31, 2014
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U		November 21, 2014 November 28, 2014 November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival		November 13, 2015 November 20, 2015 November 21, 2015

Virtual Console[edit]

Game	Image	Release date(s)
Animal Crossing: Wild World		November 19, 2015 November 19, 2015 July 27, 2016 October 13, 2016

Backwards compatibility[edit]

Game	Image	Release date(s)	Available By
Super Smash Bros. Brawl		January 31, 2008 March 9, 2008 June 26, 2008 June 27, 2008	Wii Disc
Animal Crossing: City Folk		November 16, 2008 November 17, 2008 December 4, 2008 December 5, 2008	Wii Disc

Appearances in the Animal Crossing series[edit]

The Wii U console appears as a furniture item in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, unlocked by completing Claude's house request.
The Wii U console appears as a furniture item in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo. Interacting with it allows the player to play Desert Island Escape.
The Wii U console appears as a furniture item in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, obtained by eating Hopkins's game cookie at a rate of 9.8305%.

Gallery[edit]

The controller
The console

In the Animal Crossing series[edit]

Wii U console
(Happy Home Designer)
Wii U game shelf
(Happy Home Designer)
Wii U station
(Happy Home Designer)
Wii U console
(Welcome amiibo)
Wii U console
(Welcome amiibo)
Wii U game shelf
(Welcome amiibo)
Wii U station
(Welcome amiibo)
Wii U console
(Pocket Camp)

Notes[edit]

↑ Japanese: ウィー・ユー Hepburn: Wī Yū, Wii U

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Allegra Frank (January 31, 2017). "Final Wii U models discontinued in Japan". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
↑ Nintendo. "Dedicated Video Game Sales Units". nintendo.co.jp.

External links[edit]

Wii U on other wikis

• Bulbapedia
• Fire Emblem Wiki
• F-Zero Wiki
• Inkipedia
• Lylat Wiki
• Metroid Wiki
• NintendoWiki
• Pikipedia
• SmashWiki
• Starfy Wiki
• Super Mario Wiki
• WikiBound
• StrategyWiki
• Wikipedia
• WiKirby
• Zelda Wiki

Nintendo video game consoles

Home consoles

Handheld

Peripherals

Items

ACNH Nintendo Switch (New Horizons)
iQueGBA (Dòngwù Sēnlín)
Game Boy (Animal Crossing)
New 3DS - Isabelle (New Leaf)
New 3DS - K.K. (New Leaf)
New 3DS - Mabel (New Leaf)
New 3DS - Sable (New Leaf)
New 3DS - T&T (New Leaf)
New 3DS XL - HHD (New Leaf)
New Nintendo 3DS (New Leaf)
New Nintendo 3DS XL (New Leaf)
Pokémon Pikachu (Animal Crossing)
Nintendo Switch (New Horizons)
Nintendo Switch Lite (New Horizons)
Wii U console (New Leaf)

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+The '''Wii U'''{{Note|{{Nihongo foot|ウィー・ユー|Wī Yū|Wii U}}}} is a home gaming console developed by Nintendo and is the successor to the [[Wii]]. The console's main selling point is the Wii U GamePad, which not only allowed for dual screen support, but allowed players to play off the TV. The console also featured a NFC port for [[amiibo]] support for a select number of games, including {{aF}}.
-The Wii U sold a total of 13.56 million units<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html|title=Dedicated Video Game Sales Units|site=nintendo.co.jp}}</ref> making it both Nintendo's least successful home console to date after the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and a commercial failure. It was discontinued in January 2017.<ref name="Discontinued"/> Its successor, the [[Nintendo Switch]], was released in March 2017.
+One spin-off ''[[Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' game was released on the Wii U: {{aF}}. Additionally, a free social application, ''[[Animal Crossing Plaza]]'', was released, {{WW}} was re-released on the [[nintendowiki:Virtual Console|Virtual Console]], and ''Animal Crossing'' crossover content is featured in ''[[Animal Crossing: Sweet Day|Nintendo Land]]'', {{SSB4|wiiu}} and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', with the latter being part of a downloadable content pack.
+The Wii U was one of Nintendo's least successful consoles, only selling around 13.56 million units.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html|title=Dedicated Video Game Sales Units|site=nintendo.co.jp}}</ref> It was discontinued in January 2017,<ref name="Discontinued"/> but much of Wii U's original concept would form the basis for the [[Nintendo Switch]].
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 ==Appearances in the {{SER|nolink}}==
-*A Wii U furniture item appears in {{NLWa}}. Interacting with it allows the player to play [[Desert Island Escape]].
+*The {{I|Wii U console|HHD}} appears as a furniture item in {{HHD}}, unlocked by completing [[Claude]]'s house request.
+*The {{I|Wii U console|NL}} appears as a furniture item in {{NLWa}}. Interacting with it allows the player to play [[Desert Island Escape]].
+*The {{I|Wii U console|PC}} appears as a furniture item in {{PC}}, obtained by eating [[Hopkins's game cookie]] at a rate of 9.8305%.
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 Wii U GamePad.jpg|The controller
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+{{Navbox System and Peripherals}}
+[[Category:Wii U|*]]

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