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Nintendo
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Nintendo
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Wii U
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| Category:
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Action
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1
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N/A
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Project Giant Robot is a cancelled Wii U game and tech demo developed by Nintendo and headed by Shigeru Miyamoto. The game was originally revealed at E3 2014 alongside fellow demo Project Guard with a launch window set during the first half of 2015. However, the game was not released during that time and was later revealed to be delayed indefinitely[1]. Shigeru Miyamoto later commented in an interview in March 2016 that it had not yet been decided that Project Giant Robot should be a full game[2]. Regardless, the title continued to show up in Nintendo's earnings releases as an upcoming title for Wii U up until the fourth quarter 2016, when it was removed; when asked why, Nintendo responded that "we made this decision after considering our overall product and development strategy."[3]
According to Miyamoto, Project Giant Robot was somehow connected to Star Fox Zero.[4]
Gameplay
Players start by using the Wii U GamePad to create their robot out of a selection of parts. Afterward, the player enters a stage, in which they must defeat an opposing robot by knocking them to the ground. Players control their robot with the GamePad, using the control sticks to swing its fists, L and R to move forward and backward, and tilting the GamePad to adjust the robot's positioning and center of gravity. The player can also press A to fire a blast. Similar to Star Fox Zero, the Wii U GamePad's screen gives the player a first-person perspective, while the television screen shows a full view of the area.[5]
Technical details
References
- ↑ Miyamoto Wii U Game Project Giant Robot Delayed, Release Date "TBD". GameSpot (July 29, 2015). Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ Shigeru Miyamoto Comments On The Status Of Project Giant Robot. Siliconera (March 14, 2016). Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ Nintendo kills Project Giant Robot. Polygon (February 1, 2017). Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ↑ E3 2014: Connecting Star Fox on Wii U with Project Guard and Project Giant Robot. GameSpot (June 11, 2014). Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3 -- Day 2: Project Giant Robot. Nintendo (YouTube, June 20, 2014). Retrieved March 14, 2016.
