Kotaku
So no Hard Drive then?
Edit 3: Breaking News on CPU from Engadget:
Engadget
Edit 2: Controller does not support multi touch.
Controller needs to be in the same room so no playing around the house.
Wii games won't be upscaled, they'll still be a jaggy mess.
Edit: More details.
It is a combination of a more traditional interfaceas previously reported, the New Controller has two analog sticks, one d-pad, four face buttons, two shoulder buttons and two triggersand the tilting, turning and shaking motion controls that made the Wii a smash success.
The new controller also incorporates a large touchscreen interface, a front-facing camera, gyroscope, and microphone.
Nintendo offered the following loose technical specifications to Kotaku in a pre-briefing on Nintendo's New Console.
- High definition display, up to 1080p resolution via HDMI output
- 6.2" touchscreen on New Controller, running in non-HD resolution
- Internal flash-based media storage, upgradeable via USB and SD carts
- Games ship on proprietary iDensity discs of unspecified, but "large capacity"
- Games will also be available as downloadable content
- Console compatible with Wii games and devices
- Release date between April 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012; or after the end of Nintendo's fiscal year
So no Hard Drive then?
Edit 3: Breaking News on CPU from Engadget:
Details were scarce about the IBM silicon Nintendo's new HD powerhouse was packing, but we did some digging to get a little more info. IBM tells us that within the Wii U there's a 45nm custom chip with "a lot" of embedded DRAM. It's a silicon on insulator design and packs the same processor technology found in Watson, the supercomputer that bested a couple of meatbags on Jeopardy awhile back. Unfortunately, IBM wouldn't give us the chip's clock speeds, but if it's good enough to smoke Ken Jennings on national TV, we imagine it'll do alright against its competition from Sony and Microsoft.
Engadget
Edit 2: Controller does not support multi touch.
Controller needs to be in the same room so no playing around the house.
Wii games won't be upscaled, they'll still be a jaggy mess.
Edit: More details.