What is the Nintendo Wii U? Everything you need to know

The Nintendo Wii U was released in November 2012 and is the successor to the successful Nintendo Wii console. All information about the technical specifications of the Wii U and which variants of the console are available so far, we explain in our article.

The most important facts about the Nintendo Wii U

The Wii U is a game console from Nintendo, which was released as the successor to the Wii. For the first time in Germany, the Wii U was available in November 2012.

1. In the basic version, the Wii U has an 8 GB flash memory and uses a 1.24 GHz IBM Espresso as a processor.
2. In addition, the Wii U has an HDMI port and uses a graphics card that supports HD.
3. For a price of 249 euros you get, in addition to the Wii U, the matching gamepad, two power supplies and an HDMI cable as accessories.
4. The Wii U is operated with the included gamepad, which has a screen and the same control buttons as the Wii.
5. If you already had a Wii before, you can continue to use existing games and accessories, because the Wii U is backward compatible.

These variants of the Wii U are available

In addition to a basic variant of the console, there is also a premium variant of the Wii U, which contains some extras in addition to the console, gamepad, power supply and HDMI cable. Buyers of the premium package get a stand for the Wii U and its gamepad, a charging station for the gamepad and a sensor bar. In addition, the price of 349 euros includes one year of Nintendo Network Premium and with Nintendo Land also a game for the console.