Wii U

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It’s safe to say that the folks at Shin’en are technical geniuses. They’ve consistently managed to get the most out of Nintendo systems, even when difficult limits have been in place – like WiiWare’s 40MB cap.

While the Wii U has been lambasted for its low power compared to other next-gen systems, Shin’en feels that what Nintendo’s console offers is quite enough – especially compared to Wii. Shin’en Multimedia art director Martin Sauter told GameReactor in a new interview that instead of focusing on power, “we need better games.”

Sauter said:

Of course the Wii U is not the big leap hardware power-wise but it is a big leap to the Wii and to be honest I think we’ve reached a point where we don’t need so much more hardware power – we need better games. For every game you can make it look so good that it’s good enough for everybody and I think the Wii U is a good compromise between price point – because don’t forget you have a tablet controller, you have a great hardware base and it’s much better than everybody reads. It’s better than Xbox – sorry, it is better – and you can squeeze lots out of it, but you have to really work hard on it and I think you can make great games with it.

I’m not sure if a much more powerful PS4 will produce much better looking games. We’ve reached a point where good games will sell and I think the steps will be much much smaller in the next generation.

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Chris Seavor, designer of the Conker games, may have something in store for Wii U. Seavor tweeted about the console today, noting how his new indie studio Gory Detail Limited will need more dev kits.

He teased:

Gory Detail is working on a brand new project: Parashoot Stan. Could we see this title on Wii U? Or perhaps something else for the console?

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Digital Foundry is back with another comparison of a recently released multiplatform game: Resident Evil: Revelations.

Revelations appears to be the worst on Wii U out of all HD versions from a technical standpoint. Digital Foundry concludes that on Wii U, the title suffers from a “more erratic performance” and “less precise controls”. Still, “Revelations is still well worth buying on the Wii U”, Digital Foundry says.

You can find a few video comparisons of all versions below. Be sure to check out the full piece here, which also covers the impressiveness of the 3DS version.

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Ubisoft is running a contest for Watch_Dogs that will allow fans to get into the game as pedestrians.

15 randomly chosen players will be selected for a drawing. Your information will be entered, but winners won’t have their looks represented.

Fans can sign up for the contest on Facebook here. A Facebook account is obviously required, as is a Uplay account. You also need to be over 18 and be a resident in the US. Those who enter will be asked to enter their name, birthdate, occupation, and three interesting facts about themselves.

The contest ends on June 8. Ubisoft will notify winners on June 17, and will then highlight the 15 profiles on the official Watch_Dogs page. Another 50 winners will earn exclusive Watch_Dogs wallpapers early and have their information used in a number of promotions.

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A product page on GameStop’s website confirms that 5th Cell will be bringing back the “Sidekick Mode” from Scribblenauts Unlimited in this year’s release, Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure. This allows additional users to join in at any time and control objects created by the first player.

The same listing also gives a look at Scribblenauts Unmasked’s boxart. Take a look below:

You can find GameStop’s complete Scribblenauts Unmasked product description after the break.

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Soraya Saga recently retweeted Nintendo’s Japanese E3 Nintendo Direct message. For those who are unaware, Saga is Tetsuya Takahashi’s wife – one of the leading staffers on “X”.

The last time Saga retweeted Nintendo Direct news, “X” made its first appearance – that was at the end of the January presentation. Could the anticipated Wii U game be appearing on the upcoming broadcast?

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Aside from Ubisoft, you could say that Warner Bros. has been the Wii U’s biggest supporter. The company came out with Batman: Arkham City and Scribblenauts Unlimited at launch, and has other significant titles on the way such as Batman: Arkham Origins, Scribblenauts Unmasked, and LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. Plus, Warner Bros. also recently released Injustice: Gods Among Us and LEGO Batman 2 for the console.

One Warner Bros. game that won’t be hitting Wii U is “Dying Light” from Dead Island developer Techland. It was announced for both current-gen and next-gen consoles yesterday, but it has since been confirmed that there are no plans for a Wii U version.

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Perhaps due to the negative reception of the Xbox One, Wii U sales have seen a huge sales increase on Amazon UK.

Prior to Microsoft’s announcement, the Wii U was slumping at the 390th position. It has since climbed to the 40th position with an 875 percent increase.

Are the boost in Wii U sales related to the Xbox One? I’m not ready to draw any conclusions, but the significant increase is certainly interesting.

Thanks to KIDNINTENDO for the tip.

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