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E3 2011: 36 Rare Wii U Pictures

KNF of RipTen: At the end of the last day of E3 2011, Nintendo took the Wii U out of its locked position in a TV stand for a rare photo opportunity. Of course I was one of the few people still lingering around the Nintendo both until it closed for good and I got some rare shots of the new console!

CrzyFooL4852d ago

so it's got 1 HDMI and 2USBs. Meh.

Thecraft19894852d ago (Edited 4852d ago )

Not according to Nintendo, it has four USB ports

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

http://e3.nintendo.com/hw/#...

Active Reload4852d ago

They actually have Ghost Recon up and running. I thought they were just streaming what was ever on the 360 and PS3.

Misterhbk4852d ago

the controller is almost as big as the console -_-

BISHOP-BRASIL4852d ago (Edited 4852d ago )

Well, that's the price you pay for having an almost tablet sized screen in your hands... Still, I think it could be slimmer, looks kind of thick... I guess they are using LCD pannels for the touchscreen (it also looks kind of dark from the viewing angle, not like LED or OLED).

Anyway, it's just impressions from the pics... People who actually holded it on E3 reported it was surprisingly confortable. Although indeed they din't hold it up for long periods to define if size/weight is a concern.

AWBrawler4852d ago

remember the Wii remote? it was longer than it is now. this is still in concept mode i believe

--Onilink--4852d ago

mmm how is that different from the current consoles??? why do you need more than 1 hdmi? and as said above, its gonna have 4 USBs

BISHOP-BRASIL4852d ago

Original PS3 design had 2 HDMI to feed multiple monitors so you could use 2 separated screens for multiplayer or as one wider screen... I guess that's what they are pointing out, same as this gen HDMI spec.

The USBs is a concern because most third party controllers and accessories use them, but as you said it have 4 not 2. It's not like you gonna use more stuff all at the same time, and probably you can use a USB hub anyway.

--Onilink--4852d ago

well the ps3 and xbox i have are the slim versions so im used to just 2 usb and 1 hdmi. I dont see many ppl needing 2 hdmi but more than 2 usb is a plus, i cant deny that sometimes its needed so at least we are getting that, just hope its not reduced to anything less than 3 in the final version

jaredhart4852d ago

Nintendo has a lot to do to get my confidence back. And again they will be a generation behind Microsoft and Sony.

Hitman07694852d ago

Yeah I think they showed it too early personally. I thought it was coming out this year not next summer >_> And then showing all prototypes and using 360/PC videos for the trailers....

jwk944852d ago

It's been known for months that it would be coming out next year.

Samus HD4852d ago

Wii was shown the last (and released the last) and was without HD....... hhaaa

gypsygib4852d ago (Edited 4852d ago )

Yeah that was one of the least exciting next-gen console reveals. Although, that Zelda concept looked excellent....still don't see why you needs to play game with an iPad with buttons.

I would prefer all the manufacturing cost went into moar power!

AWBrawler4852d ago

for the umpteenth time, please explain why you think this??

Stunt4852d ago

Good lord, the Wii U is sexy.

xPhearR3dx4852d ago

It looks like the Xbox 360 HD DVD player but white with a slit instead of a tray. Which = ugly.

Active Reload4852d ago (Edited 4852d ago )

That's your opinion and just like mine, nobody cares about it...

And yes, the Wii U looks sexy. Don't try to tell me any other console does, because I will laugh...out loud...

xPhearR3dx4852d ago

Too late. I'm already laughing that you think this thing is sexy lol

BISHOP-BRASIL4852d ago

I think the 3 of you need to get out more... Sexy + console design = doing it wrong.

SpaceSquirrel4852d ago

I hope the change the design for the box

Urrakia344852d ago

The console itself looks very cheap to me for some reason and the controller is almost just as big! lol

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The Last Console Generation?

With the recent unveiling of the Wii U, and internet chatter talking about PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 being unveiled (if not released) next year, it looks like we will be ushering in a new generation of consoles in the very near future. But do we actually need another generation of hardware, and what do we hope for from the next generation?

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scruffy_bear4819d ago

Can't wait to see what MS and Sony bring to the next gen :, game's that will look like this will be amazing but the gameplay needs to match the graphic's

qwertyz4819d ago (Edited 4819d ago )

I hope next gen consoles have at least 12gb ram(ram is much cheaper than it was in 2005/2006. they will need it in order to handle Samaritan tech demo graphics the demo was running on 3 gtx580 (which have 1.5gb vram each) an i7(12 cores I'm amusing they used 3 quad core i7s) and I think 8GB ram.

AhmadCentral4819d ago

12GB of ram is not going to happen. Btw you can't really compare pc specs with console specs, they;re quite different.

Pikajew4819d ago

It won't be the last console gen. As long as there is innovation we will have consoles

Hicken4819d ago

I'll just agree with you here. I couldn't figure out how respond without sounding like a dick.

jacksonmichael4818d ago

Please let me know what your other comment options were. Lol.

Hicken4818d ago

It wouldn't have been nice; the very cleaned up version is that this is a silly article, written by a similarly silly person.

EVILDEAD3604818d ago

LMAO @ Hicken spamming inboxes with false information and then block responses because he's scared of the truth..

Fan Kids on N4G are hilarious...

On topic..the ball is already rolling..this gen is two years away from officially being done.

Pikajew is correct consoles are far from over..but who knows what gthe lanscape will look like 5 years from now

Evil

Hicken4818d ago (Edited 4818d ago )

lmao@ evildead stalking people while spreading ignorance as "truth."

