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|released = {{Release|US= November 18, 2012<ref>{{Cite Person|quote= First! Wii U arrives in US stores in another 66 days. And I won't ask you to do the math. That makes launch day, here in America, Sunday November 18th. Who won the bet?|name= Reggie Fils-Aime|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12vyUOdPXbE|title= Wii U Preview Event: Wii U launch date revealed}}</ref>|JP= December 8, 2012|UK= November 30, 2012<ref>{{Cite Person|quote= Today, I can reveal that Wii U will be available from shops in Europe on November 30th.|name= Satoru Shibata|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8caNNt3YV3w|title= Nintendo Direct: Wii U launch date revealed}}</ref>|AU= November 30, 2012}} | |released = {{Release|US= November 18, 2012<ref>{{Cite Person|quote= First! Wii U arrives in US stores in another 66 days. And I won't ask you to do the math. That makes launch day, here in America, Sunday November 18th. Who won the bet?|name= Reggie Fils-Aime|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12vyUOdPXbE|title= Wii U Preview Event: Wii U launch date revealed}}</ref>|JP= December 8, 2012|UK= November 30, 2012<ref>{{Cite Person|quote= Today, I can reveal that Wii U will be available from shops in Europe on November 30th.|name= Satoru Shibata|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8caNNt3YV3w|title= Nintendo Direct: Wii U launch date revealed}}</ref>|AU= November 30, 2012}} | ||
|media = {{List|Wii U optical disc, Wii optical disc<ref>{{Cite Web|url= http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/features/#/features-backwards-compatibility|title= Backwards compatibility|site= Wii U Official Site - Features}}</ref>}} | |media = {{List|Wii U optical disc, Wii optical disc<ref>{{Cite Web|url= http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/features/#/features-backwards-compatibility|title= Backwards compatibility|site= Wii U Official Site - Features}}</ref>}} | ||
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|predecessor = [[Wii]] | |predecessor = [[Wii]] | ||
|successor = [[Nintendo Switch]] | |successor = [[Nintendo Switch]] | ||
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The Wii U is a Nintendo home console, successor to the Wii. It can output HD graphics up to 1080p, making it Nintendo's first HD console. The Wii U comes with a GamePad which features a touchscreen, gyroscope, microphone, speakers, and a front-facing camera. It also allows games to be played directly to it without using a TV. The console is also backwards compatible with the Wii and has its own Virtual Console library.
An 8GB white Basic Set was released alongside a 32GB black Deluxe Set. A Zelda-themed special limited edition Deluxe Set bundle was also released. It included a black console marked with the Wingcrest and wind symbols in gold, plus a download code for a digital copy of The Wind Waker HD and Hyrule Historia.
The Legend of Zelda Games
The following games can be purchased as physical Wii U optical discs or digitally from the Nintendo eShop. The Wii U version of Breath of the Wild is notable for being the last first-party title published for the console, being released nearly two months after its discontinuation in January of 2017.
Main
Remakes
Spin-Offs
Virtual Console
Games from the Wii Virtual Console can also be played on the Wii U.
Main
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Adventure of Link
- A Link to the Past
- Ocarina of Time
- Majora's Mask
- The Minish Cap
- Phantom Hourglass
- Spirit Tracks
- Skyward Sword
Spin-Offs
Backwards Compatible
Main
Spin-Offs
Other
Other
Gallery
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A Basic Set white Wii U
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The Wind Waker HD limited edition Wii U
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The Wind Waker HD limited edition Wii U box front
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The Wind Waker HD limited edition Wii U box back
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Prototype Wii U featuring the Zelda HD Experience
Video Gallery
Trivia
- The Wii U is so far the only home Nintendo console to not have a Zelda game made exclusive for it during its lifespan, excluding the remasters of The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess that it received as they are enhanced re-releases of older titles. Although Breath of the Wild was designed from the ground up for the Wii U, it ultimately had a Nintendo Switch version developed alongside the Wii U version later during development and was also released for the Nintendo Switch.
References
- ↑ "First! Wii U arrives in US stores in another 66 days. And I won't ask you to do the math. That makes launch day, here in America, Sunday November 18th. Who won the bet?" —Reggie Fils-Aime (Wii U Preview Event: Wii U launch date revealed.)
- ↑ "Today, I can reveal that Wii U will be available from shops in Europe on November 30th." —Satoru Shibata (Nintendo Direct: Wii U launch date revealed.)
- ↑ Backwards compatibility , Wii U Official Site - Features.