The studio creating Darksiders II again says the Wii U is more powerful than current-gen systems, but Vigil is still learning more...

Vigil Games, the studio developing Darksiders II - which we learned would be a key multi-platform Wii U title during its launch period - has echoed comments it made a couple of months ago concerning the power of Nintendo's new system.

Speaking to VideoGamer, Jay Fitzloff said that Darksiders II would be no more than a port of the 360/PS3 build. However, examining the Wii U hardware itself, Vigil seems to think that current kits are already surpassing Xbox 360 and PS3 hardware.

"We're not trying to bump up or bump down, but we reached it, and it wasn't hard. Once we got it up and running it was like 'cool, there it is. We're still waiting on that final hardware and architecture, and help from Nintendo to figure that out. Right now, it looks like it's more than the 360 or PlayStation 3, but there's still a question mark about how much you can squeeze out of it. You know how it is, a new system, tricks get learned as the lifespan goes along, so this is where we're starting, and it looks good."

Fitzloff also stated that Vigil are in regular contact with Nintendo seeking consultation about how best to work with the hardware.

Meanwhile, the game's director Marvin Donald has spoken to Eurogamer about Wii U. He reiterated that Darksiders II would be very much on the same level technically as the 360/PS3 versions, but went on to indicate that Wii U developer kits may still not be finalised. Donald mused that "if the Wii U turns out to be this ridiculously powerful machine", then Vigil would seek to take advantage of it in the future.

Darksiders II is due to release towards the back-end of 2012.