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{{quote|''"It's a system '''we''' will all enjoy together, but also one that's tailor-made for '''you'''."''|'''Reggie Fils-Aime''', [[E 3E3]] 2011 press conference}}
 
The Wii U is [[Nintendo]]'s successor to the [[Wii]], released in November 2012 in North America and Europe, and December in Japan.
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Wii U is backward compatible with other Wii controllers and accessories and Wii games, but not [[Game Cube]] games (though such have been confirmed for the Virtual Console). The controller itself can actually stream video chat, and can even be used to share videos and other media. The controller also supports near field communication (NFC) common in mobile devices, allowing for wireless interaction with figurines and cards as well as microtransactions with credit cards that utilize NFC support (incidentally, Nintendo originally planned on the Wii having such a touch screen controller, but they instead went with motion controls while saving the touch screen for the Wii U).
 
The Wii U has 8GB or 32GB flash memoru compared to the 512 MB on the Wii. In addition to using SD cards, a hard drive can be connected via one of the four USB ports. The Nintendo-proprietary game discs themselves can contain 25 GB of memory <ref> The same size as a single-layer Blu-ray disc used by the [[PlayStationPlay Station 3]]</ref>.
 
The Wii U is more powerful than the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStationPlay Station 3]] <ref> It is 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 features 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 [[PlayStationPlay Station 3]] games. According to [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], he could not say for sure if the hardware will outperform the [[PlayStationPlay Station 3]] and 360; though [[Electronic Arts]], [[Crysis (series)|Crytek]], and [[Brothers in Arms|Gearbox]] [[Borderlands|Software]] have confirmed the final developers' kit easily can. The system comes with 2GB of RAM -- 4 times as much as the Xbox 360 (512 MB), 8 times that of the PS3 (256 MB), and 32 times the amount of the Wii (64 MB).
 
Nintendo had 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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* ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''
* ''[[Monster Hunter 3]] Ultimate''
* ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
* ''[[Ninja Gaiden]] III: Razor's Edge''
* ''Nintendo Land''
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