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  | discontinued = {{Flag|WLD}} January 31, 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/1/31/14452066/wii-u-discontinued|author=Allegra Frank|date=January 31, 2017|title=Final Wii U models discontinued in Japan|retrieved=February 23, 2020}}</ref>
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  | discontinued = {{Flag|WLD}} January 31, 2017<ref name="Discontinued">{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/1/31/14452066/wii-u-discontinued|author=Allegra Frank|date=January 31, 2017|title=Final Wii U models discontinued in Japan|retrieved=February 23, 2020}}</ref>
 
  | predecessor  = [[Wii]]
 
  | predecessor  = [[Wii]]
 
  | successor    = [[Nintendo Switch]]
 
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The '''Wii U''' (ウィー・ユー, ''Wī Yū''), also known by its codename '''Project Café''', is a discontinued gaming console developed by [[Nintendo]].<ref>http://wii.ign.com/articles/116/1162045p1.html</ref> It is a successor to the [[Wii]] and has a similar appearance and color scheme. The Wii U is part of the eighth generation of consoles, though still competed alongside the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, which are seventh generation consoles.<ref>http://www.gameon.co.uk/hardware/news/2011/official-press-release-from-nintendo-details-the-wii-u-and-gives-information-on-n (broken link)</ref> The systems main focus is different styles of playing. The controller has a 6-inch touch screen in the center, along with an analog stick on each side, a control pad, and the A, B, X, and Y buttons found on the [[Nintendo DS]]. There are also ZL, ZR, L, and R buttons. A microphone, speakers, and an inward-facing camera are also on the controller.  
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The '''Wii U'''{{Note|{{Nihongo foot|ウィー・ユー|Wī Yū|Wii U}}}} is a game console developed by [[Nintendo]]. Released in 2012, the Wii U is a successor to the [[Wii]] and is part of the {{Wp|eighth generation of video game consoles}}. One ''[[Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' game was released on the Wii U: {{AMF}}. Additionally, a free social application, ''[[Animal Crossing Plaza]]'', was released, {{WW}} was re-released on the {{Wp|Virtual Console}}, and ''Animal Crossing'' crossover content is featured in ''{{Wp|Nintendo Land}}'' and {{SSB4|wiiu}}.
  
The Wii U was first thought of in 2008.<ref name="e3 iwata">http://e3.nintendo.com/iwataasks/ (broken link)</ref> After discovering a lack of interest for hard-core gamers for the Wii, Nintendo started to work on a system that would appeal to both them and the casual gaming audiences.<ref name="e3 iwata"/>
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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> and was discontinued in January 2017.<ref name="Discontinued"/> Its successor, the [[Nintendo Switch]], was released in March 2017.
 
 
Unlike the original Wii and much like the [[Nintendo GameCube]], the Wii U was not very successful when compared to its contemporaries, the {{wp|Sony}} {{wp|PlayStation 4}} and {{wp|Microsoft}}'s {{wp|Xbox One}}. It was initially expected to sell 100 million units<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/07/08/nintendo-once-believed-that-it-would-sell-100-million-wii-us/</ref>, but the system only managed to sell 13.56 million units worldwide, making it both a commercial failure and Nintendo's least successful home console to date after the GameCube. Because of this, the Wii U was discontinued in Europe on October 1, 2016, in North America on November 10, 2016, in Australia on November 14, 2016, and in Japan on January 31st, 2017.<ref>http://kotaku.com/wii-u-production-has-officially-ended-for-japan-1791813878</ref> Its successor, [[Nintendo Switch]] outsold the Wii U's lifetime sales in only nine months since its release. Numerous Wii U games however have been ported over to the Switch in lieu of backwards compatibility. 
 
 
 
The Wii U can also be found in {{NL}}, pressing A near it will give the player the opportunity to play [[Desert Island Escape]].  
 
  
 
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*A Wii U furniture item appears in {{NLWa}}. Interacting with it allows the player to play [[Desert Island Escape]].
  
 
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Wii U Console and Gamepad.png
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Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Home Console
Release date(s) United States of America November 18, 2012
Europe November 30, 2012
Australia November 30, 2012
Japan December 8, 2012
Discontinued Worldwide January 31, 2017[1]
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

The Wii U[nb 1] is a game console developed by Nintendo. Released in 2012, the Wii U is a successor to the Wii and is part of the eighth generation of video game consoles. One 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 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

The Wii U sold a total of 13.56 million units[2] and was discontinued in January 2017.[1] Its successor, the Nintendo Switch, was released in March 2017.

Animal Crossing-related games

Wii U games

Game Image Release date(s)
Nintendo Land Nintendo Land Box NA.png United States of America November 18, 2012
Europe November 30, 2012
Australia November 30, 2012
Japan December 8, 2012
Animal Crossing Plaza Animal Crossing Plaza Icon.png United States of America August 7, 2013
Europe August 7, 2013
Japan August 8, 2013
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros Wii U Cover.png United States of America November 21, 2014
Europe November 28, 2014
Australia November 29, 2014
Japan December 6, 2014
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival 100px United States of America November 13, 2015
Europe November 20, 2015
Japan November 21, 2015
Australia November 21, 2015

Virtual Console

Game Image Release date(s)
Animal Crossing: Wild World WW Box NA.jpg Europe November 19, 2015
Australia November 19, 2015
Japan July 27, 2016
United States of America October 13, 2016

Backwards compatibility

Game Image Release date(s) Available By
Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBB.jpg Japan January 31, 2008
United States of America March 9, 2008
Australia June 26, 2008
Europe June 27, 2008
Wii Disc
Animal Crossing: City Folk CF Box NA.jpg United States of America November 16, 2008
Japan November 17, 2008
Australia December 4, 2008
Europe December 5, 2008
Wii Disc

Appearances in the Animal Crossing series

Gallery

Notes

  1. Japanese: ウィー・ユー Hepburn: Wī YūWii U

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Allegra Frank (January 31, 2017). "Final Wii U models discontinued in Japan". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. Nintendo. "Dedicated Video Game Sales Units". nintendo.co.jp.

External links