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This is a list of video games for the Wii U video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the Wii U is Mario Kart 8. First released in Japan on May 29, 2014, it went on to sell over 8.4 million units worldwide.

There are a total of 20 Wii U games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 14 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. All of them were published in one or more regions by Nintendo.

By March 31, 2023, over 103.60 million total copies of games had been sold for the Wii U.[1]

List

Key
† Game was bundled with Wii U consoles during its lifetime
* Game was eventually ported to the Nintendo Switch
# Game was eventually ported to the Nintendo 3DS
Game Copies sold As of Release date[a] Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
Mario Kart 8 † * 8.46 million[2] March 31, 2023 May 29, 2014 Kart racing Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Mario 3D World † * 5.89 million[2] March 31, 2023 November 21, 2013 Platform
Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. U † * 5.82 million[2] March 31, 2023 November 18, 2012 Platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U † 5.38 million[2] March 31, 2023 November 21, 2014 Fighting
Nintendo
Nintendo Land † 5.21 million[2] March 31, 2023 November 18, 2012 Party Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Splatoon † 4.95 million[2] March 31, 2023 May 28, 2015 Third-person shooter Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Mario Maker † # 4.02 million[2] March 31, 2023 September 11, 2015
Nintendo EAD Nintendo
New Super Luigi U † * 3.07 million[2] March 31, 2023 June 19, 2013[b] Platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD † 2.37 million[2] March 31, 2023 September 20, 2013 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Mario Party 10 2.27 million[2] March 31, 2023 March 12, 2015 Party
Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze * 2.02 million[3] December 31, 2020 February 21, 2014 Platform Retro Studios Nintendo
Wii Party U † 1.79 million[3] December 31, 2020 October 25, 2013 Party
Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild * 1.70 million[3] December 31, 2020 March 3, 2017 Action-adventure Nintendo EPD Nintendo
Yoshi's Woolly World # 1.57 million[3] December 31, 2020 June 25, 2015 Platform Good-Feel Nintendo
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker * # 1.37 million[3] December 31, 2020 November 13, 2014 Action puzzle Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Pikmin 3 * 1.28 million[4] December 31, 2022 July 13, 2013
Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD 1.17 million[4] December 31, 2022 March 4, 2016 Action-adventure Tantalus Media Nintendo
Lego City Undercover * 1.15 million[4] December 31, 2022 March 18, 2013 Action-adventure TT Fusion Nintendo
Hyrule Warriors * # 1 million[5] January 27, 2015 August 14, 2014 Hack and slash
Pokkén Tournament † * 1 million[6] August 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 Fighting Bandai Namco Studios

Notes

  1. ^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  2. ^ Initial release was as downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U; a stand-alone retail version was released in the following months.

References

  1. ^ "Dedicated Video Game Sales Units". Nintendo. March 31, 2023. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. September 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e 2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. ISBN 978-4-902346-43-5.
  4. ^ a b c 2023CESAゲーム白書 (2023 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2023. ISBN 978-4-902346-47-3.
  5. ^ "Hyrule Warriors Ships 1 Million Units Worldwide". 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Bandai Namco Press Release" (PDF). 18 August 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

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