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The Wii U is more powerful than the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PS 3]] <ref> It will be powered by an IBM POWER7 multicore microprocessor, which was developed based on the technology used in their supercomputer Watson, as well as a custom-designed AMD Radeon GPU based on the Radeon HD 4770</ref>, and will feature HD compatibility equating to a resolution of 1080p (Actual resolution. The 360 upscales 720p), though it should be pointed out that any and all footage shown of the [[Wii U]] during E3 2011 (except that of the [[Tech Demo Game|tech demos]] and ''Killer Freaks From Outer Space'') was actually footage taken from 360 and [[PS 3]] games. According to [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], he cannot say for sure if the hardware will outperform the [[PS 3]] and 360; though [[Electronic Arts]], [[Crysis (Video Game)|Crytek]], and [[Brothers in Arms|Gearbox]] [[Borderlands (Video Game)|Software]] have confirmed the final developers' kit easily can. There are also rumors that the system will have at least 1 GB of RAM -- almost twice as much as the Xbox 360 (512 MB), almost 4 times that of the PS3 (256 MB), and almost eight times the amount of the Wii (64 MB).

 

 

Nintendo has also announced plans to bring their online efforts up to par with their competitors, calling this revamped network the Nintendo Network, which will also eventually encompass the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. This new online setup will, instead of forcing developers to adhere to a unified online variant, allow developers to create their own setup. Nintendo themselves [http://wiiu.nintendolife.com/news/2012/01/wii_u_to_get_online_user_accounts/ will go with an individual account system,] which will make management of different users easier. Plus, the cumbersome friend codes will be a thing of the past.

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