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The Wii U is a home console made by Nintendo. It is the successor to the [[Wii]]. | {{Infobox-Console | ||
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|released={{Released|North America|November 18,2012|Japan|December 6, 2012|Europe|November 30, 2012|Australia|November 30, 2012|Brazil|November 26, 2013}} | |||
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The '''Wii U''' is a home console made by Nintendo. It is the successor to the [[Wii]], and is backwards compatible with Wii games, except for select games that require the use of the GameCube Controller ports that are present on earlier Wii models.<ref>https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2650/~/what-is-the-difference-between-the-models-of-wii-consoles</ref> as the GameCube Controller Adapter used to connect GameCube controllers and other GameCube peripherals is only supported in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]. The Wii U can also utilize Wii controllers and accessories such as the Wii Remote, Nunchuck, and Classic Controller (including the Classic Controller Pro) alongside its main controller the Wii U Gamepad, and the secondary Wii U Pro Controller. Certain games on the Wii U require the use of Wii Remotes such as [[Wii Sports Club]], [[Nintendo Land]] (for certain minigames), and [[mariowiki:Mario Party 10|Mario Party 10]]. | |||
The Wii U sold 13.56 million units worldwide, making it both Nintendo's least successful home console to date after the Nintendo GameCube and a commercial failure. Its successor, the Nintendo Switch outsold the Wii U's lifetime sales | The Wii U sold 13.56 million units worldwide,<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html</ref> making it both Nintendo's least successful home console to date after the Nintendo GameCube and a commercial failure. Its successor, the [[Nintendo Switch]], outsold the Wii U's lifetime sales only 9 months after its release.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/31/16954212/nintendo-switch-sales-earnings-q3-2017</ref> | ||
==Mii-focused software for Wii U== | |||
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MiiMakerWiiU Icon.png|''[[Mii Maker]]'' | |||
<gallery> | |||
Needed.png|''[[Miiverse]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of Mii games for Wii U== | |||
===Mii-focused games=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
NL boxart.jpg|''[[Nintendo Land]]'' | |||
WFU boxart.jpg|''[[Wii Fit U]]'' | |||
WKU artwork.png|''[[Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND]]'' | |||
WPaU boxart.jpg|''[[Wii Party U]]'' | |||
WSC boxart.jpg|''[[Wii Sports Club]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Games with Miis playable=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Needed.png|[[A World of Keflings]] | |||
Needed.png|[[F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition]] | |||
MSR2016OG boxart.png|[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]] | |||
Needed.png|[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]] | |||
MK8 Cover artwork.jpg|[[Mario Kart 8]] | |||
NSMBU boxart.png|[[New Super Mario Bros. U]] | |||
Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed boxart.png|[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]] | |||
SSB4 Wii U boxart.png|[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]</gallery> | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 26 February 2024
| Details | |
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| Type | Home console |
| Release date(s) |  November 18,2012  December 6, 2012  November 30, 2012  November 30, 2012  November 26, 2013 |
| Console chronology | |
| Previous console ← Wii |
Next console Nintendo Switch → |
The Wii U is a home console made by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Wii, and is backwards compatible with Wii games, except for select games that require the use of the GameCube Controller ports that are present on earlier Wii models.[1] as the GameCube Controller Adapter used to connect GameCube controllers and other GameCube peripherals is only supported in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The Wii U can also utilize Wii controllers and accessories such as the Wii Remote, Nunchuck, and Classic Controller (including the Classic Controller Pro) alongside its main controller the Wii U Gamepad, and the secondary Wii U Pro Controller. Certain games on the Wii U require the use of Wii Remotes such as Wii Sports Club, Nintendo Land (for certain minigames), and Mario Party 10.
The Wii U sold 13.56 million units worldwide,[2] making it both Nintendo's least successful home console to date after the Nintendo GameCube and a commercial failure. Its successor, the Nintendo Switch, outsold the Wii U's lifetime sales only 9 months after its release.[3]
