One of the hottest topics at the moment is talk of the new Nintendo Wii which is rumoured for release in 2012.

There is plenty of speculation about the new Nintendo Wii console and I was pretty excited to find a little ‘fact sheet’ this morning that gives a bit of a peek at what the Nintendo Wii 2 will be like.

Nintendo Wii U

First up, it looks like it’s going to be called the Nintendo Wii U. Plenty of other names for the video game console have been circulating (such as ‘the stream‘, ‘the cafe‘, ‘the feel‘, ‘Nintendo HD‘ or even just simply ‘Beem‘) but Wii U seems to be the one they have settled on.

The size of the new Wii U console seems to be on a par with the original Nintendo Wii; according to the fact sheet it will be about 10.5 inches long, 6.8 inches wide and 1.8 inches tall.

There will be a new controller designed specifically for the Nintendo Wii U- it’s also nice to know that the new console will be backwards compatible with other controllers from the original Nintendo Wii. Up to four controllers will be supported by the new console including the Nunchuk controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro and Wii Balance Board. But back to the new controller (which looks awesome by the way)…

The new controller incorporates touch screen and traditional button controls, including two analog Circle Pads. It also includes a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, rumble feature, camera, a microphone, stereo speakers, a sensor strip and a stylus. The specs for this thing are off the chart! Feast your eyes on this baby!

I’ll skip over all the other techy stuff from the ‘fact sheet’ and jump to the more exciting juicy stuff (like which games will be available at launch)…

Games for the Wii U

Here’s a quick list of the games rumoured to be available for the launch of Nintendo Wii U:

• Smash Brothers
• Battlefield 3
• Batman: Arkham City
• Assassin’s Creed
• Ghost Recon Online
• Darksiders II
• DiRT
• Aliens: Colonial Marines
• Metro: Last Light
• Tekken
• Ninja Gaiden 3
• FIFA 12
• Madden 12
• Driver
• Lego City Stories

Out of this awesome list I think I’d be most keen to play Batman and Driver (feel free to post a comment saying which ones you are most looking forward to on the Wii U).