Nintendo NX will let developers ‘take more risks’

By Emma Boyle

The rumored March release for Nintendo’s NX is drawing ever closer, yet solid information on the console is still fairly thin on the ground.

Fortunately Ubisoft’s CEO, Yves Guillemot, has shared his thoughts on the machine, giving those desperately waiting for news something to feel excited about.

According to Gamespot, during a recent Ubisoft presentation Guillemot called the NX “a fantastic machine.”

A chance to be creative

As far as giving any hints as to what the console will be like Guillemot didn’t reveal much other than that “It’s really a new approach, it’s really Nintendo, [which is] coming with something new again” and that Ubisoft “love it.”

What will be really interesting is seeing what Ubisoft decide to do with this new hardware. When the Wii U was released, Ubisoft were one of the few third-party developers to get behind Nintendo’s console at launch, releasing ZombiU.

Guillemot said this is because as a developer Ubisoft enjoys disruptions in the hardware business, using them to “take more risks.”

When Gamespot asked what Ubisoft was developing for the NX specifically, he revealed that the company is working on “some [other] projects” aside from the already revealed Just Dance title.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming