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Will Apple TV kill your video game console? Probably not

Related Topics: Apple TV, Apple Inc., Wii, Nintendo, Xbox One

Apple on Wednesday introduced an update to its Apple TV platform that places an increased emphasis on games. And all of it looked a tad familiar to those who have spent some time with a Nintendo Wii.

The new Apple TV remote will double as a game controller and boast motion controls. The emphasis is not on buttons, but instead will focus on a glass touch surface.

Like the Wii, the new Apple TV imagines a gaming future in which accessibility is paramount, doing away with a convoluted 12-plus controllers that have become the norm. With gaming a central tenant of Apple's App Store, many have long-awaited for Apple to take greater steps into the gaming sphere with its iOS-devices.