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Nintendo Wii vs Nintendo Wii U Premium

6.18 in
1.73 in
Nintendo Wii Game Console
Nintendo Wii
6.81 in
1.77 in
Nintendo Wii U Premium Game Console
Nintendo Wii U Premium
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 %
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6
6 editorial reviews
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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
53 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii U PremiumNintendo Wii U Premium
Storage512MB32GB
CPU speed0.73 GHz1.24 GHz
RAM memory512MB2GB

Screen

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

Controller

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii U PremiumNintendo Wii U Premium
Weight39.75 oz56.44 oz
Number of supported wireless controllers45

Audio properties

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii U PremiumNintendo Wii U Premium
Audio formatDolby Pro Logic IIDTS 5.1

Features

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii U PremiumNintendo Wii U Premium
Backward compatibilityyesyes
Accessories includedGameGame
Type of media supportedDVDBlu-ray
Surround decoder (5.1/7.1)yesyes
Video formats supported
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p

Dimensions

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii U PremiumNintendo Wii U Premium
Depth8.48 in10.51 in
Width6.18 in6.81 in
Height1.73 in1.77 in
Weight39.75 oz56.44 oz
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
Black

Connectivity

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii U PremiumNintendo Wii U Premium
Ethernetnono
WiFiyesyes
Wireless networking standard802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
USByesyes
Number of USB Inputs24
Number of USB 2.0 ports14
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 U PremiumNintendo Wii U Premium
Social features
  • Browser
  • Netflix
  • Browser
  • Netflix
  • YouTube

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Nintendo Wii