Thread: Nintendo Wii U

Well it's about time. Ever since the current generation of consoles took up residence in our living rooms, annual gaming expo E3 has been bereft of any big hardware announcements. E3 2010 was dominated by Microsoft and Sony as they fought over who could best imitate the hugely successful Nintendo Wii's motion control, which this year has left Nintendo with only one choice: innovate yet again.



The result is what you see before you, Nintendo's Wii U. Well,mainly the controller for it. But then, it's the controller that counts The first thing you might notice is that the U controller is rather large. That's because there's a honking great. 6.2-inch touchscreen in the middle of it. Around that sits a more traditional controller setup: four action buttons and dual thumb sticks, shoulder buttons and triggers. There's also full, 360-degree, motion-sensing capabilities and a forward-facing camera. It's lighter than it looks and comfortable to hold, even if the triggers require both index and middle fingers.