Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be appearing on Game Trailers TV this evening with host Geoff Keighley to discuss all things Nintendo. It will be an event worth watching as there always seems to be slightly heated debates when Fils-Aime and Keighley are pitted together. You can watch a sneak peak of the event right here.
Remember that unannounced Wii U game that was teased in August? Well, apparently, it’s going to be revealed this Thursday during Nintendo’s Wii U Preview event in New York City. GameTrailers Editor-in-Chief Shane Satterfield claims that the game should come out this year, and we should find out what it is exactly on September 13th.
Yesterday, the Wii U box art template appeared on both Amazon.ca and Target.com. Ubisoft was therefore asked about whether the leaked Wii U box art is real and representative Michael Beadle replied by saying, ”Why yes, the Wii U box art you sent is legit; in fact, it’s too legit to quit.”
After playing Assassin’s Creed III on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U, GameTrailers editor-in-chief Shane Satterfield claims that the game looks best on Nintendo’s upcoming console and includes added functionality. Satterfield suggests that consumers consider purchasing the Wii U versions of Assassin’s Creed III and a possible launch title that hasn’t been revealed.
“I’m definitely getting Assassin’s Creed III. And like Mike said, I’ve seen pretty much all three versions at this point. To me, the Wii U version looks the best. It also has added functionality, so that would probably be the one game I’d buy with the Wii U, would be Assassin’s Creed III.”
“There’s another game that might make launch that hasn’t been announced yet that maybe I would buy for it. But I can’t really mention that.”
GameTrailers has published its best of E3 2012 awards, which include a whopping twenty-six categories. Nintendo scooped a number of awards including Nintendo Land for the most disappointing game of the show, and Pikmin 3 for the best strategy game.
Activision’s Eric Hirshberg has revealed to GameTrailers that the upcoming Skylanders Giants will be coming to Wii U. A Wii and Nintendo 3DS version of the game have been announced for a few months, but the Wii U version was recently announced during last week’s E3. There is no release date announced for Wii U’s version of Skylanders Giants but the game is scheduled to release later this year for the 3DS and Wii.
“That franchise is just such a great fit for the Nintendo brand. I’m really excited for where they are taking the Wii U and the hardware.”
Nintendo software producer Katsuya Eguchi was recently interviewed by GameTrailers, where he revealed the reason as to why the Wii U GamePad’s touchscreen is single-touch rather than multi-touch. Cost is a factor but Eguchi says, “The number one priority we focus on in considering the touch interface is the precision of where you touch and the precision of how that’s reflected in the game.” While both multi-touch and single-touch screens have their pros and cons, which do you prefer for gaming?
Konami released the debut trailer of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. The trailer was first revealed in the latest episode of GameTrailers TV. The end of the trailer reveals the platforms the game will be released on, which are the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Although a Wii U version was not announced, the game is still rumored to be coming to the upcoming console. More information about the game will be shared during E3 next week.
