Nintendo Wii U Console White or Black Brand New Preorder now Game Console E3

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(This listing is for the White version we also have another listing for the Black version)

Nintendo Wii U Console - White

PLEASE NOTE: All information on this product page, May change pending full details from Nintendo.

Nintendo's Wii U is a new console that includes a controller with a 6.2-inch screen. Adding a second screen to the living room creates a multitude of new video game experiences while offering families a variety of options to customize their entertainment.

Previously, video games played on a home console have been confined to the TV and offered identical viewpoints to each player in a multiplayer environment. Furthermore, watching TV and playing console games have been completely separate experiences. The new controller removes these boundaries, creating a more dynamic and fluid gaming and entertainment experience. The type of gaming experiences made possible by Wii U and the new controller include:

In single-player games:

The new controller can display information on its screen that does not appear on the TV.

The information and viewpoint can also change in the new controller based on the orientation of its gyroscope.

In multiplayer games:

The player using the new controller can have a different experience than those looking at the TV. This will offer a wide variety of competitive and cooperative opportunities

In addition to the 6.2-inch screen, the new controller also features an accelerometer and a gyroscope, a rumble feature, an inward-facing camera, a microphone and speakers. Adding these features to the Classic Controller button scheme; two analog Circle Pads, +Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons - will enable a breadth of game-play experiences while appealing to both casual and dedicated video game players.

Wii U combines motion-sensing game play with the ability to support full HD graphics. Each Wii U console will be partnered with a new controller and can also use up to four additional Wii Remote or Wii Remote Plus controllers. The system is also backward compatible and can play all Wii games and use all Wii accessories. The Wii console has sold more than 86 million units globally and greatly expanded the overall audience for video games. Wii U aims to expand that audience even further. Developers worldwide are already working on new games and experiences for the console.

Wii U combines motion-sensing game play with the ability to support full HD graphics. Each Wii U console will be partnered with a new controller and can also use up to four additional Wii Remote or Wii Remote Plus controllers. The system is also backward compatible and can play all Wii games and use all Wii accessories. The Wii console has sold more than 86 million units globally and greatly expanded the overall audience for video games. Wii U aims to expand that audience even further. Developers worldwide are already working on new games and experiences for the console.

Features:

• Size: Approximately 1.8 inches tall, 6.8 inches wide and 10.5 inches long

• New Controller: The new controller incorporates a 6.2-inch, 16:9 touch screen and traditional button controls, including two analog Circle Pads. This combination removes the traditional barriers between games, players and the TV by creating a second window into the video game world. The rechargeable controller includes a Power button, Home button, +Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons. It includes a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, rumble feature, camera, a microphone, stereo speakers, a sensor strip and a stylus

• Other Controls: Up to four Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus) controllers can be connected at once. The new console supports all Wii controllers and input devices, including the Nunchuk controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro and Wii Balance Board

• Media: A single self-loading media bay will play 12-centimeter proprietary high-density optical discs for the new console, as well as 12-centimeter Wii optical discs

• Video Output: Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. Compatible cables include HDMI, component, S-video and composite

• Audio Output: Uses AV Multi Out connector. Six-channel PCM linear output through HDMI

• Storage: The console will have internal flash memory, as well as the option to expand its memory using either an SD memory card or an external USB hard disk drive

• CPU: IBM Power-based multi-core microprocessor

• Other: Four USB 2.0 connector slots are included. The new console is backward compatible with Wii games and Wii accessories

Nintendo have release full specs for their upcoming 'next-generation' console the Nintendo Wii U. Boasting the kind of gaming hardware that could take on and exceed both the Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3 the question will be as to whether it'll persuade hardcore gamers away from the allure of the Xbox 720 or the Sony PS4.

First up is the most notable ommission from the specs list; yes, it’s true the Wii U will not be able to play DVDs or Blu-rays. What it will do is play 1080p media supplied by Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus and Amazon Video.

Nintendo Wii U specs:

The Wii U is backwards compatible and will be able to play Wii games, use the original Wiimote, nunchuk, classic controller, the Wiimote Plus attachment and balance board but it will be unable to play GameCube games. Not that much of a surprise since the majority of people are blissfully unaware of the GameCube controller ports and memory card slots hiding beneath the shiny white plastic of their Wii consoles.

It’s not that much of a problem either, as should it take your fancy to play a six year-old game,  the majority of GameCube games worth salvaging have been re-released as part of Nintendo’s ‘New Play Control’ range on Wii anyway.

Storage is provided by an internal flash drive, but players can save their progress on SD cards or on a USB thanks to the four available USB 2.0 ports.

Nintendo Wii U Graphics:

Fuelling the Wii U is a multi-core IBM Power processor, details are sparse about the number of cores, clock rate or cache sizes but reports suggest that the console will have some serious strength and use the same technology which fuels IBM’s artificial intelligence computer Watson – impressive credentials.