The concept of the show is as simple as Hangman.
It all works very well, and no matter what controller you end up with you should be able to find a comfortable option.
For instance, anyone can select their letters with the D-Pad and buttons, while the GamePad holder can simply tap them on the screen, and the Wii Remote users can point at the television. Player one uses the GamePad, and everyone else gets a Wii Remote, and the controls are uniformly good. Even the NES version handled that well enough. The Wii U version of the game plays very well, though that's to be expected when the entirety of the interaction has to do with selecting letters one by one.
Most versions released in the 20th century were published by GameTek, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1998. Since 1986, the syndicated version has been adapted into various video games spanning numerous hardware generations. Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, premiering in 1975 with a syndicated version airing in 1983.
