Wii U

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Is Wii U a next-gen system? That’s what some people have been debating. One group will say no, while another will say yes. It doesn’t help that there are developers out there who are labeling the console as a stop gap in-between generations.

However, EA Sports general manager of football Cam Weber ultimately believes that the Wii U is a true next-gen system.

When Weber was asked by Game Informer if he really sees the system as a next-gen platform, he said:

“Absolutely. It’s a [new] platform with a new controller input, so we’ll do everything we can to deliver an experience that will take advantage of the hardware for that consumer.”

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SEGA has an unannounced project in the works for Wii U. Based on a LinkedIn entry, it looks like the game will be a downloadable release.

SEGA of America associate producer Matthew Hickman included a listing for an “unannounced title” in his online profile. In addition to Wii U, it’s in development for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and PC. As many of you know, PSN/XBLA are virtual platforms, so this new project will probably appear on the Wii U’s digital store.

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Much like the 3DS cradle, it appears that Nintendo could be working on something similar for the Wii U. The console’s tablet would be placed on the accessory, and may provide power to the rechargeable controller.

Might this be bundled in with all Wii U units?

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3DS

1. Paper Mario
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2
3. Animal Crossing
4. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
5. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle

Wii

1. The Last Story
2. Skylanders: Giants
3. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
4. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
5. The Amazing Spider-Man

Wii U

1. Batman: Arkham City
2. Assassin’s Creed III
3. LEGO City Stories
4. Tekken
5. Darksiders II

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Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia has teased Call of Duty: Black Ops II for Nintendo platforms and specifically Wii U.

Lamia spoke with Norwegian site PressFire about the upcoming first-person shooter and was quizzed about the Wii U toward the end of an interview. He indicated that he wasn’t in a position to talk about other platforms currently, but went on to mention how Treyarch has been very supportive of Nintendo platforms in the past. It was additionally stated that Treyarch has made the Call of Duty titles for Wii.

You can find the entire exchange between Lamia/PressFire below.

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Beamdog founder Trent Oster is surprised by the reaction to his comments regarding the company’s experience with Nintendo and the WiiWare service.

Oster noted how his beliefs are apparently widespread across the development community. Additionally, his initial message on Twitter wasn’t in-depth due to the site’s character limit. Even though “feedback has mostly been agreement and support about how Nintendo can improve”, Oster has received some backlash.

“I was surprised by the reaction to my comments. What I stated has been said a great deal within the industry, I guess I didn’t get the memo about not posting it publicly. Given the 140 character limit of Twitter and my cranky 3am mindset, my comment was also a pretty choppy sound bite. The feedback has mostly been agreement and support about how Nintendo can improve. But, I now have a few people who randomly appear on the various social networks and troll me.”

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Nintendo achieved its goal with the Wii by bringing gaming to the masses. There were, however, some consumers who felt left out – specifically hardcore gamers.

This is something that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted to during the company’s latest financial results briefing Q&A. Iwata also pointed out how they were unable to convince casual players to experience titles “frequently or for long, consistent periods”, leading to a poor level of profit.

With the 3DS and Wii U, Nintendo would like to promote both hardcore and casual experiences (described by Iwata as “deeper” and “wider”, something he mentioned at last year’s E3). According to Iwata, the “depth” component “was not satisfactory for some consumers”, and so they are working on this first.

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There is some concern out there that publishers and developers will lose interest in making projects for dedicated gaming devices due to the rise of social games. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata believes this is true in some ways, but also feels “not all the internal developers have lost their passion to create consumer game software.” He explained that the company’s “new hardware offers new proposals and potentially new play experiences so that developers will be interested in this hardware and be motivated to make attractive software.”

Last week, Iwata told investors at Nintendo’s financial results briefing Q&A that third-parties are preparing to show software at E3 which will show support for dedicated gaming hardware. Moreover, he teased overseas 3DS announcements for the expo. Western studios haven’t provided a ton of support for the handheld.

Read on for Iwata’s full rundown of quotes. It includes an explanation as to why U.S./European publishers haven’t revealed as much 3DS content compared to Japanese companies.

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Nintendo has a lot on its plate right now. The company is gearing up for the launch of the Wii U. Nintendo is making software for the new console. And let’s not forget the 3DS, which also needs its own fair of support.

Because Nintendo’s resources are limited, president Satoru Iwata isn’t able to promise “overwhelmingly rich” launch titles for the Wii U. But during the company’s latest financial results briefing Q&A, he told investors that Nintendo is “making efforts so that we will be able to make several proposals even from the launch period that can eventually become evergreen titles for the Wii U.”

Iwata said:

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