The Nintendo Wii U will run Android applications [Rumor]

A very interesting bit of information released in the last hours to several technology blogs abroad, on the next generation of Nintendo Consoles, which if verified would constitute a powerful paper in the competition against the mighty (now) Xbox 360 and PS3.

According to anonymous source website VG247, the Nintendo Wii U can run applications Android, without homebrew or some other modulation operating system or hardware device!




Theoretically, this means that Nintendo will start work with Google to integrate Android applications, and why not, for direct communication with the Wii U Google Play Store, while not impossible to see greater cooperation between the two companies on the creation of new smartphones and tablets. Always theory.


At present there has been no official comment on the matter and the truth is that it seems far fetched but you never know ...

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What will be the price of Wii U?

Publication WiiUDaily site was first mentioned for the price of the highly anticipated game console of Nintendo, Wii U, placing in $ 299 in America, € 299 for Europe and Japan for ¥ 20.000 (approx. € 190).




The notorious successor of Wii will be released in America, Europe, Australia and Japan at the end of the year, the company aims to naturally festive Christmas season.


Considering that the Wii U will rival the original Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 prices to $ 200 and $ 250 respectively, we see that the price is probably justified and expected.

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Nintendo Network, the online service of the company for 3DS and Wii U!

The Nintendo pays particular attention to Gaming Wii U, after significant losses last year, and prepares its own online service along the lines of Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, as revealed by the company president, Satoru Iwata.


According to preliminary information, the service Nintendo Network will be available initially for users Nintendo 3DS and then extended to the Wii U, while offering digital content (whole game and not just add-ons), contests (eg Mario Kart 7) and lines of communication between users.


Even when released Wii U should support personal accounts, unlike the current system Nintendo WiFi Connection exclusively on the device registered.


Finally, Wii U controller will include NFC chip!

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Nintendo: Significant losses and delay of Wii U by the end of 2012!

Even if Nintendo has sold more than 15 million portable consoles 3DS, this did not prevented the company from being close the past year with significant losses of $ 835 million! Of these, the 5.5 million sold in the U.S., 4.7 million in Japan and the remaining 4.8 million in the world.


On the other hand, the Wii managed in 2011 to sell 10 million devices, ie 2 million less than the estimates of the company. With movement in 2006, total sales have surpassed today's 94 million.


In parallel, the CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, announced to the great regret of those who waited for the of Wii U earlier that the highly anticipated successor to the Wii will be released in America, Europe, Australia and Japan no earlier than late 2012.


The good news however is that according to recent sources, the of Wii U should be two times stronger than the top now that gaming is no other than the Xbox 360.

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