This is the Wii U console, the part of Nintendoās big new gaming machine thatās been getting a lot less attention than its stunning screen-based controller. I got my hands on the console today. Take a video tour with me.
https://lastchance.cc/take-a-tour-of-the-amazing-wii-u-controller-in-our-han-5809519%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
A few important notes:
1) There is an error in the videoā¦ I thought that the Wii U could be stood vertically, but the pieces of plastic I describe in the video as feet are not feet. The Wii U will not stand, not on its own. It needs to lie down.
2) You can see four USB ports for this system and an SD Card slot. You wonāt see an Ethernet jack, suggesting that, like the Wii, this Nintendo console is made to go online strictly via Wi-Fi. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime cautioned me not to conclude that. Sounds like this design, while apparently final, is still open to some tweaks.
3) You wonāt see GameCube memory card slots, which the Wii had. Thatās because Wii U can play Wii games, but isnāt backwards compatible to GameCube
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5) The unit didnāt feel much heavier than a Wii, though itās not clear if this unit is a finished device with all the required guts. The machine seems to be about as wide as a Wii, and similarly thick, but it does appear to be longer. To use a metaphor rather than an actual size comparison, think of the relative relationship between letter size paper and legal size paper.
6) I hadnāt realized until I was done handling the unit that I had some ink on my left handāwhoops! I got a little ink on the systemās front hatch. It wiped off with a tissue. I apologized profusely.
I like the hardware. It looks good. What do you think?
