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 […]
Reggie talks Wii U target audience & Wii game transfers
Reggie firmly believes that the Wii and Wii U will cater to entirely different audiences from this point onwards, which he hopes will enable the two consoles to co-exist peacefully “for some time”. Citing the new $149.99 price point the Wii now sells at as the key factor in reaching an “expanded demographic”. And it […]
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, […]
Do Gaijin Games have a Wii U dev kit?
According to a recent tweet from the studio’s Twitter account, it’s certainly possible that the creators of Bit.Trip may have a Wii U in the house. [blackbirdpie id=”141543857430069248″] Gaijin later denied that the “mysterious device” was an iPad, which leaves us with an accurate description of the Wii U’s controller. If that’s the case, it’s great […]
“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 […]
Nine new Ninja Gaiden 3 screenshots
Tecmo Koei released nine beautiful screenshots of Ninja Gaiden 3 today. Note that they’re from the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of the game, and not the Wii U version known as Razor’s Edge, but you can expect the latter to look every bit as good as these. They were accompanied by the following description in Tecmo Koei’s […]
