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| {{Infobox Game
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| |title = Wii U
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| |logo = [[File:Wii U Logo.png|240px]]
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| |image = [[File:Wii U Unit.jpg|275px]]
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| |manufacturer = [[Nintendo]]
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| |type = Video game console
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| |generation = [[wikipedia:History of video game consoles (eighth generation)|Eighth generation era]]
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| |lifespan = {{Flag|NA}} November 18, 2012 <br> {{Flag|Europe}} November 30, 2012 <br> {{Flag|Australia}} November 30, 2012 <br> {{Flag|Japan}} December 8, 2012
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| |CPU = Tri-core PowerPC750-family "Espresso"
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| |GPU = AMD Radeon HD series "Latte"
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| |media = 12 cm Wii U Optical Disc, 12 cm Wii Optical Disc
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| |storage = Internal flash memory, SD card, SDHC Card, USB mass storage device
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| |controllers = Wii U GamePad, [[Wii U Pro Controller]], [[Wii Remote]], [[Nunchuk]], [[Classic Controller]], [[GameCube controller]] (via an adapter)
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| |connectivity = [[Nintendo Network|Wi-Fi]]<br />[[wikipedia:Bluetooth|Bluetooth]]<br />[[wikipedia:Universal Serial Bus|USB 2.0]] x2<br />[[wikipedia:Local area network|LAN]] Adapter (via USB)
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| |online_service= Nintendo Network
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| |compatibility = [[Wii]]
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| |predecessor = [[Wii]]
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| |interwiki = nwiki
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| |interwikiname = Nintendo Wiki
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| |interwikipage = Wii U
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| }}
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| The '''Wii U''' is the sixth home video game console released by [[Nintendo]]. The console is the direct successor to the [[Wii]]. It competes with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One console in the eighth generation of video game systems.
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| The console is capable of 1080p graphics, but its main distinguishing feature is its controller, the [[Wii U GamePad]] featuring a 6-inch touchscreen capable of streaming gameplay seen on the TV screen, serving an original purpose to the intended game, or play the whole game altogether. The controller also features a camera. The Wii U is backwards-compatible with the Wii, supporting up to four [[Wii Remote]]s and all such accessories. A more traditional controller called the [[Wii U Pro Controller]] is also available. Unlike the Wii, the Wii U by itself is not directly backwards-compatible with [[GameCube]] discs and controllers. However, an official adapter was made to connect [[GameCube controller]]s to a Wii U; the adapter, however, is designed to work only with {{Forwiiu}}.
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| Nintendo first spoke of the console at the 2011 [[E3]] press conference, before revealing new details at a {{S|wikipedia|Nintendo Direct}} conference one day before E3 2012.
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| ==In the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series==
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| {{forwiiu}} was released for the Wii U on November 21st, 2014 in North America, after the [[SSB3DS|Nintendo 3DS]] version, and will soon be released in Europe on November 28, 2014, in Australia and New Zealand on November 29, 2014, and in Japan on December 6, 2014. As the Wii U is backwards-compatible with Wii games and the Wii [[Virtual Console]], the console can also run ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''; the addition of GameCube games to the Virtual Console is not currently planned, but members of Nintendo such as Reggie Fils-Aime have expressed interest in adding GameCube games to the Virtual Console. If true, the Wii U would allow one to play all four games in the series on the Wii U, aside from the 3DS version of ''SSB4''.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Wii U GamePad.jpg|The Wii U GamePad.
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| Wii U Controller Pro.png|The Wii U Pro Controller.
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| Wii U GameCube adapter.jpg|The Wii U GameCube controller adapter.
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| WiiU GameCubeControllerAdapter img 03.png|An example of the Wii U GameCube controller adapter in use.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *This is the first Nintendo home console since the SNES to share a portion of its name with its predecessor.
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| *According to Yoshiaki Koizumi, the Wii U was never shown to Nintendo's software development team prior to its unveiling at E3 2011.
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.youtube.com/user/WiiU Official channel] on [[YouTube]]
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| [[Category:Consoles]]
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| [[Category:Wii U| ]]
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