Wii U

Wii U
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Information
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Video Game Console
Release Date	November 18, 2012 MEX: November 29, 2012 SA: November 29, 2012 November 30, 2012 November 30, 2012 December 8, 2012 Brazil: November 26, 2013
Discontinued	October 1, 2016 November 10, 2016 November 14, 2016 January 31, 2017
Media	Optical Disk
Inputs	Wii Remote, Wii U Gamepad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Balance Board
Predecessor	Wii (2006)
Successor	Nintendo Switch (2016) Nintendo Switch Lite (2019)

The Wii U, codenamed as Project Cafe, is an eighth generation console system released by Nintendo on November 18, 2012. This console is an upgraded version of the Wii, much like the Nintendo 3DS family is to the normal Nintendo DS family. It was announced at E3 2011 on June 7, 2011. Because it was a failure, it is discontinued in Europe, North America, Australia, and Japan, while it is still in production in other parts of the world.

Controllers

The Wii U has a new controller with a screen on it. This controller, much like the DS and 3DS, is touch screen. To add on to this, the game can still be played without the TV needed. This new controller also can be used to see a different view of the game. With this new controller, five people can now play a multiplayer game of that sort (four with Wii Remotes and one with the new controller).

Unlike the Wii, this system does not have backwards compatibility with the Nintendo GameCube, and only to the Wii itself. However, games are still downloadable from the Shop Channel.

Mario Games

• New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
  • New Super Luigi U (2013)
• Game & Wario (2013)
• Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013)
• Super Mario 3D World (2013)
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
• Dr. Luigi (2013, downloadable only)
• Mario Kart 8 (2014)
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Nintendo 3DS/Wii U)
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014)
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015)
• Mario Party 10 (2015)
• Yoshi's Woolly World (2015)
• Super Mario Maker (2015)
• Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015)
• Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Nintendo 3DS/Wii U)
• Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)

Gallery

The Wii U with the Game Pad.

The Black Wii U with the Game Pad.

The two black and white Wii U Pro Controllers.

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The Wii U's main menu.

Super Mario 3D World Bundle.

Trivia

• This is the first Nintendo home console to be bigger than its predecessor.
• This is the second Nintendo home console to be released in North America before Japan.
• This is the first Nintendo console to primarily use the previous console's controllers as well as new controllers, as all current Wii controllers and accessories have been rebranded.
• This is the first system since the Sega Dreamcast to feature 2 screens without the use of any outside game systems, though the Dreamcast relied on the additional VMU. 
• The Wii U uses much less energy than most devices, at 37kWh/ year. It's even less than the Wii's 40kWh/year.