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[Mithos]

lherre has some explaining to do . Not that it would have made much real difference anyway...

You sure?

Epic making an official UE4 version is not the same as an UE4 version do not exist or will exist, they didn't do much Nintendo support at all with their engine, OTHER developers ported the engine when they needed it for their games.

 

[Tathanen]

PS4-power-level ports on Wii U were a pipe dream anyway. There's not much point in compromising a game built for that hardware to get it on the Wii U. Wii U will have to survive on games made for it exclusively, not multiplats. Just like the Wii. Such is life.

Since I plan on owning both, I can't really complain! Gimme games made towards a system's strengths, thx.

 

[Keslord]

yeeish, that was cold.

It's also Kotaku. I wouldn't put too much stock in anything but the "no".


Anyways, not a big deal for me. As long as first party games still come out I'm happy. Anyone planning to solely have a Wii U next generation was an idiot in the first place

 

[borius]

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

yes, but there is no point in doing that. If you use UE4 you are doing that because you want to use it at its full potential, using the web version is not allowing that, you'll get better results using ue3 which is available on wii u.

The only thing Wii u is missing are the UE4 tools, but for the rest UE3 is better.

On mobile you're using UE4 tools and some of its new features but you can't use all the UE4 features in a mobile game, not yet, you have to make compromises and the result will be on par will below ue3 console games in the near future.

 

[darkwing]

graphics is not everything, look at how many the Wii sold, more like PS3 + 360 combined I think

 

[Takao]

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

Based on the library, it's not cool to like or support the Wii U if you're a Japanese developer too.

 

[schuelma]

Other than the obvious, it says volumes that Rein can be so openly dismissive of the platform. Nintendo done fucked up good.

 

[Drencrom]

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.

Goddamn

 

[StuBurns]

He actually laughed, that's some cold shit.

 

[Terrell]

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.

Yeah, 3rd-parties have no ill feelings towards Nintendo alright.

 

[Baleoce]

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.

oh my god xD

 

[AZ Greg]

 

[RedSwirl]

Remember this.

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

Yeah, just like all the other engines, this looks more like a lack of business incentive than anything else.

 

[Anteater]

Oh, U

 

[LeleSocho]

 

[Plinko]

Again, if Nintendo wants to release another console after Wii U they're clearly going to have to collaborate with another company. These third-party relationships are irreparably damaged.

 

[Duxxy3]

In the next episode of "How can things possibly get worse":

The Wii U is found to cause cancer
The controller explodes after 3 hours
The Wii U ate my homework and kicked my dog

 

[R_thanatos]

so if i understand this , it's UE3 engine only for wii U

and i should personnaly expect the same kind of framerate problems i saw with ME3 ?

ok then ..

edit : wait no UE4 can work on wii U if other would they waste time and money to do it ...

 

[JordanN]

Yeah, 3rd-parties have no ill feelings towards Nintendo alright.

In this case it's justified.

Nintendo put out weak hardware. Why should developers bend their backs for them instead of pushing their own future?

If anything, Nintendo's lack of empathy for third parties is the real source of "ill feelings".

 

[XANDER CAGE]

http://i.imgur.com/CmFCxON.jpg

 

[Pociask]

. . . but Unreal Engine 4 is going to be supremely scalable. We'll run on mobile phones and on a wide variety of things . . .

But our goal for Unreal Engine 4 console-wise is next-gen consoles. That's really what our energies are focused on.

Not for Wii U is news, but so is the fact that they were just bullshitting about UE4 being a scalable engine. It's a Microsoft/Sony console engine. Good luck with that.

 

[DigitalOp]

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

You know what Im seriously wondering right now?

Does Nintendo seriously have the balls to take it out back and put a bullet in the head?

Like seriously, Or are they riding this sinking ship like a goddamn honorable captain should?

 

[SonnyBoy]

But our goal for Unreal Engine 4 console-wise is next-gen consoles.

Dag.... lol

 

[StuBurns]

so if i understand this , it's UE3 engine only for wii U

and i should personnaly expect the same kind of framerate problems i saw with ME3 ?

ok then ..

Dude, don't worry, there won't be any UE3 games on Wii U either after this year.

 

[metalslimer]

Yeah, 3rd-parties have no ill feelings towards Nintendo alright.

Nintendo deserves it

 

[Call Me Maybe]

The next Nintendo console needs to ditch this retarded philosophy that Iwata seems to insist on for their hardware, it's doing irreparable damage to Nintendo wrt not just the market and their consumers, but also their third party relations and their perception within the industry at large.

