Fox gave Gearbox a lot of freedom with Colonial Marines
In an interview with GameSpot, Gearbox’s Brian Martel mentioned that Fox has given them a lot of freedom to develop Aliens: Colonial Marines including exploring the aliens’ life cycles and creating new aliens. They’ve given us a lot of freedom at 20th Century Fox. Fox has been really cool about it. They want us to stay […]
Aonuma shares more Zelda Wii U ideas
In the latest issue of Nintendo Power, Eiji Aonuma shared some more thoughts on a Zelda Wii U game. The dual screen action is one of the things he is most excited about. I really think [having two screens is] one of the most exciting features of the system. Unlike the Nintendo DS, there’s distance between […]
Interview: Eternal Eden creator talks Wii U
August 23rd, 2011 in Interviews, News
Ruthie and I recently had the chance to ask Elder Prince of Blossomsoft a few questions about the Wii U. Though he currently has nothing in the works for the system, he is a well-respected indie developer whom you should all have on your radar – his upcoming remake of Eternal Eden for the 3DS is […]
iOS developer declares Wii U a “Fisher Price iPad”
August 22nd, 2011 in Interviews, News
Michael Schade, the CEO of German developer Fishlabs, described the Wii U as a “Fisher Price iPad,” following a comment that the dedicated console market is dying – this shortly after an analyst predicted the exact opposite, no less. Nintendo… if you read about what Iwata said about iPhone, how he didn’t take it seriously, […]
THQ is “committed” to the Wii U, looks to do more than just ports with it
According to Danny Bilson, THQ’s executive VP, the company is looking to make a true commitment to the Wii U beyond just simple ports. He teased a touchscreen-powered inventory system for Darksiders II, and overall seems to be quite excited about actually making games for the platform. We’re committed to that platform, so long as […]
Tekken Wii Successor screenshots and video interview
This isn’t exactly the most recent piece of news – in fact, it’s all the way back from E3 – but as it was on Nintendo’s Japanese E3 site, there’s a good chance that many of you missed it (I know I did). What we’ve got is a brief interview with Katsuhiro Harada about Tekken […]
id Software “unsure” about Wii U, awaiting Carmack’s approval
id Software’s president Todd Hollenshead thinks the Wii U “looks interesting” but confirmed that his studio isn’t going to make anything for it until John Carmack, their lead programmer and the studio’s co-founder, approves of it. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard id say something about the Wii U, but I’m glad to hear […]
Nintendo discusses the Wii U’s name
Katsuya Eguchi, game designer and manager at Nintendo, discussed the ‘Wii’ in the Wii U, explaining that… …there were also things [with Wii] that we weren’t able to accomplish with that system, that we would have liked to see in it. Wii U is kind of the natural progression in looking at what we did, how we […]
Downloadable GameCube Titles could arrive on the Wii U
Nintendo very early on confirmed that no GameCube games will be playable on the Wii U. However, this was merely the discs – no downloads mentioned. During an interview, Amber McCollom, the Director of Entertainment & Trend Marketing at Nintendo of America, was asked asked about backwards compatibility in the Wii U, and said that “[a] number of the […]
Codemasters CEO confirms F1 for Wii U, talks Wii U price
Codemasters, renowned for their racing games, are already working on a Wii U entry in the Dirt series. But their other big racer, Formula 1, will be making its way to the system, too, if Rod Cousen’s words from an interview are anything to go by. He didn’t reveal any specifics, but teased that “[they] […]
