nintendo unveils wii u with tablet-sized touch-screen controller

Nintendo released its new console Wii U on Tuesday--a new high-
HD video game system that will use the new touch-
The screen controller can play and turn off the game on the TV screen.
The white plastic controller for the Wii U is similar to some tablets, with 6. 2-
Inch touch screen, and standard array of game controller buttons.
But the Wii U controller is not a tablet.
The images shown on the Wii U controller are all made by the Wii U console itself, and that\'s how the screen is ---another screen.
The display on the Wii U controller can work in several different ways: add additional information or control options as a supplement to the TV game;
As a mirror screen, display the same image as the image on the TV;
Or as the only game screen, when a friend may want to watch TV, but Wii U users may want to keep playing video games.
The option of the screen will allow the user to play the game at home without the need to bind the TV, but because the controller relies on the Wii U console to display everything on the screen, it\'s not really a portable game system in itself. The touch-
The screen will also be compatible with the stylus and comes with two cameras, one front camera and one rear camera, which can be used for augmented reality games or video chat with friends who have the Wii U system.
The new controller has a built-in accelerometer and gyro, so the motion control (
Is the trademark of the current Wii system)
It will also play a role in new equipment.
But the Wii U won\'t rely on touch alone.
Screen Controller.
The new system will be backwards compatible with the current Wii\'s motion controller and other accessories.
Times reporter Alex Pham reported the grand unveiling ceremony of Nintendo at Nokia theater-
The demo is part of the E3 video game conference in Los AngelesA. this week --
Nintendo reportedly said it would release the Wii U sometime after Apri 2012.
The company did not offer a price for the new system.
Reports from Pham on our sister blog Company Town: The console is called the Wii U, \"for the sake of uniqueness, unity,\" said Reggie Firth, president of Nintendo America
Aime at the company press conference
Nintendo hopes the new console will boost sales of its products, which have fallen off the cliff after three years of double testing.
The growth has been driven by the demand for its new sport controllers and fitness games for women and older consumers.
To learn more about the Wii U debut and what Nintendo wants it to mean to its business, Read Pham\'s report \"E3 2011: Nintendo\'s next touch console --
Screen Controller.
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Nathan OlivaresGilestwitter.
Com/nateogPhoto: Satoru Iwata, Nintendo\'s global president, released the company\'s new Wii U console at E3 in Los Angeles on June 7, 2011.
Source: Alan J.
Schaben/Los Angeles time simulation: Nintendo Wii U and Wii U touch-
Screen Controller.