I seriously doubt that. They just don't think it's currently worth it.If EA really is shunning the Wii U over an Origin deal that didn't happen, I don't get why, it's not like Nintendo went with a competitor.
I seriously doubt that. They just don't think it's currently worth it.If EA really is shunning the Wii U over an Origin deal that didn't happen, I don't get why, it's not like Nintendo went with a competitor.
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?
If EA really is shunning the Wii U over an Origin deal that didn't happen, I don't get why, it's not like Nintendo went with a competitor.
And so on. They think they have good third party support, and that scares me.
How come FIFA made it out? Larger team?Basically yes was a tight timeline to deliver a quality experience. Nintendo was too tight lipped for too long. Believe it or not EA plans its iterative titles about a year in advance, so when you are planning a new SKU to support and you have nothing but big question marks you tend to worry.
I think it was the right call in the end. Unless yall wanted a gimped version with last minute gamepad gimmicks :/
But next year....
They think they have good third party support, and that scares me.
More like:
J: "Why aren't there any third party games on Wii U?
R: "We have third party games on the Wii U!"
J: "Like what?"
R: "We have Batman, Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, three of the biggest third party games in the world!"
J: "Right, but there doesn't seem to be anything coming in the future..."
R: "Look. Geoff. GEOFF. We have fantastic support from Platinum Games, who are developing two games exclusively on Wii U. We have Zombi U from Ubisoft which has had rave reviews, and Rayman Legends coming later this year. I believe Wii U has fantastic third party support."
And so on. They think they have good third party support, and that scares me.
If EA really is shunning the Wii U over an Origin deal that didn't happen, I don't get why, it's not like Nintendo went with a competitor.
Basically yes was a tight timeline to deliver a quality experience. Nintendo was too tight lipped for too long. Believe it or not EA plans its iterative titles about a year in advance, so when you are planning a new SKU to support and you have nothing but big question marks you tend to worry.
I think it was the right call in the end. Unless yall wanted a gimped version with last minute gamepad gimmicks :/
But next year....
How come FIFA made it out? Larger team?
games are budgeted and prepped years in advance. it's not surprising Wii U is missing out on some games this year
Basically yes was a tight timeline to deliver a quality experience. Nintendo was too tight lipped for too long. Believe it or not EA plans its iterative titles about a year in advance, so when you are planning a new SKU to support and you have nothing but big question marks you tend to worry.
I think it was the right call in the end. Unless yall wanted a gimped version with last minute gamepad gimmicks :/
But next year....
Is there an Origin application that comes with any of the EA games that hit on launch day? I'm pretty sure Ubisoft got Uplay on there day 1, so maybe it's something to do with that.
Just a hunch, really.
No they don't, they're just playing the crowd.
You appear to be talking to yourself.
you don't really need an Origin app those EA games force Origin sign in on you anyway
They delivered ME3, FIFA, and Madden on launch day. All I see is paranoid delusions when people claim EA is out to get Nintendo. They make business decisions like everyone else. If they see money to be made on Wii U, they'll go after it.
Some meltdowns are more subtle than others.You appear to be talking to yourself.
Yep, Wiiu support was decided franchise by franchise (or busines unit really).
You had to see a profit or it was a no go. And unless it was only at the VERY senior level there was no butthurt over origin. Thats all just the web making things dramatic.
Ports aren't free.I find it very hard to believe they didn't profit off of FIFA...like I posted earlier, the only changed were adding gamepad functions to the Wii version
So does EA simply not see the business case for Madden 25 - or is there something preventing announcement?Yep, Wiiu support was decided franchise by franchise (or busines unit really).
You had to see a profit or it was a no go. And unless it was only at the VERY senior level there was no butthurt over origin. Thats all just the web making things dramatic.
Yep, Wiiu support was decided franchise by franchise (or busines unit really).
You had to see a profit or it was a no go. And unless it was only at the VERY senior level there was no butthurt over origin. Thats all just the web making things dramatic.
Why is the person CG?
Why is the person CG?
We're still waiting for that "unprecedented partnership". Nothing going on now is anywhere remotely close to that...so SOMETHING happened between them.
It's about time Camelot decided to make another Mario Golf sequel.
I guess they can't break even selling sub 100k worldwide on a HD system, go figure.
Yep, Wiiu support was decided franchise by franchise (or busines unit really).
You had to see a profit or it was a no go. And unless it was only at the VERY senior level there was no butthurt over origin. Thats all just the web making things dramatic.
I thought Minna no Golf was Clap Hanz, but it looks like the earliest games were actually done by Camelot.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.
Could also be lip service.We're still waiting for that "unprecedented partnership". Nothing going on now is anywhere remotely close to that...so SOMETHING happened between them.
They're not.
EA can only sell to less than 4% of the Wii U population?
Seems like EA has bigger problems then we thought
I thought Minna no Golf was Clap Hanz, but it looks like the earliest games were actually done by Camelot.
That explains that, indeed.
Nah, I think it's just depth of field making it appear that way,Seems CG to me. I guess the picture went through post processing effects when they added the gamepad to it. The person's hair looks fake
I believe most software is having the issue there. Has CoD even surpassed 100k?
They´re still making Tiger Woods games??????????????????
Man, EA should really just give up
More like:
J: "Why aren't there any third party games on Wii U?
R: "We have third party games on the Wii U!"
J: "Like what?"
R: "We have Batman, Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, three of the biggest third party games in the world!"
J: "Right, but there doesn't seem to be anything coming in the future..."
R: "Look. Geoff. GEOFF. We have fantastic support from Platinum Games, who are developing two games exclusively on Wii U. We have Zombi U from Ubisoft which has had rave reviews, and Rayman Legends coming later this year. I believe Wii U has fantastic third party support."
And so on. They think they have good third party support, and that scares me.
It's from a video.Seems CG to me. I guess the picture went through post processing effects when they added the gamepad to it. The person's hair looks fake
"Unprecedented Partnership"
Do you rework your gen3 games to work on WiiU (which is struggling and not the home of the EA sports demographic) OR do you prepare your franchises for the upcoming boxes (taht do house EA sports fans)?
They can always port frojm Gen3 to WiiU later... but only one chance to jump to "next Gen" with consumers on Orbis/Durango.
Its just playing the odds.
I believe most software is having the issue there. Has CoD even surpassed 100k?
This here is the problem Nintendo faces, and let's be honest has done little to solve- the default position with publishers is that 2 systems that will not have a userbase for another 9-10 months are better bets than a platform already launched!
I'm not judging whether that is wise of 3rd parties or not, but it is undoubtedly the reality- 3rd parties are invested in creating a userbase for their games on Sony and Microsoft platforms- they have zero interest in making that investment on the Wii U.
Just fascinating.