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.

Wii U console with GamePad

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.^[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[lower-alpha 1]	Genre(s)	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)
Mario Kart 8 † *	8.46 million[2]	March 31, 2024	May 29, 2014	Kart racing	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Super Mario 3D World † *	5.89 million[2]	March 31, 2024	November 21, 2013	Platform	Nintendo EAD 1-Up Studio	Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. U † *	5.82 million[2]	March 31, 2024	November 18, 2012	Platform	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U †	5.38 million[2]	March 31, 2024	November 21, 2014	Fighting	Sora Ltd. Bandai Namco Entertainment	Nintendo
Nintendo Land †	5.21 million[2]	March 31, 2024	November 18, 2012	Party	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Splatoon †	4.95 million[2]	March 31, 2024	May 28, 2015	Third-person shooter	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Super Mario Maker † #	4.02 million[2]	March 31, 2024	September 11, 2015	Level editor platform	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
New Super Luigi U † *	3.07 million[2]	March 31, 2024	June 19, 2013[lower-alpha 2]	Platform	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD †	2.37 million[2]	March 31, 2024	September 20, 2013	Action-adventure	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Mario Party 10	2.27 million[2]	March 31, 2024	March 12, 2015	Party	NDcube Nintendo SPD	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	NDcube Nintendo SPD	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	Real-time strategy puzzle	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	Omega Force Team Ninja	JP: Koei Tecmo WW: Nintendo
Pokkén Tournament † *	1 million[6]	August 18, 2016	March 18, 2016	Fighting	Bandai Namco Studios	JP: The Pokémon Company WW: Nintendo

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, 2024. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
2. "Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. March 31, 2024. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
3. 2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. ISBN 978-4-902346-43-5.
4. 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.

External links

• Nintendo IR Information - Wii U Software