Wii U was originally planned to have analogue sticks
It seems to be the case that analogue sticks, similar to the ones on the GameCube, had been planned for the Wii U controller. A pre-E3 version of the controller shows analogue sticks raised from the controller’s surface. This differs from the version we know of now, which has sliding circle pads similar to those found on […]
Codemasters share some DiRT Wii U ideas
Codemasters still haven’t announced which DiRT game will be coming to the Wii U. It could be a port of DiRT 3, a previous game, or a new addition in the series. However, game designer Paul Coleman still had some ideas to share on how the Wii U could enhance the rally racing game franchise.
Team Meat want their next game on the Wii U
Super Meat Boy was originally meant to come to the Wii, but the idea faded away because of the file limitations and so the game never materialised on WiiWare. Tommy Refenes explained that: Super Meat Boy would have been on WiiWare if we could have had just a few more megabytes of space – you […]
Rumour: Overstrike, Dead Space, and Timesplitters coming to the Wii U
I’m quite sceptical of this piece of news, as I am with all rumours, and I would advise you to take this one with a pinch of salt. But it is still worth mentioning. According to GameOn.net’s sources, a Dead Space game will be making its way to the Wii U. The source is apparently a concept artist for a game […]
Tekken Wii U unlikely to make Wii U launch
Tekken 3D: Prime Edition was recently released on the 3DS, but what of the Wii U version? Tekken Wii U was looking to be a promising title; and at E3, series producer Katsuhiro Harada shared some ideas on how Tekken could use the controller such as it being used to create custom stages to be shared online, […]
Pitchford on Aliens: Colonial Marines Wii U
Aliens: Colonial Marines is shaping up to be quite an interesting Wii U game and I was intrigued by the preliminary ideas that they had for utilising the Wii U’s controller. Their ideas also opened up the interesting topic for how sci-fi games could benefit from the Wii U’s controller. While speaking to Nintendo Gamer, Randy Pitchford of […]
Nintendo looking into third-party video content for Wii U?
According to AdWeek, Nintendo are in talks with a number of content companies, including cable companies and web video producers, in the hope of generating video content for their next home console the Wii U. Excitingly, if true, it could mean that Wii U owners could get live TV streamed to the consoles controller. […]
Pachter: “Nintendo is in disarray”
Love him or hate him, Michael Pachter has been sharing more thoughts on Nintendo’s handling of the Wii U. During his keynote at the Ayzenburg A-list Summit 2012, Pachter mentioned that he believes that Nintendo have “blown it” by not telling people what the price is going to be and that Nintendo have to launch […]
Sakurai ready to begin work on Smash Bros. Wii U
Super Smash Bros. was announced for the Wii U and 3DS back at E3 2011. Since then, it has become one of the most anticipated games coming to the Wii U even though development hadn’t even started. It now seems that Masahiro Sakurai is finally ready to get to work on the titles. Over the months […]
More Ninja Gaiden 3 footage
Ninja Gaiden 3 will be making its way to the PS3; Xbox 360; and later, the Wii U. A new trailer shows off several minutes of gameplay. You can watch the video right after the break.