EA has no titles in development for Wii U

[Squilliam]

Nintendo's advantage is that people buy their console for their games.

Nintendo's disadvantage is that people buy their console for their games.

What is the point in supporting a system which is being bought predominantly by those who are pre-disposition to be biased towards only one publisher?

 

[fearsomepirate]

Yes, Nintendo has to solve the problem asap, but the thing is how.

1. Relaunch the Wii U with upgraded remotes. Sell the tablet as a pack-in (where it will be discontinued after 6 months because almost no one actually wants Gamecube Connectivity).

2. Launch it with Wii Sports 2. No "island concept." Just a core of solid sports games, better, bigger, bolder than before...including tennis and bowling. The first one is almost seven years old. It's okay for a real update.

3. Announce a 2D Mario that isn't just a friggin' rehash. This one should be to New Super Marios Bros what Mario 3 was to the original SMB.

Don't know if it would save them, but it would be a shot.

 

[Rodéric]

Starting to think they should market the gamepad as an alternative to a VR helmet, as it's quite good for that.

The major thing it's lacking are games...
Nintendo should have prepared the release better, but at the same time, more Nintendo games would have meant less chances for 3rd parties...

 

[Commenter]

Nintendo is never going to get out of the hardware business while they have the cash reserves to continue to doing so, unless as a last ditch resort. When you have control over your own hardware it's far far far more profitable than being a 3rd party developer. I don't know whether people who suggest that are engaging in wishful thinking or what.

 

[dagamer]

Nintendo is never going to get out of the hardware business while they have the cash reserves to continue to doing so, unless as a last ditch resort. When you have control over your own hardware it's far far far more profitable than being a 3rd party developer. I don't know whether people who suggest that are engaging in wishful thinking or what.

Because a Nintendo console that really is ONLY Nintendo games would bomb worse than the Wii U right now because no one is going to pay $350 JUST for Zelda. The Nintendo faithful are not that rich.

 

[Cyan]

It emerged that EA are making WiiU games but they are mainly focusing on next gen.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-05-22-ea-making-wii-u-games-but-focusing-on-next-gen

 

[Cyan]

Some relatively good news for the platform, which could see the proliferation of new games. Namco have mentioned that they would port Soul Calibur 2 HD to the Wii U if enough people ask nicely.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/22/nam...r-ii-hd-to-wii-u-if-enough-people-ask-nicely/

 

[Grall]

I would love to ask nicely, but fighter games just don't interest me, so...sorry. I only play games with story in them (well, except for team fortress 2, I mean. )

 

[BRiT]

Some relatively good news for the platform, which could see the proliferation of new games. Namco have mentioned that they would port Soul Calibur 2 HD to the Wii U if enough people ask nicely.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/22/nam...r-ii-hd-to-wii-u-if-enough-people-ask-nicely/

I suspect the "if enough people ask" far exceeds the "wiiu worldwide sales".

 

[RudeCurve]

Some relatively good news for the platform, which could see the proliferation of new games. Namco have mentioned that they would port Soul Calibur 2 HD to the Wii U if enough people ask nicely.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/22/nam...r-ii-hd-to-wii-u-if-enough-people-ask-nicely/

How is this good news? Isn't that franchise up to SCV now? I played SCII on the Dreamcast and it was great at the time but I'm not sure why someone would want to go backwards in graphics today?

 

[Rangers]

Splinter Cell Conviction Wii U recently sold some horrid numbers...I think GAF calculated like 200 units 1st week in all of UK. 200.

In USA I think it was 5k first NPD, still pathetic.

I think that pretty much ended major future 3rd party support for Wii U.

 

[Cyan]

I would love to ask nicely, but fighter games just don't interest me, so...sorry. I only play games with story in them (well, except for team fortress 2, I mean. )

Well, I have quite a few fighting games on the Xbox 360 and I agree with you that the story is not something to write home about but the characters have some background and a story. What's really cool about them is the quotes and what they say after each fight.

I loved Street Fighter 2 to death, but games like the revamped version of Darkstalkers, Blazblue, and many others, have really interesting and catchy phrases, unlike SF2, so yeah, things have changed...

I suspect the "if enough people ask" far exceeds the "wiiu worldwide sales".

It's normal after all, in the past Nintendo with the Wii got so high, there is nowhere else to go but down.

I wouldn't write them off though, their software line-up is going to be quite good in the future. You never know...

How is this good news? Isn't that franchise up to SCV now? I played SCII on the Dreamcast and it was great at the time but I'm not sure why someone would want to go backwards in graphics today?

Well, it's relatively good news, and certainly good news when people talk so little about a console and a new game comes out.

It's also good news because many people talk about the WiiU as if they were going to visit its grave.

I am going to wait to put the flowers by its grave.

Splinter Cell Conviction Wii U recently sold some horrid numbers...I think GAF calculated like 200 units 1st week in all of UK. 200.

In USA I think it was 5k first NPD, still pathetic.

I think that pretty much ended major future 3rd party support for Wii U.

Wow, that's just a new low. Now that I am unused to that, it happened to me once that I purchased a game on launch day which sold 9000 copies in the UK during the first week after being launched.

I couldn't believe the numbers when I read the news. I am talking about Rock Band 3, a game which I really liked regardless, it is a great game, but music games were a fad, and they went as they came.

 

[Inuhanyou]

How is this good news? Isn't that franchise up to SCV now? I played SCII on the Dreamcast and it was great at the time but I'm not sure why someone would want to go backwards in graphics today?

You mean Soul Calibur 1. And there's nothing wrong with relatively cheap HD remasters to grow the install base of certain franchises.

 

[Bigduo209]

Meh...:|

The Wii had the right elements to create the perfect storm of success. It was priced at $250 compared to the more expensive competition, it had the family-friendly approach to games nailed down, and had an obvious/marketable wow-factor in the form of motion controls.

The Wii U has off-TV play with a tablet controller, which can't top their previous wow-factor and isn't as marketable. It didn't have the large amount of family-friendly titles to recapture the extremely-fickle casual audience, or the hardcore audience as a consistent consumer base. Most importantly, it was priced at $350 which meant it wasn't priced competitively against the now much cheaper current-gen consoles (which beats it in already established content and services).