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Nintendo Wii U Game Console
Nintendo Wii U
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Sony PlayStation 2 Game Console
Sony PlayStation 2
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Sony PlayStation 3 Slim Game Console
Sony PlayStation 3 Slim
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3.6 out of 5
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0 %
4 stars
80 %
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20 %
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43
4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
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4.0 out of 5
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Hardware

Storage
  • 32GB
  • 8GB
None
  • 120GB
  • 160GB
  • 250GB
  • 320GB
  • 500GB
CPU cores318
GPU Clock Speed550.0 MHz147.0 MHz550.0 MHz
CPU speed1.24 GHz0.3 GHz3.2 GHz
CPU modelIBM PowerPC1 Core 64-bit "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294.912 MHz
8 Core Cell Broadband Engine
GPU nameAMD Radeon HD "Latte" GPUGraphics SynthesizerRSX Reality Synthesizer based on NVIDIA G70
RAM memory2GB32MB512MB

Screen

Screen size6.2 in
N/A
N/A
3D Supportyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
Resolutions supported
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 720p
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 720p

Controller

Number of controllers included1
N/A
N/A
Features
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Display Screen
  • Independent Game Play
  • Memory Card Slot
  • Microphone
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Touch Screen
  • Vibration
Vibration
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Vibration
Motion Detection
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • IR Sensor/Transmitter
N/A
N/A
Connection MethodWireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Bluetooth
  • Wired
  • Wireless
Number of joysticksDualDualDual
Directional Padyesyes
N/A
Triggers4
N/A
N/A
Weight56.44 oz77.6 oz74.08 oz
Number of buttons8
N/A
N/A
Alternative ControllerWii Remote
N/A
N/A
Alternative Controller Includednono
N/A
Number of supported wireless controllers427
Wireless Range
N/A
N/A
9

Audio properties

Audio formatDTS 5.1
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Pro Logic II
  • DTS 5.1
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Digital EX
  • Dolby Pro Logic II
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • DTS 5.1
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS ES

Features

Backward compatibilityyesyes
N/A
Accessories includedGameAdditional gamepad
N/A
Type of media supportedBlu-rayDVDBlu-ray
Surround decoder (5.1/7.1)yesyesyes
Remote control support
N/A
yesyes
Video formats supported
N/A
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
N/A

Dimensions

Depth10.6 in3.07 in10.24 in
Width6.75 in11.85 in11.42 in
Height1.8 in7.01 in2.36 in
Weight56.44 oz77.6 oz74.08 oz
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
Black
N/A

Connectivity

Ethernetnono
N/A
WiFiyesno
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
USByesyes
N/A
Number of USB Inputs422
Number of USB 2.0 ports402
Bluetoothno
N/A
N/A
HDMIyesnoyes
Number of HDMI outputs1
N/A
1
HDMI version1.4a
N/A
1.3a
A/V Outputs
  • Component Audio
  • RCA
N/A
  • Component Video
  • RCA
Component outputyesyes
N/A
Composite outputyesyes
N/A
SCART outnoyes
N/A
S-video outputnoyesyes
VGA outputsnono
N/A
Digital optical input nono
N/A
Digital optical outputnoyes
N/A
Number of connection ports
N/A
22
Ethernet connection speed
N/A
N/A
10/100/1000 Mbit/s

Network

Online serviceNintendo NetworkDynamic Network Authentication SystemPlaystation Network
Social features
  • Leaderboards
  • Messaging
  • Browser
  • Netflix
  • YouTube
N/A
  • Leaderboards
  • Audio Chat
  • Messaging
  • Video Chat
  • Browser
  • Facebook
  • Netflix
  • Viaplay
  • YouTube
  • Youtube
App StoreNintendo eShop
N/A
PlayStation Store
Video Streamingyesyes
N/A

Often compared with Nintendo Wii U

Often compared with Sony PlayStation 2