Wii U

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Wii U (ウ ィ ー ・ ユ ー Wī Yū?), With code name Project Café, 9 is a console belonging to the eighth generation of video consoles, 10 11 12 13 being the sixth desktop created by Nintendo and direct successor to Wii. 9 The console was launched on November 18, 2012 in North American territory being its opening date.14 15 It was presented at the Nintendo conference during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 on June 7, 2011.16 It mainly competed with the Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One

Wii U is Nintendo's first console to produce high definition graphics up to 1080p resolution. It includes a new remote control that incorporates a touch screen that receives signal in 480p quality from the console, which allows to continue playing even when the TV is turned off. This new command has been described: Wii U GamePad. The system is backward compatible with Wii games, and supports Wii peripherals, such as Wiimote or Wii Balance Board and includes NFC technology, 17 in addition to being compatible with amiibo figures and cards as its own accessory (also compatible in the Nintendo 3DS, which modifies the way you play video games). However, it is not backward compatible with Nintendo GameCube peripherals (except for the controller that is connected by an adapter) but has the ability to download video games from the virtual console.18

Nintendo confirmed on January 31, 2017, the cessation of production of the console. 19

The console's current firmware is 5.5.4E, where additional improvements have been made to the overall system stability and other minor adjustments to improve the user experience

First name
The name is continuous with its po[CENSORED]r predecessor. As in the previous desktop console, Wii was born from the word in English we (we), referring to the group game or multiplayer experience and to be a console that everyone can use. Despite its great success, one of the main criticisms that Wii received during its generation was the little that stood out in the game alone, compared to other systems that made it competitive. Because of this, Nintendo has wanted to emphasize its interest in creating a more complete solo experience with this new generation, with a more capable and remarkably more complete control than the Wiimote, a more robust online service, greater power and graphic capacity.

The name wii U caused some confusion among users as they were not sure if it was a successor console or only an accessory (wii U gamepad).

Thus, the U in the name means you, (you) and represents the interest of adding a more complex solo experience to the already successful group game

History
The console first emerged in 2008.22 after Nintendo recognized multiple limitations with Wii, as the general public thought the console was aimed at a "casual" player .23 With Wii U, Nintendo wanted to return to attracting groups of players who felt displaced with Wii.24 Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto admitted that the lack of high definition and poor online infrastructure also helped leave Wii in a separate category compared to its competitors, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.25 It was decided that the new console should change these details completely.

Within the company, there was a great debate about how the new console should be, and the project was scrapped and restarted several times.26 The concept of a touch screen on the remote was inspired by the blue light of the Wii that reports new messages.27 Miyamoto and his team wanted to incorporate the screen to give more information to the players (similar to the VMU of the Sega Dreamcast). When the development was very advanced, it was extended to a full screen that could show the game in its entirety, a concept that was suggested, but was not financially viable before.

 

Hardware
The Wii U has a design similar to that of the Wii although it shows more rounded angles. Its dimensions are 26.67 cm × 17.27 cm × 4.57 cm.6 The version shown in E3 was white. Its optical discs are inserted through a slot in the front of the console.