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The Pinball Arcade 3DS version struggling, Wii U GamePad details
A portion of a WarpedZone interview with Community Manager Rob Mann...
WZ – Mike: Development on the 3DS version of The Pinball Arcade has, unfortunately, hit some bumps. Are you still working to keep it a digital release? Have you considered a physical copy?
Mann: We haven’t abandoned the 3DS completely, but it isn’t as powerful, comparatively, to phones that are running our game. We need a strong processor to run the emulation tech. We are still trying to get it to push an acceptable frame rate, but it is starting to look doubtful that we’ll ever be able to release the full collection for 3DS.
WZ – Mike: In what ways are you utilizing the GamePad?
Mann: We feel that the Wii U audience is perfect for digital pinball. We are using the game pad as a touch screen for menu navigation, and for plunging the ball. In game, we will be using the screen for the DMD [dot matrix display] so your view of the table is unobstructed. We have a great amount of customization that the touch screen game pad allows us and we are still investigating other ways that we can best utilize that.
Full interview here
WZ – Mike: Development on the 3DS version of The Pinball Arcade has, unfortunately, hit some bumps. Are you still working to keep it a digital release? Have you considered a physical copy?
Mann: We haven’t abandoned the 3DS completely, but it isn’t as powerful, comparatively, to phones that are running our game. We need a strong processor to run the emulation tech. We are still trying to get it to push an acceptable frame rate, but it is starting to look doubtful that we’ll ever be able to release the full collection for 3DS.
WZ – Mike: In what ways are you utilizing the GamePad?
Mann: We feel that the Wii U audience is perfect for digital pinball. We are using the game pad as a touch screen for menu navigation, and for plunging the ball. In game, we will be using the screen for the DMD [dot matrix display] so your view of the table is unobstructed. We have a great amount of customization that the touch screen game pad allows us and we are still investigating other ways that we can best utilize that.