Wii U merges console and controller

NINTENDO has rolled out its second-generation Wii console in a bid to dispel notions its system is not up to the standards of hardcore videogame players.

Wii U builds on the Japanese videogame titan’s record of hardware innovation with a controller that combines a tablet touchscreen with toggles and buttons for or action titles.

“The boundaries that once divided players are starting to be erased,” Nintendo chief executive Satoru Iwata said as the world got a look at the Wii U at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.