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Revealed at [[Nintendo]]'s 2011 E3 press conference, the '''Wii U''' is the next-generation successor to the [[Wii]]. The Wii U is Nintendo's first high-definition console (capable of outputting 1080p video). As with its predecessor, the Wii U features a brand new controller—this time with a touchscreen built in. Wii U hardware is backwards-compatible with Wii games and peripherals (e.g., the Wii remote) but does away with its predecessor's ability to play [[GameCube]] games.
Revealed at [[Nintendo]]'s 2011 E3 press conference, the '''Wii U''' is the next-generation successor to the [[Wii]]. The Wii U is Nintendo's first high-definition console (capable of outputting 1080p video). As with its predecessor, the Wii U features a brand new controller—this time with a touchscreen built in. The Wii U hardware is backwards-compatible with Wii games and peripherals but does not support [[GameCube]] games or peripherals.


===Launch games===
The Wii U launched with several exclusive games, including [[New Super Mario Bros. U]] and [[ZombiU]], as well as several popular multi-platform games such as [[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]] and [[Batman: Arkham City]]. Nintendo has promised that the Wii U will receiver better third-party support than the [[Wii]], which lacked many multi-platform titles.
The Wii U will launch in North America on [[November 18]], [[2012]] with '''26''' games, on [[November 30]], [[2012]] in Europe and in Australia with '''21''' games, and on [[December 8]], [[2012]] in Japan with '''11''' games:
{| {{prettytable|sortable=true}}
|-
! Title !! Developer !! Publisher(s) !! North America !!  Europe/Australia !! Japan !! [[Nintendo eShop]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[007 Legends]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Eurocom]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Activision]]
| {{no}}<!-- Not confirmed for launch day in North America -->
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{Unknown}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft Montreal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Batman: Arkham City - Armored Edition]]''<br/>''Batman: Arkham City - Armoured Edition''<sup>PAL</sup>
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Rocksteady Studios]]<br />[[WB Games Montreal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]<br />[[Square-Enix]]<sup>JP</sup>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Ben 10: Omniverse - The Video Game]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Vicious Cycle Software]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[D3 Publisher]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{Unknown}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Treyarch]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Activision]]<br />[[Square-Enix]]<sup>JP</sup>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Unknown}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Darksiders II]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Vigil Games]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[THQ]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}<!-- No evidence of Japanese version of this game for Wii U, likely due to THQ closing Japanese offices -->
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Junction Point Studios]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Disney Interactive Studios]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade]]''<br />''[[Simple Series for Wii U Vol.1: The Family Party]]''<sup>JP</sup>
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Torus Games]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[D3 Publisher]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[FIFA 13]]''<br/>''[[FIFA Soccer 13]]''<sup>NA</sup>
| style="text-align:center;"| [[EA Canada]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[EA Sports]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[ESPN Sports Connection]]''<sup>NA</sup><br/>''[[Sports Connection]]''<sup>INT</sup>
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Game Party Champions]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Warner Bros.]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Just Dance 4]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Madden NFL 13]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[EA Tiburon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[EA Sports]]
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft Quebec]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{Unknown}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Mass Effect 3: Special Edition]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[BioWare]]<br />[[Straight Right]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Electronic Arts]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate]]''<br />''[[Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) G HD Ver.]]''<sup>JP</sup>
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Capcom Production Studio 1]]<br />[[Eighting]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Capcom]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Unknown}}<!-- Nintendo eShop release only confirmed for Nintendo 3DS version for the time being. -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo EAD]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Team Ninja]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo]]<br />[[Tecmo Koei]]<sup>JP</sup>
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Nintendo Land]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Rabbids Land]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Scribblenauts Unlimited]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[5th Cell]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Sing Party]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FreeStyleGames]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Skylanders: Giants]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Toys For Bob]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Activision]]<br />[[Square-Enix]]<sup>JP</sup>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}} <!---Will not be released until 2013.--->
| {{Unknown}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sumo Digital]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sega]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}} <!-- Wii U version not confirmed for Japan. -->
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Tank! Tank! Tank!]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Namco Bandai Games]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Namco Bandai Games]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Unknown}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Namco Bandai Games]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Namco Bandai Games]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Transformers: Prime – The Game|Transformers: Prime]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nowpro]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Activision]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{Unknown}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper]]''<br />''[[Musou Orochi 2 Hyper]]''<sup>JP</sup>
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Omega Force]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Tecmo Koei]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Wipeout: The Game 3]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Activision]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Activision]]
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a|Unreleased}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[ZombiU]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft Montpellier]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ubisoft]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|}


Alongside the above mentioned retail titles, digital-only games via [[Nintendo eShop]] will also be available on launch day for the Wii U in the following regions:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! | Title
! | Developer
! | Publisher
! | PAL Region
! | North America
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Chasing Aurora]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Broken Rules]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Broken Rules]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Little Inferno]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Tomorrow Corporation]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Tomorrow Corporation]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[WayForward]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[WayForward]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Nano Assault Neo]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Shin'en]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Shin'en]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Trine 2: Director's Cut]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Frozenbyte]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Frozenbyte]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|}
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The Wii U launched with several exclusive games, including New Super Mario Bros. U and ZombiU, as well as several popular multi-platform games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Batman: Arkham City. Nintendo has promised that the Wii U will receiver better third-party support than the Wii, which lacked many multi-platform titles.

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