Neocrisis: By far the biggest announcement from E3'11, the Wii U has been praised and loved by many, and hated by a lots of people who stay in the dark for obvious reasons. Now, before you light up your mushroom torches, we know the Wii U will sell like flying hot cakes, but this is only an opinion stating reasons we believe could hurt the Wii U in the end.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
NE: "We rank the 10 best main series Super Mario games in celebration of the recent MAR10 Day with 2D and 3D included."
Best 2D, Mario World, best 3D, Mario 64. Can't say there's been a bad one, although Mario World 2 wasn't a true sequel. The Mario Land games were good (not the first one) and also Wario Land. I thought after Mario 64, Mario 3D World was excellent.
Believe it not, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is almost ten years old. It was a massive game for many reasons – it launched alongside Nintendo Switch, was a new take for the series by going fully open-world, and introduced various aspects like voice acting in a mainline game for the characters.
"My last complaint about this, is Multiplayer. I have friends, we all do! What if I want to show my friends my latest acquisition just to tell them, go back a generation and bring your wii motes, my dear friends, cause this baby, only handles one Wii U controller per console (maybe 2), leaving the rest of your friends in a sea of dust."
This along with the name is pretty much what I can agree on for the most part. However, I still wouldn't mind using my Wiimote. Especially for shooters.