The aesthetics and functionality to the Wii U’s opening menu screen are… different. Code named “Mii Wara Wara,” booting up the Wii U grants you the sounds of a horde of little Miis all wandering around your television screen. These Miis will come from your own console, from your online friend list and from any Wii U owners that “speak your language.” They will gravitate towards the icons for whatever games they’ve been playing, dropping little type written and hand written messages to you a long the way. On the Wii U controller, you’ll only see icons for games that you’ve played before, but on the TV screen, you may see icons for games that you’ve never even heard of.
It’s basically like an animated friends list that automatically tells you what games are trending in popularity right now, which is something that I’m sure a lot of developers are excited about. Up until now, Nintendo consoles have had a reputation for having a lot of third party “cult hits;” games that are adored by a small, nonvocal community that doesn’t tell anyone else about how great they are. With Mii Wara Wara, you’ll see what games other people are playing, regardless of how vocal their fan bases might be. I can only hope that helps No More Heroes 3 to find a larger audience if and when it’s ever released on the Wii U.
