While all of those features are cool, none of them are nearly as innovative as this last one. The Wii U controller features a 6.2 inch touch screen. This screen allows the user to draw on it, video chat with it, and of course play Wii U games on it. Now you need to be in range of the console to play the games on the controller, but it frees up the T.V for someone else to watch while you play your game. Being able to instantly switch from controller to T.V is extremely freeing, but that's not all the controller is good for. Its also capable of changing how you interact with the game depending on how you angle it. So far it's been shown to be used in accurate sniping, an extra information display so that you don't have to switch screens when playing certain games, and even placed on the ground to create a more real life experience when playing Wii golf.
The system is fully backwards compatible with all Wii games, software, controllers, and downloadable content. It's slated for a 2012 release, and it's already gotten the interest of major 3rd party developers, with confirmed titles such as
- Lego City Stories
- Tekken (working title)
- Ninja Gaiden 3: Razors Edge
- Assassins Creed (working title)
- Ghost Recon Online
- Aliens: Colonial Marines
- Darksiders II
- Pikmin 3
- Super Smash Bro's (working title)
In short Nintendo's Wii U. There's simply nothing like it.
