Author: Ruthie

While speaking to Nintendo Power, Eiji Aonuma shared some more thoughts about what features could be included in Zelda Wii U. While he didn’t go into any detail claiming that it would spoil the reveal of the game he did speak about how the touchscreen controller could be useful in a Zelda game. “But one […]

Harvest Moon Creator, Yasuhiro Wada has said that he is hoping to bring a game to the Wii U. When asked whether he was interested in making games for the 3DS he had this to say: “I’ve got a 3DS game in the pipeline right now, and I’ve got another game that we haven’t decided the […]

Gaming magazine, Famitsu have polled their readers on how they are feeling about the Wii U. The results from the Japanese public have not been overly positive but neither are they overly negative. The results showed that 38.3 percent of readers had a good impression of the Wii U after E3 whilst 33.7 percent did not […]

Everyone’s favorite analyst, Michael Pachter has said that it would surprise him if the Wii U launched with a price that was over $399. He also mentioned that the Wii U price “sweet spot” is $249.99. “It would surprise me a lot if the Wii U cost more than $399.99, and I think that the sweet spot is $249.99. […]

The intrigue with the Wii U continues as Epic Games confirm that they are interested in the platform. In an interview with Industry Gamers, president of Epic Games, Mike Capps has said that they are interested in the Wii U even though they don’t have anything planned as of yet. “We haven’t made an official […]

Japanese game developers and producers have been sharing their thoughts and opinions on the Wii U. The gaming website Andriasang have translated their thoughts. Interestingly, Akihiro Hino, president and CEO of Level 5 said that because stylus-based games like Professor Layton can now be played, they can consider ports. He also said that the system could expand […]

Since the Wii U’s reveal at E3 there has been both optimism and cynicism about whether Nintendo’s next console will be successful. According to Julien Merceron, Square Enix’s worlwide technology director the Wii U’s launch line-up and price will be crucial to the system’s success or failure. “I’d say, don’t write off the console,” Merceron told […]

IGN reporters at Comic-Con have revealed that Marvel and developer Zen Studios have announced that Marvel Pinball will be available to download for the Wii U by the end of 2012. The exact release date will be revealed closer to the launch of the game. The game will also be coming to the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation […]

Resistance developers, Insomniac Games have shared their thoughts on the Wii U while speaking to Industry Gamers. CEO, Ted Price explained to the gaming website his initial thoughts on the Wii U: “I was surprised. I wasn’t expecting a handheld controller of that size, and I wasn’t expecting a touch screen, so I think all of […]

While speaking to the French website écrans Shigeru Miyamoto explained that he was less involved in the development of the Wii U than he was with Nintendo’s two previous consoles. He was directly involved in the development of the Wii and GameCube systems but this time around he took a more advisory role. “For the GameCube and […]