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{{Infobox System
|image = [[File:WiiU.svg|320px]] [[File:Wii U Black.png|320px]]
|caption = A Deluxe Set black Wii U
|type = Home console
|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>}}
|predecessor = [[Wii]]
|successor = [[Nintendo Switch]]
}}
The '''Wii U''' is a [[Nintendo]] home console, successor to the [[Wii]]. It can output HD graphics up to {{wp|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 [[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD#Wii U Deluxe Set Bundle|''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 {{TWWHD}} and {{HH}}.

=={{TLoZ|-}} Games==
The following games can be purchased as physical Wii U optical discs or digitally from the Nintendo eShop. The Wii U version of {{BotW}} 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===
*{{BotW}}

===Remakes===
*{{TWWHD}}
*{{TPHD}}

===Spin-Offs===
*{{HW}}

===Virtual Console===
Games from the Wii Virtual Console can also be played on the Wii U.

====Main====
*{{TLoZ}}
*{{TAoL}}
*{{ALttP}}
*{{OoT}}
*{{MM}}
*{{TMC}}
*{{PH}}
*{{ST}}
*{{SS}}

====Spin-Offs====
*{{ZG&W}} {{Exp|Through the ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' Game Boy Advance game}}

===Backwards Compatible===
====Main====
*{{TP}} {{Exp|Wii version}}
*{{SS}}

====Spin-Offs====
*{{LCT}}

====Other====
*{{SSBB}}

===Other===
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Wii U White.png|A Basic Set white Wii U
File:TWWHD-WiiU Bundle Console.png|{{TWWHD|-}} limited edition Wii U
File:TWWHD-WiiU Bundle Front.png|{{TWWHD|-}} limited edition Wii U box front
File:TWWHD-WiiU Bundle Back.png|{{TWWHD|-}} limited edition Wii U box back
File:WiiUDemo.png|Prototype Wii U featuring the [[Zelda HD Experience|''Zelda'' HD Experience]]
</gallery>

===Video Gallery===
{{Youtube|Ua_-gGHge5k|200|{{TWWHD|-}} limited edition Wii U unboxing}}

==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 {{TWW|-}} and {{TP|-}} that it received as they are enhanced re-releases of older titles. Although {{BotW|-}} 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.
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