Jeremiah Slaczka, co-founder of 5th Cell (the team behind the upcoming Scribblenauts Unlimited), took to NeoGAF to confirm that the Wii’s successor doesn’t currently offer a system for trophies/achievements. Instead, in-game achievements can be implemented at the developer’s discretion.
Many may be disappointed that the Big N has passed on implementing a universal system for gathering achievements, but that doesn’t mean it’s something that it’ll shun forever. As an example, the PlayStation 3 was sans achievements prior to implementing trophies into newer games, so it’s not unreasonable to expect Ninty to do the same at a later point in time.
Only time will tell just what Nintendo has planned for their console, in terms of both content and software updates, but consumers will bare witness to initial plans for the Wii U in due time. For now, gamers are probably more concerned with how they’re going to manage to capitalize on the Deluxe Digital Incentive with limited hard drive space, or when Nintendo is going to add a legitimate online voice chat option to the Wii U.
Nintendo’s Wii U will be available to the masses on November 18th in North America.
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Source: NeoGAF (via CVG)
