Star Fox Wii U Release Date 2015: GamePad for 'Cockpit View'
Nintendo is looking to release a new title for the "Star Fox" series for the Wii U coming this 2015. The title will mark the first time the game had an original release since 2006, with its last release being "Star Fox Command" on the Nintendo DS.
The "Star Fox" title is one of the many upcoming games Nintendo has scheduled for a 2015 release. Among the titles include "Splatoon," "Yoshi's Wooly World," "Mario Maker," "Project Giant Robot," "Kirby and the Rainbow House," "Project Guard," "Xenoblade Chronicles X," and "Zelda Wii U."
The new upcoming title for the "Star Fox" franchise was created by Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto.
"This is a game that we've developed internally up until now, but because we do want to bring this to market very soon, we are looking at some potential partner companies that we can team up with," Miyamoto said according to Gamespot. Regardless of who he might partner with to make this project possible, he assured that he will directly take charge of the project.
The way that the game is to be played is by utilizing both the Wii U's GamePad and the television as Gamespot had previewed the game during the Electronic Entertainment Expo earlier this year.
The GamePad would allow the player to gain the "cockpit view," to be used for aiming and looking around while being independent of the ship's movement. The television screen still allows for the traditional view of a Star Fox game.
"You can take out enemies, just not with the same level of precision as using the GamePad. Meanwhile, you need the TV screen to get a larger look at the full battlefield and keep track of your fighter when taking evasive maneuvers," said Miyamoto.
The game had initially begun as an experiment before the E3 but Miyamoto had transitioned the project into full development after understanding how the game would work.
