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The '''Wii U''' is [[Nintendo]]'s seventh home console, released on November 18 | The '''Wii U''' is [[Nintendo]]'s seventh home console, released on November 18 in North America, November 30 in Europe and Australia, and December 8, 2012 in Japan. The primary feature of the Wii U is the Wii U GamePad, which features a 6.2-inch touchscreen. This screen can be used to provide different views into the game's world, and titles featuring Off-TV Play can be displayed entirely on it, leaving the television free to be used for something else while gaming. | ||
The GamePad has the buttons of a standard controller, with dual analog sticks, triggers and D-pad, plus a front facing camera, microphone, Near Field Communication capability, gyroscope and accelerometer. It is able to function as a universal TV remote control that does not require the Wii U to be turned on. | The GamePad has the buttons of a standard controller, with dual analog sticks, triggers and D-pad, plus a front facing camera, microphone, Near Field Communication capability, gyroscope and accelerometer. It is able to function as a universal TV remote control that does not require the Wii U to be turned on. | ||
Revision as of 02:03, December 8, 2012
The Wii U is Nintendo's seventh home console, released on November 18 in North America, November 30 in Europe and Australia, and December 8, 2012 in Japan. The primary feature of the Wii U is the Wii U GamePad, which features a 6.2-inch touchscreen. This screen can be used to provide different views into the game's world, and titles featuring Off-TV Play can be displayed entirely on it, leaving the television free to be used for something else while gaming.
The GamePad has the buttons of a standard controller, with dual analog sticks, triggers and D-pad, plus a front facing camera, microphone, Near Field Communication capability, gyroscope and accelerometer. It is able to function as a universal TV remote control that does not require the Wii U to be turned on.
The Wii U is backwards compatible with Wii software and controllers, meaning Wii games such as the New Play Control! versions of Pikmin and Pikmin 2 can be played on the Wii U. GameCube games and accessories will not be compatible, but may be made available through the Wii U's Virtual Console service.
Pikmin games
Pikmin 3 is currently in development for the Wii U and is expected to release in the Spring of 2013. All Pikmin 3 demos have so far shown the ability to display a overhead view of the gameplay map and use the Wii U GamePad for control, in addition to using the Wii Remote and Nunchuck as in the New Play Control! Pikmin titles. Unlike these games, however, Pikmin 3 features Wii Motion Plus capability.
Nintendo Land, a launch title for the console, features 12 mini-games based off Nintendo franchises; one of these is Pikmin, and its mini-game is called Pikmin Adventure.
While not a Pikmin game, the Wii to Wii U System Transfer Tool features a Pikmin animation for both copying from the Wii and copying on the Wii U.
Trailers
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