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Line 10: \| programmer = Masayuki Shinohara<br/>Yuhei Tsukami<br/>Akira Matsumoto<br/>Kenji Oohira<br/>Haruhiko Tanuma \| artist = Norio Asakura<br/>Kunihiro Hasuoka<br/>Ryo Koizumi \| composer = ~~Ichiro Shimakura<br>Toshiki Aida<br>Ryosuke Asami~~ \| series = ''[[Wii (video game series)\|Wii]]'' \| platforms = [[Wii U]] \| released = ~~'''Retail'''~~ {{Video game release\|[[North America\|NA]]/[[Europe\|EU]]\|October 25, 2013<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/08/28/super-mario-3d-world-donkey-kong-wii-u-release-dates \|title=Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Wii U Release Dates \|publisher=IGN \|date=2013-08-28 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830205053/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/28/super-mario-3d-world-donkey-kong-wii-u-release-dates? \|archive-date=2013-08-30 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2016-02-06}}</ref>\|AU\|October 26, 2013<ref>{{cite news\|title=NINTENDO ANNOUNCES A NEW MEMBER TO THE NINTENDO 3DS FAMILY\|url=https://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&nid=2995\|website=Nintendo Australia\|date=29 August 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001161845/http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&nid=2995\|archive-date=2015-10-01\|url-status=dead\|access-date=2022-06-22}}</ref>\|JP\|October 31, 2013<ref>{{cite web\|title=Wii Party U\|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/anxj/index.html\|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017010552/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/anxj/index.html\|archive-date=2013-10-17\|url-status=live\|access-date=2016-02-06\|language=ja}}</ref>}} ~~'''Nintendo eShop'''~~ ~~{{Video game release\|AUS\|October 26, 2013\|JP\|October 31, 2013}}{{Video game release\|EU\|December 12, 2013\|NA\|May 16, 2014}}~~ \| genre = [[Party game\|Party]] \| modes = [[Single-player video game\|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game\|multiplayer]] Line 26 ⟶ 23: ==Gameplay== ''Wii Party U'' is a multiplayer video game consisting of a standard board game with mini-games, similar to ''[[Mario Party]]''. Over 80 different new mini-games are available.<ref>{{cite web\|title=What's Included\|url=http://wiipartyu.nintendo.com/whats-included/\|website=Wii Party U\|publisher=Nintendo\|access-date=26 January 2018\|archive-date=22 October 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022021410/http://wiipartyu.nintendo.com/whats-included/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Multiple people can play mini-games using the [[Wii U GamePad]]. ''Wii Party U'' also includes a new accessory, a stand for the [[Wii U GamePad]] to allow support for the tabletop games.<ref>{{cite web\|title=What's Included \|url=http://wiipartyu.nintendo.com/whats-included/\|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022021410/http://wiipartyu.nintendo.com/whats-included/\|archive-date=2015-10-22\|url-status=live\|access-date=2016-02-06}}</ref> "House Party" games also return from ''Wii Party'', and focus on various implementations of the [[Wii U GamePad]] and [[Wii Remote]]s amongst a group of people.<ref name="pick your party">{{cite web\|title=Pick Your Party - ''Wii Party U'' for Wii U\|url=http://wiipartyu.nintendo.com/pick-your-party/\|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929111558/http://wiipartyu.nintendo.com/pick-your-party/\|archive-date=2015-09-29 \|url-status=live\|access-date=2016-02-06}}</ref> There are four different types of party modes.<ref name="pick your party"/> The first is the TV Party, which can include up to 4 players that use the [[Wii Remote]]s and the [[Wii U GamePad]] on the television. This mode is a boardgame with each tile having some effect upon the players. The host of the game's name is Party Phil and he controls and announces what happens in the game. Line 35 ⟶ 32: '''[[Mii]] Fashion Plaza''': A board game where players race around the Mii Fashion Plaza gathering clothes required for a costume, which begins with them receiving a costume piece from the roulette. '''The Balldozer''': As with Highway Rollers, the turn order is decided by minigame. Players drop up to four balls into a machine called the Balldozer that gives them one point for a colored ball and ten points for a gold ball, but they lose five points for a purple skull ball. Starting from round 3, a bonus ring will appear. If a ball falls through it, more balls will be added to the machine. '''Team Building''' (known as '''Teammate Madness''' in [[Europe]]): Played