Want to see inside the Wii U?

Want to see inside the Wii U?

Iwata gets technical, with U

The latest edition of Iwata Asks on the Nintendo website gets all technical, with Satoru Iwata interviewing a group of boffins about how various aspects of the Wii U hardware came together. In the room were:

  • Nobuyuki Akagi: Product Development, R&D.
  • Yasuhisa Kitano: Product Development, R&D.
  • Ko Shiota: Deputy General Manager of Product Development, R&D.
  • Genyo Takeda: General Manager of Product Development, R&D.

Here are some pics that resulted from the interview:


Multi Chip Module.


Wii U motherboard.


Graphics Processing Unit and Central Processing Unit.


Heat sink - for dissipating heat.


Fan - for cooling.


Vent - allows air out.


The heat sink and fan positioning.


A transparent Wii U console.


Air flow through the Wii U.


A plastic shield for the heat sink.


Wii U Deluxe front panel.


Wii U and Wii case comparison.

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danfango said:

Good stuff. Nintendo has a great track record of building robust hardware so I'm not expecting any RRODs or similar.

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