Nintendo Licenses Autodesk Tech for Wii U developers

http://www.develop-online.net/news/40073/GDC-Nintendo-licenses-Autodesk-tech-for-Wii-U-devs

Scaleform, Kynapse and HumanIK to be available for next-gen games

Nintendo has agreed a deal with Autodesk to license the middleware firm's tech to developers working on Wii U titles, it has been revealed.

Licensed Wii U studios can now gain access to Gameware products such as interface development software Scaleform, AI tool Kynapse and character animation tech HumanIK.

Nintendo's next-gen home console is anticipated to launch later this year.

"Autodesk Gameware technology is used by the industry's elite development teams and has been adopted across the industry," said Autodesk SVP Marc Petit.

"Through our relationships with key companies like Nintendo, we can put our solutions into the hands of more game developers. Adopting Autodesk Gameware helps streamline the production process, freeing more resources for innovation in new areas.

"This shift in development focus will help make the next-generation of titles more compelling than the last."

It sounds good developers can now try new ideas in games because the production process is going to be streamlined.

Can anyone with technical knowhow explain to simpletons like me what this means for the Wii U and games? Like, PR banter aside, what benefit is this adding? :( :P

Can anyone with technical knowhow explain to simpletons like me what this means for the Wii U and games? Like, PR banter aside, what benefit is this adding? :( :P

WreckEm711

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Can anyone with technical knowhow explain to simpletons like me what this means for the Wii U and games? Like, PR banter aside, what benefit is this adding? :( :P

Nintendo_Ownes7

Thank you sir :) Thats good news indeed then!!

Sounds exciting.

It all sounds good to me. I'm pretty pumped.

Autodesk? Hey! I used that stuff in my Project Lead The Way classes in high school. Or least, I used something called "Autodesk Inventor 2010" :P

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[QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

Can anyone with technical knowhow explain to simpletons like me what this means for the Wii U and games? Like, PR banter aside, what benefit is this adding? :( :P

WreckEm711

Thank you sir :) Thats good news indeed then!!

Agreed, I am really looking forward to the WiiU.

Autodesk? Hey! I used that stuff in my Project Lead The Way classes in high school. Or least, I used something called "Autodesk Inventor 2010" :P

Gamingclone

Interesting, but expected. I'm sure Nintendo will be on top of all the latest development tools and technologies, it a must if they want to be relevant in the multiplat market, which is a must for them to compete this time. Wii Sports was lightning in a bottle, I don't see that happening twice. Sepewrath

I'm inclined to agree, but I am still excited none-the-less.

Am I alone in having never heard of Autodesk? I assume this is good.meetroid8

Kynapse is like the coolest thing evah

Kynapse is like the coolest thing evah

painguy1

Even cooler than sliced bread? :o

At highschool, on Auto Desk Inventor (2009, I think) I made a mini gun on it...unfortunately I didn't know how to animate the stuff...so yeah.

I believe its already been said, that its only WM+ that will be used on the Wii U. Sepewrath

[QUOTE="Sepewrath"]I believe its already been said, that its only WM+ that will be used on the Wii U. ZumaJones07

[QUOTE="ZumaJones07"][QUOTE="Sepewrath"]I believe its already been said, that its only WM+ that will be used on the Wii U. Nintendo_Ownes7

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Kynapse is like the coolest thing evah

GamerEye

Even cooler than sliced bread? :o

IMPOSSIBRU!!!!!!!!

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[QUOTE="ZumaJones07"] what!? when? where? why?ZumaJones07

[QUOTE="ZumaJones07"][QUOTE="Nintendo_Ownes7"]Miyamoto mentioned it in an Iwata Ask interview.

meetroid8

yeah that's my bet.