Rumored Wii U specs leak ahead of E3 event: three-core PowerPC chip

If rumored specs are true, the Wii U will be very similar to the Xbox 360, with a three-core PowerPC chip, 1.5GB of RAM, and 32MB of EDRAM.

by Nilay Patel

Source VGleaks | Via Neogaf

Jun 5, 2012, 4:06 PM UTC

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Nilay Patel is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast.

It’s just moments away from Nintendo’s E3 2012 event and the first official details of the Wii U, but it looks like detailed specs have already leaked out in a post on VGleaks. If they’re true, the Wii U will be very similar to the Xbox 360, with a three-core PowerPC chip, 1.5GB of RAM, and 32MB of EDRAM. That sounds about right, but we’re sure to find out more during the event. Stay tuned.

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