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, Digital download | ||||||||
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| 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, 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.
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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 November 30, 2012 December 8, 2012
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| Animal Crossing Plaza |  |
August 7, 2013 August 7, 2013 August 8, 2013
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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 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]
| Game | Image | Release date(s) | Available By |
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| 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)
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Notes[edit]
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]
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