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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 | + | 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 was 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 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 is often considered by many media outlets as a commercial failure. It was discontinued in January 2017,<ref name="Discontinued"/> and shared its last first-party game, ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'', with its successor, the [[Nintendo Switch]], on March 3, 2017. | 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 is often considered by many media outlets as a commercial failure. It was discontinued in January 2017,<ref name="Discontinued"/> and shared its last first-party game, ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'', with its successor, the [[Nintendo Switch]], on March 3, 2017. | ||
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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 game console developed by Nintendo. Released in 2012, the Wii U is a successor to the Wii and was 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 is often considered by many media outlets as a commercial failure. It was discontinued in January 2017,[1] and shared its last first-party game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, with its successor, the Nintendo Switch, on March 3, 2017.
Wii U games
| 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 | 100px | November 13, 2015 November 20, 2015 November 21, 2015 November 21, 2015
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Virtual Console
| 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
| 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
- A Wii U furniture item appears in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo. Interacting with it allows the player to play Desert Island Escape.
Gallery
The controller
The console
Notes
References
- ↑ 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
Wii U on other wikis
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