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The Wii U was released in the United States on November 18, 2012; in Europe and Australia on November 30, 2012; and in Japan on December 8, 2012. The Wii U was the third Nintendo console to be released in North America before Japan, the other two being the Wii and the original [[Nintendo DS]]. It is also the first Nintendo home console since the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] to be released before its competitors' consoles of the same generation were announced. | The Wii U was released in the United States on November 18, 2012; in Europe and Australia on November 30, 2012; and in Japan on December 8, 2012. The Wii U was the third Nintendo console to be released in North America before Japan, the other two being the Wii and the original [[Nintendo DS]]. It is also the first Nintendo home console since the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] to be released before its competitors' consoles of the same generation were announced. | ||
In contrast to the Wii, the Wii U was not very successful when compared to its contemporaries, {{wp|Sony}}'s {{wp|PlayStation 4}} and {{wp|Microsoft}}'s {{wp|Xbox One}}. It was initially expected to sell 100 million units;<ref>[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-07-07-wii-u-was-expected-to-sell-100-million-units/ Wii U was expected to sell 100 million units | GamesIndustry.biz]</ref> however, it managed to sell only 13.56 million units worldwide,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved June 11, 2020.</ref> making it Nintendo's least successful home console, a record previously held by the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. Because of this, it was discontinued in Europe on October 1, 2016; in North America on November 10, 2016; in Australia on November 14, 2016; and in Japan on January 31, 2017, only about four years after the console's initial release. The Wii U's lifetime sales were outsold in only nine months by its successor, the [[Nintendo Switch]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42885803</ref><ref>https://hypebeast.com/2019/10/nintendo-switch-passes-wii-u-lifetime-sales</ref> Commonly cited reasons for the Wii U's weak sales include its confusing marketing, complicated GamePad, few third-party titles (many being canceled and/or unreleased), high initial pricing, and lack of Blu-ray, DVD, and CD playback.<ref>https://www.lifewire.com/reasons-the-wii-u-is-a-failure-2498588</ref> However, | In contrast to the Wii, the Wii U was not very successful when compared to its contemporaries, {{wp|Sony}}'s {{wp|PlayStation 4}} and {{wp|Microsoft}}'s {{wp|Xbox One}}. It was initially expected to sell 100 million units;<ref>[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-07-07-wii-u-was-expected-to-sell-100-million-units/ Wii U was expected to sell 100 million units | GamesIndustry.biz]</ref> however, it managed to sell only 13.56 million units worldwide,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved June 11, 2020.</ref> making it Nintendo's least successful home console, a record previously held by the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. Because of this, it was discontinued in Europe on October 1, 2016; in North America on November 10, 2016; in Australia on November 14, 2016; and in Japan on January 31, 2017, only about four years after the console's initial release. The Wii U's lifetime sales were outsold in only nine months by its successor, the [[Nintendo Switch]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42885803</ref><ref>https://hypebeast.com/2019/10/nintendo-switch-passes-wii-u-lifetime-sales</ref> Commonly cited reasons for the Wii U's weak sales include its confusing marketing, complicated GamePad, few third-party titles (many being canceled and/or unreleased), high initial pricing, and lack of Blu-ray, DVD, and CD playback.<ref>https://www.lifewire.com/reasons-the-wii-u-is-a-failure-2498588</ref> However, many first-party Wii U titles were [[Reissue|ported]] to the Nintendo Switch. | ||
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