Nintendo announced their new console at E3 2011 today. As you can guess it is called the Wii-U. Not a fan of the name but I was not a fan of the name Wii either. I know it will grown on me in time.So far the Wii-U is looking promising. I am a little sketchy with the size of the controller and the price tag for this new console has me worried, but none the less I think Nintendo is on to something. So far just the controller was shown at E3, nothing is known about the console it self or what it will cost. The release for this puppy is 2012, but no solid date yet. As you can see the controller has a touch screen and two analog sticks, buttons, and a D-Pad. You can play your game on the TV and the controller screen or switch it to just the controller. The features of the Wii-U controller alone is getting me excited. I only hope that Nintendo doesn't screw this up like they did the Wii.
They had a good idea with motion controls but they opened up a door from hell by catering to the casual gamer. It was the biggest mistake they could have ever made for us Nintendo fans. In retrospect it did get them a lot of money to come up with this new idea. I am only hoping it doesn't go down the same path as the Wii. If it wasn't for the shovelware and the crap that filled the Wii library, the Wii could have been a great idea if developers took it that direction. But the casual gamer made publishers lazy and they hit gold on the Wii by producing junk month after month and the casuals ate it up. Nintendo tried to show the way, but they too fell into the gold mine of the casuals. Here is to hoping Nintendo has gotten it right this time around. Looking forward to the future with Nintendo......
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