September 13th, 2012
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata confirmed a few new Wii U specs during a Japanese presentation today. Much of the information relates to memory and the game discs. Below is the following information that Nintendo officially released:
- Supports full 1080p
- “GPGPU” used
- Main memory: 1GB
- System memory: 1GB
- Total memory is 2GB
- Games only use 1GB of main memory
- System memory is for the OS
- Can use the browser while playing
- Game discs are 25GB
- Discs run at 22.5 MB/s
- Uses up to 75 watts of electricity
- Typical power usage is 45 watts
- Reconfirmed: import Wii VC and WiiWare games
Nintendo had it’s Wii U preview event earlier today in New York City and they revealed some details that you’ll be very interested to hear. It seems that the date supplied by many in the industry is correct, the release date for the Wii U console will be this November 18th. The Wii U will come in two configurations, the Basic Set and the Deluxe Set.
The Basic Set will have 8 Gigabytes of memory and will include the console itself, one GamePad, the sensor bar and an HDMI cable. The Basic Set will come in White. It’s nice to see that a hardware company will include an HDMI cable, it was left out of both the PlayStation 3 in it’s later iterations and the Xbox 360′s cheaper models. The pricing for this Basic Set will be $299.99. There was much speculation on the price and most said to keep a large audience the price has to be lower. I feel that the $299.99 price is just right.
The Deluxe Set has a bit of a memory boost, it contains 32 Gigabytes of memory, everything that was included in the Basic Set is included in the Deluxe. The Deluxe adds a GamePad charging cradle and a stand for both the console and the GamePad. The Deluxe Set will be coming in Black.
It has been confirmed for the dates of release in both Europe, and Japan, which are November 30th and December 8th respectively.
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I didn’t really give a rust about the Wii U, at least not until it was announced that Bayonetta 2 is coming out exclusively for the system.
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Here’s the official teaser:
Between the long-waited sequel of one of my favorite games of all time and a gaming console that I absolutely do not want to have,… I’m torn…
True man. I’m so torn as well, mainly because I bought my PS3 & Xbox 360 just for Bayonetta and I really don’t want to buy it for the WiiU. I’m gonna protest against the thing by simply not buying the system. I just hope people realize how Nintendo is FKIN up gaming…
@AssassinVenice
As much as I dislike Nintendo for making Bayonetta 2 a Wii U exclusive, they really aren’t the ones to blame. The ones I actually want and should blow the brains out of their skulls are those idiots at SEGA. It’s because of those fools and their crap-ass management style that they decided to pass on Bayonetta 2, so Nintendo actually is doing Platinum Games a favor by finally letting the game see the light of days. I also blame Sony and Microsoft for not grabbing the opportunity of publishing the game (I’m cranky and blaming everyone.)
@Bloodios
Well said. If Microsoft gave at least 0.0001% of their profits, this gave would’ve made them many many more $. I would buy it day-1.
A shame that Microsoft is too fed up with money to support their consumers by giving them what they want.
sigh…
That’s great that they’ll be coming out with Bayonetta 2.
I hope they use the same British-English voice actress from the first one.
The gamepad screen controller should work great for those attacks that would otherwise require two buttons to be press simultaneously. The first Bayonetta, at times, required the X and Y to be pressed simultaneously during heated battle with a very little window of time to do so. Just clicking on button on the touch pad will improve game play.
The gamepad will be great for fighting games, and other games, that require the simultaneous pressing of two buttons. The 3DS’s gampad improved the gameplay of Street Fighter 4 immensly.
I hope they don’t tone down Bayonetta and make her G-rated for the Nintendo system. I hope we can still see her almost nude and nude from the backside, just like in the original.
My kids will love it, and I can’t wait because I’ll actually be able to play a kids system with some decent HD graphics.
Bayonetta will be released for the successors of the PS3 & XBOX360. You can bet on it.
Actually, I take back my prior comment. I just found out that Bayonetta 2 is being published by Nintendo so it will stay a wii-u exclusive.
Meh. On the one hand, it’s expensive, not that attractive, and an incredibly small scope of games for it, most of which seem visually underwhelming. On the other hand: reviews to write.
Nintendo confirmed yesterday that people will not be able to purchase new Gamepads, in North America, should the one they bought originally break down. That basically means if your gamepad gets screwed, you have to buy a new f*ckin console… Come the f*ck on Nintendo. That’s worse than the Sh*tbox and the RROD. Nintendo is just pulling this sh*t to push hardware, and even Reggie Fat-Ass admitted to it.
