Wii U players could get an unfair advantage in Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer

Nintendo fans won’t get to play Call of Duty: Black Ops II on the Wii U until Sunday, when the new game console formally launches. That’s five days after tonight’s Call of Duty launch on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

But Activision Blizzard has given Wii U players, who have the benefit of playing the game using Nintendo’s new tablet-like controller, a little treat. In multiplayer games, you will be able to look at your minimap on the upper left corner of the big screen to see who is nearby at any given moment. But you can also look down at the tablet screen and see enemy and friendly player movements on the entire level map. This allows you to get much better situational awareness about where everybody is at any given moment.