There is more to the Wii U than what we’ve seen
Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono has gotten his hands on a Wii U dev kit and seems to be quite happy with everything it has to offer. In a recent interview, he specifically reassured us that there is lots more to see than what Nintendo showed us last E3 and at CES. What we saw last E3 is not […]
Jools Watsham has faith in the Wii U
During an interview about Renegade Kid’s latest game, Mutant Mudds, the Wii U came up; and Jools Watsham, the studio’s founder, shared his thoughts on it: I was able to check it out at E3 last year, but we have not signed up as a developer yet. We’ve been too busy with the 3DS! I […]
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 […]
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] 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 […]
Miyamoto is interested in putting Retro Studios on a future Zelda game
Retro Studios, Nintendo’s prize Western studio, just wrapped up Mario Kart 7, a collaborative project between them and Nintendo EAD. What’s next for the house that brought us Metroid Prime and Donkey Kong Country Returns? Miyamoto is confident at this point that Retro has what it takes to handle a new Zelda adventure as a new, […]
Go Vacation producer shares controller ideas for a Wii U sequel
Masaya Kobayashi, known for his work on the Ridge Racer series and the Wii’s Go Vacation, has shared his thoughts on how the Wii U might accommodate a potential Go Vacation sequel. He sees the touchscreen controller as a device better suited towards the couch, ideal for complementing more active gameplay by other players. Here’s a quick idea, for example […]
Future Zelda games to use motion controls
If the thought of Skyward Sword being the first and last Zelda game to make great use of motion controls saddens you, fear not, for Eiji Aonuma himself has admitted that he can no longer see the series returning to its button-based roots. I honestly think we cannot go back to button controls now, so I […]
Jett Rocket developer is interested in the Wii U
Shin’en Multimedia – better known as the developer behind the ambitious WiiWare hit Jett Rocket – are confident that Nintendo are putting out an incredible platform in the Wii U. While nothing is in the pipeline just yet, their CEO Manfred Linzner expressed his interest in the console, promising that they would take a closer look […]
