Pitchford: ‘no other platform can do what the Wii U can do’

“No other platform can do what the Wii U can do,” Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford told VOX Games when speaking about the studio’s upcoming Aliens FPS.

The man behind the likes of Borderlands, Brothers in Arms and Duke Nukem Forever believes the Wii U version of upcoming game Aliens: Colonial Marines will offer things the other versions can’t.

“The Wii U version has so much more to offer… no other platform can do what the Wii U can do,” said Pitchford. “If you love [Xbox] 360 games, you are not used to being in a world where you have this new interface. But once you get used to that, you imagine the possibilities; there are some opportunities that are just not possible on any platform that does not have that device.”

Pitchford wouldn’t be drawn on exactly what Wii U features the game would make use of, but did state that the team is creating a unique experience on Wii U.

“I don’t want to give spoilers away on some of things we are thinking of or things we have actually implemented already,” he added, “but a lot of cool opportunities with that device that are going to make a very unique and compelling experience on that platform. We have given a lot of attention. I think it will not be too long [before] Nintendo opens up their kimono a little bit more about that platform and where it is going, we will be there right with them talking about how Aliens is using it.”

Aliens: Colonial Marines will be released this autumn for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. A Wii U version is also in development.

Motion tracking on the Wii U screen seems like a given, but I’m sure Gearbox has more up its sleeve than that. Everything will likely be revealed at E3 in June.