Pokémon Rumble U (??????????U Pokemon Sukuranburu U) is a 2013 action video game in the Pokémon series available on the Wii U eShop developed by Ambrella and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. It is the successor to the 2011 3DS game Pokémon Rumble Blast. It features all Pokémon from the first five generations. Up to 100 Pokémon and 4 players are able to play at the same time. It is the first Wii U game to utilize the Wii U GamePad's near-field communication (NFC) function. It was released in Japan on April 24 2013 in Europe on August 15 2013 and in North America on August 29 2013.