it's actually not a good idea to trust major news sites that are not gaming/tech related or at least has department devoted to that sector. There's a chance that the article was written by an old guard type journalist who's not that familiar with the topic, or by an intern.
Just a few days ago there was a CNN post covering the Wii U, stating that it's an add on tablet controller for the Wii.
It's been fixed now (without any notice) after people started correcting them at the comments.
