E3 2012: Wii U supports 1080p

The Nintendo Wii U will support 1080p resolution.

A new fact sheet published by Nintendo confirms the news, and offers insight into many more of the console’s specifications.

The Nintendo Wii U will support a substantial number of outputs, offering HDMI, Wii D-Terminal, Wii Component Video, Wii RGB, Wii S-Video Stereo AV and Wii AV. PCM linear audio is offered via HDMI or analogue sound through AV Multi-Out.

Also confirmed for the system is is the 6.2 inch, 16:9 ratio Wii U Gamepad screen, IBM Power-Based multi-core CPU, AMD Radeon HD GPU and wireless IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi support. LAN adapters will be supported via either of the machine’s two USB ports.

At the same time, Nintendo has also published a full list of games currently confirmed for the Wii U:

2K Sports
NBA 2K13 – Holiday

D3Publisher
Ben 10: Omniverse – Holiday
Family Party: 30 Great Games (working title) -Holiday
Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game – Holiday

Electronic Arts
Mass Effect 3 – Holiday

Maximum Games
Jett Tailfin – Holiday

NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
TANK! TANK! TANK! – Holiday
TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 (working title) – Holiday

Nintendo
LEGO City: Undercover – Holiday
New Super Mario Bros. U – Holiday
NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor’s Edge – Holiday
Nintendo Land – Holiday
SiNG (working title) – Holiday
Wii U Panorama View (working title) – Holiday
Game & Wario (working title) – Launch Window
Pikmin 3 -Launch Window
Project P-100 (working title) – Launch Window
Wii Fit U – Launch Window

SEGA
Aliens: Colonial Marines – TBA
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – Holiday

THQ
Darksiders II – Holiday

Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed III – Holiday
Just Dance 4 – Holiday
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – Holiday
Rabbids Land – Holiday
Sports Connection – Holiday
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 – Holiday
ZombiU – Holiday
Rayman Legends – TBA

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Scribblenauts Unlimited – Holiday
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – Holiday

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Chasing Aurora – Holiday
Trine 2: Director’s Cut – Holiday
Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien – Holiday
Aban Hawkins & the 1,001 Spikes – Holiday
Cloudberry Kingdom – Holiday

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