14:24 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nGaming giant Nintendo has been showing off its next-generation Wii game console, at the E3 games show in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
The much-anticipated console, dubbed Wii U, comes with a controller that features a touchscreen and camera.<\/p>\n
The original Wii console was hugely popular but Nintendo has faced pressure from rivals with similar devices.<\/p>\n
Nintendo hopes the new console will create a new genre of gaming.<\/p>\n
Wii U will feature a set-top box similar to the first generation console.<\/p>\n
But the 6.2-inch touchscreen controller comes with a front-facing camera as well as the more traditional buttons of a Wii remote and a motion detector.<\/p>\n
It will broadcast high-definition video and can be used to make video calls and browse the web.<\/p>\n
Privacy<\/span><\/p>\nIn demos, the Japanese gaming giant showed off some of the things the controller will allow – including offering users a private screen to view gameplay information that is not shared on the big screen.<\/p>\n
It will also allow users of games such as Wii Fit to weigh themselves and get a read-out via the controller rather than the TV.<\/p>\n
Users can also swap game play between the big screen and the controller, for instance if someone else wants to watch TV.<\/p>\n
Wii U is “an interesting new concept” thinks Dan Pearson, a staff writer at Gamesindustry.biz.<\/p>\n
“It is a hybrid between a handheld with elements of tablet design but also has all the traditional controller elements,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Initially people may be confused by the controller but so were they when the first Wii was unveiled,” he said.<\/p>\n
Nintendo was also keen to show off the processing power of the new console.<\/p>\n
“Nintendo has been under fire for chasing casual gamers and it is good to see them trying to win back core gamers,” said Mr Pearson.<\/p>\n
Wii U will work with older games and controllers and will be available from spring 2012.<\/p>\n
There was no indication of the price of the new console.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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