Nintendo Announces Wii U Console and Its Huge, Touchscreened, Tablet-Like Controller

Looks pretty impressive...now if they could just make a game or two for someone over 8 years old.

that controller looks like a derivative of the nintendo 3ds

so there is no new system. its compatable with the original wii. all you have to do is buy the new controller?

and also.. i've had this idea of a handheld system transfering to a tv for a larger screen.
but this is taking the larger screen portable.
o.o can this be also called the wii ds?

You mean "Medal of Call Warefare Duty 5"?

I seem to remember games like Pacman, Mario, and Zelda being fun for all ages and no one got shot in the head or stabbed zomg ownzr'd. The thing is, Wii is for people who play games in the same room as each other. More "hardcore" games focus on shooting 12 year olds while they scream at you through a headset. I don't own a Wii and I do enjoy some hardcore games (Battlefield (1942-BC2), Assassians Creed 1&2, GTA4, etc etc). I just don't enjoy FPS junkies ripping on the best selling console of the last few years because they can't frag people.

It's a white version of the Sega Game Gear!!! :-) Ah memories... Looks sweet though. I like it since it's pretty inovated.

Dreamcast did it

Dear John,

You assume too much if you believe I'm a "FPS junkie". If you don't own a wii then you probably don't know what your talking about. I assure you the vast majority of wii games are not of a very high caliber, no matter what type of game you enjoy. Also, I'm not "ripping on the best selling console...because they can't frag people." All I'm trying to say is that 98% of the games released for the wii are pure junk. I just find it disappointing when a system with so much potential falls so short on the software side. Oh yeah, they had the sells and made a ton of money I'm sure. I bought one for my kids and myself, but it now collects dust because none of us enjoy it.

P.S. Try not to be so angry, I promise, it will all be ok.

What a stupid name... Seriously... "We You" (spelled weirdly) is the best the marketing team could come up with?

You're right, I tend to forget about the swaths of Dispicable me and My Little Ponies games that get cranked out everytime a movie or tv airs. It's pretty disgusting.

@BV wow. negative comment again! click on your name and you can see all the comments you have made. its amazing how they are all the same ugly negative un constructive comments.

Look. I dont really care for Nintendo either. I had a wii and sold it within months. not my cup of tea. but you cant deny the number. The wii sold more units than any other console ever. It is a HUGE finical success. who really cares if you don't like the name. OBVIOUSLY somebody who makes A LOT MORE MONEY than you did a lot of research and found that the target demographic like the names that Nintendo uses, and they sell MILLIONS of units.

you $$$$ on Thomas Edison in the previous article (one of the FIRST millionaires in American by the way!!!!) and now Nintendo, the MOST successful Video Game company in the world. (look it up! i am not blowing smoke)

can you PLEASE try to stop being so negative and add to the discussion.

Well actually the most sold console would be the PS2, but regardless of that, theres nothing wrong with the name
Wii U. I think it's much better than just calling it the Wii 2 at any rate, and with Nintendo's impressive track record, they probably know what they're doing with this.

console sold maybe ps2 but games .. i bet wii wins

anyway that is just a controller nothing more and yes therte is a a new wii system looks preety much like the old wii i think lil bigger supposed to be quite a bit beefier than ps3 and xbox 360

I think "Playstation" is much better than "Wii U"...

The original "Nintendo Entertainment System" was way clearer name than "Wii U"

Wii was okay since although it was the word "We" it was also a sound that someone might make while having fun playing the game.

"Wii U" sounds like some broken English... and rhymes with P U... what's so great about that?

*south park City Wok owner voice* "Owwrr wii u gowna plray games, and eet sheety chiwkiwn"

The Wii U seems like the ds with the two screens wirelessly connected, and much less portable. They should have made it so that the controller could store games on its own so that it would more portable.

Oh also... seems I'm not the only one to think "Wii U" is stupid: http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6318221/e3-2011-nintendo-stock-sinks-post-wii-u-unveil

Mr. Molecule You said most wii games suck, and I can accept that, but remember this. The best Nintendo games are made by Nintendo. Microsoft and Sony just have a small section of their companies working on their systems, but Nintendo's full technological might is focused on making epic games. Nintendo is the only company to really have iconic characters, Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Samus. You can't beat Nintendo at making classic and innovative games.

There are so many people here who have no idea of what they're talking about. First of all, the wii u is it's own SYSTEM, not a hand held that can be used with the original wii. Next, it is supposed to be as powerful if not more powerful than the PS3, so anyone whining on how the games are going to be kiddie games, i hope thats enough power for you. Not to mention about 10 'hardcore' games were already mentioned to be in the works for the wii u, including arkham asylum, assasins creeed revelations, metro 2033, gaiden 3, and more.
This is NOT a handheld, its supposed to give developers more to work, so unless you want the graphics of this to match the ds, you wouldn't even want it to be handheld
plz don't comment on something gaming related if you have just read one article on it by a non-gaming organization.

i saw the game on screen and creamed my pants... legend of zelda (or so it seems??? looks like link to me) is the most amazing game. EVER. and i would buy the new wii, jsut to play it <3
We're on the brink of so many jumps in technology its impossible to conceive what will come in our lifetimes.

Regardless of what your boyfriends says, 6 inches can not be considered "huge" by any normal use of the word. Seriously, though the screen is slightly larger than previous pocket sized devices. We need to invent more superlatives words so advertisers can corrupt something new. As another commenter said, the games are the important part, and another 40 versions of Mario or Zelda do not interest me at all. This year has been the worse in memory for lack of new games. Cheap sequels and copies of the same old thing killed the movies, now video games are suffering from the same lazy designs. New machines cannot make up for lack of quality content. The I phone also has a 3-d attachment, but unless compelling games are introduced, It will not get my wallet out of it's pocket.

is it just me or is the WII U just a 3DS with one big screen. nintendo is does not have much imagination with this one. i know they can do better and im not saying nintendo is suckish with this but im just wondering if it can play regular WII games too

Wii U has the new mindset for those gamers that loves to find new on their gadget.

is it going to be fun