UDraw GameTablet

The uDraw Game Tablet is a system developed by the U.S. game publisher THQ drawing tablet for game consoles Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 After initial success proved to be the product of the manufacturer as a financial failure that the company finally drove into bankruptcy.

Description

The uDraw Game Tablet accessories was developed by software publisher THQ and equips the Wii console with a drawing tablet out. With the help of a pressure sensitive touch pens can be made on the 15 by 10 cm canvas inputs. These are output depending on the loaded application as drawing commands or control impulses. The uDraw Game Tablet has also issue Slope and motion sensors that games can be controlled similarly to the iPad. The uDraw Game Tablet is powered by the Wiimote with electricity, which is inserted for this purpose in the drawing tablet.

Along with the hardware, the drawing software uDraw Studio was delivered, which has various tools, punch libraries, picture templates, painting surfaces and a repeat function. For the first time in the history of the Wii console, Nintendo has also approved with the uDraw Game Tablet that data can be exported via an SD memory card. This means that even drawings created transferred to a PC, forward, or print them to friends.

In addition, the guessing game Pictionary and Doods Big Adventure Jump'n -Run for the uDraw Game Tablet are available. Other games have been announced by THQ in 2011.

Publication and sales

Was first introduced to the public the uDraw Game Tablet at Gamescom 2010. Was first published on November 15, 2010 in the U.S. and Canada. In Europe it is since March 4, 2011 at the trade. By the end of THQ's 2011 fiscal year, ending in March 2011, 1.7 million units for the Wii were sold. THQ therefore announced a port of the uDraw also on the competition consoles PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. With the final report of the 2012 financial year in March 2012 but THQ had to confirm that resulted in loss of revenue of about 100 million U.S. dollars and a bearing net profit of 1.4 million units, a significant drop in sales in the area uDraw hardware and software. Overall, thereby resulting operating loss of the company for the financial year 2012 amounted self-reported at 30 million U.S. dollars. Due to concomitant financial difficulties of Publishers in software development for the device has been terminated with immediate effect and announced the sale of the remaining units through special promotions.

Games with uDraw support

The following Wii games require the presence of a uDraw Game Tablet and support it:

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