Edit: Enjoy playing Uncharted and other console exclusives on your "superior" PC.

EVILDEAD3604818d ago (Edited 4818d ago )

Superior PC? What r u even talking about? I play Uncharted on my Slim just like anyone else who OWNS and plays games

Fact..you send me messages in my inbox..and when I call you on your fake facts.like you can't even name the 20 exclusives you pretend came out..then you send some silly rant and block me like a little girl...LOL

Look..your not even worth a bubble or even close to following..because your simply a one console fankid who doesn't even play the games he talks about. You've never even played Gears but hypocritically say that the sequel is the same game as the one before. Don't worry about a console you'll never play. Simply enjoy the games on your console of choice.

On topic..

WiiU will be released next holiday..The new Xbox will be in stores by holiday 2013..and Sony will follow.

The success or lack of success of the next gen will be known 5 years from now. This will determine the landscape. What will also change how we play is if Apple or others jump into the fray. By the we may by on Ipad 4 or 5..who even knows what products will compete with consoles.

Only time will tell..it's going to be fun to see how it all unveils

Evil

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meganick4818d ago

True, and as long as consoles offer exclusive games that people want, that you can't play on computers, then consoles will stick around.

zinkabassy4819d ago (Edited 4819d ago )

Maybe ,.. because gaming is getting to shit really fast,..
It used to be about games,.. now most publishers are more concerned how to leech money from us... Shit is always good for them,.. Nothing industry ever does is good for us,.. Hell you must agree to god knows what in eulas before you can even start a game,.. this shit is incredible,.. look at this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Will stop now, because everything I would say from now on I have written to many times today ,.. about monetizing advertizing and making gamers caught into their social systems instead of supplying them actual games and could be considered MS hate(because I really dislike them for 20years now),.

Shit is getting really bad really fast,.. And they have us in these fanboy clubs instead of some unity,.. and they are just fucking us left and right,..

and to predominantly PC gamers,.. (I am also a PC gamer) Don't think what these fuckers are doing to us does not concern you,..

nCiTy4819d ago

If anything I feel like consoles keep slowly becoming PCs.

Mr Tretton4819d ago

I don't think they're becoming PCs fast enough.

AWBrawler4818d ago

i prefer to keep those separated. I want my MMOs and RTS on my PC, and my Marios, Zeldas, and Smash Bros. on consoles

meganick4818d ago

I think it's more accurate to say they're becoming more PC-like, but I know what you mean.

jacen1004819d ago (Edited 4819d ago )

graphics wont make a difference in gameplay so unless other innovations are brought forward the gen wont move because graphics is not the key in generation leaps , pc's already exist if consoles keep upping the graphics and power eventually they will become pc's or on the other hand you would be better owning a pc because it is best of both worlds

SoapShoes4819d ago

What do you have to say for PC then? It keeps going forward and all that changes are the graphics... PC doesn't have innovative hardware to play games, it doesn't need it and frankly I don't think consoles need it either. It's all about gameplay and more power often does allow for new types of gameplay.

jacen1004819d ago (Edited 4819d ago )

ther is only one way u can play a game with a control so no power dosent make for different gameplay, on the other hand you would call what the wiiU is doing next gen.
also pc's were not developed originally to play games nor do they class there self as gaming consoles but consoles are gradually becoming pc's
also pc's dont get classed under GENS because hardware is evolving rapidly and pc's are constantly upgradable , consoles are not

N4g_null4818d ago

Pcs keep getting bought because there are apps out their where the name of the game is make millions in real money. So that's why you get the rush for pc tech. Right now there is not a reason to get the most high end video setups unless it helps you make games faster lol.

Yet console you are just waiting on content, waiting in the hype. On pcs you can just go and get a 3d app and an engine and go crazy if you want. On consoles your are waiting on the content.

The key for console has always been take the tech make fun games not wait on the tech, wait on the power, or ohhhhhh look at my powerful console. Yet thanks to none console friendly console makers real console game makers are being marginalized ever so more by web sites and gamers. You all know some thing is wrong but at least the graphics are good.

If power is your goal then you should just be a pc gamer. You guys are confusing developers.

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Why Bioshock Infinite Is Not Coming Out on the Wii U

"In a new interview over on IGN, Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine has announced that they currently have no plans to develop Bioshock Infinite, or any games, on the Wii U."- Shanghai Six

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maxcavsm4820d ago

Well, that's easy. Wii U is going to be a ridiculous gimmicky system.

qwertyz4820d ago

yeah the 3ds and wii are gimmicky but we still don't know much about wii u so I'll reserve my judgment for now.

theonlylolking4820d ago

Wii U is nintendos way of saying Wii F U

ChickeyCantor4818d ago

its gimmicky how?
It provides standard controls as well, there is just an extra input on there.

So what are you complaining about?

yavorsv4820d ago

who gives a shit. keep hating on nintendo. :)

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6 Uses for the Wii U Controller's Camera

Have you wondered how useful the Wii U controller's front-facing camera could actually be? Here are six ways games could potentially utilize it.

bojanson4823d ago (Edited 4823d ago )

i like the concept of this. Anything that wii can bring to the table that makes it more family friendly the better. I'm sure the way they incorporate the camera into profiles, games, videos, etc will be a great way to get people interested.

I just hope they don't allow the camera for online multiplayer, we could have another chat roulette on our hands. lol