Interviews Archive

Executive producer of Mass Effect 3, Casey Hudson has said that he needs to spend more time with the Wii U and to think more about it. However, he does seem impressed with the Wii U so far. “It’s an interesting system. One of the challenges and opportunities with that kind of device is that it […]

Independent software developers Brain in a Jar, who specialize in Motorsport games and have been working with Ubisoft on the upcoming game Driver: San Francisco, have shared their thoughts on the Wii U with us. Feld0 and I posed some questions to Brain in a Jar’s creative director, Carl Dalton, and he was happy to answer them for us.

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) are interested in developing for the Wii U. Executive producer of BBC Digital and Games, Simon Harris explained that they were looking into possibly bringing content to the platform. “I think the challenge is for us to get [our brands as] games into something like retail, [We’re] very excited to hear what […]

EA have been quite vocal about their support of Nintendo’s next home console but their faith in the Wii U has been increased even further now that they have received the new dev kits. Vice president of EA Sports, Andrew Wilson told the gaming website Eurogamer that they can do “anything” on the Wii U that […]

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 […]

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 […]