It still remains unknown whether or not Wii U supports two tablet controllers. The leaked Rayman Legends trailer suggested that it only supports one device, but new information from a forum member at Neogaf claims that documents Nintendo Europe‘s representatives and distributors got last August confirm that Wii U will indeed support two tablet controllers.
GameTrailers have revealed their ten most anticipated games of E3 2012 and Nintendo’s unannounced Wii U games have come out on top. The list includes the usual suspects such as Assassin’s Creed 3 and Halo 4, but surprisingly Grand Theft Auto V is noticeably absent. What you do think of the list they’ve compiled?
10. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
9. Metro: Last Light
8. Hitman: Absolution
7. God of War: Ascension
6. Halo 4
5. Resident Evil 6
4. The Last of Us
3. Assassin’s Creed III
2. Tomb Raider
1. Wii U – The Entire Line-up
Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix have released a gorgeous pre-E3 teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Tomb Raider 2013 reboot. The teaser footage was originally shown on GameTrailers and the site promises to show a full Tomb Raider reveal trailer on May 31st. Square Enix has yet to announce a Wii U version of the game. Would you like to see it on Wii U?
Capcom has decided to reveal the official box art for Resident Evil 6 via the Resident Evil Twitter account. Capcom has yet to confirm whether or not we will be graced with a Wii U version, but fingers are firmly crossed for an announcement. Resident Evil 6 launches on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on October 2nd.
Nintendo has created a Wii U Facebook page to keep fans up to date with official information from the company. The fact that they’ve just created a Wii U Facebook page clearly suggests that the Wii U name isn’t going to change as the early rumours proposed. You can like the official Wii U Facebook page here.
Gearbox senior producer Brian Burleson has openly described the Wii U as a “powerful, powerful machine”. Burleson explained that although he’s unable to talk about the specifications of Nintendo’s forthcoming console, he personally believes that Aliens Colonial Marines Wii U will ultimately be the best version of the game.
“[Creating the Wii U version] has been pretty easy. The Wii U is a powerful, powerful machine and it can do a lot of cool new things. And so the game itself, moving it over to work on the Wii U was not much of a chore.”
“Now the interesting thing is finding out all the cool ways you can use the controller to do new stuff with it. You can imagine all the cool things we can do, with this franchise and having a thing with you, right?”
“You can imagine some cool features, for sure,” Burleson said. “It’s not hard to imagine some cool features.”
The Wii U’s power, though, is “one thing I can’t talk about”, he said. “Actually nailing the specs, they haven’t come out with them yet.”
But, the Wii U version of Aliens will “be better” than the PS3 and Xbox 360 version in terms of visuals, he confirmed. Why? Because of “more modern tech”.
How, exactly, will it be better? “You’ll have to wait and see,” Burleson teased. “Just trust me on that one.”
Developers have reportedly received the final development kits from Nintendo. The latest development kits are now marked “mass production,” which means that they will be the final version of the hardware that will ship to the public later this year. Last week a QA tester from Traveller’s Tales posted an image of the latest version of the Wii U controller which was clearly branded Wii U – which means the name is likely to stay.
Konami has teased that the rumoured Castlevania: Lords of Shadow sequel is in the works. The developers posted a Castlevania inspired image on their new teaser website, prompting many to assume that it’s related to the Castlevania franchise. You may remember earlier this week that the Paul Gale Network revealed that the game is in development for Wii U and will be shown off at E3 in a couple of weeks.
John Carmack, the acclaimed developer behind Doom, has mentioned on Twitter that there will still be plenty of 30fps games on next generation consoles. Many gamers presumed that the majority of games would be running at 60fps, but Carmack doesn’t think this will be the case.
Hi John, Do you think next gen we will see more 60fps games on consoles?
There will still be lots of 30hz games, which I don’t think it is a good trade. If TVs didn’t add lag, it would be more clear cut
Darksiders 2 creative manager Jeremy Greine has explained that Nintendo has put a full gag on everything Wii U related until E3. Yesterday we heard that the Wii U is about as powerful as Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but it sounds as though Vigil Games are under strict orders not to reveal anything related to the Wii U’s visual capabilities. Greine went on to say that Wii U is a next generation console and that we should keep our eyes open.
“If I didn’t have a strict gag order on me, I’d love to talk about all the great features that we have. but what I can tell you is that it’s a next generation platform, and you should keep your eyes open.”
“We’ll obviously be using the unique controller that it has to its utmost potential.”
“But speaking to specific features or tech effects – well, that’s in Nintendo’s playground right now. And I know that they have plans for E3.”
