Wii U Roms Internet Archive Exclusive Online

When Nintendo officially shuttered the Wii U eShop in March 2023, hundreds of digital-only titles and DLCs were at risk of vanishing forever. This triggered a massive community effort to "dump" and upload complete libraries to the Internet Archive.

The Internet Archive operates under a "DMCA safe harbor," meaning they remove copyrighted material when asked. Nintendo asks. A lot. wii u roms internet archive exclusive

: A repository containing many retail titles in .wua format, including New Super Mario Bros. U and Pikmin 3. When Nintendo officially shuttered the Wii U eShop

: Some newer uploads may have a "lock" icon, indicating they are temporarily unavailable for public download due to site maintenance or copyright claims. Nintendo asks

Because the Internet Archive has historically hosted some Wii U game data under or user-uploaded sets, these files have been subject to takedown requests from Nintendo.