Wii U
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo | ||||||||
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| Type | Home console | ||||||||
| Release date(s) | United States of America November 18, 2012 Europe November 30, 2012 Australia November 30, 2012 Japan December 8, 2012 | ||||||||
| Discontinued | Worldwide January 31, 2017<ref name="Discontinued">Allegra Frank (January 31, 2017). "Final Wii U models discontinued in Japan". Retrieved February 23, 2020. </ref> | ||||||||
| Media | Wii U Optical Disc SD card USB hard drive | ||||||||
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| Predecessor | Wii | ||||||||
| Successor | Nintendo Switch | ||||||||
The Wii U is a home video game console made by Nintendo and released in 2012 as a successor to the Wii. 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 utilizes amiibo, was the only Animal Crossing game released at retail for the Wii U.
In addition to amiibo Festival, Animal Crossing Plaza—a free social application—was released digitally, Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS was re-released as a Virtual Console title, and Animal Crossing crossover content is featured in Nintendo Land, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Mario 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.<ref>Nintendo. "Dedicated Video Game Sales Units". nintendo.co.jp. </ref> It was succeeded by the Nintendo Switch in 2017.
Animal Crossing-related games
Wii U games
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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| Nintendo Land | File:Nintendo Land Box NA.png | United States of America November 18, 2012 EuropeAustralia November 30, 2012 Japan December 8, 2012 |
| Animal Crossing Plaza | File:Animal Crossing Plaza Icon.png | United States of AmericaEurope August 7, 2013 Japan August 8, 2013 |
| Mario Kart 8 | File:MK8 NA Box Art.jpg | Japan May 29, 2014 United States of AmericaEurope May 30, 2014 Australia May 31, 2014 |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | File:Super Smash Bros Wii U Cover.png | United States of America November 21, 2014 Europe November 28, 2014 Australia November 29, 2014 Japan December 6, 2014 |
| Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival | File:AF Box North America.jpg | United States of America November 13, 2015 Europe November 20, 2015 JapanAustralia November 21, 2015 |
Virtual Console
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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| Animal Crossing: Wild World | File:WW Home Menu Icon Wii U NA.png | Europe November 19, 2015 Australia November 19, 2015 Japan July 27, 2016 United States of America October 13, 2016 |
Backwards compatibility
The Wii U is backward-compatible with Wii games and controllers.
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | File:SSBB.jpg | Japan January 31, 2008 United States of America March 9, 2008 Australia June 26, 2008 Europe June 27, 2008 |
| Animal Crossing: City Folk | File:CF Box NA.jpg | United States of America November 16, 2008 Japan November 17, 2008 Australia December 4, 2008 Europe December 5, 2008 |
Appearances in the Animal Crossing series
- The Wii U console appears as a furniture item in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, unlocked by completing Claude's house request.
- The Wii U console appears as a furniture item in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo. Interacting with it allows the player to play Desert Island Escape.
- The Wii U console appears as a furniture item in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, obtained by eating Hopkins's game cookie at a rate of 9.8305%.
Gallery
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The controller
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The console
In the Animal Crossing series
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Wii U console
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Wii U game shelf
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Wii U station
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Wii U console
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Wii U console
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Wii U game shelf
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Wii U station
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Wii U console
(Pocket Camp)
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