Pencil Test Studios now an official Wii U developer
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Pencil Test Studios has become an official Wii U developer, the company has announced on Facebook. It was reported yesterday that Nintendo of America had expressed interest in the developer’s title, Armikrog.
Pencil Test’s Facebook message reads:
“We’re getting some love from Nintendo… Pencil Test Studios is now a licensed Wii U developer.”
Armikrog probably won’t make its Kickstarter target of $900,000. Only four days remain and a little less than $300,000 will need to be raised before then. Still, with Pencil Test now having a Wii U dev kit, perhaps there’s a chance of Armikrog coming to the eShop regardless.
Bethesda on support for Wii U and handhelds: “never say never”
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Bethesda VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines has once again commented on the company’s stance towards publishing titles on the Wii U as well as handhelds. These are platforms that Bethesda hasn’t supported, having dedicated most of its resources to Sony and Microsoft consoles.
Hines said:
“There’s a decent list of stuff that you don’t associate with us. We don’t have any games on Facebook. We’re not heavily into mobile. Here and there we’ve done some stuff. We did a little free Dishonored thing. We did the Rage thing, which was John [Carmack] going, ‘hey, I can get this to work on that, it’ll be fun.’ But in general, month over month, year over year, we don’t have stuff that we’re developing or talking about.”
“We don’t have anything announced for Wii U. We don’t have anything announced for the handhelds. Are there opportunities that could come up there that could make sense and be the kinds of things we would want to do? Absolutely. But what we have going on right now doesn’t fit with that.”
“Other platforms that we’re not doing anything for, we’ll wait and see. I would never say never. There are a lot of talented folks doing a lot of cool stuff, and maybe opportunities arise, or maybe somebody internally says, ‘hey, I have this great idea to do this thing on this platform.’ If that makes sense and it feels like something Bethesda would do, okay. But we’re not just going to bang a round peg into a square hole. That’s not how we work. It doesn’t make sense for us.”
Hines shared a few words about Bethesda’s lack of Wii U support yesterday as well. You can find those comments here.
Nintendo’s Olcsvary on Bayonetta 2 Wii U exclusivity
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
Much has been made of Bayonetta 2’s Wii U exclusivity. Initially, there was a pretty big uproar from fans who hoped to see it on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as well. Things have quieted down somewhat since the original announcement, but we do know that Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya still receives requests through Twitter about a release on other platforms.
During an IGN E3 2013 stage show for Bayonetta 2, it was mentioned how the game will be exclusive to Wii U. Nintendo’s Corey Olcsvary was asked why the Big N felt like they needed to get this game and put it on the console.
Olcsvary responded:
One of the reasons we’re really excited to have this game exclusive to Wii U is, for one thing, we want to have experiences for players of all ranges. …we’ve got games like Mario Kart 8, which are great for everyone. And obviously this game is not quite for everyone, the first game being rated ‘M’ of course.
Absolutely (it’s important to take care of the hardcore fanbase). And those hardcore fans who enjoyed the original Bayonetta, you’re gonna come to find out that they’re pulling no punches in bringing that exact same content back.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Video: Reggie, Game & Wario, Super Mario 3D World on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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Japanese LEGO City: Undercover boxart
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Iwata and Reggie on skepticism, boosting sales with many games, Wii U killer app
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IGN’s new interview with Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata and Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime boils down to a few topics: constant skepticism surrounding the company, boosting hardware sales with the right (and various) games, and the Wii U’sl lack of a killer app.
You can find all of Iwata and Reggie’s thoughts below.
Bethesda more or less rules out Wii U development
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Similar to the Wii, it doesn’t sound like Bethesda has any plans to support Wii U.
Bethesda VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines, speaking with Eurogamer, said that the company has “nothing announced in development for Wii U.” Hines wouldn’t share any specifics as to why Bethesda isn’t keen on the console, stating he’d “rather not go into that.”
Hines’ comments in full:
“We have nothing announced in development for Wii U. It’s not something that we’ve done anything for previously. I don’t even remember the last time we’ve done a Nintendo title. We don’t have anything now. Whether or not we would in the future is TBD. As for why, I guess I’d rather not go into that.”
Nintendo bringing Pikmin 3 to World Hobby Fair ’13 in Japan
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Nintendo doesn’t typically have a large presence at the World Hobby Fair, and this year is no different. Only one game will be on display – Pikmin 3.
It would have been nice to see additional titles like Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but it’s better than nothing!