Just at the price tag says that the gamepad, alone, is going to be complete piece of crap, and is very likely to break down often. Sure, Nintendo will most likely a warrenty service for hardware failure, but who the hell is going to wait 2+ weeks just to get their damn controller fixed? I really feel sorry for Nintendrones right now. I really do…
you are incorrect good sir, nintendo has clarified that you can purchase an additional gamepad from nintendo customer service in the US (they decided not to start selling them separately yet because no games in the US can utilize a second gamepad (yet) so they didn’t want to confuse consumers by selling them right off the bat.
@BigBurrito Fair enough. Doesn’t change the criticism about pricing though. At the end of the day, unless Nintendo is selling the consoles at a HUGE loss or they just lied about the gamepad’s features and funtionality or the console itself is an absolute piece of dog crap, then there’s no way it can be that cheap and still be as good as they. Some corners obviously had to be cut to come to that pricing. It’ll be just like the 3-Sh*tty at it’s release, and have a major problem(s), that cause the system to have a failure rate, which won’t be fixed for at least 5 years. That’s just how it works out when companies pull crap like. At least Sony accepted selling PS3 at a loss to pursue a good lasting product.
The system has a low price point and you start immediately to attack Nintendo and compare its potential failure rate with Microsoft’s? Then you go ahead and praise Sony for selling at a loss (which is backed up by no other than Sony, BTW). If this isn’t fanboyism at it’s finest I don’t know what is.
If you cared to look at the specs, you’d notice that the power consumption of the system is pretty low. The system just isn’t that expensive to make as there isn’t that much raw power in it. Also, Nintendo has been notorious to sell peripherals to make up costs as it did with the Wii. Don’t automatically assume the system is junk.
I’ve heard that if you break your gamepad, you can special order a new gamepad from Nintendo. So there’s no need to get another console.
8gb?…..
I don’t know what to say…
And 50 bucks more for some crappy plastic stands and only 32gb…
And Bayonetta, why? sega… why?
actually Nintendoland is packed into the deluxe edition as well ($59.99 retail) so it isn’t that bad of a deal if you want to game (also you can hook up an external hard drive to the system (up to 3 terabytes as confirmed by Regi filsame) so honestly it’s really whether you want the game or not…
I’m extremely excited for the Wii U. Everything about the system is looking absolutely amazing.
I like the games they’ve shown already. They invoke such nostalgia, and now in high res which is pretty neat.
I always enjoyed Nintendo purely for their games. I don’t need extreme graphics so much as I want a clean and colorful picture. For me Nintendo is already going to deliver exactly what I want. I can’t wait to see the innovations the new controller brings to their IP’s
I can’t wait for TVii! finally I can watch netflix on the gamepad while I poop!
(and 1080P games sound quite nice)
Honestly, the WiiU will be the most terrible mistake ever commited by nintendo, its price tag is ridiculous for a console that should have been released 5 years ago.
Being the next gen just around the corner one must be either a retarded nintendo fanboy or a rich nintendo famboy ineed. Bayonetta is not a game worthy enough to pay all that money to play its sequel, I cant wait to the next gen consoles to be officially announced to see wiiu’s price drops and sales drop,
To bad nintendo: TOO BAD!!
Apparently it’s able to run ACIII at 60fps at a native 1080p. That’s what people were saying at the E3 booth. Even though the specific details of the CPU and GPU haven’t been officially released, it must have a quite a kick to it. The only thing I can’t get my head around is the RIDICULOUSLY small storage.
Nope. ACIII is 30fps 720p on the WiiU.
I personally think the Wii U will flop.
It offers nothing new to the table and many people, like myself, feel let down by the flood of cráp mini game releases for the Wii console which caused serious developers to avoid releasing proper games. Those who tried and actually made good games didn’t make money from them.
I think the same will happen with the Wii U.
“It’s nice to see that a hardware company will include an HDMI cable, it was left out of both the PlayStation 3 in it’s later iterations and the Xbox 360′s cheaper models. ”
Hmmm. I’m fairly sure that HDMI cable was NEVER in PS3 and X360 boxes.
X360 had ANALOG HD cable (component – up to 1080p) with swith abilty to HD/SD
and PS3 had big fat NOTHING in HD category; only most basic shitty composite SD cable.
I think Nintendo have put way too much faith in the control pad. Much more than on the Wii. The Wii was the cheapest console for a while (£189) and it’s controllers certainly didn’t cost over £100!
