Wii U

Specifications

Cpu

IBM PowerPC "Espresso" (tri-core, Broadway-derived), 1.24 GHz

Gpu

AMD Radeon-based "Latte", 550 MHz

Ram

max: 2 GB DDR3 (fixed; no console RAM upgrade) · base: 2 GB DDR3 (roughly 1 GB available to games)

Media

12 cm Wii U Optical Disc (proprietary, Blu-ray-based; also plays Wii discs)

Output

HDMI (Nintendo's first home console with native HDMI output), plus composite/component via an official adapter

Battery

Wii U GamePad: 1500 mAh lithium-ion, roughly 3-5 hours per charge (about 2.5 hours to recharge); higher-capacity 8-hour battery sold separately

Display

Wii U GamePad: 6.2-inch resistive touchscreen LCD, 854x480 (16:9) at 158 ppi, single-touch, stylus included

Storage

base: 8 GB internal flash (Basic model) or 32 GB internal flash (Deluxe model) · options: External USB hard drive

Controller

Wii U GamePad (included, about 491 g): two clickable analog sticks, D-pad, A/B/X/Y, L/R and ZL/ZR, 9-axis motion sensing (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer), 1.3 MP front camera, microphone, stereo speakers with 3.5 mm headset jack, NFC reader/writer (amiibo), IR blaster for TV control, rumble, low-latency 5 GHz wireless streaming from the console

Release Price

$299.99 (Basic, 8 GB) / $349.99 (Deluxe, 32 GB)

Variants

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