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The '''Wii U''' (Japanese: '''ウィー・ユー''' ''Wii U'') is [[Nintendo]]'s home game console for the | The '''Wii U''' (Japanese: '''ウィー・ユー''' ''Wii U'') is [[Nintendo]]'s upcoming home game console for the {{wp|history of video game consoles (eighth generation)|eighth generation}} of video games. | ||
{{n|Next Nintendo home console revealed at E3|First officially announced}} during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 of 2011, the Wii U (previously referred to as ''Project | {{n|Next Nintendo home console revealed at E3|First officially announced}} during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 of 2011, the Wii U (previously referred to as ''Project Café'') is the successor of the [[Wii]] and is backwards-compatible to all Wii games and controllers. Being somewhat a combination of the Wii and the [[Nintendo DS]] systems, the console features a 6.2-inch touch screen-capable controller equipped with a camera. In addition, the console is capable of playing games at 1080p with a 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio. Its handheld counterpart is the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. | ||
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The Wii U (Japanese: ウィー・ユー Wii U) is Nintendo's upcoming home game console for the eighth generation of video games.
First officially announced during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 of 2011, the Wii U (previously referred to as Project Café) is the successor of the Wii and is backwards-compatible to all Wii games and controllers. Being somewhat a combination of the Wii and the Nintendo DS systems, the console features a 6.2-inch touch screen-capable controller equipped with a camera. In addition, the console is capable of playing games at 1080p with a 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio. Its handheld counterpart is the Nintendo 3DS.
Technical specifications
Pokémon games
All releases listed are the year in which the Japanese version was released.
Via backwards compatibility
The Wii U can be used to play games playable in the Wii.
Title | Genre | Release |
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Pokémon Battle Revolution | Battle simulation | 2006 |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Versus fighting | 2008 |
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure | Action-adventure | 2009 |
Gallery
- Wii U controller.png
Wii U controller
- Wii U controller stylus.png
Wii U controller with stylus
See also
Game systems with Pokémon games |
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Nintendo handheld consoles |
GB (Pocket · GBL · SGB · SGB2) • GBC • mini • GBA (SP · GBm · GBP) DS (Lite · DSi · DSi XL) • 3DS (XL · 2DS · New 3DS · New 3DS XL · New 2DS XL) Switch (Lite · OLED) |
Nintendo home consoles |
SNES (BS-X · SGB · NP · SGB2) • N64 (DD) • GCN (GBP) Wii (Family Edition · mini) • Wii U Switch (OLED) |
Sega consoles |
Pico • CoCoPad • Beena |