similarly to [[~~Poker\|~~poker]], players match up Miis in various jersey colors and numbers to earn points. The House Party mode requires both the [[Wii U GamePad]] and [[Wii Remote]]s. The modes are: Line 58 ⟶ 55: '''Minigame Collection''': With up to 4 players, they can play any minigame of their choosing. '''Freeplay Challenge''': A single-player mode where the player is tasked with beating their records in four specific minigames. There is also a mode called Demolition Row, where up to two players compete to get their puzzle blocks beneath the line. '''Bridge Burners:''': Players cooperate to complete a specified task in a 4-player minigame. If they are successful, they will proceed, but if they are not, they lose a heart. Lose three minigames and the team fails. '''Dojo Domination:''': A single-player mode where the player has ten hearts and faces off with thirty Miis, ~~with~~three 10opponents at a ~~lives~~time. If the player is successful, the Miis they are facing are defeated, but if not, they lose a heart for each Mii that beat them. '''Battle of the Minigames:''': Players compete to be the first to win in three or five minigames. '''Tabletop Tournament''': Players use the [[Wii U GamePad]] to face off in "single-elimination or round-robin tabletop tournament." '''Spot the Sneak:''': One player is selected to get a secret advantage in a 4-player minigame (but must avoid being caught using that advantage) while the others ~~choose~~guess who the sneak is. ~~The~~after the minigame ends ~~player~~(sthe sneak also participates in guessing but isn’t penalized for picking incorrectly). The players that ~~selects~~correctly guess the sneak ~~receives~~steal 10points tofrom ~~20 points~~them, but ~~lose~~the ~~them~~sneak ifsteals ~~they~~points ~~pick~~from ~~the~~anyone who makes an ~~wrong~~incorrect ~~person~~prediction. {{Clear}} Line 70 ⟶ 67: {{Video game reviews \| GR = 65%<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/701150-wii-party-u/index.html \|title=Wii Party U for Wii U \|publisher=GameRankings \|date=2013-10-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426074214/http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/701150-wii-party-u/index.html \|archive-date=2015-04-26 \|url-status=dead \|access-date=2022-06-22}}</ref> \| MC = 65/100<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-party-u/~~wii~~critic-~~party~~reviews/?platform=wii-u \|title=Wii Party U for Wii U Reviews \|publisher=Metacritic \|date=2013-10-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906094032/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/wii-party-u \|archive-date=2015-09-06 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2013-02-06}}</ref> \| Destruct = 7/10<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-wii-party-u-264016.phtml \|title=Review: Wii Party U \|last=Carter \|first=Chris \|publisher=Destructoid \|date=2013-10-24 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027072654/http://www.destructoid.com/review-wii-party-u-264016.phtml \|archive-date=2013-10-27 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2013-11-01}}</ref> \| Edge = 5/10<ref name="edge">{{cite web\|url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/wii-party-u-review/ \|title=Wii Party U review \|publisher=Edge Online \|date=2013-10-23 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193316/http://www.edge-online.com/review/wii-party-u-review \|archive-date=2013-10-29 \|url-status=dead \|access-date=2013-11-01}}</ref> \| EuroG = 7/10<ref>{{cite web\|last=Schilling \|first=Chris \|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-23-wii-party-u-review \|title=Wii Party U review • Reviews • Wii U • \|publisher=Eurogamer.net \|date=2013-10-23 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024072846/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-23-wii-party-u-review \|archive-date=2013-10-24 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2013-11-01}}</ref> \| GSpot = 5/10<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/wii-party-u-review/1900-6415499/ \|title=Wii Party U Review \|last=Kemps \|first=Heidi \|publisher=GameSpot \|date=2013-10-23 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729233712/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/wii-party-u-review/1900-6415499/ \|archive-date=2015-07-29 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2013-11-01}}</ref> \| ~~IGN~~GRadar = 73.5/105<ref>{{cite web\|~~author~~last=~~Scott~~Saldana\|first=Giancarlo\|date=October ~~Thompson~~23, 2013\|url=~~http~~https://~~ign~~www.gamesradar.com~~/articles/2013/10/23~~/wii-party-u-review /\|title=Wii Party U ~~Review~~ review\|~~publisher~~website=~~IGN \|date=2013-10-23~~ [[GamesRadar+]]\|access-date=~~2013-11-01~~September 13, 2024}}</ref> \| ~~Joystiq~~IGN = ~~{{rating\|2\|~~7.5}}/10<ref>{{cite web \|~~last~~author=~~Wehner~~Scott ~~\|first=Mike~~Thompson \|url=http://~~www.joystiq~~ign.com/articles/2013/10/23/wii-party-u-review~~-d080f155/~~ \|title=Wii Party U ~~review: Party pooper~~Review \|publisher=~~Joystiq~~IGN \|date=2013-10-23 \|access-date=~~2022~~2013-0611-2201 \|~~url~~archive-~~status~~date=~~dead~~2013-10-31 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20150316162904~~20131031073849/http://www.