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Star Fox’s new GamePad cockpit view will be used for in-game battles

The Wii U’s upcoming Star Fox entry will feature a new cockpit view on the GamePad that will be used for battles.

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed as much in an interview with iJustine, saying that the TV screen will provide a more cinematic view as compared to the hardcore GamePad view.

“What we have on the Gamepad screen is a cockpit view, and on the TV screen you’ve got a third person, more cinematic view,” Miyamoto said via a translator. “As you’re playing, what you’ll find is that you’ll spend your time looking back and forth between the two, and when you want see the really cool cinematic visuals as you’re playing, you’ll look up at the TV screen and when you want to get really serious about battling an enemy, you’ll look down at the cockpit view.”

The cockpit view is optional.

A release date for the new Star Fox has not yet been set.


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