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The high definition capabilities of the Wii U and its processing ability in relation to Xbox 360 and PS3 will enable many of the key third-party franchises to appear on the platform, Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata has said during a post-E3 Q&A session.
“There are, of course, a variety of genres within the video game arena, but perhaps one of the most popular, particularly in the West, is the First-Person Shooter and that is a genre in which people feel that the experience is greatly intensified by enhanced visuals,” said Iwata.
“Within the current environment, there are a number of the companies that are spending a significant amount to create these First-Person Shooters but, with the graphics capabilities of the Wii hardware, we have not been able to get them to create Wii versions of key franchises, and they have developed few games of that genre with Wii as the primary gaming console.
“So, some of the hardware limitations that have been a hurdle for those developers to create their games on our console, are going to melt away when we move to Wii U because it is an HD system.”
Iwata concluded: “I feel that we will have an opportunity and we will be able to bring many of those key franchises to Wii U as a result of the work that we’ve done so far.”
During its E3 media briefing Nintendo showcased a series of third-party titles heading to Wii U, including Batman: Arkham Asylum, Assassin’s Creed and Ninja Gaiden 3. However, Call of Duty, the biggest franchise of them all, didn’t make the list.
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