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# "What’s a Wii U?" asks Michelle Obama. Nintendo answers
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/whats-wii-u-asks-michelle-obama/
- Published: 2012-11-29T17:30:15.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T14:49:16.000Z
- Description: What’s a Wii U? That’s a good question. Considering it has essentially the same name as the Wii and we haven’t marketed it well at all, you are not unlike a whole lotta people. When Christmas comes around, there are going to be a bunch of confused parents, clearly you among them, but then doesn’t th
- Author: Teddy Papes
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**[What’s a Wii U](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYOM3SEzcGc&feature=youtu.be&ref=killscreen.com)?**

That’s a good question. Considering it has essentially the same name as the Wii and we haven’t marketed it well at all, you are not unlike a whole lotta people. When Christmas comes around, there are going to be a bunch of confused parents, clearly you among them, but then doesn’t the Secret Service do your shopping anway?

**Any other shopping tips?**

Well its a good thing you live in the Old US of A, because if you [lived in Canada](http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/11/canada-gets-pared-down-wii-mini-for-100-on-dec-7/?ref=killscreen.com) you might have mistaken the Wii Mini for the Wii U. Don’t be confused, the Mini is a revolutionary redesign of the classic Wii with the following specs: It can’t go on the internet, it has no GameCube backwards compatability, and it can’t play virtual console games. It also comes in red and black.

**So what are the specs for the U?**

Let me answer your question with a question: specs?

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**How are the graphics?**

We’re certainly not concerned with next generation of graphics. In fact we admonish other consoles becaues “[faster processors and pretty pictures aren’t enough](http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/reggie%5Fsony%5Fand%5Fmicrosoft%5Fneed%5Fto%5Freact%5Fto%5Fwhat%5Fnintendo%5Fis%5Fdoing%5Fwith%5Fwii%5Fu?ref=killscreen.com).”

**Wait so it doesn’t have good grahics?**

No, er, we didn’t say that.

**Does it do anything revolutionary?**

It has a TV on the controller!

**So like, if I am watching Netflix and I walk away can I keep watching it on the controller?**

Well no, but thats a pretty good idea.

**So any revolutionary Games?**

Remember the revolutionary Wii? It had those amazing games like Wii Sports and Mario Galaxy and well, it had Wii Sports! This is like that!

**So are lot of third-party developers making games for the Wii U?**

Don’t worry, Miyamoto went around the world and [begged](http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/05/how-nintendo-is-encouraging-devs-to-make-games-on-wii-u?ref=killscreen.com), er, accepted their desperate pleas to create content.

**I’m still not convinced.**

Do you like iPads? Well the Wii U is a Wii and an iPad!

**Barry already got me an iPad mini?**

Listen. This is America. You can never have too many novelities. And this one can be yours for only $300.

**Ehh, still no.**

This will keep Sasha and Malia quiet during Christmas vacation.

**I’ll take it.**