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AMD will power Wii U’s graphics

AMD has announced that it'll be providing the graphics processor for Wii U.

Wii U will be sporting a custom MD Radeon HD GPU which will offer “high-definition graphics support; rich multimedia acceleration and playback; and multiple display support”.

Senior managing director of integrated research and revelopment at Nintendo Genyo Takeda said: "AMD will support our vision of innovating play through unique entertainment experiences”.

“AMD shares Nintendo’s excitement for the new HD entertainment experience planned for the Wii U console, added”David Wang, corporate vice president of Silicon Engineering at AMD.

AMD didn't reveal any specifics about the processor, though.

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Debabrata Nath hails from Guwahati, India. A self-professed geek all of his life, Debabrata has wide-ranging experiences across the games media, and also is the co-founder of gaming website Fraghero.

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