The industry veteran talks about the recent convention and a trend he deplores.

In an interview posted today by GamesIndustry International, game developer Warren Spector relayed some of his thoughts on the tone of the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo, as well as his studio Junction Point's upcoming sequel, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.

While he noted that he was preoccupied for much of the convention this year, Spector detailed several qualities of the show that stuck with him.

Wii U supports two GamePads, but when can we see it implemented into games?

First and third-party titles for the Wii U supporting two GamePads will not be available at the Wii U launch or in the launch window.

"Games need to be built that can take advantage of the two GamePad controllers," Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime explained. "It's going to be well... Read more...

Do you really need multi-touch for your Wii U? Reggie weighs in on the matter.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime explained the company’s stance on using single-touch functionality as opposed to multi-touch functionality with the Wii U GamePad.

GamePad in hand, Fils-Aime said, “When we went through the building of this and, given some of the functionality, we thought that the single-touch was a more appropriate option, especially when you’ve got other buttons configurations.”

The series' Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis says Dead Space 3 on Nintendo's new system is not a thing right now.

Dead Space 3, which is set for a February 2013 release, is not coming to Wii U as of now, according to Visceral Games' Steve Papoutsis, who is the company's vice president and general manager as well as an executive producer for the Dead Space series.

Papoutsis was asked by a fan on Twitter about the game's possible Wii U release. He replied, simply, "not currently in the plan."

Expect more than classic Kirby games in the upcoming collection. 

Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition is receiving additional content on top of the included six games in the collection. 

Not only will gamers be presented with an art booklet and a soundtrack, a new game mode will also be included. The game mode, called “Motto Challenge Stage” in... Read more...

The eShop gets quite a bit of content, while the Wii only sees one release.

Two Virtual Console games, as well as a slew of new content, head to the 3DS eShop, DSiWare Shop, and Wii Virtual Console this week.

First is Mad Dog McCree, a new eShop release. In the game, your objective is to hunt down the outlaw Mad Dog in a western town using the games light gun style gameplay. Check out our review which is coming soon. Mad Dog McCree is available now for $7.99.

Also, Global President Satoru Iwata admits to not talking about future first-party projects due to fears of being copied.

Asked directly about whether consumers could understand what made the Wii U a desirable purchase, Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata said the company was still working on the issue. 

"Even here at the E3 show, I would say that the way we introduced [the Wii U's] unique game play hasn’t... Read more...

The Nintendo Global President also reiterates that a simplified way to add friends without friends codes will exist.

Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata admits the company lags behind its competitors in the field of online play and connectivity, and that it would take some time for the game company to catch up. 

At an E3 analyst event last week, Iwata answered a question on the subject by saying, "I can't... Read more...

The game releases in Japan in a few short weeks.

Further details for Pokémon Black and White 2 have emerged just weeks ahead of the game's Japanese release.

Foremost, the magazine CoroCoro details Keldeo's "Resolution Form," which looks mostly similar to the original Keldeo with the exception of a long blue horn, a longer mane, and some other... Read more...

Buy a game on your lunch hour, and it'll be downloaded by the time you're home from work.

Users will be able to purchase digital games from Nintendo directly via the Nintendo Network interface from any web browser, and then have them download to Wii U in the background immediately, even if the system is not turned on.

In the investors Q&A held recently by Nintendo, President and CEO Satoru Iwata detailed how users would be able to interact with the Nintendo Network both socially and financially. 

You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?

Nintendo is considering either a remake of Majora's Mask or a follow-up or remake to A Link to the Past as its next 3DS Zelda project, according to an IGN interview with Shigeru Miyamoto.

In the interview, Miyamoto said "We haven't quite decided yet, whether we're going to do A Link to the Past,... Read more...

Those expecting to create strategies with others around the world are out of luck.

Pikmin 3 will not support online play.

Game director Shigeru Miyamoto stated that it was a matter of keeping the frame rate up while controlling so many specific Pikmin at any given time.

"So in the case of Mario Kart, we did have online multiplayer, and that's something that... You have to be... Read more...

Castlevania, Kingdom Hearts, and more are coming to both physical and digital formats.

Several third-party titles, including Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream, Drop, Distance, and Scribblenauts: Unlimited will be released in both digital and physical formats. The information comes from the 2012 E3 Analyst Q & A Session, which is now available on Nintendo's website. 

Reggie spills the beans about what gamers can expect from achievements on Nintendo's next home console.

The Wii U will have system-level achievements, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime revealed in a recent interview with Kotaku.

According to Fils-Aime, some of the top game designers working for Nintendo do not want an achievement system in their games similar to the ones found on Microsoft’s... Read more...

Iwata kind of clarifies the Wii U storage conundrum. 

While built-in storage for the Wii U is still not confirmed, a statement from Satoru Iwata could leave fans to believe that the Wii U may not have built-in storage for game content. Previous reports indicated that the Wii U would come with 8 GB of internal storage. Recent information from a mistranslation of Nintendo’s E3 analyst briefing and Q&A session has made this somewhat unclear.

Miyamoto confirms the studio is currently too busy to take on the task.

Retro Studios is not currently working on a Wii U Zelda game, a recent IGN interview with Shigeru MIyamoto reports. 

Echoing previous comments from Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime, Miyamoto said, “Retro is very busy right now, but I’m afraid I can’t say exactly what it is they’re very busy [working] on.”

Commander Video may benefit from an additional screen. 

Bit.Trip Runner's Wii U sequel, Runner2, might utilize the platform's unique control interface in some interesting ways.

In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine, Alex Neuse of developer Gaijin Games specifically mentions the Wii U GamePad and its touch screen as a possible venue for Runner2's gameplay.

Nintendo is more focused on the next big machine than upgrading the current one.

Nintendo is happy with the 3DS just the way it is, Shigeru Miyamoto stated in a recent interview with IGN. Rather than revising what has already become a huge success despite a rocky launch last year, Nintendo is more preoccupied with planning for future handheld devices.

"I really feel like I'm... Read more...

Did your favorite make the cut?

Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition includes six games that span a portion of the character's history, according to CoroCoro magazine.

The list out of the magazine notes the following as included on the compilation disc:

- Kirby’s Dream Land (Game Boy)

- Kirby’s Adventure (NES)

Natsume is bringing two of their most popular series to the 3DS Virtual Console.

Harvest Moon GBC and Legend of the River King GBC are headed to the 3DS Virtual Console. The two Game Boy Color titles are a part of a new push by Natsume to be more active in digital distribution across all platforms. 

Like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, Harvest Moon GBC and... Read more...