They'll support Wii U when they realize those other consoles don't magically make their financial situation better, and once they remember the incredible amount of effort that was required to get PS360 to their current market share. Of course, I mean 'support' in the trational Nintendo console sense - mostly sh!tty ports and games the core base don't care for.
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Will developers properly support WiiU when the rest of the world moves to Xone/ps4?
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eddfromtheriver
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You sir, stole my post.
Probably not. I would expect the occasional exclusive along the lines of what you are seeing with Sonic Lost Worlds, but I am thinking developer support for the Wii U overall is going to be pretty sparse once the Xbox One and PS4 are entrenched in the wild. I hope I am wrong, though! Nintendo consoles bring something unique to the table.
Hang on to that hope
Ninja Scooter
Member
They don't support it now. Things are only going to get worse from here, not better.
LiquidSolid
Member
Incredibly optimistic take on things you've got there. Pity it's not going to happen. For most developers, cross-gen will last a year and then they'll move on to proper next-gen development in 2015.
Holy Order Sol
Member
Pretty much. This is why Nintendo should focus on becoming capable of filling the holes so as to not need third parties, rather than try to get them on board.
I've been informed by Nintendo fans in other threads here that Nintendo fans don't want third party games. So I guess it doesn't matter if third parties move on or not. Something tells me Nintendo wishes Wii U consumers would buy third party titles, though. Isn't the main source of a platform holder's revenue stream third party license fees?
Slackerchan
Member
I think we will see continued support for annualized franchises like sports titles and from companies like Ubisoft and Activision but, other than that, it will begin to dry up by the end of 2015. Nintendo just doesn't seem intent on offering third parties any real incentive to develop on their platform. Why spend resources making a downport of a game with special requirements for a system that doesn't sell all that well when you can simply focus on making your next-gen title better?
Woo-Fu
Banned
They're properly supporting it now, if by properly you mean giving the console the attention it deserves.
Gotta get a kick out of people trying to judge developers instead of Nintendo. If you're a horrible business partner---and I use the term partner lightly---and your console is heading in exactly the wrong direction you can't expect 3rd party support. Which is fine for Nintendo, they don't want the competition for their inhouse development.
Gotta get a kick out of people trying to judge developers instead of Nintendo. If you're a horrible business partner---and I use the term partner lightly---and your console is heading in exactly the wrong direction you can't expect 3rd party support. Which is fine for Nintendo, they don't want the competition for their inhouse development.
Metalingus5150
Member
First and Second party developers will support the Wii U.
Darko
Member
They wont even port madden to it
Ninja Scooter
Member
Why would the sales of the next gen systems stalling cause them to go to Wii u? Independent of Xbone and ps4, Wii U is selling like garbage and even if they don't fly off the shelves, there is no way PS4 and Xbone will sell worse. Publishers could be supporting Wii u right now with ports of current gen games and most don't. If the next gen sales stall or aren't up to par, publishers will just stick with ps3 and 360 and continue to ignore the Wii U. They aren't going to look at the system moving 40K units a month a some sort of savior.
Interceptor
Banned
Why do you think i have hope for this?
What game is this? Looks very interesting.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
If the best selling console last generation, the Wii, wasn't supported when the world moved to the PS3 and 360. What chance does the Wii U have?
velvet_nitemare
Member
3rd party sports titles? Even Winning Eleven is not releasing on Wii U, never mind all of EA's sports catalog.
Assault Android Cactus, some GAFfers on staff.
Rush2thestart
Member
This. They wont support it no matter what.
Careful if your not specifying launch sales numbers rather than total, this post may come back to bite you.
remember mario kart wii outsold GTAV
Pai Pai Master
Banned
FIFA 14 on Wii/PS2 and not Wii U is telling enough.
OrbitalBeard
Member
The Wii U's life will consist of Nintendo games, eShop indies and exclusive third party collaborations.
And that's good enough for me. Buy another console or play on PC if you want multiplats.
And that's good enough for me. Buy another console or play on PC if you want multiplats.
shinobi602
Member
lol
Unless a miracle happens and the Wii U suddenly starts selling in large numbers this christmas, most third party support will dry up in 2014. But I don't think it will matter that much if Nintendo can the Wii U supplied with exclusive titles. Nintendo fans want their Mario Kart/Zelda/Smash Bros fix and as a secondary console with numerous highly rated exclusives the Wii U could become an attractive secondary console for for PC/PS4/Xbox One owners. The Wii U needs a steady stream of exclusive titles more than it needs third party support, since it will never be able to compete with the new Sony and MS consoles anyway. But for that to happen hardware and software sales need to pick up, otherwise even Nintendo won't be able to sell enough games to make further investments worthwhile.
TheGreyHulk
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they're pretty much in a similar situation the wii had with getting ports from ps360.
i don't see the wii u getting any ports honestly. there's little to no incentive to do one especially since sales are low and they would have to create an entirely different development branch just to support it since the ps4 and xbone are very similar to each other and share the same capabilities in their gpu and cpu.
it's not happening. pubs would be spending money to lose money because everyone knows 3rd party games don't really sell well on nintendo's home consoles.
i don't see the wii u getting any ports honestly. there's little to no incentive to do one especially since sales are low and they would have to create an entirely different development branch just to support it since the ps4 and xbone are very similar to each other and share the same capabilities in their gpu and cpu.
it's not happening. pubs would be spending money to lose money because everyone knows 3rd party games don't really sell well on nintendo's home consoles.
The Wii had a colossal userbase though.
ViewtifulJC
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Party games, licensed game shovelware, gimped cross-gen ports that will inevitably just stop getting ported entirely when they don't sell, and the occasional moneyhatted title from devs like Platinum and Sega.
Buy a Wii U to play Nintendo titles and the occasional quality third-party exclusive. Buy a PS4/Xbone for everything else.
Buy a Wii U to play Nintendo titles and the occasional quality third-party exclusive. Buy a PS4/Xbone for everything else.
megabytecr
Member
In terms of power it is close to current gen, but in terms of features it is closer to next gen.
Games that are not insanely pushing the PS4/XB1 are possible on the Wii U now that engines are very scalable. The problem is 3rd party companies don´t like to compete with Nintendo and they are also pushing for other systems. If I were a 3rd party I would at least make 1 exclusive for Wii U cathering to Wii U strengths and 1 major port.
I am one that would not buy any other console if Wii U had good 3rd party support. If they nail at least the big hitters like CoD, AC, FIFA, NBA2K and Nintendo also delivers on 1st party content + indies deliver, I may delay buying my PC rig. For 2013 and 2014 Wii U library is promising, beyond that we don´t know.
I have some shooter fatigue, so CoD BOs2 on Wii U has been my go to game for that itch and seems enough. Killzone, BF4 and TitanFall look great but I dont have that itch to get them now. When I get my PC in 2014 I will probably get TitanFall, but seriously I could get away with CoD yearly releases for FPS itch.
As time passes I am more and more moving towards Nintendo´s offerings, so I may be the minority.
GrotesqueBeauty
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Reengineering? Most of these games are made using middleware specifically so they're easier to develop and cross port. Wii U has free licensing on the Unity engine, which lifts a considerable burden for many indie devs vs. other platforms. Look at indie Kickstarters where Wii U is a common stretch goal. Are you sure you're not just, you know, talking out your ass?