The Wii U will be “at its best” at launch
We’ve heard this a few times before, but at yesterday’s investor relations meeting, Iwata took the time to reassure us that his company “learned a bitter lesson from the launch of the Nintendo 3DS” and will do everything they can to make the Wii U fantastic right at launch. For the launch of new hardware, […]
Wii U to be twice as powerful as Xbox 360?
On the heels of IGN’s leaked Wii U and Xbox 720 relative power levels, the publication Develop revealed an alleged leak of their own. Their source claims that the Wii U is twice as powerful as the Xbox 360, when both general processing and graphics rendering capabilities are taken into account. This figure seems noticeably […]
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 […]
[Video] Project CARS Trailer
A trailer has been released for Project CARS, a racing simulator coming to the Wii U. Project CARS is noted for its focus on community-driven development – the developers release test builds of the game regularly, which players then provide feedback on. Watch the trailer after the break!
Rumour: Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing 2 in the works for Wii U?
Rumours of a sequel to Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing began today, which is allegedly in development for the Wii U, among other platforms. The tip comes from an anonymous developer claiming to work for Sumo Digital, the studio that developed the first title. The tipster said: Now working on another title for Sega on 3DS, […]
The Wii U controller isn’t final
While the Wii U console itself has been finalized, there’s a chance that the Wii U controller isn’t. Industry Gamers, who spent some time with the console at CES, had this to say: Though Nintendo didn’t confirm that the controller design is final, we definitely feel they are close to a finished product. “Not confirmed” […]
Retro Studios looking for a new animator
January 20th, 2012 in News
Last time I reported on Retro Studios, they had just picked up some amazing talent from a few rival studios. This time, they’ve posted up a job opening for the position of a technical animator. Description of Duties Purpose/Summary: An individual contributor who ensures that art and animation production is enhanced by the use of […]
Developers are now working with final Wii U dev kits
At CES, Nintendo told IndustryGamers that third-party developers “have already received final [Wii U] devkits”. If the development kits have been finalized, I can’t imagine the final retail unit being too far off – which we’re going to be seeing at E3 in less than five months.
THQ are working on two secret Wii U projects
The fourth LinkedIn-fueled story I’ve run so far today reveals the existence of two secret THQ projects for the Wii U. One of them is a multiplatform title, with planned releases on the Wii U, 3DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360; while the other is a Wii U exclusive. Both games are apparently scheduled […]
