Nintendo first stepped into the home console market with the NES, but how successful was it?

Let’s find out.

How Many Games Were Made For The Wii U?

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The Wii U pales in comparison,totaling in at somewhere around 800 gameswith a generous estimation.

What makes this number even smaller is that a very small number of those games were ever released physically.

That means around75% of the Wii U’s entire library was lostwith the shutdown of the eShop.

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When Was The Last Game Released For The Wii U?

In fact,the Wii U’s final game launched over ten years after its initial launch.

Both of these games were exclusive to North America andreleased on February 16th, 2023.

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The last game to get a physical release on the console wasShakedown Hawaii on August 20th, 2020.

What Were The Launch Titles For The Wii U?

It launched in North America first, though thankfully had less than a month between every major regional release.

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Despite a stellar line-up of games though,very few were first-party, and even fewer were system-sellers.

Many were ports with some extra bells and whistles rather than brand-new games, either.

Live-Service Games

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