'Giant Robot Project' Wii U Game Cancelled by Nintendo

It official— Nintendo cancels the development of its “Project Giant Robot” Wii U game. To quote, “we made this decision after considering our overall product and development strategy.”

According to video game designer and producer Shigeru Miyamoto in a Time interview in March, the mentioned game started out as a second project and haven’t decided unfortunaty if the company wanted to push it into a full game.

“Project Giant Robot” was first introduced at E3 in 2014 and here’s a description of what the game is all about:

Players control sky-scraping automatons, angling the Wii U GamePad in front of a TV screen while shifting their torsos left and right or up and down to maneuver the robot’s upper-body while thumbing the controller’s joysticks to punch or grab — almost like a full-body game of Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots. The GamePad shows you what the robot sees, while the TV screen offers a zoomed-back view, letting onlookers — as well as you — admire your tromping, pummeling handiwork.

As of this week, Nintendo has ended the production of its Wii U console sets. It was also confirmed in January by Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Will will be the last Wii U game title to be developed.

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