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rouken · Mar 29, 2013

The Wii U Won't Be Getting Unreal Engine 4

The Wii U uses hardware that's more or less as powerful as the current Xbox 360 or PS3. It's certainly still more powerful than your average mobile device. Epic has been unclear about the Wii U's support for UE4 in the past, with Epic co-founder Mark Rein telling Videogamer that Epic doesn't intend to bring the engine to Wii U, but that "if a customer decides they want to port an Unreal Engine 4 game to Wii U, they could."

I figured I'd ask straight-out, so during the Q&A with Rein, I did. "Will UE4 run on the Wii U?"

"Hahaha no." Rein said, with expert comedic timing. The room erupted with laughter. As the laughs died down, Rein continued: "I mean, sorry, it's not really a correct answer. We're not… we have Unreal Engine 3 for the Wii U. Right? And Unreal Engine 3 is powering all kinds of amazing games, still lots of games are being made with Unreal Engine 3. We announced today about a new Unreal Engine 3 license. Unreal Engine 3 doesn't disappear because of Unreal Engine 4. But our goal for Unreal Engine 4 console-wise is next-gen consoles. That's really what our energies are focused on. If you want to make a Wii U game, we have Unreal Engine 3, and it's powering some of the best games on the Wii U already.

"Nothing controversial, guys," he jokingly chided.

Wii U is getting ignored left and right. :/

Psychological Intellect · Mar 29, 2013

schuelma · Mar 29, 2013

No real room for interpretation there.

pswii60 · Mar 29, 2013

What about when they port it to web-browsers and iOS in a few years? Will Wii U get it at that point?

sTeLioSco · Mar 29, 2013

d.e.a.d.

dave is ok · Mar 29, 2013

But I thought the Wii-U was a next-gen console

shinobi602 · Mar 29, 2013

MoeB · Mar 29, 2013

Gonzo The Great · Mar 29, 2013

pswii60 said:
What about when they port it to web-browsers and iOS in a few years? Will Wii U get it at that point?

Did the Gamecube get Grand Theft Auto even though it was more powerful than the PS2?

Orayn · Mar 29, 2013

I was hopeful at one point, but the reveal of PS4's specs kinda snuffed out any likelihood of this happening.

Jackpot · Mar 29, 2013

If you want to make a Wii U game, we have Unreal Engine 3, and it's powering some of the best games on the Wii U already.

"Nothing controversial, guys," he jokingly chided.

Did anyone seriously think otherwise?

Kazuma Kiryu · Mar 29, 2013

no frostbite 3, no unreal engine 4, what else?

NateDrake · Mar 29, 2013

Some have said UE4 is on Wii U. So what it is? Yes or no?

Kazuma Kiryu said:
no frostbite 3, no unreal engine 4, what else?

Dice isn't bringing Frostbite. They never said the system couldn't use it.

JordanN · Mar 29, 2013

Can't blame them.

Nintendo could have designed a console for third parties. Nintendo said no.

Now they reap the whirlwind.

Napalm_Frank · Mar 29, 2013

Shocking News.

I dunno, how much would UE4 improve from UE3 on Wii U specs? Would there be any reason to use UE4 over 3?

Father_Brain · Mar 29, 2013

lherre has some explaining to do

. Not that it would have made much real difference anyway...

Mauricio_Magus · Mar 29, 2013

I don't see the issue here, isn't it obvious? I'm still buying a Wii U by the end of the year.

Ace Harding · Mar 29, 2013

No surprise. It won't because it can't.

Jacksonlee · Mar 29, 2013

and people say last gen power for current gen console is perfectly fine.

Edag Plata · Mar 29, 2013

It just ain't cool to like or support Wii U if you're a western game developer, huh?

Fantastical · Mar 29, 2013

I remember when some people in the Wii U Speculation thread were so hopeful... oh guys...

Nirolak · Mar 29, 2013

NateDrake said:
Some have said UE4 is on Wii U. So what it is? Yes or no?

Well, this is Mark Rein, VP of Epic Games, so...

Can Crusher · Mar 29, 2013

Hahaha no." Rein said, with expert comedic timing. The room erupted with laughter. As the laughs died down

yeeish, that was cold.

metalslimer · Mar 29, 2013

Wow at the lauhter lol. I feel sorry for Nintendo at this point.

Spongebob · Mar 29, 2013

Another nail in the Wii U coffin.

ViewtifulJC · Mar 29, 2013

I figured I'd ask straight-out, so during the Q&A with Rein, I did. "Will UE4 run on the Wii U?"

