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06/08/2011 01:58 PM

E3 2011: Nintendo Unveils The "WiiU"

By: Adam Balkin

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They did it with the Wii and now Nintendo is once again looking to change the way users play video games. NY1's Adam Balkin filed the following report.

Nintendo unveiled its newest gaming console Tuesday, the WiiU, at this year's E3 convention in Los Angeles and it comes with a new controller.

"Welcome to the world of WiiU," said Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo North America. "It's a system we will all enjoy together but also one that's tailor made for you."

The console takes the Japanese company's revolutionary idea of using a motion sensitive controller to the next level.

The new controller will have a touch screen that can be used as an interactive accessory to new WiiU games, similar but far more advanced than the stylus-capable screen on the Nintendo DS and DSi.

Images are sent wirelessly from the base station to the controller to make it a more versatile screen in addition to main screen, your television.

"It includes two analog circle pads, a plus control pad, a touch screen, microphone, speakers,an accelerometer, a gyroscope and an inward-facing camera," said Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo.

Some examples of how the new controller could be used were showcased at E3.

One such example was a demo where users could look around 360-degrees as if they were a bird flying through the sky. Another had users defending themselves from flying arrows shooting at them from all angles and using the controller as the shield.

The controller can also be used to surf the web and throw images and video up onto the main TV for larger viewing.

Despite the drastic change in the look and feel of the new console and its controller, it will still be able to play all of your old Wii games.

The price of the WiiU has not yet been announced and the release date is slated for late next year.