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uDraw GameTablet Coming to Wii
Company: THQ
Product: uDraw GameTablet
Between Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's PlayStation Move, it looks like 2010 may go down as the year of all-inclusive hardware. However, THQ recently announced that a new kind of gaming accessory is in the works. The product is the uDraw GameTablet, and it will be exclusive to the Wii.

With a name like uDraw GameTablet, it's very easy to tell exactly what kind of product it will be. It is a small, handheld tablet with a 4" x 6" drawing space and a detachable, pressure-sensitive stylus designed to allow more precision than the standard Wii-mote. Like with DJ Hero's turntable, the Wii-mote docks within the uDraw GameTablet, serving as its primary power source. The product also features tilt-and-roll movement options. SD-card support will allow players to save and print their creations.

THQ's Martin Good recently stated the product's primary goal: "We've designed the uDraw GameTablet to offer something for everyone: the kids can doodle, save their creations on an SD-Card and print their artwork for display on the refrigerator. Students can improve their skills through in-game tutorial lessons. And the whole family can sit down together for family game time with products like Pictionary."


Each uDraw GameTablet will be bundled with an art-based title called uDraw Studio. The manufacturer's suggested retail price has been set at $69.99. In addition to uDraw Studio, two other games are being developed for use with the uDraw GameTablet: Pictionary and Dood's Big Adventure. Both titles are scheduled to hit store shelves alongside the uDraw GameTablet for a suggested retail price of $29.99 each.

The uDraw GameTablet's North American release will be just in time for the holiday season. It will hit Europe and other territories in early 2011. THQ intends to support this new product with a steady flow of applications that will continue past 2011.


-FenixDown, GameVortex Communications
AKA Jon Carlos
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