List of best-selling Wii U video games

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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 21 Wii U games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, eleven were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Of the 21 games on this list, 20 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo.

By September 30, 2021, over 103.42 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
No. Game Copies sold As of Release date[a] Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
1 Mario Kart 8 † 8.46 million[2] September 30, 2021 May 29, 2014 Racing Nintendo EAD Group No. 1 Nintendo
2 Super Mario 3D World † 5.88 million[2] September 30, 2021 November 21, 2013 Platform
Nintendo
3 New Super Mario Bros. U † 5.81 million[2] September 30, 2021 November 18, 2012 Platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
4 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U † 5.38 million[2] September 30, 2021 November 21, 2014 Fighting
Nintendo
5 Nintendo Land † 5.20 million[2] September 30, 2021 November 18, 2012 Party Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 Nintendo
6 Splatoon † 4.95 million[2] September 30, 2021 May 28, 2015 Third-person shooter Nintendo EAD Nintendo
7 Super Mario Maker † 4.02 million[2] September 30, 2021 September 11, 2015
Nintendo EAD Nintendo
8 New Super Luigi U † 3.07 million[2] September 30, 2021 June 19, 2013[b] Platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
9 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD † 2.35 million[2] September 30, 2021 September 20, 2013 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD Group No. 3 Nintendo
10 Mario Party 10 2.26 million[2] September 30, 2021 March 12, 2015 Party
Nintendo
11 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2.01 million[3] December 31, 2019 February 21, 2014 Platform Retro Studios Nintendo
12 Wii Party U † 1.78 million[3] December 31, 2019 October 25, 2013 Party
Nintendo
13 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1.69 million[3] December 31, 2019 March 3, 2017 Action-adventure Nintendo EPD Nintendo
14 Yoshi's Woolly World 1.56 million[3] December 31, 2019 June 25, 2015 Platform Good-Feel Nintendo
15 Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 1.36 million[3] December 31, 2019 November 13, 2014 Action puzzle Nintendo EAD Tokyo Nintendo
16 Pikmin 3 1.27 million[3] December 31, 2019 July 13, 2013
Nintendo EAD Nintendo
17 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 1.19 million[3] December 31, 2019 June 23, 2016 Party Sega Sports R&D Nintendo
18 Lego City Undercover 1.15 million[3] December 31, 2019 March 18, 2013 Action-adventure TT Fusion Nintendo
19 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD 1.13 million[3] December 31, 2019 March 4, 2016 Action-adventure
Nintendo
20 Hyrule Warriors 1 million[4] January 27, 2015 August 14, 2014 Hack and slash
Pokkén Tournament † 1 million[5] August 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 Fighting Bandai Namco Studios The Pokémon Company

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, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. September 30, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i 2020CESAゲーム白書 (2020 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2020. ISBN 978-4-902346-42-8.
  4. ^ "Hyrule Warriors Ships 1 Million Units Worldwide". 27 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Bandai Namco Press Release" (PDF). 18 August 2016.

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