Unsurprisingly, Sony’s recent lawsuit against Bridgestone and Wildcat steps from the company’s dissatisfaction that actor Jerry Lambert appeared in the “Game On” commercial.
Senior director of corporate communications Dan Race provided a comment to GamesBeat. Race said that “Use of the Kevin Butler character to sell products other than those from PlayStation misappropriates Sony’s intellectual property, creates confusion in the market, and causes damage to Sony.”
“Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a lawsuit against Bridgestone and Wildcat Creek, Inc. on September 11. The claims are based on violations of the Lanham Act, misappropriation, breach of contract and tortious interference with a contractual relationship. We invested significant resources in bringing the Kevin Butler character to life and he’s become an iconic personality directly associated with PlayStation products over the years. Use of the Kevin Butler character to sell products other than those from PlayStation misappropriates Sony’s intellectual property, creates confusion in the market, and causes damage to Sony.”
Ubisoft says that Rayman Legends technically could have been made for other platforms. The Xbox 360 with its SmartGlass technology, and the PlayStation 3 and Vita link, would both be viable options.
But according to level designer Chris McEntee, who spoke with Nintendo Power this month, “we chose to really focus on Wii U specifically because it has a special toolset, and because everyone that buys it gets what they need to play the game.”
“Well, technically we could to it with SmartGlass [for Xbox 360] and with the Vita being linked to the PlayStation 3. The possibility could be there, but we chose to really focus on Wii U specifically because it has a special toolset, and because everyone that buys it gets what they need to play the game.”
McEntee then added:
“We don’t want to have the player dependent on other technology that they have to purchase to make sure they can play the full experience. Here you buy the Wii U system, you buy the game, and you can experience all of the content without extras. And we didn’t want to give somebody half of the experience just for the sake of getting it out on another console. We want the player to get everything that we have to offer them from this game.”
In addition to New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land, GameSpot highlighted ZombiU at EB Games Expo 2012. Take a look at the video above for footage and developer commentary.
Manfred Linzner from Shin’en has offered a few thoughts about the power of Wii U.
While speaking with ntower, Linzer noted that “the Wii U is the strongest console with a lot of potential for the future.” He also spoke highly of the GPU.
Linzer stated:
“Well, right now, the Wii U is the strongest console with a lot of potential for the future. You should not forget, that the Wii U GPU is from a different generation than the ones from the current competitors. Because of that, there are many new ways of approaching things. Which, on the one side, are easier to implement than special hybrid solutions that are currently used on the other consoles, and on the other hand, which brings with it a much better performance. In cooperation with the generous working storage you have unbelievable possibilities. You should not forget that you need developers who can actually max out the potential of a console. And with teams like Retro Studios and EAD, Nintendo has an unbeatable advantage.”
Shin’en’s first Wii U game is Nano Assault Neo. It should be out for the console’s launch.
01./00. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld
02./00. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 #
03./00. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
04./00. [PSV] Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta #
05./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
06./00. [PS3] Sleeping Dogs
07./00. [PSP] Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate Portable #
08./01. [PSP] Final Fantasy III
09./00. [PSV] Earth Defense Force 3 Portable – Double-enlistment Pack
10./00. [360] Dead or Alive 5 #
11./04. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone
12./08. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
13./00. [PSV] Earth Defense Force 3 Portable
14./05. [3DS] Medarot 7: Kabuto / Kuwagata
15./09. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
16./03. [PS3] Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
17./06. [PS3] Tekken Tag Tournament 2
18./13. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
19./16. [WII] Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online #
20./15. [3DS] Brain Age: Concentration Training
Update: Added in Nintendo Land video. Should be up in a couple of minutes.
GameSpot was on hand for this year’s EB Games Expo and was able to show gameplay of New Super Mario Bros. U. Check out a recorded version in the video above – some footage is in direct-feed.
