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Why did the scorpion stung the frog?



Player2 said:

Why did the scorpion stung the frog?

Because it didn't pay enough microtransactions, duh.



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mZuzek said:
Player2 said:

Why did the scorpion stung the frog?

I don't know, has the frog done something?

All the frog did was to carry the scorpion across the river because it asked the frog to do so.



Ka-pi96 said:
Why do you think they have an issue?

Isn't it more logical to assume that their games just don't sell enough on Nintendo consoles to be worth the extra time, effort and money that's required to port them?

Based on what exactly?



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IIRC, EA have a policy that all their games are required to use the Frostbite engine if it's at all possible. Frostbite wasn't compatible with the Wii U at all, and supposedly can run on the Switch, but with really poor performance, hence why they've been using a PS3/360-era to create FIFA games on the Switch instead of just taking the current-gen version and reducing the graphics settings.



KrspaceT said:

I am aware of the EA Origin thing. EA wanted Origin to be the operating system of Nintendo online. Nintendo said no. That is said to be the basis of issues between Nintendo and E.A, on top of any sales issues. 

Reputable source, please.



EA is lazy and want the path of least resistance to money



As. Switch owner, I think the only game I'd consider buying of theirs is Jedi Fallen Order. I have had origin on the PC for a couple years now (got it for cheap way back when) and have hardly touched all the free games I could play.



Ka-pi96 said:
Why do you think they have an issue?

Isn't it more logical to assume that their games just don't sell enough on Nintendo consoles to be worth the extra time, effort and money that's required to port them?

FIFA and Skyrim sold about the same. Doom sold less. Still, look at Bethesda and their ports to the Switch and compare to EA. EA has FIFA (and the Legacy edition at that) and more independent stuff they publish: Unravel and Fe. Nobody thinks they port Battlefield, Anthem or Star Wars, but what about the Sims, Need for Speed, Mass Effect, Dragon Age (Skyrim was also an older game), Madden, Boom Blox (why not), Spore or Plants vs. Zombies (again: why not).

I know, Switch fans love to pile hate on Capcom, but while some ports are crappy, Capcom ported over nearly their full catalogue. And they often sold a lot less than FIFA. Now you say: but FIFA sells more on other platforms. True, but who cares. Porting FIFA is not more expensive than porting Dragon's Dogma and it sold more, so it made money for EA. EA doesn't port stuff to Switch not because of sales, but because they don't want to. And they are big enough to get away with it. Capcom takes the money from cheap Switch-ports happily, to finance the next Resident Evil for PS5.



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