 

[Kusagari]

Wii U is a joke at this point.

Also love the flat out diss toward Wii U not being next gen.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

But our goal for Unreal Engine 4 console-wise is next-gen consoles.

ouch!

 

[QuikZilver]

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

Damn son.

Ice cold..

 

[Levyne]

It feels like Wii U buzz/support/everything is falling off a cliff while the Vita is finally finding some footing. Did the Vita ever have a stretch of news this bad?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

so if i understand this , it's UE3 engine only for wii U

and i should personnaly expect the same kind of framerate problems i saw with ME3 ?

ok then ..

If Wii-U gets any UE3 games at all, that'll be a success

 

[CrunchinJelly]

No Frostbite
No UE4
No CryEngine(?)

Not good.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Yeah, 3rd-parties have no ill feelings towards Nintendo alright.

Stop wearing your tinfoil hat you Nintendo loving conspiracy theorist.

It feels like Wii U buzz/support/everything is falling off a cliff while the Vita is finally finding some footing. Did the Vita ever have a stretch of news this bad?

Get this shit out of here. The Vita and Wii U have nothing to do with each other.

 

[Averon]

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.

DDDAAMMNNNN!!!

That's cold blooded. Almost feel sorry for Nintendo. Almost.

 

[Keslord]

Not for Wii U is news, but so is the fact that they were just bullshitting about UE4 being a scalable engine. It's a Microsoft/Sony console engine. Good luck with that.

Epic is a terrible company. They could just say "fuck Nintendo, are don't want our engine on their platform" instead and I wouldn't care. Can't wait for the iOS version of UE4 for the next Infinity Blade

 

[ascii42]

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

Disc space would have been an issue. Certainly for San Andreas if not for the other to.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Remember when people here were speculating that the Samaritan demo was indicative of Wii U's power? LOL

 

[R_thanatos]

Dude, don't worry, there won't be any UE3 games on Wii U either after this year.

Now that i think about it ..they really aren't there !!!

 

[metalslimer]

It feels like Wii U buzz/support/everything is falling off a cliff while the Vita is finally finding some footing. Did the Vita ever have a stretch of news this bad?

Its weekly sales? But no one assumed every big game would come to vita and its not a console

 

[plantedunicorn]

Like it wasn't already the situation but Nintendo really needs to be firing on all cylinders now. Seeing as it seems like nothing is going to be releasing anytime soon, at E3 they should announce a bunch of games for the so called hardcore. None of the expanded audience stuff. Not that there is anything wrong with going after the expanded audience but it's pretty obvious that audience has no interest in the Wii U. They can't just show off games, they need to announce concrete release dates, none of this nebulous launch window crap.

Somehow something in the back of my head tells me Nintendo will still find a way to make another misstep.

They have very little room for error if they want to get the Wii U out of the shitty but quite laughable situation.

 

[Baby Milo]

No Frostbite
No UE4
No CryEngine(?)

Not good.

yeah it's looking rough

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

No Frostbite
No UE4
No CryEngine(?)

Not good.

cryengine 3 supposedly works on wiiU. but yeah, no fb3 and no ue4.

 

[maltrain]

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.

Well, it demonstrate WiiU is NEXT GEN... in mobile devices world...

XD

 

[Keslord]

It feels like Wii U buzz/support/everything is falling off a cliff while the Vita is finally finding some footing. Did the Vita ever have a stretch of news this bad?

How the fuck is Vita finding footing? 2 and 3 year ports of indie games? No. It's just as bad of a position as Wii U.

 

[Canis lupus]

"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.

As EA, they don't consider WiiU next gen.

 

[Berg]

a lot of selective reading in here.
Epic isn't going to port the engine..he doesn't say it's not possible..in fact he says if someone else wants to do it, they can.

If a game is made in UE4, can it be ported down to UE3? or is it stuck on the engine it's made on forever?

 

[FalsettoVibe]

No Frostbite
No UE4
No CryEngine(?)

Not good.

Anybody got a roundup of not for Wii U'' type announcements that have been said in the past couple of weeks......games and all?

 

[darkwing]

No Frostbite
No UE4
No CryEngine(?)

Not good.

I don't think DICE flat out said no Frostbite for the WiiU

 

[King_Moc]

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

Corrected.

 

[Revven]

Ice cold.