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Bloodstained for Wii U cancelled in favor of Switch
- Thread starter LordKano
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GhostTrick
Banned
Ryu Hayabusa
Member
XBO/W10 for me.
Cross Play <3
Cross Play <3
Sir_Crocodile
Member
The assumption would be it will be done in house by iga and init creates and will release simultaneously as the switch supports UE4.
2.5D. It already didn't look good visually when I played the alpha on PC, can't imagine what it would be on Vita.
Lol did Mighty No 9 ever come out on vita?
GhostTrick
Banned
Wesley-Sigma
Member
As expected.
Didn't look good? It's 2.5D Castlevania. For an alpha I thought it looked great.
But yeah, Vita might struggle a bit, which is another reason why I switched the Vita version to Switch (no pun intended).
GhostTrick
Banned
Might struggle a bit is light. It ran at sub 10fps on my GPD Win. Sure, that was an alpha and optimization has yet to be done. But I wouldn't count on it happening.
IrishNinja
Member
It's gonna be a catastrophe if it ever finds its way to Vita. UE4 is just not designed to run on the hardware and whatever miracle Armature is trying to pull off is unlikely to change that.
bobbychalkers
Member
To no surprise at all.
Yeah that's surely why they cancelled the game.
socksfelloff
Member
....did you forget it's coming to PC?
I doubt it. IGA was outsourcing the Wii U version.
I think the only thing related to this series that could sell worse than a Wii U version of Bloodstained is the 3DS prequel game, as every platform getting the main game is also getting that prequel game, but 3DS isn't
I am imagining that prequel game getting cancelled for 3DS and moved over to Switch if that doesn't release this year.
Dr. Black Jack
Member
Expected, surprised it took so long.
Nightmare452
Member
Expected news (should have been done months ago).
Now if only the game actual came out before 2019, that would be great.
Now if only the game actual came out before 2019, that would be great.
/s, but not really
krizalidzero
Member
It's not about viability, Iga -politely- stated this is Nintendo's fault (Nintendo doesn't want new Wii U games).
This is good for me, but I'm sorry for the people who don't have any other platform to get the game on (which would be perhaps 1% of the backers?).
Oh, well honestly I still would need to try both controllers, as I haven't had the chance yet. I was merely going off impressions by what I've seen, and I imagined an actual D pad would be better than the buttons.
This is business. It makes perfect sense.
Kresnik258
Member
And that doesn't make it more viable on Vita, that the platform holder there doesn't mind new games?
I also preferred the joycon buttons to the switch pro controller d-pad which is very stiff. Apparently some people are getting not so stiff pro controllers though.
same
Steve Youngblood
Member
I'm sure for some people out there. Further, like I said I think there are some use cases where the buttons probably suck. I'm just suggesting that -- if you haven't tried the controller already -- you might find yourself surprised by how well the current Joy Con d-pad buttons work.
If the Vita version actually comes out, I'll buy it to support them. I really enjoyed the portable Castlevania titles, and have no plans to buy Switch until it gets some more games (and tbh it's not as portable as I'd like, anyway).
But yeah, this decision was pretty much a no-brainer.
I'm...pretty sure that statement is incorrect. I'll continue to enjoy the games I have on mine (including Zelda), but really, its time has passed.
But yeah, this decision was pretty much a no-brainer.
I'm...pretty sure that statement is incorrect. I'll continue to enjoy the games I have on mine (including Zelda), but really, its time has passed.
DrunkShogun
Member
It was a logical outcome that was expected. Still a shame for those on the wii u but at least they're handling it right offering a refund or alternative platform.
krizalidzero
Member
And that doesn't make it more viable on Vita, that the platform holder there doesn't mind new games?
Viable as in "can make" yeah, you'd be right, but I think he meant it as in "can sell".
Mr_Antimatter
Member
Vita means life, and has no successor. Though, this will probably be the last great vita game.
I'm pretty sure it's going to be in house. Inti has already developed for the Switch with Blaster Master Zero, and it sounds like porting UE4 games to the Switch actually isn't all that difficult considering the Snake Pass team was able to do it in something like 3 months.
The 8-Bit Raider
Member
I want to say that I'm shocked but I'm not.
I suspect this will be the norm moving forward.
I suspect this will be the norm moving forward.
names2hard4you
Member
This my definitive edition right here. Getting it for PS4, but I'll mainly be playing it on the Switch. Now the decision is: which of the two will be my physical/digital copies. Chances are the digital copy will come in an email, which means the probability of playing that copy first is higher than the physical one, which needs to be shipped.
Decisions.
Decisions.
Well, the Switch is supported by UE4, so one can assume they won't need to outsource the Switch port, and that it won't release later.
D
Deleted member 752119
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I don't mind the buttons the little I've tried to play with them. The placement is very uncomfortable to me though, especially in handheld mode. Sure others are fine with it though. Even a joy con with a dpad wouldn't help me if it's in the same place so I'll just not buy anything I need a dpad for and don't want to play on TV with my pro controller. Which would probably be most things as I rarely feel like playing 2D games when I sit down at my TV.
Astral Dog
Member
the Switch already replaced the Wii U after all.people that liked the Wii U will buy a Switch by the time this game releases.
Hardware wise Switch is Wii U + more functionality,similar games.
goldenpp72
Member
Is it possible to switch my platform from ps4 to switch?
Astral Dog
Member
If you Wii U backed your order moves directle to Switch