Wii U getting Google Maps and Street View with gyroscopic GamePad control

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Your Wii U GamePad is now your window to the (slightly blurry) world

The Wii U's Panorama View tech demo - which allowed users to move the GamePad around in order to freely view a 360 degree video scene as if it existed in the air around them - has evolved into a much cooler functional application.

No word on a western launch for the service yet, but with a European Nintendo Direct scheduled for later in the day, hopefully some news will be forthcoming soon. The Japanese version launches in January, and will be free until March, after which point it will come with a charge.The original Panorama View demo is also heading to the Japanese eShop next year.

Thanks, Nintendo Gamer.

David Houghton
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