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- Wii U Exclusive
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specifies games that have Off TV Play. When necessary, sub-notes should be written beside it (in parenthesis if you wish).
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The List
Disc-Based
| Title | Genre | Description | Boxart | Controller Support |
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| Assassin's Creed III | Action-Adventure/Stealth | A Wii U port of the game. No changes from 360/PS3/PC versions.
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Gamepad, Pro Controller |
| Batman: Arkham City - Armored Edition | Action-Adventure/Being a Badass | An enhanced port of Batman: Arkham City exclusively for Wii U. Has everything from before, a Battle Armor Tech mode, reimagined gadgets, and all previously released DLC on the disc. If you haven't played Arkham City before, it's worth a shot on the Wii U.
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Gamepad |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | First Person Shooter | I know what you're thinking, but this is the best version of the game. Off TV play is cool too, and online is solid.
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Gamepad, Pro Controller, Classic Controller/Classic Controller Pro, Wiimote + Nunchuk |
| Darksiders II | Adventure/Hack and Slash | This game is amazing, and the Wii U version is great. Off TV play is good, and if you're playing on TV your inventory shows up on the gamepad. Gameplay is like if you put Zelda and God of War together. Comes with DLC.
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Gamepad, Pro Controller |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | 2D Platformer | ANOTHER New Super Mario Bros. game? Well, this happens to be the best one so far in the series. Mario and his friends are in glorious HD, and a fifth player can (Only supported through single player properly, in multiplayer you can only use Wiimotes to actually play properly, you can only place blocks down using the Gamepad.)
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Gamepad, Wiimote |
| Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge | Action-Adventure/Hack-N-Slash | An enhanced port of the critically panned Ninja Gaiden 3, similiar to the Ninja Gaiden Sigma releases for the PS3. Team Ninja did their best to listen to and address the numerous issues from the original game, removing enemies begging for their lives, as well as adding more weapons, moves, and playable characters, bringing back the Karma system for upgrades, and significantly upping the game's uncharacteristically easy difficulty level. Get a Pro Controller to play it, although the Gamepad is still usable.
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Gamepad, Pro Controller |
| Nintendo Land | Minigames |
Nintendo's first theme park, right in your living room. The park is divided into sections that represent different Nintendo franchises. Lots of fun with friends and alone.
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Gamepad, Wiimote, Wiimote + Nunchuk |
| Scribblenauts Unlimited | Platformer/Puzzle | Maxwell is back again in probably the best Scribblenauts game so far. Has an Object Creator; you can literally make anything now. Also on Steam, which is probably better to get there since the Wii U just came out.
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Gamepad, Wiimote for multiplayer |
| Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | Racing |
Sequel to Sega's fantastic racer, this time with added Planes and Hovercraft. |
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Gamepad, Pro Controller, Classic Controller/Classic Controller Pro, Wiimote, Wiimote + Nunchuk |
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition | 3D Fighter | The usual exciting roster of Tekken with just a touch of Nintendo. Gameplay is still a blast as usual, adding in features lost since the original Tekken Tag Tournament.
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Gamepad, Pro Controller, Classic Controller/Classic Controller Pro, Wiimote + Nunchuk |
| ZombiU | Survival-Horror / FPS | A (sort of) reboot of the 1986 PC game Zombi. Fight zombies. Trying to revive the Survival Horror genre with classic gameplay. | 
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Gamepad, Pro Controller for Multiplayer |
eShop Exclusive
| Title | Genre | Description | Boxart | Controller Support |
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| Little Inferno | Sandbox/Fireplace Sim | Burn things, collect money, buy more things to burn and make combos with and repeat. Has a very dark story going on throughout. same guys who did World of Goo. Wii U version is not much different to the PC version.
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Gamepad, Wiimote |
| The Cave | Adventure/Platformer/Puzzle | New Double Fine game which plays similar to a point and click game, with great writing. Excellent port, worth the $20. | 
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Gamepad, Pro Controller, Wiimote + Nunchuk |
| Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition | Puzzle Platformer | Port of the 3DS game, a great puzzle platformer with timed levels which will have you trying to beat your best time by miliseconds. Wii U version has Hyper Mode levels which are just bounus levels more difficult than the first 16 levels, a new gun after you finish the game, and has enhanced visuals so you can see more of the Hooligan Sisters' lewd curves.
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Gamepad, Pro Controller, Classic Controller/Classic Controller Pro |
| Nano Assault Neo | Twin Stick Shmup | Beautiful twin stick shooter, has 4 levels which each have 4 sub-levels, game gets extremely difficult, go for the high scores. Has multiplayer co-op.
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Gamepad, Pro Controller or Classic Controller/Classic Controller Pro for Co-op |
| Puddle | Physics/Puzzle | Tilt the Gamepad left and right to get the liquid to the end, kinda like a mix between Mercury and LocoRoco except there's a bunch of different liquids with different properties.
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Gamepad |
| Trine 2: Director's Cut | Adventure/Puzzle/2D Platformer | Amazing puzzle platformer with a nice traditional medieval fantasy story ported from PC, with Goblin Menace expansion pack included and an extra level called "Dwarven Caverns". Switch between 3 characters who each have different abilities to continue forward.
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Gamepad, Pro Controller |
Virtual Console
Note that the availability of these games will be different depending on your country. You can upgrade games you bought on the Wii for a fee to use them with Off-TV Play on the Gamepad. Typically, most will support the Gamepad, Pro Controller, Classic Controller/Classic Controller Pro, and Wiimote. Otherwise, most apply as they normally do on the Wii. For NA, check availability HERE, EU checks HERE, and JP checks HERE.
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