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Tiger Woods 14 not likely for Wii U
- Thread starter kobashi100
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Strikers Charged, that is one fantastic game.
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
Unfortunately, I am sure that journalists have contact Nintendo about these matters, and they have given the usual "no comment" response. It's not likely that you will hear anyone from the lower levels of the company make any sort of statement. It'd have to be straight from Iwata or Reggie, and there's no easy way to get a statement out of them.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
the last straw. nintendo is doomed.
electroplankton
Banned
Funny, given how much money Tiger Woods brought to EA with the Wii versions. I mean, they're not even trying.
Is this still because of the Origin thing?
That's not really an excuse at all; Tiger Woods is one of those franchises that're basically prepped for launching on a new platform the moment it's ready to do so, they have it down to a fine art by now. It certainly shouldn't take this long to get a new entry of a yearly franchise onto a console with graphical parity to the two leading SKUs.
big youth said:
That's not really an excuse at all; Tiger Woods is one of those franchises that're basically prepped for launching on a new platform the moment it's ready to do so, they have it down to a fine art by now. It certainly shouldn't take this long to get a new entry of a yearly franchise onto a console with graphical parity to the two leading SKUs.
Looking at the Wii U hardware and marketing strategy, neither is Nintendo. :/
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
zomgbbqftw
Banned
A conversation with Reggie would go like this:
J: Why doesn't the Wii U have major third party games, and why isn't it going to receive any in the future?
R: Nintendo rocks, everything about us is awesome, anyone who disagrees is a meanie loser.
J: Wat?
yeah it's clearly not a matter of profitability, something went down between ea and nintendo.
Man, EA are really putting their worst foot forward on Nintendo's new platform. Probably driving fans away it. EA put a hole in one of my main reasons for buying a WiiU. I bet Nintendo are tee'd off about this.
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Also, this sucks. TW on Wii was pretty damn good. Something pretty divisive has come to pass between the two companies.
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Also, this sucks. TW on Wii was pretty damn good. Something pretty divisive has come to pass between the two companies.
dragonflys545
Member
Baconsammy
Banned
Where does it end? LOL GTA? LOL Madden? LOL Fifa? On a console desperate for support, there is no "lol" when it comes to publishers overlooking it in favor of something else.
Better question, who thought it was a good idea to put the 100+ dollar controller on the ground near people's feet. Brilliant.
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
Exactly. There's really no way to force huge companies like this to be transparent. The closest we will get to frankness out of them will come from the Nintendo Directs.
Out of Working Order
Member
Is anything likely for the Wii U at this point?
dragonflys545
Member
They can't even get there others games out on time. I don't see this happening until like late next year or early 2015.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Doom.
Nope, not even NIntendo's own games.
lol no third party support.
Nothing is stopping anyone from including a Gamepad/Pro controller-only option
Are you 6 years old?
grimshawish
Banned
R: Shut up! And you can tell Iwata Fire Emblem sold! And it was all my idea! My idea!
J: Are you crying Reggie?
electroplankton
Banned
Well, it's not that you plan to bring a game on a platform few months before the release. If Tiger Woods is not coming on Wii U, it's because there's something more than poor sales / poor Nintendo support.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Madden doesn't look like it's coming for Wii U, either. Similar announcement of 360/PS3 only.
http://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/news/article/madden-25-release-date
That was only true for one or two years:
Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/..._May_Point_To_Scandal_Damage.php#.URmLyWes_pUGamasutra said:
electroplankton
Banned
Relatively successful? I'm pretty sure Wii version was the best selling version for years.
Another more reason to bring it on Wii U, then.
And given how cheap Tiger Woods should have been, even with a decline I can see total profits from it.
Diablo Rosso
Member
Do you know why that is? It's because Camelot who developed it created Everybody's/Hot Shots/ Minna No Golf as well as Mario Golf I believe.
Petrae
Member
In the worst case, this would be reminiscent of Dreamcast... with one notable exception: SEGA had licensed sports titles in the pipeline in NFL 2K, NBA 2K, NHL 2K, and World Series Baseball. Nintendo seemingly has no plans for licensed sports titles, so a dearth of these sports games *could* be damaging to Wii U's future prospects.
However, aside from the news that Tiger Woods isn't coming for Wii U, we don't have any word on Madden, FIFA, or NHL yet. Perhaps news will come during E3 for these franchises. In addition, TTWO is supporting WiiU with NBA 2K, which does address a sports gaming consumer need.
I think it's a situation worth watching, and I honestly think it could go either way. EA could decide that Wii U development just isn't worth the investment and decide to go all-in with Orbis and Durango. Or, EA could be picking and choosing its Wii U projects based on the lowest possible risk.
We'll see where this goes.
However, aside from the news that Tiger Woods isn't coming for Wii U, we don't have any word on Madden, FIFA, or NHL yet. Perhaps news will come during E3 for these franchises. In addition, TTWO is supporting WiiU with NBA 2K, which does address a sports gaming consumer need.
I think it's a situation worth watching, and I honestly think it could go either way. EA could decide that Wii U development just isn't worth the investment and decide to go all-in with Orbis and Durango. Or, EA could be picking and choosing its Wii U projects based on the lowest possible risk.
We'll see where this goes.
Ah, well I guess that's one reason then, at least that makes sense.
grimshawish
Banned
Is this maybe more just evidence of EA pulling back spending on Woods than WiiU then?
Hes not exactly doing well atm either.
MikeE21286
Member
They should put it on Wii.
That'd be delicious.
That'd be delicious.
BruiserBear
Banned
This is particularly pathetic because it would be so easy to port over the 360 version.
Visualante2
Member
They did Mario Golf on the Game Boy Color and it ruled.
nice damage control
Well, if it was just Tiger Woods, I wouldn't really bat an eye, since both it and NHL have only been 360/PS3 for a while.
It's Madden 25 that really sticks out, since they're actually notably raising investment in Madden.
Sorry, I wasn't sure if it was doing very well overall or just well for a third party Wii game.
dragonflys545
Member
The problem is it's not just EA who's not porting games over... It's everyone!
superchunk
Member
ugh EA is pathetic....
Does anyone really think MSony added Origin to their consoles?
Does anyone really think MSony added Origin to their consoles?
Pachterballs
Banned
Petrae
Member
TW 14 is 100% not coming to WiiU. FACT!
(sorry if harsh, but its true)
but TW 15... Well lets just say that is a different story
Well, there you go.