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Off-TV Play is a feature of Nintendo's eighth-generation video game console, the Wii U. Like all video game consoles, the Wii U uses a console and a controller to manipulate an image on a television screen. The Wii U's unique feature is that its controller, the Wii U GamePad, has its own built-in screen for displaying images. It can display an ...
The channel was launched on March 4, 2008, exclusively in Japan, and it was available as a free download on the Wii Shop Channel. [2] The service was discontinued on July 24, 2011, due to the end of analog broadcasting in Japan. [3] [4] It is the only Wii software to ever officially use the console's TV remote control function. [5]
The Wii U (/ ˌ w iː ˈ j uː / WEE YOO) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. [6] Released in late 2012, [7] it is the first eighth-generation video game console [8] [9] and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4. The Wii U is the first Nintendo console to support HD graphics.
While Wii Virtual Console titles cannot be played using the Wii U GamePad's controls, a September 2013 system update enabled the use of the GamePad's screen as a display. While some Wii games were also available for download from the Wii U eShop, these are not designated as Virtual Console releases and lack Virtual Console features.
The originally-unveiled Wii U GamePad prototype, featuring circle pads instead of analog sticks. During development of the Wii console, video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto incorporated the functionality of mobile phones, controllers, and automotive navigation systems while designing the Wii Remote, eventually producing a prototype that resembled a cell phone. [2]
The Wii Optical Disc (RVL-006) is the physical game medium for the Wii, created by Panasonic.Nintendo extended its proprietary technology to use a full size 12 cm, 4.7/8.54 GB DVD-based [12] disc, retaining the benefits of the GameCube Game Disc, and adding the standard capacity of a double-layer DVD-ROM.
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.
New Play Control! [a] is a series of first-party GameCube games ported to the Wii by Nintendo.Games in the New Play Control! series feature enhancements such as widescreen support, enhanced graphics and the implementation of the Wii's motion controls with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.