Search Results for: Wii U

Coming from Masahiro Sakurai…

“Right now, we’re devoting all our manpower to working on Kid Icarus. We’ve got no plans whatsoever — we’ve got two new games out in the …
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• Wii U development started in 2007
• Originally screen was going to be separate from the controller

“Considering how expensive screens were then, it did not make sense to have this big-sized LCD,” …
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I expect we will see a similar decline in other places in the world as well.

Nintendo Co.’s Wii sold under 6,500 units in Japan post reveal of the Wii U this …
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At the end of this video Reggie talks about that first legendary press conference were he “kicked ass and took names.”

SM: Nintendo is an entertainment company. We’re very sensitive to pricing because people have generally only a certain amount of their spending that they’ll devote to entertainment. And if you’re …
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GI: Nintendo attempted handheld/console connectivity in 2001 with the GBA/Gamecube link cable. Sony is going for something similar with the Vita. Why is Nintendo now choosing to make the highlight …
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Nintendo is looking into the ability to use the 3DS to change Wii U software with Spotpass.

Coming from NWR..

Since the 3DS is a portable device, with StreetPass and SpotPass, …
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Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot…

“We will announce one game that we want to launch day one that is a new type of game, which should be interesting. It is still …
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“There’s a cost issue. Technically, it is possible for the Wii U to support multiple Wii U Controllers. We’re not planning on asking our customers to buy …
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Developers have underclocked development kits, and worked hard to deliver titles running on that hardware to demonstrate live at E3. However, due to titles not looking much better than what …
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• No DVD Blu-ray support
• Online more flexible for developers
• Working on VOIP and Social network interrogations (Facebook)
• We will be satisfied when Nintendo reveals the Wii U online.

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This is only part of a greater interview but I found it interesting. This comes from longtime Animal Crossing developer Katsuya Eguchi.

“Now that we have a Wii in HD—the Wii …
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A common practice in the tech world is to register domain names for everything you THINK you may make in the future. I am sure some of these domains will …
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Ever since the rumors started about the Wii Successor there has been a lot of talk about how powerful it will be. Many were hoping the talk would have died …
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This information comes from Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli…

“Crytek’s support for Wii U is definitely going to happen. We aren’t showing it but we are pretty much running it already.”

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Coming from Nintendo’s Marketing manager Rob Lowe.

“I think that in a similar way that we waited until HD technology was almost ubiquitous before we went in there with an HD …
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Wii U will be HD, supporting up to 1080p resolution just like Xbox 360 and PS3, but beyond that it’s unclear how powerful the hardware will ultimately be when it …
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