Wii U
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The Wii U is a video game console that was produced by Nintendo, and their final PowerPC-based device. It is not supported by the Wii-Linux project, but is supported by the similar linux-wiiu project. It is a rather large iteration in hardware over the Wii, vastly updating a lot of hardware.
Hardware[edit]
- IBM PowerPC 750[which variant?]-based Triple-Core CPU "Espresso", 1243.125MHz
- "Latte" Chipset, 549.999MHz
- "Starbuck" ARM Security co-processor
- "GX" GPU, shared with the Wii, and used for vWii backwards compatibility
- "GX2" GPU, based on the ATI Radeon "R700" architecture
- SD Host Controller
- USB (EHCI and OHCI) host controllers
- 32MB of "MEM1"
- 2GB of "MEM2"
- 1GB (2x512MB) of NAND storage
- 8GB, or 32GB, of eMMC storage
- SD Card slot
- 4x USB 2.0 "EHCI" ports (2 in the front, 2 in the back), expandable using a USB hub
- 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi[what device?]
- Broadcom 2045A Bluetooth Radio, shared by the Wii
- Blu-Ray Drive
More detailed information about the Wii U can be obtained from WiiUBrew or its Wikipedia article.