Actually, as much as i liked reading about Wii U`s support, this is what interested me the most: "And then Darksiders II was a natural for it as a launch title because we were already tracking to around those time frames anyway."

Seems that when we get Darksiders 2 release date, we will also get a good idea on when Wii U will launch!

Developers are usually positive about this point. It's bad for business to piss of bunch of gamers who may in the future be buying your games. Being positive makes few enemies.


Found the five year life cycle comment interesting (that Ninty were going inside the generation) because 2006 to 2012 is longer than five years. Don't quite get what he was saying.

I also find that comment vexing. If people are already labeling Wii U a half-step, it's going to be an annoying generation again...

I want to see Cliff Blezinski, or Hideo Kojima on the Wii U.

Gamecube mainly failed due to marketshare, and Nintendo having weak first party games.

Non-DVD compatibility was also a factor in the early-mid 2000s.

Just look at the software difference:

Nintendo had no type of gimmick with the Gamecube. There was no online, no new innovative controller, no interactive interface, no DVD,...just GC-GBA connectivity....which a whopping 4 games supported.

Nothing stood out for the Gamecube in comparison to the competition. It literally introduced nothing new to gaming except the Wavebird, period.

As I said before and some said it as well, I want to games from them, than I can believe their words.

More of EA Frank Gibeau about Wii U:

Q: John Riccitiello was on stage at Nintendo’s E3 conference earlier this month, the first time he’s been on stage with the company before. EA is obviously betting big on the Wii U.
Frank Gibeau: We were really blown away by the unique innovation that Nintendo brings with the Wii U controller on a high performance machine. The ability to do HD graphics and access game experiences in a completely novel way and a way that’s never been seen before, it really struck our fancy. We were excited by what Nintendo presented to us, we thought about it and it fits well with what we’re trying to do with our franchises like FIFA and Madden and Battlefield. There’s great horsepower there, great innovation and Nintendo’s got fantastic branding. We’re platform agnostic as a company so if we find something we believe will have success commercially and critically, and has a business model that works for us, we’re in.

Q: How long have you been working with Nintendo behind the scenes on that?
Frank Gibeau: We’ve had it for a little while, I can’t really go into the details of it. We’ve had machines and we’ve been working on games. At the E3 press conference what was really important for us was to establish the relationship and talk about a few things, what we’re thinking about and excited about, and we’ll show games when they’re looking ready, when they’re looking tight.

Q: It’s still important for EA to get in there and grab the first mover advantage on new hardware?
Frank Gibeau: Absolutely. It served us well on PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. Getting in early is partly about being a successful transition company and figuring out where the hardware is going to go. With the Wii U it’s important for us to get there on day one so we can get in and build as big an audience as possible.

Q: The risk is that if it’s doesn’t have the impact you’d expect, it’s a big gamble…
Frank Gibeau: We’ve been doing this for 25 years and trying to pick platforms and more often than not we get it right. I hope we have this one right. That’s the gamble.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-06-28-eas-frank-gibeau-interview

EA wants to be a "good" partner.

I (and everyone else interested in the system, I´m sure) really hope that doesn´t happen...but if it does, then for the first time ever I´ll seriously reconsider buying a Nintendo console..I´ve had every Nintendo system released (except the Virtual Boy) and the WiiU would possibly be the first time I don´t get on the train.Local multiplayer is too important for me.

Also, am I the only one who doesn´t like Miis in a new 2D Mario at all?

As far as weak first party games, I think we're all just going to have to wait until E3 '12 before we can assume this; hopefully Nintendo has learned something from the 3DS launch.

But addressing your single controller point, Reggie has already stated that two Wii U controllers can be supported simultaneously.  I believe the reason this was downplayed at E3 was probably because not every game can be supported this way, and Nintendo didn't want to create false hope for that.  Something like Crysis 2, for example, would be tough to stream to several controllers flawlessly at the same time, as it's a very intensive game to do so.  However, two people playing Madden and having their play calling and such on their independent screens should be no problem at all.

After reading all those comments, one has the impression that only two of them (EA and THQ) are already working for the system while most of the others haven't even got their hands on it.

This is nothing to get excited about, is quite the opposite!