Tapping the gamepad's screen or pressing the ZR button brings up the Virtual Console menu, laying bare the Wii U enhanced features Iwata told us about: restore points and controller settings. 3DS owners should be familiar with the former -- restore points allow you to save your game at any moment and restore it without penalty.

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Today, we have Wi-Fi controller platforms that can control hundreds of thousands of access points.

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Look, a living sculpture, the controller of the village, ' he says as he points to a gruff dog watching us from a gatepost.

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The Miami native points to his experience bringing a raft of inventions to market -- including the Avenger Controller -- and a previous Kickstarter project where he tooled and delivered products in eight weeks.

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Thomas played for Wales 23 times, scoring 216 points as he competed with Neil Jenkins for the red number 10 jersey in a classic battle of playmaker versus game controller.

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