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The Nintendo Wii-U
Eighth Generation of Consoles
Release date: Summer 2012
"The Wii U is an upcoming video game console by Nintendo, and will be the successor to the Wii. The system was unveiled during Nintendo's press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 on June 7, 2011, and is expected to be released during the fourth quarter of 2012 in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan. It will be the first entry in the eighth generation of video game consoles.
The Wii U also features a new controller, called the GamePad, with an embedded touchscreen. The controller allows a player to continue playing certain games by displaying the game even when the television is off. At the E3 2012 expo, a second controller, called the Pro Controller, was unveiled, which is a more traditional gamepad. It features two analog sticks.
The system will be backwards compatible with Wii, and Wii U games can support compatibility with Wii peripherals, such as the Wii Remote Plus and the Nunchuk. However, unlike the Wii, the Wii U will not be backwards compatible with Nintendo GameCube discs or peripherals, although games can be purchased and downloaded from Nintendo's Virtual Console service."
Tech Specs - Console:
Spoiler:
Processors
Storage
Ports and peripheral capabilities
Video
Audio
- CPU: IBM Power-based multi-core processor
[*]GPU: Custom AMD Radeon-based High Definition GPU
Storage
- 8 GB Internal flash memory, expandable via SD memory cards and USB hard disk drives
[*]Slot-loading optical disc drive compatible with 12 cm "proprietary high-density optical discs" (25GB per layer) and 12 cm Wii optical discs
Ports and peripheral capabilities
- SD memory card slot (supports SDHC cards)
[*]USB 2.0 ports (2 at front of console, 2 at rear)
[*]Sensor Bar power port
[*]"AV Multi Out" port
[*]HDMI 1.4 out port
Video
- 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576i (PAL Only), 480p, 480i, standard 4:3 and 16:9 anamorphic widescreen
- "AV Multi Out" port supporting composite video, YPBPR component video, S-Video (NTSC consoles only)[citation needed], RGB SCART (PAL consoles only)[citation needed] and D-Terminal (Japan only)
- HDMI 1.4 out port supporting stereoscopic 3D images.
Audio
- "AV Multi Out" port. Six-channel PCM linear output through HDMI
Tech Specs - Controller
Spoiler:
- Built-in 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope
- Speakers and Microphone
- Front-facing camera
- IR Sensor strip
- 6.2 inch (15.7 cm) 16:9 resistive touchscreen
- Two clickable analog sticks and one D-pad
- Stylus
- Select, Start, Home and Power buttons
- A/B/X/Y face buttons, L/R bumper buttons and ZL/ZR trigger buttons
- Rumble
- Controller sync button
- Bluetooth
- NFC
List of confirmed Wii-U games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wii_U_games
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