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Nintendo
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Home Console
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| Release date(s)
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 November 18, 2012
 November 30, 2012
 November 30, 2012
 December 8, 2012
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| Discontinued
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 January 31, 2017[1]
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| Media
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Wii U Optical Disc, Digital download
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- Gamepad
- Wii Remote
- Wii Classic Controller
- Pro Controller
- Nintendo GameCube Controller
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| Predecessor
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Wii
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| Successor
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Nintendo Switch
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The Wii U (ウィー・ユー, Wī Yū), also known by its codename Project Café, is a discontinued gaming console developed by Nintendo.[2] It is a successor to the Wii and has a similar appearance and color scheme. The Wii U is part of the eighth generation of consoles, though still competed alongside the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, which are seventh generation consoles.[3] The systems main focus is different styles of playing. The controller has a 6-inch touch screen in the center, along with an analog stick on each side, a control pad, and the A, B, X, and Y buttons found on the Nintendo DS. There are also ZL, ZR, L, and R buttons. A microphone, speakers, and an inward-facing camera are also on the controller.
The Wii U was first thought of in 2008.[4] After discovering a lack of interest for hard-core gamers for the Wii, Nintendo started to work on a system that would appeal to both them and the casual gaming audiences.[4]
Unlike the original Wii and much like the Nintendo GameCube, the Wii U was not very successful when compared to its contemporaries, the Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One. It was initially expected to sell 100 million units[5], but the system only managed to sell 13.56 million units worldwide, making it both a commercial failure and Nintendo's least successful home console to date after the GameCube. Because of this, the Wii U was discontinued in Europe on October 1, 2016, in North America on November 10, 2016, in Australia on November 14, 2016, and in Japan on January 31st, 2017.[6] Its successor, Nintendo Switch outsold the Wii U's lifetime sales in only nine months since its release. Numerous Wii U games however have been ported over to the Switch in lieu of backwards compatibility.
The Wii U can also be found in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, pressing A near it will give the player the opportunity to play Desert Island Escape.
Animal Crossing-related games
Wii U games
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November 18, 2012
November 30, 2012
November 30, 2012
December 8, 2012
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| Animal Crossing Plaza |
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August 7, 2013
August 7, 2013
August 8, 2013
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| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |
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November 21, 2014
November 28, 2014
November 29, 2014
December 6, 2014
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| Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival |
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November 13, 2015
November 20, 2015
November 21, 2015
November 21, 2015
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