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Wii U, we hardly knew ye. Nintendo's tablet-controller follow up to the insanely successful Wii suffered from a lot of problems, keeping it from reaching the highs of its predecessor. With the Switch, Nintendo's tablet-vision seems to be more focused, and the Wii U will likely be remembered with the same wistful nostalgia as the Dreamcast. But there are a ton of really great games on Wii U just begging to be played, and to fit all those games, you're going to need more room.

It must be 2TB or less

It needs to be powered, either by an AC adapter or through a Y cable

AC Powered Desktop External Hard Drives

Portable External Hard Drives

Here's the deal: the hard drive on your Wii U isn't huge. Games like Hyrule Warriors Fortunately, the Wii U supports external hard drives, so even if you've got the Standard with its itty bitty 8GB drive, you can add up 2TB of space. That should see you through the next eShop sale.External storage on the Wii U has two hard and fast rules:That's it! So here are some solid external hard drive options. Heck, you may even have one of these drives kicking around your house already. But if you do decide to shop, remember not to go higher than the 2TB, or it won't work with your Wii U! Also, the drive will be formatted specifically for the Wii U.The Western Digital My Book is one of the best external drives on the market, and it's officially backed by Nintendo . So are these other fine choices:If you'd rather invest in a portable drive, or just use one you already own, you can grab a Y Cable and use it connect the drive to your Wii U. You simply connect the one Micro-B end (the funny looking one) to your drive, and both standard USB connections into your Wii U. That way the the drive will be getting enough power from your system that it won't be needing an AC adapter.

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