User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-76.123.108.194-20120918063718/@comment-195450-20120918232656

The Wii U isn't to the Wii like an "Xbox 360 elite" is to the xbox 360 arcade.

The Wii U is nintendo's next generation console, and while compatible with wii games, has sbustantially better hardware, and thus games built for it aren't going to work on the regular Wii.