Wii U
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo | ||||||||
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| Type | Home console | ||||||||
| Release date(s) |  November 18, 2012 November 30, 2012 November 30, 2012 December 8, 2012
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| Discontinued |  January 31, 2017[1]
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| Media | Wii U Optical Disc SD card USB hard drive | ||||||||
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| Predecessor | Wii | ||||||||
| Successor | Nintendo Switch | ||||||||
The Wii U is a home video game console made by Nintendo and released in 2012 as a successor to the Wii. Its primary controller, the Wii U GamePad, contains a touchscreen that can either display supplemental information or a copy of the TV display. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, a party spin-off game that utilizes amiibo, was the only Animal Crossing game released at retail for the Wii U.
In addition to amiibo Festival, Animal Crossing Plaza—a free social application—was released digitally, Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS was re-released as a Virtual Console title, 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 is also backward-compatible with Wii games and controllers.
The Wii U sold a total of 13.56 million units worldwide, making it one of Nintendo's least successful consoles.[2] It was succeeded by the Nintendo Switch in 2017.
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Wii U games[edit]
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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| Nintendo Land |  |
November 18, 2012 November 30, 2012 December 8, 2012
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| Animal Crossing Plaza |  |
August 7, 2013 August 8, 2013
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| Mario Kart 8 |  |
May 29, 2014 May 30, 2014 May 31, 2014
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| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |  |
November 21, 2014 November 28, 2014 November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014
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| Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival |  |
November 13, 2015 November 20, 2015 November 21, 2015
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Virtual Console[edit]
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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| Animal Crossing: Wild World |  |
November 19, 2015 November 19, 2015 July 27, 2016 October 13, 2016
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Backwards compatibility[edit]
The Wii U is backward-compatible with Wii games and controllers.
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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| Super Smash Bros. Brawl |  |
January 31, 2008 March 9, 2008 June 26, 2008 June 27, 2008
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| Animal Crossing: City Folk |  |
November 16, 2008 November 17, 2008 December 4, 2008 December 5, 2008
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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)
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References[edit]
- ↑ 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]
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