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Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed to Nintendo Life that the Wii U version of Project CARS has been cancelled...The official line is that we're awaiting an announcement from Nintendo on new hardware. As of now pCARS is simply too much for the Wii U.

Not sure if this is old news, but, surely a bummer for Wii U fans. Would like to know what took them so long to make the call.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/07/exclusive_project_cars_simply_too_much_for_wii_u_developer_now_waiting_on_new_nintendo_hardware

 

[baconcow]

Sorry to hear for those who waited from the beginning, hoping for a it to come to the Wii U. While I was never a backer, I always thought the Wii U was a given, from the beginning. I guess I thought wrong.

 

[Certinty]

Can't believe it took them this long to announce it, everyone has pretty much expected this for a really long time now.

 

[dark10x]

Still not sure why it was promised in the first place. Never made much sense.

 

[Visualante2]

Smelled fishy right from the beginning. I can't believe it took them this long to 'fess up.

 

[Putosaure]

Trying to push the engine to get 30 fps wasn't worth it anyway. I'm sorry for the backers though.

 

[impact]

Better than releasing a 720p 20-30fps version and getting virtually no sales + fan backlash

 

[Mumups]

This is why you should never contribute to crowdfunding.

 

[massoluk]

I backed this project from the very beginning because I expected a Wii U version eventually. I am not happy

At least Steam version came out of it

 

[Waylon Drums]

Smelled fishy right from the beginning. I can't believe it took them this long to 'fess up.

Really sucky to do that to people who were waiting on it. Oh well.

 

[thefro]

Still not sure why it was promised in the first place. Never made much sense.

I believe it was originally pitched to backers as a PC/Wii U game before the PS4/XB1 even came out.

 

[Piers]

dat powerful CPU

 

[Skii]

They can't even get it to perform at 60fps on the PS4/Xbox One, there was no way it would've been a decent port on Wii U.

 

[Parhelion69]

Woah, shocking news!

Spoiler

not really

 

[ShogunDarius]

This is why you should never contribute to crowdfunding.

dont blame all of crowdfunding because the project cars guys messed up, there have been many successful games and other things made through crowdfunding

 

[Veritigo_X]

Surprised it took this long. I figured it was dead after they announced Project Cars 2 last month.

 

[xzeldax3]

PCars 2 for NX confirmed

 

[Nosgotham]

I believe it was originally pitched to backers as a PC/Wii U game before the PS4/XB1 even came out.

This. Devs just aren't willing to put in the effort imo. Nfs on wiiu runs and looks great so I know it can be done. Glad I didn't back this one.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

They can't even get it to perform at 60fps on the PS4/Xbox One, there was no way it would've been a decent port on Wii U.

Indeed, I'd be surprised if a locked 30fps was even achievable on the Wii U.

 

[Ahmed360]

NX should be able to handle it, hopefully

 

[FelipeMGM]

This is why you should never contribute to crowdfunding.

The WIi U version was never a goal or a promise in the crowdfunding campaign, according to the developer

Studio head Ian Bell then clarified the situation by stating that Project CARS on Wii U was always a "maybe", and that the release was not part of the original crowdfunding pitch.

 

[greg400]

I believe it was originally pitched to backers as a PC/Wii U game before the PS4/XB1 even came out.

Wow that's a bit scummy, they should offer refunds to everyone that expected a Wii U version of this game.

 

[TheAdmiester]

The actual surprise is that there were still people who thought the Wii U could run it.

 

[tilomite!]

This was very expected. What does it mean for the backers?

 

[Opus Angelorum]

NX should be able to handle it, hopefully

Well that brings up an issue, who will care about playing Project Cars in 18 months time on the NX?

 

[gigantor21]

They clearly promised this without having a proper grasp on what the WiiU could and couldn't do, which was pretty scummy on their part. The people who backed this because they wanted the WiiU version were pretty much hung out to dry.

 

[Vitanimus]

Not sure if this is old news, but, surely a bummer for Wii U fans.

nah

 

[massoluk]

The actual surprise is that there were still people who thought the Wii U could run it.

They sold it to us as Wii U/PC project

 

[RE_Player]

I was always shocked at their intention to bring it too Wii U. Seemed like a desperate promise to gain more attention to the project.

 

[Radec]

It wouldn't look like "Project Cars" if it were down-ported to the WiiU anyways.

 

[Litri]

Oh, no...

 

[Acquiescence]

If they couldn't get the game running on a technical level that they were satisfied with, then who can blame them.

 

[Dambrosi]

It was obvious that this was never going to work out.

If, however, they're still committed to releasing pCARS on NX, they should call it the Armoured Edition. Take that L and own it like men, Slightly Mad.

 

[Nightengale]

So what happens if NX is a hybrid device that's weaker than the WiiU?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

I believe it was originally pitched to backers as a PC/Wii U game before the PS4/XB1 even came out.

Crazy. Crowdfunding can be a great tool but when stuff like this happens, it makes me very wary of the whole process. The fact that they took so long to finally officially cancel the game is really disrespectful to those who backed the game hoping for a Wii U version.

I'm so glad the only project I've personally funded, Shovel Knight, turned out to be a big success.

 

[Wynnebeck]

The WIi U version was never a goal or a promise in the Kickstarter campaign

Was about to ask about this. No goal or promise? Stinks, but them's the breaks kids.

 

[phanphare]

understandable but maybe next time they shouldn't try to cash in on hype and make a promise they can't keep

 

[Orakio Rob]

Oh. I'm so surprised.

 

[Kathian]

Shocking news.

 

[Velcro Fly]

Expected. Feel horrible for any backer that put money up wanting the Wii U version though. Never put money into crowdfunding you aren't ok with losing I suppose.

 

[EGOMON]

Ported to NX?

 

[Castef]

(Project CARS and the new Zelda at launch then! )

 

[FelipeMGM]

They sold it to us as Wii U/PC project

I believe it was originally pitched to backers as a PC/Wii U game before the PS4/XB1 even came out.

Are you gauys sure? On the Nintendo Life article they say it was never a goal or something like it

Studio head Ian Bell then clarified the situation by stating that Project CARS on Wii U was always a "maybe", and that the release was not part of the original crowdfunding pitch.

I'm confused

 

[Dagobert Duck]

This was very expected. What does it mean for the backers?

I would sue them, to get my money back if I was a backer. Dont you usually have to tell which platform you want your copy for? So if you dont get it on your platform and dont got another one, its payback time I guess...

 

[redmetal86]

Damn, and we never got to see any video footage.

 

[Nouzka]

The WIi U version was never a goal or a promise in the crowdfunding campaign, according to the developer

If that's the case, why does people keep repeating that it was promised? Wasn't 360/PS3 versions also in development at some point, but those also got cancelled.

 

[Pandy]

They sold it to us as Wii U/PC project

And, consequently, I won't be buying it on any platform.

It's this sort of crap that gives Kickstarter, and all crowd-funding projects, a bad rep, and there's no way I can condone it.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I'm not surprised.

 

[soundscream]

I really feel bad for this guy.

Made a custom rig for the game awhile ago.

 

[TheAdmiester]

And, consequently, I won't be buying it on any platform.

It's this sort of crap that gives Kickstarter a bad rep, and there's no way I can condone it.

It wasn't Kickstarter.