Since the Wii had more than reversed their fortunes after two generations of lagging home console sales, hopes were high that their next home console would continue their regained dominance into The Eighth Generation of Console Video Games. (Incidentally, Nintendo had originally planned to give the Wii such a touchscreen controller, but instead went with motion controls while saving the touchscreen for the Wii U.)įollowing the back-to-back successes of the Wii and Nintendo DS, Nintendo was confident that they could do no wrong. Finally, it supported near-field communication (NFC), allowing for wireless interaction with figurines and cards, as well as microtransactions with credit cards that utilized NFC support. Besides playing games, the GamePad could function as a "TVii" remote control (their pun, not ours) through the press of a button, allow users to record shows and browse video-on-demand services, stream video for video chatting, and even share videos and other media.
Alongside this capability was the potential for Asymmetric Multiplayer: a number of multiplayer games allowed one player to use the GamePad as a sort of Game Master while the others used Wii remotes or Pro Controllers, and any multiplayer game that would otherwise have 2-player split-screen instead had Player 1 play on the GamePad and Player 2 on the TV.
The most standout aspect of the GamePad was its enabling of handheld gameplay (marketed as "Off-TV Play") if someone else needed to use the TV (though the console still needed to be on, as the GamePad did not do any computing on its own and instead acted as a dumb terminal ). This tablet controller featured a 6.2-inch touchscreen along with dual speakers, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, rumble, an inward-facing camera, and the kitchen sink. What distinguished the Wii U from its competitors was the GamePad. It was backward compatible with Wii games (through the "Wii Menu" option), controllers and other accessories. The Wii U was Nintendo's sixth video game console, released on Novemin the US, Novemin Europe and Australia, and Decemin Japan. Reggie Fils-Aimé, E3 2011 press conference
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