Slightly Mad Studios have been incredibly quiet regarding the Wii U version of the long-awaited Project CARS. Now studio head Ian Bell has revealed that the company is having some serious problems bringing the racing simulator to the Wii U. Things are so bad that they are having problems achieving a consistent 720p, 30fps. Bell says that the team are having so many problems that they’re considering waiting for Nintendo to announce the NX and bring it to that platform, but we’ve already heard that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that they won’t be talking about the platform until next year.
“I can’t say too much but we’re awaiting E3 with baited breath. Don’t read wrongly into that… OK I’ll come clean. At the moment we’re running at about 23FPS on the WiiU. We’re awaiting/hoping for more of a hardware announcement at E3…”
“Honestly, unless we really cut the looks back I think we’re looking to Nintendo’s next console. 720p yes. I suppose if they don’t announce something at E3 or soon after we will have a go at it.”
“We could reach a fairly solid 30FPS but it might take a hell of a lot of work. On the other hand, about halfway through us finishing, Nintendo might announce a new console (I have zero knowledge on this BTW but I’ve heard ‘rumours’). Our work might just be the best thing that ever hit that new console in the driving sim genre.”
“So we’re playing a waiting game at the moment and yes, economics do come in to it.”
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