E3 2011: Why the Wii U is definitely the perfect games console,
and why it's also definitely an utter disaster  So, Nintendo has
a new machine then. It's a proper, serious, hardcore-specced
HD powerhouse with a full set of real controller inputs and a
stack of high-profile third-party developer support. Nintendo
has shown off a real-time Zelda demo that would be mind-blowing
even if it was a first-party PS3 game. Batman: Arkham City is
coming out for it. It's getting Battlefield 3. Bioshock creator
Ken Levine loves it.  It also has a controller the size of a
paving stone, with half an iPad built into the middle, along
with a camera, a gyroscope, speaker, microphone, and touch-pen.
This is one hell of a machine, with one hell of a lot to think
about. Insane genius? Triumphant return to real gaming by
Nintendo?  Swiss Army console mess?  Gimmicky shambles? Too
little, too late? All of these possibilities are completely
plausible.  I've been conflicted since I saw it, so rather than
write a traditional feature I