Microsoft's Phil Spencer recently gave an interview to Games Industry where he gave his thoughts on the Wii U, stating his opinion that Nintendo were "building a platform that is effectively a 360."
Microsoft's corporate vice president said: "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."
Spencer also mentioned the new Pro Controller: "I think their Pro Controller makes a lot of sense with the platform they've built.... 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."
The Microsoft exec was also complimentary of Nintendo's efforts at this year's E3: "Things I liked were Zombi U, they were nice enough to let me play. I thought that game played very well, and I saw the use of another screen and how that would work."
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