Yep.

Assassins Creed confirmed for Wii U, no release date.

An interesting rumor: there are hot Wii U games at GDC. Yes. GAMES (not just demos).

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35765805&postcount=15796

And other two exciting news!

Autodesk Gameware Licensed for Wii U

Autodesk has today announced that they have entered into a landmark license agreement allowing Nintendo Co., Ltd. to provide Autodesk Gameware technology to its licensed developers creating videogames for the upcoming Wii U platform. The middleware agreement is designed to help differentiate Nintendo’s new hardware from the competition.

Under terms of the agreement, Autodesk, Inc. has granted Nintendo the right to provide licensed Wii U game developers with three Gameware products: Scaleform middleware for user interface development, Kynapse middleware for artificial intelligence and HumanIK middleware for interactive character animation. Electronic Theatre ImageThe Autodesk Gameware product line is comprised of production-proven game development solutions that have been used in at least 1,000 games to date. This technology helps developers enhance production value while reducing development time, enabling them to focus efforts on creating compelling gameplay that resonates with consumers.

“Autodesk Gameware technology is used by the industry’s elite development teams and has been adopted across the industry. Through our relationships with key companies like Nintendo, we can put our solutions into the hands of more game developers,” said Marc Petit, Autodesk senior vice president, Autodesk. “Adopting Autodesk Gameware helps streamline the production process, freeing more resources for innovation in new areas. This shift in development focus will help make the next-generation of titles more compelling than the last.”

The Wii U videogame system is currently expected to hit store shelves later this year. Electronic Theatre will keep you updated with all the latest details on the Wii U, and it’s development process.

http://electronictheatre.co.uk/wii/wii-news/16898/autodesk-gameware-licensed-wii

Havok™ Enters into Agreement with Nintendo to Offer Havok Physics and Havok Animation Technologies to Wii U™ Developers Worldwide

Havok™, a premier provider of interactive software solutions for the games and entertainment industry, announced today that it has entered into a worldwide license agreement with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to make Havok Physics and Havok Animation available to studios around the world developing on Nintendo’s Wii U™ platform. The agreement will give the development community access to the Havok technology to create high-fidelity, immersive games.

“We are very excited to be at the forefront of the new platform,” said David Coghlan, Managing Director of Havok. “We are honored to be providing Havok technology to Wii U developers in order to create great games in all genres. Gamers around the world expect high-fidelity realism and want to immerse themselves into new gaming experiences. This license agreement will give game developers everywhere easy access to Havok’s industry-leading technology. We are sure this license agreement will result in the creation of great interactive experiences for consumers on the Wii U platform!”

For further information, please visit http://www.havok.com/products

Wii U is a trademark of Nintendo.

http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/03/06/havok%E2%84%A2-enters-agreement-nintendo-offer-havok-physics-and-havok-animation-technologies-wii

Pavolink said: Maybe somewhat releated to WiiU: EA reveals new “Gothenburg” studio; will make “new generation of games on the Frostbite 2 engine” March 5th, 2012 Posted in General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay EA has just sent out word about a new studio named “EA Gothenburg”. This division will be responsible for “making a new generation of games on the Frostbite 2 engine.” EA Gothenburg will be located on the west coast of Sweden. The studio is looking to fill quite a few positions, including producer, creative director, and art director. http://eagothenburg.dice.se/

hehehe wtf this is my hometown

It's nice to see some news and announcments about WiiU!

w00t?

From that interview about AC III, I like the part where they explain how the controller will be used:

"We don’t have to guess – we already know. The touch screen will be used for the game’s ‘Eagle Vision’ and will also display a persistent map. Fast-switching weapons will also be handled with the touch screen and there will be an interactive database to browse through. Finally, some puzzles will be implemented, which you’ll have to solve using the touch screen"

I like it! The persistent map will be very helpful, like the Eagle Vision, although I don't know how will they implement it (will you have to put the controller in front of the TV or will you have the regular image on the TV and another one on the controller?). And the puzzles, let's see what kind puzzles will they come with.

Havok Enters into Agreement with Nintendo to Offer Havok Physics and Havok Animation Technologies to Wii U Developers Worldwide

Havok™, a premier provider of interactive software solutions for the games and entertainment industry, announced today that it has entered into a worldwide license agreement with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to make Havok Physics and Havok Animation available to studios around the world developing on Nintendo’s Wii U™ platform. The agreement will give the development community access to the Havok technology to create high-fidelity, immersive games.

“We are very excited to be at the forefront of the new platform,” said David Coghlan, Managing Director of Havok. “We are honored to be providing Havok technology to Wii U developers in order to create great games in all genres. Gamers around the world expect high-fidelity realism and want to immerse themselves into new gaming experiences. This license agreement will give game developers everywhere easy access to Havok’s industry-leading technology. We are sure this license agreement will result in the creation of great interactive experiences for consumers on the Wii U platform!”

For further information, please visit http://www.havok.com/products

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIcg5eotZlY  

Yes. Sounds very good. Hopefully the game is at launch.

I thought that leaks would be inevitable, but other that those Project Cars screenshots, and what Pavolink said, nothing. 

Any chance the new MoH to come to WiiU launch's? It's released at October 23th.