By Lee
With Microsoft and Sony showing no sign of teasing us with their next generation offerings, Nintendo has decided to get in there first with the Wii U (Yes Nintendo get bonus points for ridiculous names). But what does it have to offer.
Nintendo are known for their constant innovations ( glasses free 3d with the 3DS, motion control on wii). But the wii u takes it up a notch combining powerful base unit that essentially projects the image to wii u control pad.
The Wii u comes in two parts, the main console and a tablet like controller. The main console is a souped up version of the original wii console. Even the design of the Wii U is reminiscent of the old Wii.
The Second part of the Wii u is the controller. This controller looks like something you would get if a ipad had babies with a joy pad.
But this is where the fun really begins, the controller then becomes your
console and TV all in one. You can play games on the pad or on your TV
or even a combination of the two.
It does have its draw backs however due to the constant broadcasting of an image to the pad, the battery doesn't last long, three hours seems to be the pads life span and you cannot charge the pad from the console like an xbox play and charge kit.
The basic console itself is lacking in storage GB is no way near enough with some downloadable games filling that storage on their own. The price as well is a major down point £249 for the basic pack and £349 for the premium pack is quite expensive to say you could get a 500gb ps3 for £249.
In Summary
If this is a sample of what the next generation of consoles has for us then we are looking at a very bright future. Nintendo are no doubt in the process of churning out its back catalogue, zelda , metroid prime and Mario kart so the future is looking good.
7.5 out of 10
A great unit with some minor flaws but could see the beginnings of greatness
No comments:
Post a Comment