Meanwhile, Activision said that its highly anticipated first-person shooter "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2" will be available for the Wii U and will come with features specifically designed to take advantage of the machine's GamePad controller. Nintendo also announced some 50 games will be available for the machine during its "launch window," and said that the Wii U would be getting "Bayonetta 2" exclusively. He said that, considering how many Wiis have sold over the last six years, there are already enough of the Remote controllers "in the wild." The news came during a Wii U preview event in New York City during which Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime further explained that, though the Wii U also uses the standard motion-sensing Remote controllers that came with the older model Wii, the new Wii U machine won't come packaged with them. (The Wii U's storage can be expanded with external USB devices.) It will come in black and will also be packaged with the "Nintendo Land" game. You are contributing to debate and discussion, and helping to make this website a more open place.The deluxe Wii U set will cost $349.99 and will include all of the above but will have 32 GB of storage as well as a GamePad charging cradle and a stand for the tablet. Thank you for following these guidelines and contributing your thoughts.
NINTENDO WII U CONSOLE TV
With this feature, Nintendo is playing into what many people already do while they watch TV - comment and share things with friends using a second screen such as a smartphone. Viewers can then comment on the scenes and share that on Twitter or Facebook if they want. The service also captures scenes from live TV and displays them on the controller. So if you like the TV show "Modern Family," for example, it will pull in the show's episodes from every available source. TVii "brings all of your services to one place," said Reggie Fils-Aime, president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America. The GamePad works as a fancy remote controller and will let viewers browse shows they can watch. This includes pay-TV accounts along with services such as Hulu and Netflix. Called "Nintendo TVii," the service collects all the ways users have to watch movies, TV shows and sports. The company also announced new entertainment features for the console. "Mario" and other classic games have long been Nintendo's main draw. It will also offer new challenges for advanced Mario players, such as trying to complete a level without touching the ground.
It will include new ways to play that use the GamePad. U," will be available when the new console launches.
Nintendo said the latest game in its wildly popular Mario franchise, "New Super Mario Bros. It also plays games made for the original Wii. The device has a touch-screen controller called the Wii U GamePad. has been trying to drum up excitement for the Wii U, which is the first major gaming console to launch since 2006. It will be black instead of white and include extra features such as more memory, a charging stand and the game "Nintendo Land." 18, in time for the holidays, the company said Thursday.Ī "deluxe" version will sell for $350. NEW YORK - Nintendo's upcoming Wii U gaming console will start at $300 and go on sale in the U.S.