Wii U

Wii U
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Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Video game console
Generation	Eighth generation era
Controller input	Wii U GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote, Nunchuk
Connectivity	Wi-Fi Bluetooth USB 2.0 x2 LAN Adapter (via USB)
Online service	Nintendo Network
Backward compatibility	Wii
Predecessor	Wii
Article on Nintendo Wiki	Wii U

The Wii U (pronounced 'we you' and codenamed Project Café in development) will be the seventh home video game console released by Nintendo. The console is the direct successor to the Wii. It is the only home console currently revealed that will compete in the eighth generation of video game systems thus far.

The Wii U GamePad

The console is capable of 1080p graphics, but its main distinguishing feature is its controller, the Wii U GamePad featuring a 6-inch touchscreen capable of streaming gameplay seen on the TV screen, serving an original purpose to the intended game, or play the whole game altogether. The controller also features a camera. The Wii U is backwards-compatible with the Wii, and as such also utilizes Wii Remotes, Nunchuks, and the Wii U Pro Controller; it does not however have any GameCube functionality.

The Wii U Pro Controller

Nintendo first spoke of the console at the 2011 E3 press conference, and Nintendo have confirmed that they will reveal more information on the system at the 2012 E3 press conference.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. 4 is a Super Smash Bros. game to be released for the Wii U system, as well as the Nintendo 3DS. As the Wii U is backwards-compatible with Wii games, the console can also run Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Trivia

This is Nintendo's first home console to share some of its name with is predecessor since the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. (Excluding the Nintendo 64 DD which did not come out due to commercial failures.)