Nintendo Unveils New Wii U Gamepad Before E3 Trade Show
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Nintendo Co., the world’s largest maker of video-game players, unveiled a Wii U gamepad that adds features such as messaging between players and downloads of titles to its gaming console.
The Wii U’s centerpiece is a touch-screen controller, which can serve as a second screen for Wii games or as an independent screen for video calls or Internet browsing, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said during a presentation on the company’s website today. The Wii U will be compatible with earlier Wii games and hardware, Iwata said, without disclosing when the Kyoto-based company would start selling the gamepad.