"Hahaha no." Rein said, with expert comedic timing. The room erupted with laughter.

Holy shit

This is the funniest thing I've read all day, wow

ClovingWestbrook · Mar 29, 2013

Epic troll.

sTeLioSco · Mar 29, 2013

dave is ok said:
But I thought the Wii-U was a next-gen console

its as nextgen as is Ooya...

just based on dates,every console on a usbstick is next gen according to some persons.

Ninja Scooter · Mar 29, 2013

Can GAF Wii U owners use google maps to figure out where to move the goal posts to now?

nhlducks35 · Mar 29, 2013

"Hahaha no." Rein said, with expert comedic timing. The room erupted with laughter.

lol

Crimson_Gold · Mar 29, 2013

This isn't the best of news. Oh well. Can't force support for the hardware unless there's a market for that support on that hardware. To say: if people with Wii U, including myself, want games that are made with this engine, we need to find a way to make that clear to Epic and Nintendo

udivision · Mar 29, 2013

Oh, U
Wii hardly knew yee
Porting is such sweet sorrow

Ninja Scooter said:
Can GAF Wii U owners use google maps to figure out where to move the goal posts to now?

Google Maps doesn't work for other planets, IIRC. That's where they have to move 'em next.

Valnen · Mar 29, 2013

No third party support is pretty much confirmed at this point. This is looking even worse than the Wii.

R3TRODYCE · Mar 29, 2013

Nintendo is getting all kinds of love lately.

BorkBork · Mar 29, 2013

Literally laughing at the Wii U now. This is getting pretty hilarious.

flippedb · Mar 29, 2013

If PS4 looks like this

I can't even imagine what it would look on Wii U. It's for the best, I'm sure.

GHG · Mar 29, 2013

"Hahaha no."

wow...

GulAtiCa · Mar 29, 2013

pswii60 said:
What about when they port it to web-browsers and iOS in a few years? Will Wii U get it at that point?

soyoursayingtheirsachance.gif

But anyways, I think we all known by now that it was sadly not getting it.

Meelow · Mar 29, 2013

Remember this.

http://www.videogamer.com/news/unreal_engine_4_games_could_be_ported_to_wii_u_epic.html

We have Unreal Engine 3 running on Wii U," Rein told VideoGamer at Develop yesterday.

"You saw games at the Nintendo press conference again this year - a fantastic demo by our friends at Warner Bros. showing Arkham City running on Wii U. And Aliens: Colonial Marines is coming on Wii U, that's also Unreal. There's, I'm sure, several others. Mass Effect was announced for it as well. So we're certainly playing a role there with Unreal Engine 3.

"I'll state that I don't think it's our intention to bring Unreal Engine 4 to Wii U, but Unreal Engine 4 is going to be supremely scalable.

"We'll run on mobile phones and on a wide variety of things, so if a customer decides they want to port an Unreal Engine 4 game to Wii U, they could. But Unreal Engine 3 is a really good fit for that platform."

DaBoss · Mar 29, 2013

Holy shit they even laughed. :lol

IceCold · Mar 29, 2013

ViewtifulJC said:
I figured I'd ask straight-out, so during the Q&A with Rein, I did. "Will UE4 run on the Wii U?"

"Hahaha no." Rein said, with expert comedic timing. The room erupted with laughter.

Holy shit

This is the funniest thing I've read all day, wow

It's sad how the industry sees Nintendo as a joke.

Sid · Mar 29, 2013

lol epic response.

DR2K · Mar 29, 2013

I wonder how much it would cost to cancel the WiiU and restart with another console.

Backfoggen · Mar 29, 2013

Can Crusher said:
yeeish, that was cold.

Lmao, that's just sad.

Mrbob · Mar 29, 2013

I figured I'd ask straight-out, so during the Q&A with Rein, I did. "Will UE4 run on the Wii U?"

Rein *laughs*

Iwata *cries*

Uno Venova · Mar 29, 2013

Damn, going back to around the launch of the wiiu a good amount of people here were so sure it would get a less powerful form of UE4.

minty_jpg · Mar 29, 2013

Sad but not surprised.

Meccanical · Mar 29, 2013

DigitalOp · Mar 29, 2013

So its officialy a Nintendo machine now?

Damn... Bring dem games Ninty, Bring Dem Games...

metalslimer · Mar 29, 2013

BorkBork said:
Literally laughing at the Wii U now. This is getting pretty hilarious.

I would laugh if it wasnt so damn pathetic. The Wiiu is like the industry joke at this point

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