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The '''Wii U''' is [[Nintendo]]'s successor to the [[Wii]], released in November 2012 in North America and Europe, and December in Japan. It was followed by the [[Nintendo Switch]].▼
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▲The Wii U is [[Nintendo]]'s successor to the [[Wii]], released in November 2012 in North America and Europe, and December in Japan.
What distinguishes Wii U from Wii is that the controller itself, called the Wii U GamePad, has a 6.2 inch (15.7 cm) touch screen on it <ref>along with dual speakers, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, rumble, an inward-facing camera, and [[The Last of These Is Not Like the Others|the kitchen sink]]</ref>, and it allows players to play their video game while someone in their room watches TV. In addition, players can use both the Wii U controller and the TV itself to interact further with video games. When not playing games, it can even function as a TV remote control through the press of a button.
Wii U is backward compatible with other Wii controllers and accessories and Wii games, but not [[Game Cube]] games (though such have been
The Wii U has 8GB or 32GB flash
The Wii U is comparable to or more
Nintendo had also announced plans to bring their online efforts up to par with their competitors, calling this revamped network the Nintendo Network, which will also eventually encompass the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. This new online setup will, instead of forcing developers to adhere to a unified online variant, allow developers to create their own setup. Nintendo themselves [http://wiiu.nintendolife.com/news/2012/01/wii_u_to_get_online_user_accounts/ will go with an individual account system,] which will make management of different users easier. Plus, the cumbersome friend codes will be a thing of the past.
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There is also a new user interface/social network called the Miiverse, which is the main menu for the system. Miiverse shows your personal Mii; any Miis on the system; Miis of your friends; and crucially, Miis of other people playing games you own. The Miiverse even lets you see what friends are doing, even if you don't have the same games as them. Through the GamePad, the player will be able to communicate with any of these Miis via messaging, screenshots, or simple doodles. This also expands to otherwise single-player or offline-only multiplayer games, and the messaging aspect itself will be cross-platform -- Nintendo plans to integrate Miiverse into the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], and will also release Miiverse applications for PCs and smartphones. Similarly to the 3DS, Miiverse can be brought up at any time during gameplay, with gameplay itself suspended.
There are a few problems, though. Even though the Wii U supports two simultaneous
The console has gained much attention and praise from a few "hardcore" developers for its graphics and interesting controller mechanics. The makers of some high-end [[Game Engine|Game Engines]] originally pledged support for it, namely, [[Unreal]] Engine 3 from [[Epic Games|Epic]], CryEngine 3 from [[Crytek]], and hinted support for Frostbite Engine 2.0 from [[Electronic Arts|EA]]. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|Nintendo has stated that they will focus on]] [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-01-iwata-wii-u-3ds-will-cater-to-core-gamers-first-mass-market-second core gamers first] this time around.
The system is a step above the PS3/Xbox 360 generation, but below the
=== Games: ===
* ''[[Aliens]]: Colonial Marines''
* ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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* ''Cloudberry Kingdom''
* ''[[Darksiders]] II''
* ''[[
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
* ''[[Dragon Quest X]]''
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* ''[[Just Dance]] 4''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]] HD''
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]] HD''
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' (eShop version)
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' (simultaneously released on [[Nintendo Switch]])
* ''LEGO City: Undercover''
* ''[[Madden NFL]]''
* ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''
* ''[[Monster Hunter 3]] Ultimate''
* ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
* ''[[Ninja Gaiden]] III: Razor's Edge''
* ''Nintendo Land''
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* ''[[The Wonderful 101]]'' (working title ''Project P-100'')
* ''Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013''
* ''[[Zombi U]]''
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