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Manufacturer | Nintendo |
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Released | November 18, 2012 December 8, 2012 November 30, 2012 November 30, 2012 |
Predecessor | Wii |
Successor | Nintendo Switch |
The Wii U is Nintendo's sixth home gaming console usually bundled with Nintendo Land, and is a commercial flop, it appears as a level-up gifts in Tomodachi Life.
Wii U GamePad
The main input device of the Wii U, known as the Wii U GamePad, resembles a tablet and is capable of streaming content from the console. The touch screen can be used with a stylus for precision movement, similar to the Mintendo DS family of systems and the Nintendo 3DS, however due to the size of the screen, one may also use their finger, It has four face buttons (A, B X, and Y), two clickable analog sticks (Nintendo 3DS-like Circle Pads in the E3 2011 version), four shoulder buttons (L, R, Zl, and Zr), a D-pad, start (+) and select (-) buttons, an NFC (near-field communication) reader/writer, a home button, a TV Control button, and a power button. It features an inner-facing camera, a microphone, stereo speakers, a sensor strip, a rumble system, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, a rechargeable battery and built-in flash memory to store data.