14 DAY TRIAL // Video game hardware maker Nintendo and tool maker Unity have revealed that they are working together in order to allow developers to export their games to the upcoming Wii U home console, which means that the new device will have access to a number of indie titles on launch.
David Helgason, the chief executive officer at Unity, has told Gamasutra that, “These guys will all have access to the same tools, and through our support and Nintendo's support, we want to kind of bring that ecosystem to the Wii U ecosystem, and help many of them to be very successful in that.”
The company leader says that, while Unity is working with other companies that create hardware, the partnership with Nintendo represents a first because of its scope.
He added, "What's different here is the level of connection from both companies. Not sort of just sharing technology, but also engaging both ecosystems and making sure we're getting the efficiencies of Unity and the efficiencies of cooperation with Nintendo and the Wii U.”
Nintendo has announced that it will include a new eShop for the Wii U and such an online store can only work as long as the company has the ability to deliver a wide variety of video games.
Nintendo and third parties can bring the big titles to the eShop, but the company also needs to recruit smaller developers in order to cover a wide range of game styles and genres.
More information on how Unity title will be ported to the Wii U will be revealed closer to the launch date of the new hardware.
The Wii U will be offered on the North American market on November 18 while European gamers will be able to buy it on November 30.
Japanese gamers will have to wait until December 8 to play with the new Nintendo home console.