Wii U
E117195
The Wii U is Nintendo’s eighth-generation home video game console that introduced a tablet-like GamePad controller with a built-in touchscreen for dual-screen and asymmetric gameplay.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wii U canonical | 112 |
| Nintendo Wii U | 5 |
| Wii U console | 2 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eighth-generation video game console
ⓘ
home video game console ⓘ |
| brand | Nintendo ⓘ |
| bundleVariant |
Basic Set
ⓘ
Deluxe Set ⓘ |
| codename | Project Café ⓘ |
| colorVariant |
black
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| controller |
Nunchuk
ⓘ
Wii Balance Board ⓘ Wii Remote ⓘ Wii Remote ⓘ
surface form:
Wii Remote Plus
Wii U GamePad ⓘ Wii U Pro Controller ⓘ |
| cpu |
PowerPC 74xx
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM PowerPC 750-based multi-core processor
|
| developer | Nintendo ⓘ |
| discontinuationDate | 2017-01-31 ⓘ |
| displayOutput |
HDMI
ⓘ
component video ⓘ composite video ⓘ |
| feature |
Miiverse social network integration
ⓘ
Near Field Communication support ⓘ Nintendo eShop access ⓘ asymmetric gameplay ⓘ backward compatibility with Wii accessories ⓘ backward compatibility with Wii software ⓘ dual-screen gameplay ⓘ off-TV play on GamePad ⓘ |
| generation | eighth generation ⓘ |
| gpu | AMD Radeon-based GPU ⓘ |
| launchDate |
2012-11-18
ⓘ
2012-11-30 ⓘ 2012-12-08 ⓘ |
| launchRegion |
Australia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Nintendo ⓘ |
| maxResolution | 1080p ⓘ |
| media |
Wii U optical disc
ⓘ
Wii optical disc ⓘ downloadable content ⓘ |
| memory | 2 GB RAM ⓘ |
| notableGame |
Bayonetta 2
ⓘ
Mario Kart 8 ⓘ New Super Mario Bros. U ⓘ Pikmin 3 ⓘ Splatoon ⓘ Super Mario 3D World ⓘ Super Smash Bros. ⓘ
surface form:
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ⓘ |
| onlineService | Nintendo Network ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Wii U system software ⓘ |
| platformType | home console ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Nintendo Wii
ⓘ
surface form:
Wii
|
| storageExpansion |
SD card
ⓘ
USB external storage ⓘ |
| storageOption |
32 GB internal flash memory
ⓘ
8 GB internal flash memory ⓘ |
| successor | Nintendo Switch ⓘ |
| supports |
Wii U Virtual Console
ⓘ
surface form:
Wii U Virtual Console titles
amiibo ⓘ backward-compatible Wii Virtual Console titles ⓘ |
| unitsSoldWorldwide | approximately 13.5 million ⓘ |
Referenced by (119)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nintendo Wii U
subject surface form:
Super Mario
this entity surface form:
Nintendo Wii U
this entity surface form:
Wii U console
subject surface form:
Skylanders: Swap Force
subject surface form:
Minecraft: Story Mode