The fact that the Wii U is at the least £229 for the basic model and an extra control pad over £100 shows where Nintendo has invested and the risk it’s taking by selling an under powered system for over £200. It’s why the innards are not that more advance than current gen unless Nintendo were prepared to sell at a loss or a much higher price point.
Lmao everyone here really hates Nintendo.. This is hilarious. I know I’ll be picking up the Wii U day one as I’ve already preordered it.. I can’t wait for the next Smash Brothers, Metroid and Zelda game. Oh and F-Zero. I’m happy Nintendo is starting to revive some of their older IP’s with this new hardware ^_^
I agree. I just hope the Wii U has the same lossless audio that the PS3 games have. I am still sad that Halo 4 is going to be limited to just dolby digital. Especially since 343 reworked all the audio for the game. : /
Raikugen-
1.Hardly anyone games with LPCM. It’s either TV mono or stereo and if someone does have a sound system to hook up to it would most likely be via toslink which can only output lossy DD and DTS.
2. Halo 4 has to be DD because the 360 can only output Digital Stereo, the useless WMA Pro and the previously mentioned Dolby Digital Surround Sound.
Badassbab-
I know not many people game with a high quality sound system, but it is a really nice perk for those who have made the investment such as myself. Don’t get me wrong I wasn’t bashing the 360 or the Wii U I love my 360, PS3, and Wii and I am very much looking forward to the Wii U. However, I love being immersed in whatever game I am playing. Thank you for the response as well.
P.S Despite only being Lossy DD I still think Halo 4 sounds absolutely astounding based on what I’ve heard.
The Wii U is what the original Wii should’ve been. Damn you Nintendo! But doggarn it! I still love you.
-decent specs
-and backwards compatibility is very attractive
i dunno, i just might, if the games are right.
The only problem I see is that if Wii U turned out to be another runaway success, Sony and MS might respond by rolling out their next gen consoles. So the Wii U then would seem moot.
Wii U’s spec seems to be raping our beloved ps3/xbox360 … LOL POEPLE !!! No more fighting over which of our current consoles have a better graphics or what so ever, THEY BOTH SUCK NOW!!!! cuz the new king Wii U eat both of them for it’s breakfast, However this lasts until the new PS4/XBOX720 comes out!!!
Well I preordered today, I just really like that I can play my games and my wife can watch all her crap on tv, I was sceptical about the gamepad lag but I’ve watched a few videos and it seems there is less lag streaming to the pad than there is playing on you’re tv, that’s impressive, and zombie u looks like a ton of fun and the main developers favourite game is dark souls, so I’m sold.
By the time the PS4 and Xbox 720 come out, those specs will be obsolete…
Well, atleast Nintendo isn’t doing what they did with the Wii (which was, pretty much, a re-packaged Nintendo Gamecube) and recycling back out to the masses; It was a smart business move on Nintendo’s part but, ultimatly, the console just wound up being a “hype train”, generated by the mindless purchasing of the general public and “casual gamer”…
…and by the way; Nintendo can have Bayonetta 2 as an exclusive… This move was clearly their only option of choice, considering, 85% of the industry’s development while still go towards Sony’s and Microsoft’s platforms; So, I wouldn’t cry too much over this news, fellas…
What idiot designed the Wii U without a hard drive? Go kill yourself, Nintendo.
I for one are verry intrested in picking up one of these little gem’s one day as i think the games will be great fun on it.
I did buy both versions and all games in release day. Now I just have to wait to have them in my hands!
I bet that Bayonetta 2 comes out on 360 and PS3 at a later date… There is money to be made!… It has a fan base on PS3/360… Plat games would be fools to keep it to Wii U unless nintendo purchased full game rights?
Also Wii U’s memory for games will allow for games to look as good and better than PS3 exclusives like God of War and Uncharted… a gig for games is twice as much as current consoles!… plus the new(ish) tech will have some new tricks up its sleave… I think Nintendo have a decent system here and the pad is not just a gimmick!.. I have respect for Nintendo right from day one and it seems they are back with hardcore gamers in mind once again!
I can’t wait for the new Zelda
also im new here and i wonder why so many ppl getting angry ???
just respect each others oppinion and just get this right in your head for many ppl ps3 will be the best same goes for xbox 360 same for wii even same for original gameboy, i mean just get it, there are billions of ppl out there and its logical that all of them have different tastes, GET A LIFE and make proper conversations, no need to force others to change their mind what is the best cause its only subjective.