E3 2011: A full technical breakdown of Nintendo’s brand new console
The international development industry was flushed through with giddy school boy (and girl) excitement following the E3 reveal of the Nintendo Wii U yesterday.
The brand new home console, which features a ‘game changing’ controller with in-built screen, aims to appeal to core and casual players alike. But is it as exciting on the inside as it is on the outside?
Develop has produced a complete tech specs breakdown so as you yourself can answer that question with an easy, swaggering confidence.
Take a look below and set your eyes to stunned.
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Launch date: 2012
Size: Roughly 1.8 inches tall, 6.8 inches wide and 10.5 inches long.
Main controller specs:
• 6.2”, 16:9 touch screen
• Two analog circle pads
• Traditional button layout (+control pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R & ZL/ZR buttons)
• Recharge port
• Power and Home buttons
• Built-in accelerometer and gyroscope
• Rumble feature
• Camera
• Microphone
• Stereo speakers
• Sensor strip and stylus
Other controls: Up to four separate Wii remotes, including the Nunchuk, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro and Wii Balance Board, can be connected.
Media: A single self-loading disk media bay.
Video output: Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. Compatible cables include HDMI, component, S-video and composite.
Audio output: Uses AV Multi Out connector. Six-channel PCM linear output through HDMI.
Storage: The console will have internal flash memory, as well as the option to expand its memory using either an SD memory card or an external USB hard drive disk.
CPU: IBM Power-based multi-core microprocessor.
Other: Four USB 2.0 connector slots are included. The console is backwards compatible with all Wii games and accessories.
That isn't a tech spec! IBM power based multicore microprocessor doesn't mean anything! And what about graphics output? Total fail, Nintendo need to step up and admit that their currently releasing console isn't as powerful as the now 5 year old PS3!
This sounds really promising, looked strange at first, but i can see waht Nintendo are up to! It sounds like loads of fun, cant wait, Looking forward to it already!
A Senor strip and not a Senorita one? How sexist.
