All of this information comes from Reggie Fils-Aime…
– Reggie: “High-def graphics, got it. Online capabilities, got it.
– Again, online news coming soon
– Single-touch controller
– Wii wasn’t unsuccessful with the hardcore
– 1080p
– No price talk yet
– Console will be driven by the games
– Zelda Wii U was an experience, Reggie doesn’t like the term tech-demo
– Reggie says Nintendo is good at keeping secrets
– [Hitting 45 million sales before announcing WiiU] was just a nice, figurative conversation. (The Wii has not yet sold 48m, yet WiiU has been announced).
– Competitive price point
– Will have a fantastic value
– You’ll be able to play those Wii games, but with a new experience.
– Geoff: You’re gonna have some big launch first-party games? (Reggie doesn’t answer)
– [About the console]: We’re not emphasising the console. It’s a box. We’re focusing on the controller.
– Doesn’t support Blu-ray
Here’s what Reggie shared when it was said that Nintendo consoles’ online functionality have trailed behind the likes of Xbox Live and PSN….
“… Now we’ve got a system that will have all of that type of capability built in.”
Reggie was then asked whether third parties will be able to create their own Wii U networks and online worlds…
“Our approach [to online] will be a flexible one, literally taking the best of what each of our third party partners has to offer, marrying that with the best of what Nintendo does, and bringing that versus a more rigid, a more closed type of environment. We’re going to be sharing what we’re doing from an online perspective over the next few days.”
TECMO KOEI AMERICA UNVEILS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NINJA GAIDEN 3 FOR PLAYSTATION 3 AND XBOX 360
ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL NEW GAMES AT THE 2011 ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO
Team NINJA in Development of Two New NINJA GAIDEN Games –
Ninja Gaiden 3 and New Ninja Gaiden* Title Exclusively Being Created for Nintendo’s New Console, Wii U
BURLINGAME, Calif., June 7, 2011 – TECMO KOEI America, a leading developer of interactive games, today announced its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2011 lineup of titles. The upcoming featured titles represent a bold new direction of TECMO KOEI America Corp. Under TECMO KOEI America, the company will have new reach amongst the latest in innovative technologies and design as well as continue to redefine the action genre. E3 2011 will mark a new era for the company as it reveals four unique titles ranging from ninja action to motion censored horse racing. TECMO KOEI booth is located in the South Hall, Booth #2447.
TECMO KOEI America also announces today its plans to develop game software for Nintendo’s new console – Wii U™. For the new console, Wii U, TECMO KOEI America and Team NINJA will deliver a new title from the famed NINJA GAIDEN franchise, NINJA GAIDEN 3 Razor’s Edge (*working title).
The following trailers can be downloaded right now for the 3DS…
Ocarina of Time
Mario Kart
Luigi’s Mansion 2
Super Mario
Kid Icarus Uprising
Starfox 64
Paper Mario
Animal Crossing
MGS3
RE: Revelations
