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 | ||||||||
Discontinued | January 31, 2017[1] | ||||||||
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 is 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] making it both Nintendo's least successful home console to date after the Nintendo GameCube and a commercial failure. It was discontinued in January 2017.[1] Its successor, the Nintendo Switch, was released in March 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 | |
Animal Crossing Plaza | August 7, 2013 August 7, 2013 August 8, 2013 | |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | November 21, 2014 November 28, 2014 November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014 | |
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival | 100px | November 13, 2015 November 20, 2015 November 21, 2015 November 21, 2015 |
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 |
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 |
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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
- 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
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
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