H_Prestige
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Good thing nintendo made a system capable of receiving lots of strong, appealing software. Oh wait...
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Nintendo giving Devs free Wii U kits?
- Thread starter IceDoesntHelp
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Good thing nintendo made a system capable of receiving lots of strong, appealing software. Oh wait...
Shadow Hog
Member
Because strong, appealing software has never existed until Gen 8, right
It's going to receive good, appealing software. Some announced titles look amazing.
stuminus3
Banned
It sounds like your system is broken. Have you tried turning the power off then turning it back on?
☑ Learn to code
☑ Get the help of a graphical designer
☑ Come up with a game
☑ Make the game (in progress)
☑ Get a secure space for the devkit
☑ Get a devkit (hopefully get it for free!)
☐ Have previous professional game dev experience
Ehh, maybe try self publishing the game on something else then the wii U? (steam maybe? or self publish and port it over to wii U later?
I can see why they require you to have at least some previous game development experience. Its not an unreasonable requirement.
BlackLagoon
Member
I'm pretty sure Sony was offering to lend smaller devs Vita devkits even before the platform launched.
frankie_baby
Member
Most people believed vita was in trouble before it released
SlipperySlope
Banned
Me! I want one!
Rush2thestart
Member
I guess Nintendo trying to get more developers is a bad thing. Who woulda thought
I guess I'm naive then, because that's my only problem with the Wii U.
Every single WiiU thread must become a "NINTENDO DOOOMED!!" thread, because, you know, GHAPIX MAN!.
Hopefully this means we should see more original efforts and not only me-too sloppy ports, and the expected Nintendo output (which rarely disappoint).
Ah, back to your old ways again. Remember when you got defensive over how I called your posts bad? Perfect example.
BlackLagoon
Member
"Most"? That such a non-specific statement it's practically meaningless, and pointless to discuss.
And in any case it certainly didn't include Sony judging by their projected sales forecasts to shareholders. The plan to lend out devkits does however fit nicely with Sony's stated goal to become more open to smaller publishers and indie games, something we're now clearly seeing the results of.
Well, they did it a few times.
Oh come on, when did we have the last one? Seems like it is already one or even two days.
Yep, especially indies. There are already plenty and its gonna be more.
Oh come on, when did we have the last one? Seems like it is already one or even two days.
Yep, especially indies. There are already plenty and its gonna be more.
Starfish Hero
Member
Where? Bizarro world? Even ardent Nintendo fans thought Vita could give 3DS a run for its money prior to launch.
not_so_special
Banned
ShadowFox08
Member
Hoping Suda51 got one by now..
Strong, appealing software cannot exist without 8GB of RAM.
shinra-bansho
Member
Shipped. I'm sure you've been corrected on this before.
I guess one shouldn't buy Sony stock either seeing that they are valued a mere 3 dollars more than a primarily video-games focused company :/.
not_so_special
Banned
maybe its you the one who is living on a bizarro world,almost everyone thought 3ds was gonna be a behemoth and vita a failure
Not around when Sony announced the price !
The more positive ones were all OMG VITA's gonna crush the 3DS, the more negative ones were sure the Vita would do WAY better than the PSP.
The only problem I see is that those who don't get free kits may take it as a slight and be pissed off.
Still ..it's a worthwhile investment. $3 million wouldn't buy you much of anything from big 3rd parties....but you could give away 1000 devkits to indies for that and get a chunk of quality games.
Still ..it's a worthwhile investment. $3 million wouldn't buy you much of anything from big 3rd parties....but you could give away 1000 devkits to indies for that and get a chunk of quality games.
Visualante2
Member
Does NPD count those as a sale?
Isn't that the super elite publisher only price?
I remember an artist once gave out camcorders to the public with his grant money and and a note saying "please return anything you make" and I think only 20% of them bothered.
Where good news has there been for the WiiU since launch? I'm not really seeing this alternative narrative you speak of.
