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|release = November 2012|discontinued = January 2017

The '''Wii U''' is an eighth-generation console released by Nintendo on November 18, 2012 at {{Inflation|USD|349.99|2012}}. It has a Tri3-Core core IBM PowerPC CPU at 1.24 GHz with 2GB of RAM. It has , 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.

;[[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 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.