Say hello to the touchscreen console: WiiU coming in 2012

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Say hello to the touchscreen console: WiiU coming in 2012
By Andrew Webster | Published about an hour ago

Nintendo has revealed that it is indeed working on a high definition, touchscreen-based console, dubbed WiiU.

The device looks like a tablet and allows users to play games either on a television or on the controller itself. For example, during a video demonstration, a person was able to transfer a game of New Super Mario Bros. Wii from a TV to the controller so that someone else could watch a TV program. The content is transferred wirelessly.
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The video also showed a wide range of applications for the device. You can weigh yourself on a Wii Fit balance board and bring up the information on the WiiU, flick ninja stars from the WiiU to a game on a television, and use the touchscreen as a Wacom-style tablet to draw, browse the Web, play multiplayer board games, video chat, or act as an inventory management device for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
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"Please understand that it was not designed to be a portable video game machine," Nintendo President Saturo Iwata explained.

In addition to the touchscreen, the WiiU features two analog sticks, a directional pad, two shoulder buttons, a built-in microphone, speakers, an inward-facing camera, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer.

Several games were announced for the console, two of which will also be available on the Nintendo 3DS. These include a brand new entry in the Smash Bros. series and an open-world title called Lego City Stories.

In an obvious attempt to cater to more traditional gamers, titles like Darksiders II, Batman Arkham City, Assassin's Creed, Dirt, Aliens Colonial Marines, Ghost Recon Online, Tekken, Ninja Gaiden 3, and Metro Last Night will also be available on the console.

The WiiU is expected to launch sometime in 2012.
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Youtube E3 2011 Reveal:
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I was going to say interesting concept based on the write up..

I'm now going to say.. wtf... that is beyond amazing, and the possibilities for it are huge...
 
I posted my views on this at MyGaming but I'll repeat it here:

Nintendo made a crapload of cash with the Wii, if they used that to fund the Wii U we could be looking at a beast here.

The thing is, we didn't like the Wii cause it was 99% motion control with outdated tech and very few decent games. If they cut back on the motion control and the console itself has good tech......... could be interesting. Especially if they start bringing out good games.
 
The controller is absolutely awesome in my opinion, and opens up HUGE possibilities for interacting with your games
 
Just imagine what additional controller for this system are going to cost. I was mad when my 3 year old daughter dropped the Wii controller in the pool. If it was one of these I would have had a stroke for sure.
 
Confirmed games for WiiU:

Pikmin 3
Smash Bros.
Lego City Stories
Darksiders II
Ninja Gaiden: Razor's Edge
Batman: Arkham City
New Ubisoft FPS IP
New Ubisoft multi-sports family IP
Ghost Recon Online
Assassin's Creed
Rabbids

Shut up an take my money
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^ This
 
Clearly, because you don't see the possibilities of this type of controller.
 
How often does one get frustrated while playing a game and take it out on the controller? I can vouch that the playstation controller can take a beating, though not too sure about this thing. I think this would make an awesome homebrew media player...
 
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