Phil Spencer, Chef der Microsoft Studios, spricht in einem Interview mit Gamesindustry löbliche Worte gegenüber Nintendos neuer Hardware. Für ihn sei die Wii U ideal, um XBox 360 Spiele dafür rauszubringen.

"I think their Pro Controller makes a lot of sense with the platform they've built. They are building a platform that is effectively a 360 when you think of graphical capability. Now they are really making an on-ramp for the back catalog of games that are on 360. It is easy for those games to move over the Wii U. They've moved the buttons around, and they've made a controller that feels familiar for 360 gamers, so I get why they are putting those pieces together. I would have loved to see Zelda or Metroid or some of my favorite Nintendo franchises, which I didn't see."

Grund sei vor allem der neue Pro-Controller, welcher für XBox-Spieler sehr vertraut sein soll.