Interviews Archive

Reggie: Wii U is not “going to be a hard sell”

Much like the issue with not being able to experience the 3DS’s glasses-free 3D without seeing it in person, it might be difficult for some people to acknowledge the gameplay possibilities that the Wii U’s tablet controller holds. But Reggie is quite confident that getting consumers to realize them won’t be an issue, telling us […]

Wii U to have ‘flexible’ online network

We still have no clear details on the Wii U’s online system, but if Reggie’s words from a recent interview with Forbes are anything to go by, it’ll be anything but a unified, consistent experience. Forbes: Your online services are very different than what your competitors offer. Isn’t something missing, that you can’t offer the […]

Griptonite Games want to develop for the Wii U

In an interview with NowGamer about their upcoming Nintendo 3DS title, Shinobi, Griptonite games have expressed interest in a developing a game for the Wii U. When asked whether they were tempted to develop for the Wii U they had this to say. It would be awesome to work on Wii U, if just to explore […]

Touchscreen functionality is optional for developers

After teasing a Metroid game for the Wii U and the general direction Nintendo is taking with the console, Katsuya Eguchi has dropped another interesting quote which tells us that it’s up to developers to decide what they want to do with the Wii U controller’s touchscreen – if they even want to do anything […]

Capcom is “close with Nintendo”

We’ve already heard several comments from Capcom with regards to the Wii U, but this next one hints that they might have something pretty big in mind. Christian Svensson, the VP of Capcom’s US division, had this to say. Coming to the topic of Wii U, we continue to have conversations about best to tackle […]

Yoshiaki Koizumi confirms Super Mario Wii U

It was only a matter of time before we got confirmation that a new Mario game would appear on the Wii U. Yoshiaki Koizumi, producer of the 3D line of main-series Mario adventures, did just that in an interview with Wired.com. The game is still in the earliest stages of development, so chances are slim […]

Bethesda ‘will support Wii U if it’s powerful enough’

Bethesda are well known for their beautiful open-world games like Fallout 3 and the Elder Scrolls series, and have many fans. I haven’t kept up much with them before, but I recently started playing Oblivion, and am loving every moment of it, so I’m definitely excited to see that they’re enthusiastic about the Wii U. Our […]

Activision sees “deep rich multiplayer experiences” possible on the Wii U

Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision, seems to be pretty confident in the Wii U’s online capabilities, even though he admits he doesn’t quite know their full potential yet. Well, without telling you our title plans, it’s now more possible to do deep rich multiplayer games – we need more clarity from Nintendo on the […]

Wii U won’t be plagued by 3DS launch woes

The 3DS’s launch was highly anticipated, but soon fell flat as there was quite literally only a single standout game (and even that was a port of a console title). But in a shareholder meeting today, Iwata dropped a reassuring tidbit that gives us hope for a much stronger Wii U launch. He said that […]

EA promises launch titles for the Wii U

The period of time surrounding a new console’s launch is often a great opportunity for publishers to make their support known, as a single gem in the sea of mediocrity that such launches usually constitute, can easily rise above it all. EA’s Frank Gibeau has pledged his company’s support for the Wii U’s launch, all […]