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=== Wii U ===

[[Nintendo]] maintainsmaintained a unified developer program for both its Wii U and Nintendo 3DS families of platforms. This developer program providesprovided software and middleware to developers, and allowsallowed developers to self-publish their games to the [[Nintendo eShop]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://developer.nintendo.com/|title=Homepage - Nintendo Developer Portal|website=developer.nintendo.com|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> Games and applications published through this program are considered "third-party" and do not belong to Nintendo, allowing independent developers to publish their games on multiple different platforms. This service ended alongside the closure of the Wii U and 3DS eShops on the 27 March 2023.<ref>https://developer.nintendo.com/web/development/home/development-for-3ds-wiiu</ref>

The Wii U development hardware consists of a system called "CAT-DEV", with its accompanying peripherals such as the Display Remote Controller (presumably the [[Wii U GamePad]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Wii U dev kit {{!}} Wii U|url = http://wiiudaily.com/wii-u-dev-kit/|website = wiiudaily.com|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}</ref>) and sensor bar.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Wii U Devkit (CAT-DEV V3) - VGLeaks|url = http://www.vgleaks.com/wii-u-devkit-cat-dev-v3|website = VGLeaks|date = 6 March 2013|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}</ref>