Nintendo wants you to use the Wii U every day
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Nintendo hopes your Wii U won’t be collecting dust, as the company wants users to take advantage of its features on a daily basis.
Nintendo UK’s now ex-general manager David Yarnton has said that this won’t be limited to just games. Its usage extends to the online space, TV watching, and more.
Yarnton said:
“Wii U is an unprecedented product. It’s something we want people to pick up every day. Not just for gaming, but also for things like going online and watching TV. The range of software has very broad appeal. I think it will be good for the market.”
Separately, Yarnton discussed demand for Wii U. When asked if people need this console in their lives, he replied:
“A lot of times people don’t realize they need a device like this in their lives until they see it.”
EA looking at GamePad and SmartGlass similarly, Madden Wii U “will be the real deal”
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EA sees some similarities between the Wii U GamePad and Microsoft’s SmartGlass. Cam Weber, the label’s general manager of American football, said that from a conceptual standpoint, look at the two technologies “in the same kind of way.”
According to Weber:
“Conceptually we look at it in the same kind of way. I think our designers are trying to solve problems around, ‘How do you take advantage of the smart glass, on either device, and what kind of functionality does that unlock? And I think it’ll benefit both.”
“To be more specific, we have Wii U in development now [for Madden], we’ll learn from it and it’ll take us further in terms of delivering on the SmartGlass.”
Remember how some of EA’s sports titles on Wii used a visual cartoony style? Well, you won’t be seeing anything like that on Wii U. Weber promised that Madden for Nintendo’s new console “will be the real deal.”
Weber said:
“I can’t really talk about it much, but I think what we’re doing is really cool. Maybe we’re not hearing a lot about [Wii U] today or in this week, but I certainly believe it’s going to be a product we’re going to be proud of.
“Here’s what I will say, and she (EA PR person) may not want to hear me say this, but it’s the truth: Whatever we release on the Wii U will not be a cartoony, dumbed-down, arcade football experience. It will be the real deal, HD simulation football.”
Another topic brought up in the same interview is the possibility of NCAA Football on the system. However, Weber wasn’t able to confirm the franchise for Wii U.
Reggie talks about Nintendo’s insatiable fanbase and more
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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime believes the company’s fans have an insatiable apatite.
He feels that Nintendo delivered on a number of fan requests at this year’s E3, such as a new Pikmin, a Mario game launching with a new console, and a brand new project that brings big franchises together in Nintendo Land. Despite this, most fans have been vocal in saying that the Big N’s conference was a disappointment.
Reggie commented on this and more in an interview with Kotaku. Find out what else he had to say by heading past the break.
Sakurai tells fan to lay off Namco Bandai
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata delivered the surprising news last night that Namco Bandai would be playing a significant role in the next Smash Bros. entry as one of its main developers.
There are some franchise followers out there who weren’t pleased with the announcement. One person went as far as to send an angry tweet to Masahiro Sakurai, writing that Namco Bandai is “incompetent”. The fan additionally said that Sakurai shouldn’t be involved with the development process.
Unsurprisingly, Sakurai wasn’t amused with the comments. He responded with the following:
“Knock off looking down on them with narrow-minded thinking.”
This is a very unconventional move for the Smash Bros. series and Nintendo as a whole, but we might as well give the project a chance, right? I mean, we don’t even know anything about the Wii U/3DS games yet.
Size comparison: 3DS XL against other devices
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How does the 3DS XL stack up against other devices on the market? You can see for yourself in the image above. The comparison includes the 3DS, Wii U GamePad, and even Apple products.
11-minute Dragon Quest X video
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New Super Smash Bros. – message from Sakurai and Kobayashi
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Dragon Quest X footage
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Project Sora, Namco Bandai developing next Smash Bros.
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… What? Believe it or not, Namco Bandai and Namco Bandai Games/Studios is developing the next Smash Bros. games. Well, they’re one of the project’s contributors. Kid Icarus: Uprising developer Project Sora is also involved, lead by Masahiro Sakurai.
From Namco Bandai, Kobayashi will be producing. Higuchi from the Tales games will be directing.
Nintendo: Additional information, “a few more surprises” planned for Wii U
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You can expect a bunch of extra news on Wii U over the next few months. Certainly, Nintendo will share the console’s price and release date.
Nintendo UK’s now ex-general manager David Yarnton also teased “a few more surprises” in an interview with MCV.
The Wii U will be getting a pre-launch conference a few months before launch, as was the case with Wii and the 3DS. It’ll likely take place around September.
