{"id":57424,"date":"2011-07-01T20:45:12","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T03:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=57424"},"modified":"2011-07-01T20:45:12","modified_gmt":"2011-07-02T03:45:12","slug":"activisions-ceo-discusses-wii-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2011\/07\/01\/activisions-ceo-discusses-wii-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision&#39;s CEO Discusses Wii U"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A month after E3 the reactions to Wii U are starting to fade. However In an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/technology\/gamesblog\/2011\/jun\/30\/bobby-kotick-interview-activision\" target=\"Blank\" target=\"blank\">The Guardian<\/a>, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was asked about his first impressions of the Wii U. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what CEO Bobby Kotick had to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>With the Wii U \u2026 from a development perspective, having a Nintendo device that is on parity with the other hardware from a graphics perspective was really necessary,&#8221; Kotick said. &#8220;For the kinds of games we create, it was becoming very difficult for us to support the Wii with the expectations that our gamers have. I think that the user-interface itself is very clever \u2013 there will be a lot of innovation to come from having the second screen. It&#8217;s also critically important that you can use the existing physical interfaces with the new device because those are really compelling. Nintendo has always done a very good job of thinking about the user experience and this is no exception.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A follow-up question asking whether Activision would be interested in bringing franchises like Modern Warfare to Wii U was not answered but Kotick did mention the system would now allow &#8220;deep, rich multiplayer games.&#8221; He also clarified that the company was still waiting for &#8220;more clarity from Nintendo&#8221; regarding its online plans for the Wii U.<\/p>\n<p>Follow <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/shockya\">@Shockya<\/a> on Twitter for the latest on the &#8220;Wii U.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>By Brent Butler <\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/technology\/gamesblog\/2011\/jun\/30\/bobby-kotick-interview-activision\" target=\"Blank\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57425\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wii-U1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wii-U1.jpg\" alt=\"Wii U\" title=\"Wii U\" width=\"340\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wii-U1.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wii-U1-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wii U<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A month after E3 the reactions to Wii U are starting to fade. 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