Wikipad, the highly-successful tablet – in the United States of America, is finally coming over the seas to the United Kingdom! The Wikipad tablet is said to be ‘The Tablet Made For Games’ because it offers precise controls, thanks to the removable dual analogue sticks!
Recently, the creators of the Wikipad – Wikipad Inc., announced that the popular tablet would become available to more countries around the world and a confirmed date was given for the U.K, September 27th 2013. The 7″ tablet will be on sale, at the retail price of £249.99/€299.99.
Being the only tablet to offer gamers console-quality graphics on a premium Android tablet, the Wikipad is believed to sell as well in the U.K as it has in the U.S.A! The tablet is bound to sell well because it is the first tablet to offer superb graphics, such as these, and with the dual analogue controllers to support touch-screen play – gamers are getting the best gaming abilities on a tablet. With a wide range of games readily available on the Android Operating System, the 7″ Wikipad tablet will maximize the graphics and playability of a lot of the games available!
The Wikipad has a multitude of great specifications to offer, these include:
- A multi-capacitive touchscreen
- 16 GB onboard memory (with an additional micro SD slot to support a further 32 GB of storage)
- Micro USB
- GPS
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Removable dual-analogue stick controller
The ultra-light and thin chassis is powered by the NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 quad-core mobile processor, that is optimised for Cloud gaming with a 12 core Nvidia GPU. With an aspect ratio of 16:10, and a 2-megapixel front facing camera, the Wikipad tablet offers true widescreen HD display and HDMI out – which means you can also play the games on the tablet, on a large high-definition television!
The detachable lightweight controller is connected via micro USB for maximum responsiveness, and its ergonomic design mirrors the very best gamepads on the market with double analogue sticks, and its action, trigger, and bumper buttons have been designed and tested to suit all hand sizes, which makes it perfect for every gamer.
Tomas Slapota, Vice President of MADFINGER Games, had this to say about the sheer awesomeness of the tablet,
“Using Wikipad’s dual-analog gamepad controller transforms our mobile games, such as the multiplayer Shadowgun: DeadZone and the action FPS Dead Trigger into entertaining AAA console-like experiences.”
With many retailers already announcing that they will be selling the Wikipad 7″ Tablet in the UK, many other retailers are putting together plans to sell the tablet as they also think that the gaming tablet is going to be a huge success in the UK, just as it has been in the USA. With the gaming retailer, GAME, selling many things now including tablets, it is expected for them to sell the Wikipad tablet, and add it to their lineup of the ever-increasing tablet range they have to offer in-stores and online.
Fraser Townley, President of Sales at Wikipad Inc., shared his view on the predicted success of sales in the UK,
“This UK launch is a significant milestone for Wikipad, as it represents the growth of the Wikipad’s fanbase beyond the US and outwards to the millions of gamers who love to play games on their mobiles but are looking for a better experience than other tablets can give them. Our retail partners in the UK are as excited as we are at the potential for Wikipad to offer a real alternative for consumers and gamers who want the power of a premium Android tablet combined with the superior experience of a dedicated gaming device.”
UK consumers will have instant access to over 700,000 business, entertainment and games apps from the Google Play store, PlayStation® Mobile games from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., and TegraZone – NVIDIA’s free app that showcases the best games optimized for the Tegra processor. With over 700,000 apps and games, you are free to use this as a tablet and as a gaming device; with more than one app store available on the device, you are never going to run out of apps and games to download on the tablet! For a full list of controller-compatible games, visit the Wikipad website.
Ronald Schaffner, Director Business Development at Sony Computer Entertainment America, was excited to bring the Playstation® Mobile games to the Wikipad and had this to say about it,
“PlayStation® Mobile is a global initiative to bring the PlayStation®-like game experiences to a wide-reaching community of tablet and smartphone gamers. We’re excited to bring PlayStation® Mobile to the Wikipad tablet to provide a portable gaming experience that’s fun and compelling.”
For a full list of retailers, product specifications, a comprehensive support page, technical forums, and information on titles that take full advantage of the Wikipad’s dual-analog stick controller, visit Wikipad.com, become a fan on Facebook, or follow on Twitter at @wikipad.
The Wikipad 7″ Tablet will be available on September 27 from several different retailers around the U.K
What are your thoughts on the Wikipad tablet, is the perfect tablet for you and will you be picking up a device on September 27th?
