Nintendo has officially revealed “Wii U”, the new home console system previously codenamed Project Cafe. The “Wii U” controller features a touchscreen, microphone, speakers, gyroscope, inward facing camera and dual analog sticks.

The Wii U controller can stand as a standalone system with streamed content from the base station or as a companion controller to a game displayed on your TV. You will also be able to use the controller for video chatting with other owners without use of the TV.

The exact details of the console itself remain a mystery, however the early games shown off from various studios reveal that the console should be able to compete with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in terms of graphic prowess. You can expect to play the new system sometime in 2012.

Nintendo has revealed a few conceptual games that pit the Wii U controller user against others using the standard Nintendo Wii controllers.

One of the first titles announced for the Wii U was a new Super Smash Brothers that will be developed for both the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS with some inter-connectivity between the two systems.

Some more titles announced for the new system include Darksiders II at launch, Batman: Arkham City, Dirt, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online, Metro: Last Light, Tekken, Ninja Gaiden 3, and Lego City Stories.

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