The Wii U is in line for its time in the hacker spotlight, with the Wii U GamePad hacked to work as a simple PC controller. The modder, Chris Manning, learned the GamePad's input by connecting the Wii ...

The Wii U GamePad has been reverse engineered to stream PC games. Hackers presented their findings during this year's Chaos Communication Congress, in a talk titled 'Reverse engineering the Wii U ...

Nintendo unveiled a new Wii U GamePad today that sports a near-field communications reader and that can be used as a TV remote. The new game console tablet features a 6.2-inch touch-sensitive screen ...

Forget Nintendo’s lackluster January console sales, forget worries about dwindling interest in game consoles in general — Shigeru Miyamoto clearly believes in the Wii U, and he’s thinking well beyond ...

It will be possible for players to turn their TV sets on and off with the peripheral, eliminating the need to have both the controller and TV remote to hand. Nintendo previously demonstrated how the ...

The Wii U, the first major gaming console to launch since 2006, has a touch-screen controller called the Wii U GamePad. But it's not just for games. The GamePad also works as a fancy remote controller ...

Called TVii, the service transforms how you watch television in three key ways. It turns the touch-screen GamePad controller for the Wii U into a remote control for your TV and set-top box. It groups ...

In a video announcement featuring its president, Satoru Iwata, Nintendo showed off the final version of their new Wii U console and controller, along with some new social features like video chat and ...

Nintendo's press event started strong with discussion on the new Gamepad and the features that will be present on the Wii U. While Sunday brought forth a few details on the new Miiverse that will be ...

The need for unique games or unique entries to a franchise is a big reason why, just as with the Wii, the horsepower of the Wii U against its upcoming competitors doesn't matter. The games that will ...

Playing an emulated Wii U game can now be a much more authentic experience thanks to the existence of the Steam Deck and a team of dedicated fans. Some old gaming systems are harder to emulate than ...