Havok: Wii U will do things that no other platform can.
Dave Gargan, Havok’s VP of Engineering, told the world a bit about the Wii U implementation of their famous engine, which Nintendo are making available to all Wii U developers free of charge. From the sound of it, I honestly don’t think we have anything to worry about, horsepower-wise. The platform has its own unique features, and […]
Unreal Engine 4 “unconfirmed” for Wii U
[blackbirdpie id=”207297539085578240″] The above tweet from Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley suggests that the Wii U will only support Unreal Engine 3. This has been going around the Internet as “confirmation” that Unreal Engine 4 support is out of the question. However, it should be noted that Unreal Engine 4 has not actually been confirmed for […]
Metro: Last Light (probably) won’t come to Wii U anymore
Speaking in an interview, THQ’s Mark Madsen revealed that the Wii U version of Metro: Last Light never began development, and it would be “correct” to say that it is no longer a confirmed title for the system. This is disappointing news, as Metro: Last Light looked to be a rather promising game. While there […]
Metro: Last Light will launch on Wii U after Q1 2013
It has been confirmed that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Metro: Last Light will launch within the first quarter of 2013, but the Wii U version is a bit further off according to a statement by THQ’s Huw Beynon: We’ve been working on the Wii U version. At the moment we’re focusing on […]
Bink Video is available on Wii U
Bink is a popular codec that is most commonly used to encode pre-rendered sequences in video games. It’s well known among developers for its efficient compression and high quality videos at all kinds of resolutions, and has been used in the industry for years. Chances are, you’ve played more than a few games that rely […]
70 Wii U games in development and other E3 2012 rumours
Forget The Box, from whom we’ve heard that the Wii U might feature eReader-like capabilities and that Nintendo are working on at least three new franchises for the console, have another batch of Wii U rumours for us, this time regarding what we can expect to see of the console at E3 2012. According to their […]
Mark Rein praises the Wii U (very) highly, will be “shocked” if it doesn’t do well
Mark Rein of Epic Games, a company well known for the Unreal Engine and a seemingly low opinion of Nintendo’s consoles in the past, offered up some seriously high praise of the Wii U at GDC. Notably, this comes right on the heels of the rumour that Nintendo tweaked the Wii U’s specs to make […]
Ubisoft working on a Wii U card game?
Another Ubisoft employee’s LinkedIn profile, this time belonging to a level designer by the name of Damien Bernard, has revealed a new, unannounced Wii U title. Tying into that, a NeoGAF poster who claims to have been in contact with the developer was allegedly told that the game was “adapted to the card game/board game format.” That’s […]
FarSight Studios have a Wii U dev kit; will be there at launch
FarSight Studios, a developer specializing in accurate pinball simulations, revealed on their Facebook page that they have a Wii U dev kit on hand and fully intend to have a game ready for the launch of the Wii U’s digital distribution platform. The relevant quip: Quick Nintendo update: We have dev equipment for the Wii-U […]
Will the Wii U have an app store?
Rumour has it that the Wii U will feature a “full-blown app store”. Unlike the Wii Shop Channel and the 3DS’s eShop, which focus on games and the most basic of utilities, this Wii U store will feature a “wider variety of apps”. A Major League Baseball app was specifically mentioned as a possibility. Wii […]
