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Wii U Interview with Nintendo's Marc Franklin

Marc Franklin Interview: Page 2

by Josh Max, Neal Ronaghan, Jared Rosenberg, and Ariel Ruff - September 19, 2012, 4:42 pm EDT

Hey hey hey. Play Wii U every day.

NWR: As far as games that you play every day, Wii Fit was maybe not the first game that Nintendo had done like that, but it seemed like it was something that you wanted to come back to. Wii Fit U was maybe briefly mentioned, and with that and Pikmin 3, are those set to come out before the end of March?

MF: Those are in the launch window. We defined the launch Window as November 18 through March 30 (Editor's Note: I believe he meant March 31) of next year. There's a whole slew of games coming. There's 50 - more than 50 titles coming. Both first party and third party. Pikmin and Wii Fit U are just two of them. You've also got Call of Duty, Assassisn's Creed, Skylanders... as a gamer, I'm so enthusastic and also, just to play a full HD Call of Duty on a Nintendo platform is exhilarating.

NWR: It seemed as if there was some kind of confusion earlier today. Will regular Wii Remotes work with Wii U games, or is it just Wii RemotePluses that will work with Wii U games? Is it case by case basis?

MF: Let me help you clarify that. Wii Remotes and Wii RemotePluses will work with Wii U. In addition, a slew of other Wii peripherals will work with Wii U, including the Balance Board, and others.

NWR: So, for example with the Nintendo Land games, will those all require Wii Remote Pluses, or all Wii Remotes of all shapes and sizes will work?

MF: It's a good question, let me check on that and get back to you.

NWR: One thing that's coming to mind is DLC. It's something that hasn't really been talked about to date. Is that something that's going to be available, and is there going to be anything when the system first launches?

MF: We've talked about add-on content for our portable line, starting with New Super Mario Bros. 2 for NOA, we announced that after E3. We haven't made any announcements about content for Wii U yet. So, nothing right now, but we'll see.

NWR: On that, we're pretty sure that the new Fire Emblem game in Japan was the first game to have DLC.

MF: In Japan, but in America it's New Super Mario Bros. 2.

NWR: Yeah, I was just referencing that because it seems to be doing fairly well, and I was just wondering if that had any impact, along with the New Super Mario Bros. DLC - are you guys more inclined to try out more DLC on the more popular titles?

MF: The only thing that we've announced right now is New Super Mario Bros 2, at least for NOA. We're looking forward to it- we're excited... the game itself is doing quite well. People are having a lot of fun collecting coins.

NWR: The StreetPass mode is wonderful.

MF: Yeah, it's the way I get my coins. Anyways, that's what we've announced so far, and we haven't really even announced the exact content yet. There's a lot more to come.

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Talkback

TJ SpykeSeptember 19, 2012

I don't see any mention of the transfer process, is this the whole interview?

Mop it upSeptember 19, 2012

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I don't see any mention of the transfer process, is this the whole interview?

It's the first question on the third page.

TJ SpykeSeptember 19, 2012

LOL, I assumed the whole interview was posted in the thread, not just page 1. My bad.

NeifirstSeptember 19, 2012

Has Nintendo discussed whether there is virtual console as part of the WiiU eShop on day 1 recently?  I could have sworn someone from PR over a year ago talked about Gamecube games potentially showing up. 

Hmm... sounds like I'll need an SD card for my Wii U on Day 1.... *adds to launch budget*

HeyItsMeSeptember 20, 2012

Great interview guys. Hmm one thing that comes to mind. Is that I wonder if Nintendoland is coming to come in a box or with a stupid sleeve. I hope it comes with a box.

TeaHeeSeptember 20, 2012

RMC at gonintendo.com asked about the sleeve versus case question for Nintendo Land and the rep replied something like, " We are not sure. We are taking input on that." or at least that is how I remember it. Sleeves suck.

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Great interview guys. Hmm one thing that comes to mind. Is that I wonder if Nintendoland is coming to come in a box or with a stupid sleeve. I hope it comes with a box.

Yea, we followed up about that. Not sure either way.

CaterkillerMatthew Osborne, Contributing WriterSeptember 21, 2012

Awesome interview! Loved all the Miiverse talk. This is my most anticipated feature! If Miiverse is as good as I think it is I would take it over Star Fox this generation. That's how excited I am for it!

Fatty The HuttSeptember 21, 2012

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Awesome interview! Loved all the Miiverse talk. This is my most anticipated feature! If Miiverse is as good as I think it is I would take it over Star Fox this generation. That's how excited I am for it!

Bite Your Tongue!!
I see where you're coming from, but we need us some Star Fox. Have you heard the Connectivity Radio Drama? Sklens is the definitive Fox.

CericSeptember 21, 2012

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Quote from: HeyItsMe

Great interview guys. Hmm one thing that comes to mind. Is that I wonder if Nintendoland is coming to come in a box or with a stupid sleeve. I hope it comes with a box.

Yea, we followed up about that. Not sure either way.

I'm hoping neither and its loaded on the system.

Ceric - Well, you can hope all you want, but it will be a disc. We know that much.

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