Gallery: Hands-On: With Wii U's Touchscreen Controller, Nintendo Could Radically Change Games
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*The Wii U controller, which features a 6.2" touchscreen. Wii U will be released in 2012, Nintendo said on Tuesday morning at E3.*
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*Nintendo kept the actual Wii U console tightly locked down, with only the front face visible. It looks a bit bigger than the Wii, but not by much. Nintendo said it would use a proprietary high-density disc format.*
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New Super Mario Bros. Mii *is one of the bigger titles announced for Wii U. Players can enjoy it on the television or on the system's personal screen.*
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*In* Shield Pose *for Wii U, a player uses the touchscreen controller to block arrows being fired at him from a pirate ship on the television.*
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*Playing* Battle Mii *for Wii U, a player fires on his enemies from above, using the new controller's motion and personal viewscreen to fly a UFO.*
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*The player holding the screen controller in* Chase Mii *can see two views of an entire maze. The other players, using Wii remotes and looking only at the TV screen, must try to catch him.*
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*The Wii U controller, as seen from the back. Two triggers are on the top of the unit and two more on the back, to be pressed with your index fingers.*
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*The Wii U controller has a headphone jack and a volume slider, so you can listen to the soundtrack alone when playing games on the personal screen.*
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*A wider view of a* Shield Pose *player, showing the pirate ship on the television.*
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*Members of the press line up to play with Wii U following Nintendo's Tuesday press conference.*
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