Platform archive · Nintendo
Wii U
Wii U paired a compact home console with a large controller screen. Though its commercial reach was limited, its software and dual-screen concepts became important foundations for Nintendo Switch.
Hardware launch era2012
Physical games215
Documented packages215
Hardware variants3
NintendoLaunch information
The platform’s opening chapter
- Hardware era
- 2012
- Launch region
- Worldwide
- Primary physical format
- Optical disc / digital
- First documented physical release
- September 25, 2012
- Latest documented physical release
- January 1, 2020
- Special editions and variants
- 0
Hardware collector index
Colors, revisions, and special editions
Best-known releases
Platform-defining collector highlights
October 14, 2013
ABC Wipeout - Create & Crash
September 25, 2012
ABC Wipeout 3
October 20, 2015
Adventure Time - Finn & Jake Investigations
November 13, 2015
Animal Crossing - Amiibo Festival
October 29, 2013
Assassin's Creed IV - Black Flag
November 3, 2015
Barbie & Her Sisters - Puppy Rescue
November 18, 2012
Batman - Arkham City - Armored Edition
November 30, 2012
Batman - Arkham City - Armoured Edition
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