Pikmin for Wii-U confirmed

[Feels Good Man]

From Nintendo Round Table.

7:48
Audrey Drake: He's not supposed to announce it officially..... but..... he wanted to so he did! ^___^
7:47
Audrey Drake: Might not be too long until it's ready either, says Miyamoto.
7:47
Audrey Drake: Pikmin for Wii U in development. You heard it here first. ^_~
7:47
Audrey Drake: But as he's been working on the new hardware's HD graphics and fancy new controller.... he realized it was the perfect system for Pikmin.
7:46
Audrey Drake: He wanted to release it this year to coincide with this anniversary. It WAS a Wii game he was working on...
7:46
Audrey Drake: This year is 10th Anniv of Luigi's Mansion.... and Pikmin.

QUOTE7:46
StephenTotilo: Miyamoto wants to say thank you for not asking about pikmin
7:46
StephenTotilo: But pikmin is 10 years old this year
7:46
StephenTotilo: He wanted to release pikmin this year
7:46
StephenTotilo: They were working on a wii pikmin
7:47
StephenTotilo: But as they work on wii u and he sees those beautiful hd graphics and new controller
7:47
StephenTotilo: "I think that's the perfect system for pikmin. So we're going to make it for that
7:48
StephenTotilo: He says that since the wii version was far along it shouldn't be a long wait for it on wii u
7:49
StephenTotilo: The corporate side of him doesn't want to announce pikmin for wii u
7:49
StephenTotilo: But the other part of him does

 

[Heran Bago]

Umm a little more info or a link please?

e: Yes now that is how you do an OP, nice.

 

[Schlupi]

WAAAAAHT

I was hoping for Pikmin 3DS.

 

[Zarxrax]

I saw it announced in IGN's live blog of the event.

 

[Goli]

WAAAAAHT

I was hoping for Pikmin 3DS.

They said it was in development for Wii, but when Miyamoto saw the Wii U's beautiful HD graphics and sexy new controller it was decided to move it into it. He also said the Wii version was far a long in development so it shouldn't take long to be released.

 

[CarbonX13]

Confirmed at the Developers Roundtable, we'll get written sources later. Check the IGN or GameSpot live blog if you want an 'official' confirmation right now.

I already expected Pikmin 3 to be moved to the WiiU, I was doubting the game would be part of the Wii's swan song, with Skyward Sword and Kirby coming out already.

 

[PolloDiablo]

He emphasizes that Nintendo hasn't really officially announced any titles for the Wii U. The corporate side wants to stick to the company line, but personally he just wanted to announced Pikmin.

BTW.... this roundtable was all about japanese developers... when we gonna heard about NOA localizations???

 

[Valwin]

yep miyamoto say pikmin 3

 

[Goli]

He emphasizes that Nintendo hasn't really officially announced any titles for the Wii U. The corporate side wants to stick to the company line, but personally he just wanted to announced Pikmin.

BTW.... this roundtable was all about japanese developers... when we gonna heard about NOA localizations???

If the fact that Luigi's Mansion 2 is NOT being developed by a Japanese developer wasn't enough, you could just go to Nintendo's E3 site (or the well, dozens of gaming websites) and know that a bunch of DS games are being localised, like Professor Layton 4, or DQMJ2 >_>.

 

[Heran Bago]

I wonder how Audrey Drake pronounces those AZN smilies.

 

[injected11]

I've been waiting the Wii's entire life for a damn Pikmin 3, and now it's gonna be on the NEXT console? Odds are I won't care anymore by the time it's released.

 

[NiGHtS]

This makes perfect sense.

The new controller will be astounding for ordering around Pikmins!

 

[Satangel]

Sweet

This and Mario Kart Wii U (which is inevitable) are must buys for me.

 

[SamAsh07]

Great!

But I'll do say this, the Wii was robbed from Pikmin and F-Zero, 2 great titles that never made their mark in the Wii market. It's so sad Nintendo...

 

[Memino]

They can't make every ip appear on a console. I'm happy with what they had and will have, metroid, mario, zelda, kirby, smash bros, etc. It's a big ask to get every nintendo franchise on one single console so it's expected really. Personally I think the Wii's gone on long enough in it's cycle so I'd rather see those games with 1080p graphics and a new play style.