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[Poetic.Injustice]

Just announced.

 

[sonikokaruto]

that'll hold me till mh4u

 

[The End]

Let's release the one that will sell first to pay for the one that won't

 

[Portugeezer]

I guess this is the thread we use?

 

[perfectchaos007]

This is the year of Smash

 

[cw_sasuke]

But i thought Nintendo had nothing in stage for the system after Kirby ?

Let's release the one that will sell first to pay for the one that won't

This doesnt even make sense xD

 

[SwiftDeath]

So 5 -6 months between versions?

That's interesting

 

[Holykael1]

Are they stupid?
They are devaluing the Wii U by releasing it on 3DS first.

 

[JordanN]

Woah, we live in a world where the handheld version of a popular IP releases before a home console one. Crazy times ahead.

Maybe my prediction is coming true.

 

[Aquamarine]

 

[Vyse The Legend]

I remember when people thought the 3DS version would come out in 2015, after the Wii U.


MMM, delicious crow is on the menu today.

 

[KingSnake]

Poor Wii U.

 

[Spieler Eins]

what, you thought Nintendo couldn't let WiiU fade further into irrelevance? There's always a way!

 

[Chesskid1]

wow handheld version first, pretty crazy

 

[B.O.O.M]

lol great thinking Ninty

So what does the wiiu have between MK in end of May till Smash in Winter?

 

[Yawnier]

Wtf, two versions are releasing that far apart?

 

[Vanille]

Yeah, bad news for Wii U. I imagine a significant portion of the fanbase will get their fix with the 3DS version and wait for a price drop (lol) on the Wii U version.

 

[opticalmace]

lol great thinking Ninty

So what does the wiiu have between MK in end of May till Smash in Winter?

Have we heard anything about X yet? I thought that was 2014.

 

[The End]

But i thought Nintendo had nothing in stage for the system after Kirby ?



This doesnt even make sense xD

I mean, really, it's so people with both systems buy both versions.

But part of it is that the 3DS version is going to sell a ton of copies and the WiiU version won't. This way they can say "Smash has sold 12 million copies across all platforms", even if it's an 11/1 split.

 

[Portugeezer]

So 5 -6 months between versions?

That's interesting

I doubt it would be early summer, probably late summer. And as they say winter 2014 for Wii U that only leaves December. So 4 months max if you ask me.

 

[Atolm]

lol great thinking Ninty

So what does the wiiu have between MK in end of May till Smash in Winter?

Bayonetta 2 (summer iirc) and that's pretty much it.

 

[SwiftDeath]

While I think that this will impact the sales on Wii U a bit, I do still think it will do fairly well on Wii U and sell some consoles. Although this success is in relation to the Wii U's current success so it's still going to be fairly muted in my opinion.

I would take this as indication that Nintendo is probably giving up on Wii U as a platform though. Will still get Zelda U though

I doubt it would be early summer, probably late summer. And as they say winter 2014 for Wii U that only leaves December. So 4 months max if you ask me.

Yeah 4 months may be a better guess at this point. Say August to November?

 

[Gaz_RB]

Sounds crazy to me to not release them at the same time.

 

[RulkezX]

Have we heard anything about X yet? I thought that was 2014.

I really really hope so.

 

[Ricerocket]

This game made sense to release together. Delaying on one platform that long is just killing interest in the one releasing months after.

 

[1st Course]

Summer 2014 = June 21, 2014 - September 20, 2014

Winter 2014= December 21, 2014 - March 19, 2015

 

[B.O.O.M]

Have we heard anything about X yet? I thought that was 2014.

Don't believe they have mentioned anything about a release date or window yet. My guess is 2015 release

Bayonetta 2 (summer iirc) and that's pretty much it.

Was this announced? I thought Bayo2 had no release date info yet

 

[Aostia]

Portable for summer break and home for christmas, good for me!

 

[kingofthedead45]

Please let the netcode be decent.

 

[daegan]

Have we heard anything about X yet? I thought that was 2014.

Yes, if you live in Japan. They haven't even said they're bringing it here yet.

 

[Stone Ocean]

So they're basically sending the Wii U version to die?

 

[Exploratory]

I think I'm getting a 3DS for this.

 

[urfe]

Makes sense to me.

The Wii U version looks a lot better than the 3DS version, and will be the one "serious" fans

Spoiler

(not me)

will want to play.

Spoiler

I'll never get the love of this series

 

[Portugeezer]

While I think that this will impact the sales on Wii U a bit, I do still think it will do fairly well on Wii U and sell some consoles. Although this success is in relation to the Wii U's current success so it's still going to be fairly muted in my opinion.

I would take this as indication that Nintendo is probably giving up on Wii U as a platform though. Will still get Zelda U though



Yeah 4 months may be a better guess at this point. Say August to November?

I always forget when winter begins, I thought it was December though. They didn't say "Holiday", so winter 2014 would have to be Dec.

August - December sounds about right to me.

 

[schuelma]

Repost from other thread:

Hmm. We have one healthy system with a regular stream of games.

We have another on the verge of death, with little announced first or third party.

I know, let's release first on the healthy system and let the other one die.

 

[Spieler Eins]

I wonder what the 3DS holiday title is though. Go go Fantasy Life, Metroid and Wario! I need youuu

 

[dreamfall]

Well, this summer is definitely going to be fun!

Goodness, I was thinking it would've been nice to play it sooner. But let them take their time developing it.

 

[Malyse]

Lyndis

 

[cw_sasuke]

Repost from other thread:

Hmm. We have one healthy system with a regular stream of games.

We have another on the verge of death, with little announced first or third party.

I know, let's release first on the healthy system and let the other one die.

Except that Smash will do more for WiiU as a (big) holiday release than in summer when sales are flat anyways for home consoles.

 

[Malyse]

Zero Suit Samus was one of my mains. I almost cried.

 

[Spieler Eins]

Except that Smash will do more for WiiU as a (big) holiday release than in summer when sales are flat anyways for home consoles.

Late ports are one reason why the console is a failure though, so another one isn't going to do shit.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Late ports are one reason why the console is a failure though, so another one isn't going to do shit.

Except this isnt a port.

 

[TreasureHunterG]

This will pretty much cannibalize Wii U's version hype and sales. There'll be little reason to buy it after the 3DS version comes out, considering it has a far bigger user base.

Once again, Nintendo "foresight" always impress me.

 

[Andrew.]

So I'm guessing Mario Kart is supposed to last us seven months.

Man...

Watch that shit get that two month delay just like Tropical Freeze did

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Late ports are one reason why the console is a failure though, so another one isn't going to do shit.

Late port? What? It's a different game and even though Smash on 3DS will do well, the game is better suited for consoles.

 

[Past]

So Smash Wii U will be release at the end of December? That's not a typical release window for a game, is it?

 

[JABEE]

WiiU doesn't seem long for this world. It makes sense to do this for the sake of the 3DS, but it doesn't paint a rosy picture for the WiiU. The wind will be lifted out of any sails the WiiU version would produce. It cuts the legs out from under Smash as a system mover. Prepare for Nintendo to abandon the WiiU.

 

[Tucah]

Well, I was going to pass on the handheld version but I'll probably get it now.

 

[Jinfash]

I don't feel good about this.

 

[Astro Monster]

They just killed the Wii-U version.