Mom's Minute

Google Maps on the Wii U

Nintendo is striving to make the Wii U as functional for everyday living, as it is for playing video games.  Would you like to know where the nearest restaurant is located?  No need to use your smartphone or gps --  simply use the same hardware console that you use to play your video games -- your Wii U.

Once the google maps application is on the Wii U, you will be able to use your gamepad to see a street view of that restaurant.  You will also be able to find street directions using both the hand held gamepad and the big screen.

Google maps street view

You will be able to use the gamepad to quickly access the area and then explore it through street view.  Wii U currently offers a panorama camera view to play video games.  It's expected that google maps will work well with the panorama view of the Wii U.

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Once this application is launched in January 2013, you will be able to use google maps free on Wii U for two months -- after two months, you will have to pay for the service.

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