Nicalis says Wii U is Nintendo’s most powerful console, will be on the market for 5-10 years, more
April 15th, 2012 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, Wii UNicalis founder Tyrone Rodriguez has offered high praise for the Wii U.
Speaking about the new system at iDÉAME 2012, Rodriguez told Blogocio that it’s “all too far the most powerful console in the history of Nintendo” (rough translation). He believes it will be competing on the market “for 5 or 10 years.”
Rodriguez was also questioned about the Wii U’s power. Although Nicalis hasn’t fully exploited the console (doing so is unnecessary for the company’s projects), Rodriguez stated that it should meet gamers’ expectations.
Ultimately, though, Rodriguez said the experience will matter the most. He thinks we’ll be comparing the quality of games rather than the visual prowess of consoles.
Some of this shouldn’t come as a surprise – who thought the Wii U wouldn’t be Nintendo’s most powerful console? It’s nonetheless encouraging to see encouraging comments from a studio like Nicalis.
Nicalis’ first Wii U title is 1001 Spikes. The game will be released on the 3DS eShop sometime this year. The Wii U version should arrive later – perhaps in time for the launch of Nintendo’s new console?
2 Responses to “Nicalis says Wii U is Nintendo’s most powerful console, will be on the market for 5-10 years, more”
By Kevin on Apr 16, 2012
Well it’s kind of a given that it is the most powerful Nintendo console, but I think he means compared to other consoles. If it will be on the market for 5-10 years it must have some decent tech I suppose.
By CraigE on Apr 16, 2012
I love the look of the Wii U, especially the controller and the nicely-timed shift into HD (I always thought the others did this too soon, seeing as 3D needs a console to make it popular but TV would have done that alone for HD just as well). I’m also excited that Wii U games not only can use the awesome controller, but can also use Wii Remotes in Wii U games too if they program it that way.