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 SD card USB hard drive | ||||||||
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| Predecessor | Wii | ||||||||
| Successor | Nintendo Switch | ||||||||
TheWii U is a home video game console made byNintendo and released in 2012 as a successor to theWii. Its primary controller, the Wii U GamePad, contains a touchscreen that can either display supplemental information or a copy of the TV display.Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, a party spin-off game that utilizesamiibo, was the onlyAnimal Crossing game released at retail for the Wii U.
In addition toamiibo Festival,Animal Crossing Plaza—a free social application—was released digitally,Animal Crossing: Wild World for theNintendo DS was re-released as aVirtual Console title, andAnimal Crossing crossover content is featured inNintendo Land,Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, andMario Kart 8, with the latter being part of a downloadable content pack. The Wii U is also backward-compatible with Wii games and controllers.
The Wii U sold a total of 13.56 million units worldwide, making it one of Nintendo's least successful consoles.[2] It was succeeded by theNintendo Switch in 2017.
Animal Crossing-related games[edit]
Wii U games[edit]
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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| Nintendo Land |  | November 18, 2012 November 30, 2012 December 8, 2012 |
| Animal Crossing Plaza |  | August 7, 2013 August 8, 2013 |
| Mario Kart 8 |  | May 29, 2014 May 30, 2014 May 31, 2014 |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |  | November 21, 2014 November 28, 2014 November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014 |
| Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival |  | November 13, 2015 November 20, 2015 November 21, 2015 |
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 |
Backwards compatibility[edit]
The Wii U is backward-compatible with Wii games and controllers.
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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| Super Smash Bros. Brawl |  | January 31, 2008 March 9, 2008 June 26, 2008 June 27, 2008 |
| Animal Crossing: City Folk |  | November 16, 2008 November 17, 2008 December 4, 2008 December 5, 2008 |
Appearances in theAnimal Crossing series[edit]
- The Wii U console appears as a furniture item inAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, unlocked by completingClaude's house request.
- TheWii U console appears as a furniture item inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo. Interacting with it allows the player to playDesert Island Escape.
- The Wii U console appears as a furniture item inAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp, obtained by eatingHopkins's game cookie at a rate of 9.8305%.
Gallery[edit]
The controller
The console
In theAnimal 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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References[edit]
- ↑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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