Wii U
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Manufacturer | Nintendo | ||||||||
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Type | Home Console | ||||||||
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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 | ![]() |
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Animal Crossing Plaza | ![]() |
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Mario Kart 8 | ![]() |
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | ![]() |
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Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival | ![]() |
Virtual Console[edit]
Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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Animal Crossing: Wild World | ![]() |
Backwards compatibility[edit]
Both games could by played by inserting the game disc in Wii mode, but due to lack of GameCube controller ports players couldn’t use a GameCube controller the way they could on a Wii.
Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl | ![]() |
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Animal Crossing: City Folk | ![]() |
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%.
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In the Animal Crossing series[edit]
Wii U console
(Welcome amiibo)Wii U console
(Welcome amiibo)Wii U game shelf
(Welcome amiibo)Wii U station
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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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