WiiU Confirmed specs from SDK and GPU info: DirectX 11 features!

[JEMC]

hsrob said:

JEMC said:

I know what you mean, but unfortunately the videogames industry no longer works that way.

To put local multiplayer on a game, some guys have to think what kind of multiplayer can be done and what do they/we want to do with it, then it has to be programmed, tested and refined until it works. It takes more than a couple of days and a few people involved.

Too much money and resources "wasted" in the minds of most of the publishers to give it the green light.

Not that I necessarily disagree with you but given it's rarity these days 4 player local multiplayer could even have serious nostalgia value.

If Nintendo releases a Mario Kart on the Wii U with a battle mode as good as the N64 version and I know four friends who would each drop the cash for a Wii U and a copy of the game in an instant.

Nintendo has always cared about local multiplayer, although who knows what they will do with thw WiiU with only 2 GamePads.

About nostalgia effect, Goldeneye with its local multiplayer sold well on Wii but rather poorly on Xbox and PS3. I don't know if has enough value for them.