http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=434824

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?p=1622527

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=60501&page=17

Stuff i did previously here: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1334656-doom-4-list-of-known-technical-features/


New and Relevant-to-mention news will be posted in posts, when the news is significant it'll be added to the OP post.


Speculation:

GPU: A gpu from the Radeon R700 line, IGN reports "something similar to HD4850" .. but the chip is downshinked to 40nm and it's custom, it's not directly comparable to the desktop parts.

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News:

Nintendo was looking for possiblity of 3D capability and Full-HD resolution for the tablet controller.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/336438/wii-u-patent-reveals-possible-3d-hd-controller-screen/

It is notable to add that the LCD panel in the controller has already very fine pixel density even with the standard 800px resolution it looked nicely in the hand-ons.

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Rumor: Crytek to show CryEngine 3 WiiU Demo at GDC 2012

It is notable to add that the LCD panel in the controller has already very fine pixel density even with the standard 800px resolution it looked nicely in the hand-ons.



The latest speculations point to a familiar phenomena(triforce) at the GDC:
http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=171359

Coincidence?

- larger European third parties have received the latest dev kits
- roughly twice as powerful as an Xbox 360
- dev kits are up to revision 4.2, but a V5 kit may exist
- the v4 kits are from early 2012
- final decisions on graphical capabilities come towards the end of development
- this may lead to the Wii U seeing a bit more power than the 2 X 360 listed above

UPDATE:

- V5 dev kits exist within Nintendo [most probably at Retro Studios]

environimental sensor unit patent - unknown if for wiiu or shelved , probably a wiiu controller attachement.

- sensor could be used to predict the weather
- sensor can also estimate the time of year and detect which room in which the device is located
- sensor data can be used to alter in-gamme content
- includes an atmospheric pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity senso
- also features a dedicated microcomputer and memory
- these allow the unit to run the sensors at periodic intervals
- sensor reading history can be plotted on-screen
- view graphs that detail this information
- atmospheric pressure sensor data can be used to predict weather
- data is sent to a server
- results come back as a large-scale map of atmospheric pressure
- temperature and humidity sensors can detect patterns over time
- data can show whether people are in a room or not
- can also eventually infer the time of year
- applications involve using sensor readings with various historical data to generate indices such as beer index, an influenza epidemic index, a comfort or discomfort index, and a laundry index
- system could also recommend clothing for a specific day
- can also be equipped with a radio or an infrared communication system, which would allow for control of other devices
- allows the Wii Sensor Bar's infrared lights to be used for communication
- could work in conjunction with a smell sensor, dust sensor, human sensor, camera, illuminance sensor, and an ultraviolet sensor
- patent originally filed on August 12, 2011 in the states, which was after a Japanese filing on August 20, 2010
- inventors are listed as Yasuyuki Shimohata, Ryoji Kuroda, Kazuhiro Hosoi, and Takanori Okamura
- this technology could be used to fix console systems, PCs, phones, PDAs, and hand-held game systems

RUMOR - Wii U to have more than 1 GB of RAM