~~joystiq~~ign.com/articles/2013/10/23/wii-party-u-review~~-d080f155/~~ \|~~archive~~url-~~date~~status=~~2015-03-16~~live }}</ref> \| ~~NLife~~Joystiq = ~~{{rating\|8\|10}}~~2/5<ref>{{~~Cite~~cite web\|last=~~Watts~~Wehner \|first=~~Martin~~Mike \|~~date~~url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013-/10-/23/wii-party-u-review-d080f155/ \|title=~~Review:~~ Wii Party U ~~(Wii~~review: Party pooper \|publisher=Joystiq \|date=2013-10-23 \|access-date=2022-06-22 U)\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316162904/http://www.~~nintendolife~~joystiq.com/~~reviews~~2013/~~wiiu~~10/~~wii_party_u\|access~~23/wii-~~date=2021~~party-09u-~~22\|website=Nintendo~~review-d080f155/ ~~Life~~\|~~language~~archive-date=en2015-03-GB16}}</ref> \| NLife = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Watts\|first=Martin\|date=2013-10-23\|title=Review: Wii Party U (Wii U)\|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu/wii_party_u\|access-date=2021-09-22\|website=Nintendo Life\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=2021-11-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125140809/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu/wii_party_u\|url-status=live}}</ref> \| NWR = 8/10<ref name="nwr">{{cite web \|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/35791 \|title=Wii Party U Review - Review \|publisher=Nintendo World Report \|access-date=2013-11-01 \|archive-date=2013-11-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102162032/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/35791 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| TG = 1/5<ref>{{cite news\|last=Summerley\|first=Rory\|date=November 9, 2013\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/10/wii-party-u-review\|title=Wii Party U – review\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref> }} ''Wii Party U'' received mixed reviews from critics, with an average [[Metacritic]] score of 65/100. According to Edge, "Wii Party U has no rhythm, and you won’t realise just how crucial that is to a party game until it’s gone."<ref name="edge"/> Edge also states that one of Wii Party U's problems is its "multitude of games," while spending "at least as much time explaining itself as it does letting you have fun." Unlike Edge, Nintendo World Report praises the game stating that it is "a fine crowd-pleasing party game," featuring "more than the [[Wii Party\|2010 Wii game]] did."<ref name="nwr"/> === Sales === In Japan, the game was very well received, selling around than 70,000 physical copies on its first week, boosting Wii U sales system to 38,000 units sold. During the holiday season, the sales of the game were considerably higher, generally occupying the top of the Japanese charts. As of December 31, 2013, more than 518,000 units had been sold only in Japan,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=740203 \|title=Wii Party U Japan Sales, December 22nd. \|publisher=Famitsu \|date=2013-12-25 \|access-date=2014-01-05 \|archive-date=2014-01-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032148/http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=740203 \|url-status=live }}</ref> entering the year-end Japanese chart at number 10. As of September 30, 2015, it has worldwide sales of 1.58 million.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wiiu.html \|title=Top Selling Software Sales Units \|website=Nintendo \|date=September 30, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028233935/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wiiu.html \|archive-date=2015-10-28 \|url-status=dead \|access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref> Line 100 ⟶ 99: {{Wii series}} {{~~NDcube~~Nintendo Cube}} {{Portal bar\|Video games}} Line 115 ⟶ 114: [[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]] [[Category:Pack-in video games]] [[Category:~~NDcube~~Nintendo Cube games]] [[Category:Wii (video game series)]]