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/ Adam Richardson

New Wii U Info Revealed

Nintendo shares new Wii U details, pitching the GamePad's second screen and stronger online features as its bid to win back the serious gamers the Wii lost.

Nintendo has shared a fresh round of Wii U details. The original Wii was a great party machine built around bringing families together, but family gaming only goes so far, and it left the more serious crowd, the ones who want what Xbox Live and PSN offer, out in the cold. The Wii U is Nintendo’s answer: a console that wants to be the centre of the living room, pairing the TV with the GamePad’s second screen and finally taking online and social features seriously.