Zelda Wii U will “challenge” series conventions
Many gamers (myself included) have been greatly enjoying The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword over the past couple of weeks, pleased with all the new and refreshing gameplay elements it brought to the Zelda franchise. However, in the newest issue of Nintendo Power, Eiji Aonuma revealed that Skyward Sword was only the beginning – Zelda Wii U is […]
Vigil want augmented reality in Darksiders 2
Vigil’s Colin Banstead, the director of Darksiders 2, has some interesting ideas in mind for making use of the Wii U controller. Specifically, he’s interested in an augmented reality-esque implementation of a throwing mechanism. One thing I saw at the [E3] press conference that I thought would be cool is using the controller as a […]
Square Enix confident in the Wii U, but not “certain”
Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase, who previously mentioned the possibility of bringing Final Fantasy to the Wii U, has commented on the Wii U, praising its tech specs and HD visuals. However, while he hopes that his company’s multiplatform titles will see releases on it, he isn’t entirely sure it’s going to happen. With the Wii U, […]
“Project Cars” slated for the Wii U
Project Cars (tentative title), a racing simulation game, might be coming to the Wii U as well as the Xbox 360 and PS3. The game, which is currently in development, is uniquely using community feedback to improve and change the game. The whole point of WMD was creating a game where you’re listening more to the […]
The next Zelda game won’t take five years to produce
November 25th, 2011 in Interviews, News
In the latest Skyward Sword-related Iwata Asks segment, our favorite President of Nintendo talked with Eiji Aonuma, the game’s producer; and Hidemaro Fujibayashi, its director. During the segment, Iwata pointed out that five years is a long time to develop a game and that it would be nice if they could do it in three. […]
The Wii U is luring the PlayStation 4 out early
November 25th, 2011 in Interviews, News
According to what Jim Ryan, the boss of Sony of Europe, told Eurogamer TV at a recent PlayStation Vita press conference, the PlayStation 4 may be released a bit earlier than everyone expected. He states that, in relation to the Wii U 2012 launch and the rumored Xbox 2013 launch: I think we would consider […]
Reggie believes the Wii U has a chance to “disrupt the market” like the Wii did
Reggie spoke on how Nintendo plans to approach the development of Wii U projects now that his company has a powerful HD platform to work with. In a nutshell, he wants to really drive the controller’s touchscreen and connectivity features home as the console’s defining features, and thinks the Wii U has a chance of […]
Aonuma talks Zelda, Wii U, and motion control
In a recent interview, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has been discussing the future of the Zelda series and how he feels they can’t “go back” to traditional button control. I don’t think we could go back to button control, especially after creating something that’s as natural to use as the interface that we have with the […]
Peter Moore: Wii U’s online capabilities are “really extensive”
Anyone who’s been following this blog for a few weeks has probably heard Peter Moore of EA praising the Wii U. Today, we’ve got more – but it’s very interesting to note that he made a point to rave about the console’s online capabilities, which are apparently “really extensive”. It’s a very exciting machine and […]
Hideki Konno teases Mario Kart Wii U
Surprise, surprise – Nintendo are planning to bring Mario Kart to the Wii U. It doesn’t sound like the game has started development yet, but in the November issue of Nintendo Power that just arrived at my place today, Hideki Konno gave the first official tease that the game was on its way. I can’t […]