SpinningBirdKick
Banned
They need to do far more than simply giving out free dev kits.
Indie developers will likely lap up these freebies. But any one that's been around the block will realise there's the opportunity cost to consider when spending time and resources on titles for minor platforms.
It's a smart move from Nintendo getting developers with few business smarts to develop for them on the cheap.
But I can't help feeling that this strategy will leave a nasty after taste in the developer's mouths when their titles under perform financially after all the effort they have sunk in.
If they really want to secure long term support they should be money hatting developers which can be deducted from royalty payments.
Indie developers will likely lap up these freebies. But any one that's been around the block will realise there's the opportunity cost to consider when spending time and resources on titles for minor platforms.
It's a smart move from Nintendo getting developers with few business smarts to develop for them on the cheap.
But I can't help feeling that this strategy will leave a nasty after taste in the developer's mouths when their titles under perform financially after all the effort they have sunk in.
If they really want to secure long term support they should be money hatting developers which can be deducted from royalty payments.
People who Nintendo view as worthy enough for free dev kits are also being given thousands of dollars worth of game engines etc. These people will be quite happy to make the effort. Nintendo isn't forcing platform exclusivity like Microsoft tries to do etc
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Really? I didnt know 360 sold 6 mil.
edit: I guess thats maybe shipped? Oh well investors meeting in a few weeks will reveal it.
maverick40
Junior Member
sorry i have a job and thankfully it is with a competent company.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Really with which company? The one with a dead handheld or the always online one?
maverick40
Junior Member
Neither,thankfully.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Well good your job is completely irrelevant then.
maverick40
Junior Member
My job is in the semiconductor industry, a lot more relevant than Nintendo in the grand scale of things, sorry. But that is neither here nor there. The fact is, nobody cares about the Wii U and Nintendo are doing nothing about it except the odd Nintendo direct and the promise of future titles.
Games don't get made overnight. Not a huge amount more they can do except demonstrate the games which will be coming in the future.
Well... unless they were to do a WiiU ambassador scheme or something. They are already selling the console at a small loss so I'm not sure they actually can do that right now.
maverick40
Junior Member
That is all true but what have Nintendo been doing since 2011 when they left their most successful home console ever to rot?
that is hilarious. i was definitely around here then and i was in the minority saying that the 3DS wasn't a bomb yet guys, just wait for the games, exactly like I've been doing lately with the Wii U.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
You know what your completely right
SolarPowered
Member
I have to wonder what they are doing with the Virtual console. The Wii U was practically made for a steady drip of one GC game per week @15. They could at least release the games they developed and published at 480p and patch in off TV play down the road.
gingerbeardman
Member
Make a quick game and release it.☐ Have previous professional game dev experience
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
X, 3D Mario, Mario Kart, WW HD, retros game, yoshi yarn, smtxfe, other unknown collabs...
Granted these games should be further along in development, but keep in mind 3DS didnt have games instantly either and its doing well today.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Vita's been discontinued? Next box has been confirmed to be always online? Are we jumping to conclusions here?
If so then I guess the WiiU will be the gamecube of this generation except lacking any meaningful third party support. So essentially a N64.
After nintendo promising the WiiU will be for U with all the third parties on board we get this botched launch. Now them sending free dev kits is a good sign but what the fuck were they doing when they said they were going to get third party support. To us it seems as if they did not even try.
So do we have any release dates for those titles? All we know is that they are going to come out but when 2013,2014? Unknown collabs lol thats as desperate as Vita owners saying there are games going to be announced soon.
3DS comparisons to WiiU are about as accurate as comparing PS vita to PS3: not accurate at all.
shinra-bansho
Member
First four fiscal quarters, 6M.
3.2M in the first two quarters, where they had supply constraint occurring.
The Wii U hasn't sold-through it's initial shipment. It will not meet the revised forecast in all likelihood.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Hey Im just following the script of everyone else man