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|predecessor = [[Wii emulators|Wii]]
 
|predecessor = [[Wii emulators|Wii]]
 
|successor = [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
 
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The '''Wii U''' is an eighth-generation console released by Nintendo on November 18, 2012 at {{Inflation|USD|349.99|2012}}. It has a Tri-Core IBM PowerPC CPU at 1.24 GHz with 2GB of RAM. It has an AMD Radeon GPU. It is the first console by Nintendo to output high definition (HD) resolutions, such as 720p and 1080p. It includes a tablet-like controller, known as the [[wikipedia:Wii_U_GamePad|Wii U GamePad]], to provide certain additional gameplay. Notably, it can play all [[Wii emulators|Wii]] games as well as support the Wii Remote controllers for native Wii U games.
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The '''Wii U''' is an eighth-generation console released by Nintendo on November 18, 2012 at {{Inflation|USD|349.99|2012}}. It has a 3-core IBM PowerPC CPU at 1.24 GHz with 2GB of RAM, and an AMD Radeon GPU. It is the first console by Nintendo to output high definition (HD) resolutions, such as 720p and 1080p. It includes a tablet-like controller, known as the [[wikipedia:Wii_U_GamePad|Wii U GamePad]], to provide certain additional gameplay. Notably, it can play all [[Wii emulators|Wii]] games as well as support the Wii Remote controllers for native Wii U games.
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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===Comparisons===
 
===Comparisons===
;[[Cemu]]  <small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;">([https://compat.cemu.info compatibility])</small>:An open-source Wii U emulator created in October 2015, regularly updated every 2 to 5 weeks. It can run a sizeable amount of games, with 13% of the tested ones listed as Perfect (can be played with no issues) and 39% of the tested ones listed as Playable (can be played through with minor audio or graphical glitches).
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;[[Cemu]]  <small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;">([https://compat.cemu.info compatibility])</small>:An open-source Wii U emulator created in October 2015, regularly updated every 2 to 5 weeks. It can run a sizeable amount of games, with 13% of the tested ones listed as Perfect (can be played with no issues) and 39% of the tested ones listed as Playable (can be played through with minor audio or graphical glitches). And, as of August 2022, Cemu is no longer in the experiemental stage, and a macOS port is in early development.
;[[Decaf]]:An open-source research project for Wii U emulation. It's able to boot some commercial games.
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;[[Decaf]]:is able to boot some commercial games. It is no longer in development as of August 2022.
;Kinnay:This emulates the Wii U processors and hardware at the lowest level. It's able to emulate all the way through boot1, IOSU, and Cafe OS up to the Wii U menu. Written by the main Decaf developers exjam and kinnay.
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;Kinnay:emulates the Wii U processors and hardware at the lowest level. It's able to emulate all the way through boot1, IOSU, and Cafe OS up to the Wii U menu. Written by the main Decaf developers exjam and kinnay.
  
 
===Dolphin===
 
===Dolphin===

Revision as of 01:58, 26 August 2022

Nintendo Wii U
Wii U.png
Developer Nintendo
Type Home video game console
Generation Eighth generation
Release date November 2012
Discontinued January 2017
Predecessor Wii
Successor Nintendo Switch
Emulated
For other emulators that run on Wii U hardware, see Emulators on Wii U.


The Wii U is an eighth-generation console released by Nintendo on November 18, 2012 at $349.99. It has a 3-core IBM PowerPC CPU at 1.24 GHz with 2GB of RAM, and an AMD Radeon GPU. It is the first console by Nintendo to output high definition (HD) resolutions, such as 720p and 1080p. It includes a tablet-like controller, known as the Wii U GamePad, to provide certain additional gameplay. Notably, it can play all Wii games as well as support the Wii Remote controllers for native Wii U games.

Emulators

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
Cemu Windows Linux 2.0git Medium
Decaf Windows Linux git Low
Kinnay Linux git Low

Comparisons

Cemu (compatibility)
An open-source Wii U emulator created in October 2015, regularly updated every 2 to 5 weeks. It can run a sizeable amount of games, with 13% of the tested ones listed as Perfect (can be played with no issues) and 39% of the tested ones listed as Playable (can be played through with minor audio or graphical glitches). And, as of August 2022, Cemu is no longer in the experiemental stage, and a macOS port is in early development.
Decaf
is able to boot some commercial games. It is no longer in development as of August 2022.
Kinnay
emulates the Wii U processors and hardware at the lowest level. It's able to emulate all the way through boot1, IOSU, and Cafe OS up to the Wii U menu. Written by the main Decaf developers exjam and kinnay.

Dolphin

You might have read about an unofficial branch of Dolphin with Wii U support — but don't get your hopes up. While the PowerPC architecture family in the Wii U is the same as the Wii and GameCube (this fact alone was the reason why Wii emulation was added to Dolphin, originally GameCube-only), this support is nothing more than the file viewer features (region, internal name, various info, list of files and folders inside ISO and a way to extract them) being expanded to Wii U disc images. Nothing has been done on the actual emulation front as far as Dolphin is concerned, and the Dolphin developers have said that they are not interested in adding Wii U support to Dolphin.