e3.nintendo.com News: Regi confirmed that the Wii U console is going to support 2 tablet controllers. Good news, fans wanted this and they got it from peer pressure. Multiple tablet support was unplanned during concept. Nintendo issued multiple statements stating that the Wii U would only work with one - Computerandvideogmames.com. Now they made a u-turn. Looking at the Wii U gameplay, this should have been planned from the start. Lets hope it works well, when its released, which will not be on the Wii U launch date this holiday (planned launch Winter 2012). The Wii U controller has 3 sensors. A geomagnetic sensor is used to tell which way you are looking when playing the game. Zombi U, an upcoming Wii U game demoed this feature.