Wii U

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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

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 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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 November 30, 2012 December 8, 2012
Animal Crossing Plaza		August 7, 2013 August 7, 2013 August 8, 2013
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 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 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%.