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Searched and couldn't see this posted. Mock if old.

Less than two years after vowing to deliver on an "unprecedented partnership" with Nintendo, gaming giant EA is quiet on the Wii U front.

"We have no games in development for the Wii U currently," company spokesperson Jeff Brown told Kotaku yesterday. He did not rule out the chances of EA developing for the Wii U again. EA publishes many of gaming's biggest franchises, including Madden, The Sims, and Battlefield.

In June 2011, at the biggest gaming event of the year—E3—Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata closed his presentation of his company's biggest games and then-forthcoming Wii U console by welcoming then-CEO of EA John Riccitiello to the stage. "What Nintendo's new console delivers speaks directly to the players of EA Sports and EA Games. Nintendo's new console will produce brilliant high-definition graphics and new gameplay opportunities. We look forward to seeing great EA content on this new platform." Riccitiello was also enthused about Nintendo's embrace of online gaming.

Source - Kotaku

This confirms the fears of some regarding EA's Wii U output. This parallels the Dreamcast in that EA also provided little support.

 

[electroplankton]

Nintendo, what a mess.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Shocking news?

 

[Maxim726X]

I thought this was common knowledge at this point

 

[Iacobellis]

Wii don't have any games for U. Please understand.

 

[Garraboa]

They're still mad about Origin?

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

I'm a patient man. I can wait for a year late port of Mass Effect: Not Shepard 4 on the Nintendo Wii U2.

 

[China Dont Care]

From Kotatsku ???

 

[javac]

In before unprecedented partnership...

 

[Gadirok]

Dat unprecedented partnership.

Edit: Dammit, atleast it wasn't "partnership"

 

[Danthrax]

I guess this makes it official, but we all pretty much knew this.

 

[Permanently A]

 

[burgerdog]

They're still mad about Origin?

What exactly happened?

 

[Lunar15]

Unprecedented Partnership.

 

[Takao]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlW7iP9hr7I

Whoever does third party relations for Nintendo should be out of a job. Woof.

 

[Visualante2]

Missed opportunity for Popcap games. Real shame. Plants vs. Zombies 2 makes sense.

 

[darkstar0155]

man im so curious as to what has happened here. How has no press people pushed this story?

 

[Frolow]

Unprecedented partnership.

 

[speedpop]

Well that gets rid of some of the shovelware.

 

[Goldmund]

Let's see what their position is after all of those (pre-)E3 Nintendo Directs!

...

 

[Dark Octave]

Oh wow.

EA does everything for everything. Them and Ubi are the biggest flooders of the market today. For them to not have ANYTHING in development for a platform is saying a lot and none of it good.

 

[Data West]

Well, you guys finally got your Dreamcast 2 I guess!

 

[Oppo]

Not even the Sims?

I know it's been said a million times but holy fuck did EA and Nintendo have a falling-out or what. I don't think it has anything to do with Origin (that's a dumb rumour) but I would surely like to know what happened. Even if it is purely just brutally disappointing sales.

 

[Various Artists]

Dat unprecedented partnership.

Haha. Too late!

 

[Y2Kev]

God, what a complete disaster.

 

[Majine]

Un

Precedented

partnership.

 

[StuBurns]

I think they'll put out something eventually. I'm actually a little surprised this means no Need for Speed this year actually, that's the one I thought they'd get.

 

[Vorundor]

Great, unprecedented support indeed.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Smart business decision on EA's part.

 

[shira]

Searched and couldn't see this posted. Mock if old.



Source - Kotaku

This confirms the fears of some regarding EA's Wii U output. This parallels the Dreamcast in that EA also provided little support.

Dreamcast 2. . . .

 

[Sportbilly]

Not even FIFA?

Wow. Glad I didn't get one for my kids, they'd be really disappointed.

 

[Kacho]

Whelp...

Thankfully there is still Ubisoft and WB.

 

[Kimawolf]

Heh not even the usual kids crap. And people say its just some random business decision. ha looks like quite a bit of animosity to me. oh well will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

 

[maquiladora]

From Kotatsku ???

From EA.

 

[Dragon]

I think they'll put out something eventually. I'm actually a little surprised this means no Need for Speed this year actually, that's the one I thought they'd get.

Well Most Wanted tanked on WiiU, so...not sure that's gonna happen.

 

[Bulzeeb]

What exactly happened?

it has been rumored that EA wanted to use Origin to power the whole online infrastructure of the Wii u and Nintendo said no

 

[Duxxy3]

Dreamcast 2... without all the fun games.

 

[Zero148]

sad, no Fifa for me this year. No way I go back to no off TV play Fifa

 

[Garraboa]

What exactly happened?

Something about Nintendo not wanting to bend to EA's rules about them wanting to implement Origin on the WiiU. Of course it's all rumor, but then, why would they pull out support so quickly?

 

[V_Ben]

Wow, absolutely astounding.

 

[Baleoce]

It's pretty obvious how this will play out. There's no major install base on Wii U at the moment. Hence why EA won't commit currently. They always play it by numbers. But as soon as there's a 1st party 3D Mario game, a Zelda game, a Mario Kart game, a Smash game etc, the install base grows, and 3rd party responds by following suit and supplying those consumers with additional games. Surely we know this by now?

 

[Buddha Beam]

I thought they were contractually obligated to at least bring the Madden franchise to it because of the NFL?

It's pretty obvious how this will play out. There's no major install base on Wii U at the moment. Hence why EA won't commit currently. They always play it by numbers. But as soon as there's a 1st party 3D Mario game, a Zelda game, a Mario Kart game, a Smash game etc, the install base grows, and 3rd party responds by following suit and supplying those consumers with additional games. surely we know this by now?

This didn't exactly occur with the Wii, though. Beyond the shovelware, at least.

 

[Spiegel]

This has to be about announced games, not games in development*. It has to.

I can't believe Fifa will not be released there.


*I know the OP says games in development

 

[Squire]

Shocking news?

I think people were holding out for FIFA, honestly.

 

[Father_Brain]

Not at all surprising at this point (aside from FIFA, anyway). I would guess that they had at least some token support lined up for this year, but that it was cancelled based on sales of EA's launch titles and Wii U in general.

 

[Various Artists]

What exactly happened?

Supposedly origin was going to be the backbone of the WiiU online platform. Rumors are it fell apart and now EA is shunning Nintendo. As far as I know there isn't any evidence to back it up but it seems a little reasonable.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Heh not even the usual kids crap. And people say its just some random business decision. ha looks like quite a bit of animosity to me. oh well will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

Animosity means nothing if there's sales.

 

[Data West]

but then, why would they pull out support so quickly?

Didn't the Frostbite guy say that it won't work on Wii U and that all of their games ran on Frostbite 2 now?

 

[Canis lupus]

Something about Nintendo not wanting to bend to EA's rules about them wanting to implement Origin on the WiiU. Of course it's all rumor, but then, why would they pull out support so quickly?

I really, really doubt this is the reason.

 

[ymmv]

I'd have expected at least Fifa 2014 for the Wii U. I mean, if even the Vita can get it ...