EA is developing Wii U games

[BORTZ]

Well now I am incredibly confused. However this is good news if you ask me.

 

[the_randomizer]

*snip*

 

[KingVamp]

I'd like to think people are just happy that there's still hope for EA games on Wii U, including myself.

It's more so the fact that nobody is commenting because it wasn't really a big deal in the first place.

Or you know, people saying that there was something going on between EA and Nintendo beyond the console may have been right.

 

[BORTZ]

I believe they're called "violent mood swings" or "being indecisive"

Or certain people should have their USN posting privileges removed.

 

[Foxi4]

...they saw the XBox One and figured they'll choose the lesser of two evils?

 

[the_randomizer]

Or certain people should have their USN posting privileges removed.

Ouch....ouch...what?

 

[BORTZ]

...they saw the XBox One and figured they'll choose the lesser of two evils?

by lesser you mean less powerful and less expensive? (even if i do like the idea of the WiiU)

 

[Foxi4]

by lesser you mean less powerful and less expensive? (even if i do like the idea of the WiiU)

The idea's great, the execution would've been fine... 3-4 years ago. Now that the competition is miles ahead (again) and the charm of the WiiMote waggling is gone, it's looking an awful lot like the Gamecube*.




*Hint, that means it looks bad!

 

[the_randomizer]

The idea's great, the execution would've been fine... 3-4 years ago. Now that the competition is miles ahead (again) and the charm of the WiiMote waggling is gone, it's looking an awful lot like the Gamecube*.




*Hint, that means it looks bad!

Kinect isn't any better when it comes to flailing your arms like an epileptic.

 

[Foxi4]

Kinect isn't any better when it comes to flailing your arms like an epileptic.

Oh, no, by no means! Except the Kinect is not the main controller - it's an extension of the existing one. Besides, who talks about the One? I was thinking more of the PS4, really.

 

[the_randomizer]

Oh, no, by no means! Except the Kinect is not the main controller - it's an extension of the existing one. Besides, who talks about the One? I was thinking more of the PS4, really.

Oh okay, sorry for confusing that post I'm glad it's not the main controller. PS4 FTW.

 

[Eerpow]

EA has been given good deals, MS is pushing for their support and if Nintendo did the same by supporting them with development costs and technical support (basically sending tech guys to EA's porting teams) then none of this would've happened. It's just that settling a good business model with western 3rd parties just doesn't seem to be Nintendo's top priority right now as they have the system on hold. EA won't port the games because of the limited market and Nintendo won't reach out to them for the exact same reason, there's no profit to be had from ports this early. If Iwata keeps his promise then 3rd party relationships will be improved once they generate sales, something that will only start happening once they have their own exclusive titles ready.

People buy a brand new console for exclusives alone initially, good sales and revenue from ports comes after enough people own said system. As mentioned in interviews they aren't comfortable with investing in the Wii U until they have more exclusive software ready for it. The Wii U is the weakest system out of the three without a doubt, however unlike the Wii it is powerful enough to actually run these engines in the first place. Decent next gen ports are a possibility for the system, now it's all up to how Nintendo handles their relationships with 3rd parties, something that currently isn't going that well. 3rd parties having to adopt their games for the hardware could become a significant hurdle, they need additional support for it to happen.

If Nintendo is smart and plays their cards like I think they should then a good chunk of money should go as an investment to help these devs get their games on the system. Iwata said that he's sorry for the 3rd party situation on Wii and promised to change that with the Wii U, let's see if he keeps his promise once they get things up to speed.

 

[JoostinOnline]

EA has been given good deals, MS is pushing for their support and if Nintendo did the same by supporting them with development costs and technical support (basically sending tech guys to EA's porting teams) then none of this would've happened.

What are you talking about? Nintendo gave free devkits, and there is no evidence that they haven't been supportive of EA. All we've seen so far is EA lying and pulling excuses out of their asses.

 

[the_randomizer]

What are you talking about? Nintendo gave free devkits, and there is no evidence that they haven't been supportive of EA. All we've seen so far is EA lying and pulling excuses out of their asses.

I'd have thought they needed to see a doctor about such issues like pulling things outta their butts, but I guess not. They flip flop more than congressmen.

 

[JoostinOnline]

I'd have thought they needed to see a doctor about such issues like pulling things outta their butts, but I guess not. They flip flop more than congressmen.

They've had a tree up there for years, so I'm sure they've got plenty of storage space.

 

[Foxi4]

They've had a tree up there for years, so I'm sure they've got plenty of storage space.

...or people just acted upon a statement made by one person in a multimilion, multinational moloch of a company, a statement which turned out to be false and was corrected some time later.

...because that's an option too.

 

[JoostinOnline]

...or people just acted upon a statement made by one person in a multimilion, multinational moloch of a company, a statement which turned out to be false and was corrected some time later.

...because that's an option too.

I wasn't just talking about that one incident.

 

[Eerpow]

What are you talking about? Nintendo gave free devkits, and there is no evidence that they haven't been supportive of EA. All we've seen so far is EA lying and pulling excuses out of their asses.

Devkits aren't enough, for a company like EA the cost of a devkit is next to insignificant, development and porting costs a lot more money, and because of the low sales they won't profit off of it. Once there are enough people with a Wii U I think Nintendo should contact EA and help devs out with the porting process and give them financial benefits for developing for the Wii U. The evidence is that Nintendo has no reason to be supportive until they are confident such a decision will result in profit for themselves. Profit from ports won't happen until the system has gotten better sales.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Devkits aren't enough, for a company like EA the cost of a devkit is next to insignificant, development and porting costs a lot more money, and because of the low sales they won't profit off of it. Once there are enough people with a Wii U I think Nintendo should contact EA and help devs out with the porting process and give them financial benefits for developing for the Wii U. The evidence is that Nintendo has no reason to be supportive until they are confident such a decision will result in profit for themselves. Profit from ports won't happen until the system has gotten better sales.

Except ports already make a profit.

Nintendo is already helping out all companies more than any other normally would. Why should EA expect extra special treatment? EA is preventing games from being released even after they are developed for the Wii U (see the quote in my signature).

 

[TheDarkSeed]

All Nintendo and it's fans can do is prove them wrong.