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EA is deving games for Nintendo consoles, but not anywhere near as many as PS/Xbox
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Call Me Maybe
Banned
You owe me a new fucking Macbook :lol
Seriously. the Star Wars games have always sold on Nintendo platforms going as far back as the SNES. Even the damn late port of Lego Star Wars for Gamecube did huge numbers. You'd have to be pretty damn stupid to disregard that.
How about Suhil makes a Walking Dead gif with Rick being EA, Shane being Microsoft and Nintendo being Carl?
Anyone who has seen "The Walking Dead" should know exactly what scene I'm thinking of.
DerZuhälter;58427957 said:
And I thought I wouldn't laugh harder after seeing the original one. This is just sad.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
What? So what about that big thread? Didnt EA say no games?
Whatever EA... If you're leaving, leave!
Like I said in a pass thread: God help these devs/pubs (who are betting so much on XB1/PS4) if those consoles are not immediately a big success.
On top of the sour reactions to Xbox One's reveal, perhaps it just dawned on EA that; We pulled the plug on Wii U, but here we are putting a heck of a lot of resources into consoles that sold exactly 0 units.
Like I said in a pass thread: God help these devs/pubs (who are betting so much on XB1/PS4) if those consoles are not immediately a big success.
On top of the sour reactions to Xbox One's reveal, perhaps it just dawned on EA that; We pulled the plug on Wii U, but here we are putting a heck of a lot of resources into consoles that sold exactly 0 units.
Bwana Whiskey
Neo Member
Won't buy if they do or do not.
lol
Smiles and Cries
Member
I'll forgive everything for Need For Speed Most Wanted U Airport DLC 
f u EA!
f u EA!
nordique
Member
Turns out EA actually is developing games for Wii U after all, just not as many/nor focus as the more graphically endowed next-gen platforms (surprise, surprise)
So, EA has not quite given up on Wii U
Chat away.
Source: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/21/4351844/ea-developing-wii-u-games
So, EA has not quite given up on Wii U
Chat away.
Source: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/21/4351844/ea-developing-wii-u-games
perfectchaos007
Member
Not surprising EA is still working for titles on Nintendo consoles, I mean the 3DS is doing fairly well.
phoenix3934
Member
My God! I'm dying here! Help me!
My guess is they are developing a few casual dance games and such.
EA headquarters are filled with people backflipping up and down hallways.
ArcaneFreeze
Member
This. This is amazing.
shinra-bansho
Member
They're making games for the Wii U...
Just not Madden or Battlefield or FIFA or anything that runs on Frostbite 3?
Confusing.
Just not Madden or Battlefield or FIFA or anything that runs on Frostbite 3?
Confusing.
ArcaneFreeze
Member
This. This is amazing.
After today, I think MS is now Carl. Nintendo is Shane though for obvious reasons, and then you can even make a Playstation CD Addon for Nintendo systems jokes too!
fabricated backlash
Member
Oh dear, what a Gif to wake up to. How will E3 ever top this?
Herb Alpert
Banned
Excellent.
But EA. Don't believe their lies. They have no games. Really.
As long as Nintendo allow second hand market to exist, there won't be any games.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
GRANDMOTHER OF GODDAMN.
World after seeing Xbox Zero: "Please Ninty I was wrong!" Nintendo sama: "You had your chance, now die!"
yessssss
yessssss
In all seriousness, considering they were involved in the reveal, EA obviously knew the direction XBone was going long ago. They havn't suddenly changed their minds....
What they probably have done, however, is down play everything else so as to build hype for their Next-Gen games/engine on XBone. That included happily announcing they had "no games" for WiiU right around the recent Nintendo Direct and right before the big reveal with XBox.
Pretty shitty practice, but also pretty standard nowadays I suppose.
What they probably have done, however, is down play everything else so as to build hype for their Next-Gen games/engine on XBone. That included happily announcing they had "no games" for WiiU right around the recent Nintendo Direct and right before the big reveal with XBox.
Pretty shitty practice, but also pretty standard nowadays I suppose.
Arc Christelle
Member
Wonderful.
Nintendo should come out and publicly dismiss EA, shut them out of their console and let the world know that they're not wanted, and their value ain't bout shit.
It'd be the greatest thing to go down in the industry. After all despite the Wii U's position, the Nintendo could easily bring that Ether when attacking EA's policies and quality.
Let's get that political game going!
shinra-bansho
Member
It's always hard to tell whether people are serious about comments like this.
EA makes a miniscule amount of its revenues from Nintendo's platforms. They will control the incredibly lucrative FIFA license exclusively for the next decade. They will probably aim to lock up the Madden NFL license for a similar period.
Nintendo are not in any position of power against EA.
legendary
This is what always surprised and bugged me about EA'a previous stance and other developers attitude towards WiiU. I get that they believe a lot of enthusiasts are gonna buy a PS4/XBO at launch. But how are you gonna count out an entirely new system that's only been on the market for 7 months, by Nintendo no less? Do they think that despite a dismal waste of a head start so far, that install base won't start to rise significantly once Nintendo's games start to sell systems? When has a Nintendo system (not including virtual boy) failed? Don't you want to spread your investments instead of betting everything on one horse?
I think a lot of publishers and developers who refuse to develop games for WiiU along with the ones they are making for PS4/XBO, are gonna be disappointed with how long those systems are gonna take to fly off the shelves.
Arc Christelle
Member
I'm actually very serious. I'd call out their quality and development history along with terrible practices. EA isn't necessary for Nintendo despite the strengths of their sports title (which are only apparent on other platforms). Basically the goal is to destroy their image or whatever the hell is left of it.
Proof is in the pudding, Nintendo may need third parties, but when EA started to make declarations they were out, the consumers really did respond with, "No one's gonna miss you."
They should make that known. "We're not taking no shit this gen."
Seriously if it was Yamauchi's and Lincoln's Nintendo, EA would be basically banned from making games on their platforms and any and all their partners working with EA would be similarly stonewalled.
Some nasty stuffs would be going on that would make sure no one would be doing that ever again.
Why is GAF so amazing?
Arc Christelle
Member
Exactly. Nintendo definitely needs to be out there regulating and making it known that no one who has nothing new to offer using their technology or anything to bring on the table or if AAA devs plan to do what EA did, they have no place on the Wii U.
There's a time and a place for an aggresive strategy and after all the disrespect from EA..... it's time for them to feel the Ether.
Mass Effect
Member
The past 24 hours in gaming, and on NeoGAF, has been something.
And that gif, lol. GAF has been amazing.
And that gif, lol. GAF has been amazing.
PdotMichael
Banned
That worked so well for the N64.
shinra-bansho
Member
Certain members of Nintendo-GAF responded with "no one's going to miss you" as they have towards essentially every game not announced for Wii U.
Your notions are nonsensical. The lack of FIFA 14 and Madden NFL 25 will be a serious impediment to adoption.
Consumers will go where the games go.
The extent to which you overestimate Nintendo's current position in the marketplace is ridiculous.