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Nintendo Wii vs Nintendo Wii U

    6.18 in
    1.73 in
    Nintendo Wii Game Console
    Nintendo Wii
      6.75 in
      1.8 in
      Nintendo Wii U Game Console
      Nintendo Wii U
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      15
      3.9 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
      		25 %
      4 stars
      		75 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      11
      3.6 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		0 %
      4 stars
      		80 %
      3 stars
      		20 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      User rating
      57
      4.2 out of 5
      57 user ratings
      5 stars
      		45 %
      4 stars
      		35 %
      3 stars
      		15 %
      2 stars
      		3 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      43
      4.3 out of 5
      43 user ratings
      5 stars
      		41 %
      4 stars
      		51 %
      3 stars
      		6 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

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      Hardware

      Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
      Nintendo Wii UNintendo Wii U
      Storage512MB
      • 32GB
      • 8GB
      CPU cores13
      GPU Clock Speed243.0 MHz550.0 MHz
      CPU speed0.73 GHz1.24 GHz
      CPU modelIBM PowerPCIBM PowerPC
      GPU nameATI "Hollywood"AMD Radeon HD "Latte" GPU
      RAM memory512MB2GB

      Screen

      Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
      Nintendo Wii UNintendo Wii U
      HDRnono
      Resolutions supported
      • 480i
      • 480p
      • 576i
      • 576p
      • 1080i
      • 1080p
      • 480i
      • 480p
      • 720p

      Controller

      Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
      Nintendo Wii UNintendo Wii U
      Number of controllers included21
      Features
      • Audio/Microphone Input
      • Power Console On/Off
      • Vibration
      • Audio/Microphone Input
      • Display Screen
      • Independent Game Play
      • Memory Card Slot
      • Microphone
      • Power Console On/Off
      • Touch Screen
      • Vibration
      Connection MethodBluetoothWireless
      Directional Padyesyes
      Weight39.75 oz56.44 oz
      Alternative Controller Includednono
      Number of supported wireless controllers44

      Audio properties

      Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
      Nintendo Wii UNintendo Wii U
      Audio formatDolby Pro Logic IIDTS 5.1

      Features

      Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
      Nintendo Wii UNintendo Wii U
      Backward compatibilityyesyes
      Accessories includedGameGame
      Type of media supportedDVDBlu-ray
      Surround decoder (5.1/7.1)yesyes

      Dimensions

      Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
      Nintendo Wii UNintendo Wii U
      Depth8.48 in10.6 in
      Width6.18 in6.75 in
      Height1.73 in1.8 in
      Weight39.75 oz56.44 oz
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Red
      • White
      • Black
      • White

      Connectivity

      Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
      Nintendo Wii UNintendo Wii U
      Ethernetnono
      WiFiyesyes
      Wireless networking standard802.11g
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      USByesyes
      Number of USB Inputs24
      Number of USB 2.0 ports14
      Bluetoothyesno
      HDMInoyes
      Number of HDMI outputs11
      Component outputyesyes
      Composite outputyesyes
      SCART outnono
      S-video outputnono
      VGA outputsnono
      Digital optical input nono
      Digital optical outputnono

      Network

      Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
      Nintendo Wii UNintendo Wii U
      Online serviceWii "Shop"Nintendo Network
      Social features
      • Browser
      • Netflix
      • Leaderboards
      • Messaging
      • Browser
      • Netflix
      • YouTube
      App StoreNintendo eShopNintendo eShop

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

              Nintendo Wii vs Nintendo Wii U - User Opinions

              • marco.hintz
                over 1 year ago
                The Wii U comes built-in with a much powerful 1.243GHz Triple-core PowerPC-based Espresso microprocessor. The Wii, on the other hand, was a 729MHz single core device with a Broadway microprocessor. The Wii had 88 MB system memory, whereas the Wii has a 2GB RAM with 1GB reserved for the operating system.
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