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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, 2024, over 103.60 million total copies of games had been sold for the Wii U.

List

† Game was bundled with Wii U consoles during its lifetime
Game Copies sold As of Release date Developer(s) Publisher(s)
Mario Kart 8 † 8.46 million March 31, 2024 May 29, 2014 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Mario 3D World † 5.89 million March 31, 2024 November 21, 2013 Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. U † 5.82 million March 31, 2024 November 18, 2012 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U † 5.38 million March 31, 2024 November 21, 2014 Nintendo
Nintendo Land † 5.21 million March 31, 2024 November 18, 2012 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Splatoon † 4.95 million March 31, 2024 May 28, 2015 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Mario Maker † 4.02 million March 31, 2024 September 11, 2015 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
New Super Luigi U † 3.07 million March 31, 2024 June 19, 2013 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD † 2.37 million March 31, 2024 September 20, 2013 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Mario Party 10 2.27 million March 31, 2024 March 12, 2015 Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2.02 million December 31, 2020 February 21, 2014 Retro Studios Nintendo
Wii Party U † 1.79 million December 31, 2020 October 25, 2013 Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1.70 million December 31, 2020 March 3, 2017 Nintendo EPD Nintendo
Yoshi's Woolly World 1.57 million December 31, 2020 June 25, 2015 Good-Feel Nintendo
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 1.37 million December 31, 2020 November 13, 2014 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Pikmin 3 1.28 million December 31, 2022 July 13, 2013 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD 1.17 million December 31, 2022 March 4, 2016 Tantalus Media Nintendo
Lego City Undercover 1.15 million December 31, 2022 March 18, 2013 TT Fusion Nintendo
Hyrule Warriors 1 million January 27, 2015 August 14, 2014
Pokkén Tournament † 1 million August 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 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

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  2. ^ "Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. March 31, 2024. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mario Kart 8". Nintendo Life. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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  6. ^ Frushtick, Rush (February 19, 2021). "Even the strongest relationships won't survive Super Mario 3D World". Polygon. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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  9. ^ 2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. ISBN 978-4-902346-43-5.
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  11. "Hyrule Warriors Ships 1 Million Units Worldwide". 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  12. "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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