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To register a Nintendo Network ID for your child on the Wii U, you’ll need to fork over a one-time fee of $0.50. Parents need to carry out this process for children under the age of 13. This goes in line with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

To complete registration, you’ll need to input credit card information. Nintendo assures consumers that information isn’t stored on the Wii U or any server. As a result, you’ll have to re-enter credit card information for eShop usage.

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After tearing down the Wii U console, it would appear some folks have managed to discover some details about the Wii U’s RAM.

The console is apparently making use of 2GB of Samsung DDR3 memory. It runs at a max speed of 17GB/s.

How does that stack up to other consoles? The PlayStation 3 runs at 25.6GB/s while the Xbox 360 runs at 22.4GB/s:

360: 22.4 GB/s + eDRAM for framebuffer
PS3: 25.6 GB/s main memory BW + 22.4 GB/s graphics memory BW, no eDRAM

Wii U’s eDRAM amount as well as speed are currently unknown.

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Prior to the launch of Wii U, Nintendo of America director of product marketing Bill Trinen answered a few questions about Wii U. Trinen talked briefly about third-parties, Wii U stock, and even the console’s last-minute update that went live just a few hours before the system officially reached consumers.

For all of Trinen’s comments, head past the break.

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Nintendo has staffers working around the clock to monitor Miiverse. Messages that are inappropriate are taken down, and content containing spoilers are also tended to.

The “police force” was already on the job prior to the Wii U’s official launch. Destructoid’s Jim Sterling posted the message above to the Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition community, only to have it removed around an hour later.

The reasoning for the text’s removal? “Violent Content” is to blame it seems.

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There’s a reason why the Wii U update takes so long to download: it’s apparently 5GB. Yes, the console’s update really is that large.

Reports say that the download takes well over an hour to complete.

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