Author: F0

Sakurai on Super Smash Bros. 4: “Patience will be rewarded.”

The last issue of Nintendo Power featured an interview with Masahiro Sakurai, in which he gave us an idea of Super Smash Bros. 4‘s progress. To put it bluntly, he still hasn’t put a development team together. But Sakurai assures us that the wait will be well worth it. I can’t really say anything until things […]

[Video] 7 minutes of Chase Mii and Battle Mii footage

Some great new footage of the Chase Mii and Battle Mii demos has surfaced, which offers the best look we’ve had at those two demos yet. They’re embedded after the break.

Reggie confident in Wii U’s power, but HD alone is “not enough”

Interviewed at CES, Reggie spoke a little on the philosophy behind the Wii U. He’s confident that the console has the graphical prowess to hold its own against its future competitors, but really wants to focus on creating new experiences with the touchscreen controller. The big innovation with the Wii U is the controller and […]

Bit.Trip Runner2 might come to the Wii U

Bit.Trip Runner2, the next sequel in the critically acclaimed Bit.Trip series, will not be coming to WiiWare due to technical limitations. But in a recent Q&A event, Gaijin Games’s founder Alex Neuse touched on the possibility of bringing the game to the Wii U. While we can’t confirm anything, I will say that while we were […]

[Video] Tokyo Street “Panorama View” Demo

Back at E3, Nintendo showed off a special, private Wii U tech demo that demonstrated the new controller’s gyroscopic sensor. Often referred to as the “Tokyo Street Demo”, the word about it spread but Nintendo refused to let anyone record footage of it. The veil on this elusive demo (officially titled “Panorama View”) was finally […]

[Video] Reggie talks Wii U at CES

Reggie was interviewed about the Wii U by Spike TV at CES; and while he didn’t make any groundbreaking announcements, he was happy to provide a vague insight into Nintendo’s plans for 2012 and the Wii U’s long-term strategy. I’d recommend watching the full video interview above, seeing how many points he touches on, but […]

Retro Studios hire Naughty Dog and Vigil Games staff, “crowning achievement” in the works

A NeoGAF user dug up an interesting little piece of news – namely, that Retro Studios have hired three developers from Naughty Dog (best known for the Uncharted series) and Vigil Games (the studio behind Darksiders). Eric Kozlowsky, a now-former Uncharted 3 artist, claims that his current project will be a major highlight in his career. […]

FarSight Studios have a Wii U dev kit; will be there at launch

FarSight Studios, a developer specializing in accurate pinball simulations, revealed on their Facebook page that they have a Wii U dev kit on hand and fully intend to have a game ready for the launch of the Wii U’s digital distribution platform. The relevant quip: Quick Nintendo update: We have dev equipment for the Wii-U […]

Toki Tori 2 under consideration for Wii U

Two Tribes, a studio well known for Swords & Soldiers and Toki Tori, seem to be looking into a Wii U version of Toki Tori 2, as evidenced by the following tweet: [blackbirdpie id=”154679968666877952″] Toki Tori, in case you’re unfamiliar with it, is a charming puzzle-platformer that stars the titular chicken. You can watch a trailer […]

An inside look at the Killer Freaks From Outer Space trailer

Killer Freaks From Outer Space was noted for being one of the few Wii U-exclusive games that were present at E3 2011, even having a teaser trailer to accompany it. An interesting “making of” video, from the studio that produced the trailer, was also released but to much lesser fanfare, as it has only been discovered […]