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*This is the first Nintendo home console since the SNES to share a portion of its name with its predecessor. | *This is the first Nintendo home console since the SNES to share a portion of its name with its predecessor. | ||
*According to Yoshiaki Koizumi, the Wii U was never shown to Nintendo's software development team prior to its unveiling at E3 2011. | *According to Yoshiaki Koizumi, the Wii U was never shown to Nintendo's software development team prior to its unveiling at E3 2011. | ||
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/WiiU Official channel] on [[YouTube]] | |||
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Revision as of 17:08, December 15, 2012
| Wii U | |
|---|---|
| File:Wii U Unit.jpg File:Wii U Logo.png | |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Video game console |
| Generation | Eighth generation era |
| First available |  November 18, 2012  November 30, 2012  November 30, 2012  December 8, 2012
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| CPU | IBM POWER7-based multi-core processor |
| GPU | AMD Radeon HD |
| Media | 12 cm Wii U Optical Disc, 12 cm Wii Optical Disc |
| System storage | Internal flash memory, SD card, SDHC Card, USB storage device |
| Controller input | Wii U GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote, Nunchuk, Classic Controller |
| 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 is the sixth 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 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.
Nintendo first spoke of the console at the 2011 E3 press conference, before revealing new details at a Nintendo Direct conference one day before E3 2012.
The release dates for the Wii U are November 18, 2012 for North America, November 30, 2012 for Europe and Australia, and December 8, 2012 for Japan.
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 and the Wii Virtual Console, the console can also run Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros.; the addition of GameCube games to the Virtual Console is not currently planned, but members of Nintendo such as Reggie Fils-Aime have expressed interest in adding GameCube games to the Virtual Console. If true, the Wii U would allow one to play all four games in the series on the Wii U.
Trivia
- This is the first Nintendo home console since the SNES to share a portion of its name with its predecessor.
- According to Yoshiaki Koizumi, the Wii U was never shown to Nintendo's software development team prior to its unveiling at E3 2011.
External links
| Nintendo consoles | |
|---|---|
| Home consoles | Color TV-Game 15 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Virtual Boy · Nintendo 64 · Nintendo GameCube · Wii · Wii U |
| Handheld consoles | Game & Watch · Game Boy · Game Boy Color · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Nintendo 3DS |
| Hybrid consoles | Nintendo Switch |
