Nintendo Corona

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Not to be confused with the LP Corona.
The Nintendo Corona is an 8th generation video game console designed by Nintendo and Tricom. Released on June 20, 2014 worldwide, it was meant to run alongside the existing Wii U and Nintendo 3DS while also aiming to be more on par with the competing Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles.
==Overview==
===Development and History===
The widespread success of the Wii had brought Nintendo to a new high after the Nintendo GameCube's relatively lower performance compared to the original Xbox and especially the PlayStation 2. However, it was clear that they needed a more powerful platform that would be more appealng to core gamers. Nintendo began development of the Wii U, initially known as Project Caf, in 2008.
Some time in 2009, western developer Tricom approached Nintendo with a pitch that would eventually become the Nintendo Corona. Although Nintendo sought to continue development of the Wii U as planned, they gave Tricom the go-ahead to launch the project. This turned out in Nintendo's favor when the Wii U failed to meet their expectations within the first year; although the Corona didn't perform quite as well as the PS4 and Xbox One, its combined sales with the 3DS were high enough to keep the normal flow of production and development going until the eventual release of the Nintendo Switch in March 2017. The Corona lasted about eight years and was succeeded by the Nintendo GameCube 2, designed after Tricom merged with fellow Nintendo affiliate Niobium Moon Studios.
===Controller===
The standard Nintendo Corona controller is a bright orange color in the standard bundle, with its layout most closely resembling the Wii's Classic Controller Pro. The classic A/B/X/Y buttons appear in the usual diamond shape, this time with smaller, semicircular C and Z buttons next to the B and Y buttons, respectively. The new C and Z buttons were designed to give developers more potential control schemes while also not obstructing the familiar diamond shape of the four primary face buttons. L/R shoulder buttons are found at the top alongside the ZL/ZR buttons, which now function as analog triggers like they do on the GameCube controller and Wii Classic Controller. Two analog sticks and a D-Pad are also carried over from past consoles, and the analog sticks can now be pushed down to serve as buttons.
Along with the classic Start/+, Select/-, and Home buttons, there is a new Share button that allows you to capture screenshots and video footage of your current game. This feature was eventually recycled on the Nintendo Switch.
Each controller is packaged with a new Controller Drive, which is essentially an evolution of the Wii Remote's storage functionality that could be used to store Mii characters and the like. The Controller Drive is a USB thumb drive that can be used to save game data and other content and transfer it from one controller to another. An example of how this feature can be used is a player storing a save file and a few Miis on their Controller Drive and handing it to a friend so they can copy them onto their own console when they get home. Standard Controller Drives contain about 6 GB of storage, but the Controller Drive Plus was eventually released in stores with 24 GB.
===Console Layout===
The Nintendo Corona's shape can be described as something like a slimmer, modernized Nintendo 64 console. At the top sits a disc tray with Power and Disc buttons next to each other in front of it, with the Disc button opening and closing the disc tray as needed. Pressing the Power button resets the console, while holding it down for a few seconds shuts it off. At the back of the console, you'll find ports for the AC adapter and HDMI-out cable, along with four USB ports and vents for the console's internal fan. At the front, there are four charging ports for controllers and an SD card slot found below them, between the second and third ports.
On the cover of the disc tray, there is a large, circular LED light meant to resemble a sun. This light will activate and glow yellow if a disc is inserted, then turn blank once it is taken out. It will also briefly glow a few different colors to notify the player of certain things; it glows red if a console update is available, green to show that a download is complete, and blue to designate social interactions such as a friend request or game invitation.
The Corona can run GameCube and Wii game discs, and the player can use the USB ports at the back to connect adapters for GameCube controllers and the Wii sensor bar. It cannot run Wii U games, however, due to limitations at the time preventing the proper emulation of GamePad functionality.
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