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Reggie Fils-Aime revealed Nintendo's new console and its controller live on stage at the company's E3 press conference today. The new system is known as Wii U, and the controller features a large 6.2 inch touchscreen onto which games can be projected. You won't need to give up your gameplay when someone else comes into the room and wants to watch TV.
The new controller also features motion control in the form of an accelerometer and gyroscope, a camera, a sensor strip to work with the Wii Remote, a microphone, rumble, stereo speakers and a stylus. The "second screen" use of the controller presents the opportunity to have elements of a game projected onto the floor, such as your ball's lie in a golf game. It also, in case you were worried, features two analog sticks and traditional buttons, including analog triggers and shoulder buttons.
Existing Wii peripherals will wirelessly connect with the new controller, allowing those self-conscious about their Wii Fit results to view them in privacy.
Not only that, but the new controller can also be used as a web browser and even a magnifying device for on-screen web pages. And, as you might expect from past iterations of controllers with screens in them such as the Dreamcast VMU, it can also be used to display additional game information during play.
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The new controller also features motion control in the form of an accelerometer and gyroscope, a camera, a sensor strip to work with the Wii Remote, a microphone, rumble, stereo speakers and a stylus. The "second screen" use of the controller presents the opportunity to have elements of a game projected onto the floor, such as your ball's lie in a golf game. It also, in case you were worried, features two analog sticks and traditional buttons, including analog triggers and shoulder buttons.
Existing Wii peripherals will wirelessly connect with the new controller, allowing those self-conscious about their Wii Fit results to view them in privacy.
Not only that, but the new controller can also be used as a web browser and even a magnifying device for on-screen web pages. And, as you might expect from past iterations of controllers with screens in them such as the Dreamcast VMU, it can also be used to display additional game information during play.
E3: New Nintendo console is Wii U, controller is a tablet - PC World New Zealand
Nintendo's new system is known as the Wii U -- a 'system we can all enjoy together, but also designed for you.'
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