Wii U
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Template:System 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.
Spinoff Games
Virtual Console
Games from the Wii Virtual Console can also be played on the Wii U.
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Adventure of Link
- Zelda
- A Link to the Past
- Ocarina of Time
- Majora's Mask
- The Minish Cap
- Phantom Hourglass
- Spirit Tracks
- Skyward Sword
Backwards Compatible
- Twilight Princess
- Link's Crossbow Training
- Skyward Sword
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 Switch version developed alongside the Wii U version later during development and was also released for the Switch. Likewise, Hyrule Warriors was formally a Wii U exclusive but it ended up being ported to the Nintendo 3DS, and later the Switch.