Wii U

The Wii U  is part of the next generation of gaming consoles as they have jumped ahead of the competition by releasing it first. It is part of the eighth generation of consoles. It wioll be released on the 30th november 2012 in europe. Nintendo stated that the Wii U supports 1080p graphics and has 2 GB of memory; 1 GB as system memory and the same for game memory. This is more than 20 times the memory of the Wii. The console will be released in two versions; a basic white version with 8 GB of internal storage, and a premium black version with 32 GB of internal storage, which includes stand and docks. The Wii U features a new controller, called the Wii U GamePad, with an embedded touchscreen. The controller allows a player to continue playing games by displaying the game even when the television is off. A second controller has now been released its called the pro controller. This is more like the traditional game pad.

The system will be backward compatible with Wii, and Wii U games can support compatibility with Wii peripherals, such as the Wii Remote Plus and the Nunchuk. Games will become available for purchase and downloaded from Nintendo's Virtual Console service.

The price of the Wii U will be around about £249 to buy.

Some of the launch titles that will bge released with the Wii U are:

• ZombiU
• Nintendoland

They are also trying to bring Assassins Creed 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Darksiders 2 and Mass Effect 3 to the Wii U aswell to add to the other titles.