So, Nintendo doesn't actually know anything about their new system and what it can do? Great.

Well that was a helpful interview. 
 
"Here's everything Nintendo would tell me about the Wii U:"
"..Just about nothing."

Why even agree to an interview if you're just going to regurgitate the press conference and dance around every question?

Jesus Christ! They might as well have waited until they actually know what the hell it is their making, make it, then announce what they've made. Mark Franklin just comes off looking like a fool... Then again... He might get hired as the White House press secretary...   
 

what consumers have continued to look at, especially with Nintendo products, is they want to see what the experience is like.

That was a little frustrating to read, but it was entirely expected given the person Patrick was interviewing. Oh well, at least I got to hear some other good stuff from the Geoff Keighley/Reggie interview.

On the one hand, fuck PR people. 
 
On the other hand, fuck PR people.

Sooooo it'll have USB slots. Thanks, article!

On the one hand, fuck PR people.  On the other hand, fuck PR people.

Here's a question I have: Will there be anyway to transfer "ownership" of all those NES and SNES virtual console games I bought for the Wii?  
 
Like maybe a one time serial number console-to-console transfer so all purchased games on the Wii can be re-downloaded for the Wii U. 
 
I honestly spent over $300 on virtual console old school games and it's made selling my Wii unjustifiable...

I bet Patrick wanted to punch this PR drone after this interview.

@Stonecutter:

Yeah, Nintendo has really changed. On top of everything, by announcing it this early, they effectively kill any anticipation or hype from which they could profit before releasing it. No more next-gen fever-pitched countdown; the "if you build it, they will come" strategy: people want a demarcation that identifies where they are in the time line, what the spirit of the times is; they want a ceremony that indicates progression into a new phase i.e. a console launch. But by showing off the Wii U, even without knowing what they will do with it, a year ahead of its release, they piss away their chance to easily capitalize on the hype that the gaming community want to be engaged in. They should thinks through.

"[...] no Wavebird. [laughs]"  Wow. He laughed? Really? I'm glad he answered it though... it helps me answer my own question: "Will I be buying one?"  No. [laughs]  But seriously I was kind of hoping that they would announce a normal controller (with actual thumb-sticks and no screen) in the future... but his answer pretty much sums it up for me.

Sounds like there will still be no decent centralized multiplayer like LIVE or PSN. It's about time to learn how multiplayer gaming works with the internet, Nintendo. 
 
Also, I know PR people are bad with evasive answers, but this guy seems really bad. Some of the things he said didn't even make full grammatical sense.

@Binarynova said:

"[...] no Wavebird. [laughs]"  Wow. He laughed? Really? I'm glad he answered it though... it helps me answer my own question: "Will I be buying one?"  No. [laughs]  But seriously I was kind of hoping that they would announce a normal controller (with actual thumb-sticks and no screen) in the future... but his answer pretty much sums it up for me.

They've always had that. It's called the Classic Controller. 

"[...] no Wavebird. [laughs]"  Wow. He laughed? Really? I'm glad he answered it though... it helps me answer my own question: "Will I be buying one?"  No. [laughs]  But seriously I was kind of hoping that they would announce a normal controller (with actual thumb-sticks and no screen) in the future... but his answer pretty much sums it up for me.

@SirPenguin said:

On the one hand, fuck PR people. On the other hand, fuck PR people.

Kudos to Martin Franklin for not actually answering any of the questions.  That's some good public relations work.

I will share my reply at the appropiate time and place.

Thanks for the article, its good to see someone at least try to pick Nintendo's brain. 

Nintendo says "talk to hand". I know the wii u is no where near complete yet but some of those answers were just robotic.

I would reply, but I'm not talking about that right now.

He didn't answer one question! Evasive git!

Sorry you had to have that fight patrick. That looked frustrating. PR folks are lots of fun.
 
So no gamecube support... that sucks, actually. =(

Oh, PR. Your job could be replaced with a tape recorder stocked with "We're not talking about that right now." At this point I can't even decide whether or not I'm interested in the system, because there's so little that's actually defined right now. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I got nothing from that. God damn Nintendo tell me something about it so I can give you my money.

According to Engadget's findings the Wii U has higher graphics capabilities than PS3 & 360.

Remember in I, Robot where Will Smith is talking to the hologram projection of Dr. Alfred Lanning? That's the sort of vibe I got from reading Franklin's responses.

This is the most vague interview I've seen in a loooong time.

i wonder why developers are excited about the possibility of having more control over the online experience? i wonder indeed....

@Paulrus said:

Remember in I, Robot where Will Smith is talking to the hologram projection of Dr. Alfred Lanning? That's the sort of vibe I got from reading Franklin's responses.

WTF is Nintendo thinking??

"That, detective, is the right question. Program terminated."

*moonwalks into the sunset*

Who was the dumb-ass you were talking to? He can't even answer a simple question like --- "Can you take the controller out of the room?" What a fucking idiot. 

"We're not talking about range but vision..." --- said the douchey idiot.

And that's why Giant Bomb doesn't normally bother with PR people.

What I trip off of is who _does_ bother with PR people? Who is sitting there going "Oh ok, so you're saying you have a vision of flexibility in the living room? Noooow I get it." It must be other PR people.

He should've saved Patrick some time and just handed him the card with all the approved info on it.

That man is prepped for any appearance before a Congressional hearing!   Patrick should have closed with "Are you now or have you ever been a card carrying member of Club Nintendo?"

The man is like Johnnie "Tight Lips" from The Simpsons.

Good work Patrick. Not much more information forthcoming, but you expanded on some ideas that I hadn't even considered with the new controller and Wii motes. The additional sensor bar on the controller sounds intriguing.

Ah man, no WaveBird sucks, I'd rather play Brawl with a WaveBird than with those piece of shit classic controllers.

Wait a second... SD cards and optional external hard drive? So, developers aren't going to be able to rely on all systems having a HDD to work with in each system? Awesome; this is totally not like what happened with the 360, at all. Nope. Not one fucking bit. Wow.

You can feel the 'PR' ness of the interview just oozing out.