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We did take a look at the Wii U controller in a preview earlier this year, but until now, there has been no official word on the specifications of the upcoming Wii U console from Nintendo. The latest on it should be taken with a grain of salt though, where the Wii U is touted to come with just 8GB of internal memory; and frankly that is rather pathetic in this day and age, although the possibility of support for external hard drives is comforting but some folks might figure out that the inconvenience of keeping track of various external hard drives might be a turn off.

The self-proclaimed ‘anonymous source’ claimed that the Nintendo Wii U will ship with a three-core ‘Espresso’ CPU and a DirectX 10.1 compatible AMD Radeon GPU. An SD memory card slot is also thrown into the mix for good measure, and you get Wi-Fi connectivity, Full HD output, cable support for HDMI, Wii D-Terminal, Wii Component Video, Wii RGB, Wii S-Video Stereo AV and Wii AV, and a quartet of USB 2.0 ports. If you are one who looks on the bright side of things always, the Nintendo Wii came with half the amount of internal memory, that is, 512MB. We do look forward to the Wii U announcement that’s happening later this week.

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According to website Wii U Daily, it seems like Nintendo is working on creating the biggest Zelda game ever made for the Wii U console. To be honest this hardly seems like a surprise given that Zelda is one of the more popular titles from Nintendo, and with the Wii U expected to last Nintendo a good few years and to be able to compete with next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft, well they certainly need a huge game to capture the attention of the gaming market. (more…)

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It wasn’t too long ago that we reported that according to a rumor, the Nintendo Wii U could be released on the 18^th of November. However thanks to a fresh set of rumors (via NintendoLife), they have spotted that according to Video Product Distributors, the company that supplies stock to retailers such as Amazon, has posted an SKU on its website that has outed the release date and prices of the different Wii U packages that we can expect. According to them, there will be three different packages that will be priced at $249.99, $299.99 and $349.99 respectively, and all of which will be available on the 11^th of November. This particular rumor and the previous rumor certainly points away from the rumored Black Friday release, but given that Nintendo will be hosting an event on the 13^th of September, which is presumably when the official details will be given, we guess we don’t have to wait long to see if the rumors pan out. In the meantime we suggest you take this with a grain of salt for now.

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Even though the Wii U is supposed to launch in time for the holiday shopping season – which is quickly approaching, remember – we still don’t have pricing or release date information on the console. It’s widely assumed that Nintendo will spill these details during a press event in New York City on September 13, but we may have just found out the Wii U’s release date a little ahead of time thanks to a slip up during a presentation from PDP at the GameStop managers’ conference today. According to Kotaku, a representative from PDP, which makes gaming peripherals, said that the company’s Wii U accessories will be available ahead of the console’s November 18 launch.

Interesting – PDP may have just accidentally confirmed the Wii U’s release date. Of course, since Kotaku originally ran its story, both Nintendo and PDP have responded. Nintendo went with the old standby “we have nothing to announce at this time,” while a rep from PDP said that the company “simply” does not know when Nintendo will be launching the console, and that anything said during the presentation wasn’t meant to confirm or deny any upcoming release date.

That seems like a bit of a stretch, as accessory makers and game developers likely do know when the Wii U is launching, but they’re keeping that elusive date under wraps at the request of Nintendo. After all, if the Wii U is going to be launching within the next couple of months, those who are making products for it need to know when the console will hit shelves. PDP can say that it doesn’t know when the Wii U is launching all it wants, but we’re thinking that the company knows more than its letting on.

So, the Wii U might be launching on November 18. That seems like a pretty late launch, but it should still give Nintendo enough time to cash in before the holiday shopping season begins to wind down. Hopefully the company’s strategy works, because the last thing the Nintendo needs is another launch debacle like the one that plagued the 3DS. Stay tuned.

Wii U reportedly launching on November 18 is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Whether the Nintendo Wii U will prove to be a huge success remains to be seen, and will remain that way until Nintendo finally announces a release date and price. So far only rumors and speculation have suggested several dates, with some suggesting a possible Black Friday launch. In any case if you’re sick of the rumors and speculation and want an official confirmation, you might be able to get one soon on the 13^th of September. While it was not explicitly stated, Nintendo has announced their plans to hold a Wii U event on the 13^th of September in New York City, with the event promising to tell us “more about how the Wii U will change the future of gaming and entertainment.” The last time Nintendo held such an event, the Nintendo 3D S’ price and date was revealed, so there’s a good chance that history could repeat itself. In any case we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled, so check back with us on the 13^th of September for the details!

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