List of Wii U games
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The Wii U is Nintendo's sixth home video game console. It is the successor to the Wii.
Games
There are 791 games on this list, 208 of which were released physically on a disc.
The list is sorted by game titles, their developer(s), publisher(s), released for and release date by Japanese, North American, Australian, and European respectively. The game title without a region abbreviation in superior letters is a North American title, it may be shared in another region if there is no secondary title with matching region in superior letters.
For a chronological list, click the sort button in any of the available region's columns. Games dated December 8, 2012 (Japan), November 18, 2012 (North America), and November 30, 2012 (Europe and Australasia) are launch titles for the specified regions.
For a list of games that were announced or in development for the Wii U but never released, see the list of cancelled Wii U games.
Games that were released physically are marked with a dagger (†).
List of Off-TV Play compatible games
Off-TV Play is a feature of Nintendo's eighth-generation video game console, the Wii U. Like all video game consoles, the Wii U uses a console and a controller to manipulate an image on a television screen. The Wii U's unique feature is that its controller, the Wii U GamePad, has its own built-in screen for displaying images. It can display an entirely different image, or duplicate the television screen into the Wii U GamePad. It also allowed for 2-Player multiplayer, where each person would have their own screen with no need for Co-op splitscreen. Off-TV Play is the term used for when an entire game is played strictly on the controller, without the use of a television. The GamePad also features two speakers that can be used for Off-TV Play. There is no standardized way to activate Off-TV Play and how it's implemented depends on the game.
For supported games, a television isn't required to be connected to the Wii U; the Wii U can operate in Off-TV Play mode as long as the console is connected to a power source. However, as the processing is done on the console, and transmitted to the GamePad, the user must still keep within the transmitting range for it to work. Not all games support Off-TV Play, as some games conceptually rely on the asymmetric interplay between the television screen and the Wii U GamePad screen, such as Nintendo Land and ZombiU. However, all Wii U Virtual Console titles purchased from the Nintendo eShop include the option to use Off-TV Play. Original Wii games and Wii Virtual Console games were not initially compatible either, although this was changed in the Wii U's September 30, 2013 system update, which allows it, but only through the use of original Wii peripherals as input methods, meaning that the image would appear on Wii U GamePad screen, but its buttons would not work, requiring the use of Wii Remotes and Wii accessories for button and joystick input. This was partially revised again in January 2015; when Nintendo began releasing Wii games digitally on the Wii U eShop. Because games re-released in this fashion were reworked to run straight from the Wii U operating screen, and not Wii Mode, the game allowed for Off-TV Play on Wii games with GamePad controls, provided the game allowed for Classic Controller usage in its Wii release.
^[a] Off-TV Play must be initially activated via a menu on the TV screen.
^[b] Off-TV Play cannot be activated or disabled mid-game
^[c] An update is required to use Off-TV Play.
^[d] When using the feature in multiplayer mode, only platforms can be placed using the Wii U GamePad's touchscreen and a Wii Remote and/or Wii U Pro Controller is required.
^[e] Off-TV Play is activated by swiping down on touchscreen.
^[f] Some activities require both the GamePad and TV screen and are not compatible with Off-TV Play.