Quit Playing Around With Your Game Console - Houzz

Nintendo has announced plans to ship its next-generation game system, called the Wii U (pronounced "we, you") on November 18, 2012.

The Wii U should be a fantastic gaming platform ? and an unusual one. Unlike the current Wii, which is operated by a motion-detecting controller that looks like a TV remote, the new Wii U will feature a controller with buttons and a touch screen. The handheld touch screen can be used for controlling what's on the TV. But it can also be used instead of the TV screen. So the Wii U will be a full gaming console and a somewhat portable gaming unit all in one.

Wii U owners can become members of an upcoming Nintendo Network, through which Nintendo will maintain an app store (which Nintendo is calling an eShop) for downloading all kinds of software that will work with the gaming system.

In addition to all the usual stuff you'd find in a controller ? gyroscope, accelerometer, haptic feedback and so on ? the Wii U controller will have a built-in microphone, speakers and camera, as well as electronics that will enable you to use a wireless credit card to make purchases. It will also support stylus input, so you should be able to sign things and draw pictures.

It's this combination of controller capabilities and an eShop that makes the Wii U so full of promise for non-gaming applications. The gaming system will probably enable the control of your existing TV and movies using the touch screen and buttons on the controller. While watching TV, for example, you should be able to move the show to the controller and take it with you all around the house.

You can also expect a lot of online shopping applications, where you can quickly scan through products and buy by tapping your credit card on top of the controller to make the purchase. And finally, it's almost certain that the Wii U will be able to replace your telephone, functioning as a speakerphone for online calls and a videoconferencing system at the touch of a button.

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