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S.T.A.G.E. on 17 June 2012
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MrT-Tar said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Chevinator123 said:
1 or 2 years after Nextbox and PS4 you wont see 3rd party games on Wii U cause it wont be able to run them


This. They will have to make special games, specialized for the Wii U because of the huge graphics handicap they will encounter.

I think that will be certainly true for Western 3rd party developers, however I do strongly believe that the WiiU will be a very good platform for mid tier Japanese developers.  Outside of high profile 'AAA' Japanese 3rd party series such as MGS, RE and mainline FF, I don't see Japanese 3rd parties throwing their full weight behind PS4/Nextbox in the same way their Western counterparts enivitably will.  Hell, even the Wii had decent Japanese 3rd party support, getting MH3 exclusive, DQX and timed exclutivity for the likes of Tales of Graces and SW3.  

 

I do think that if Nintendo do play their cards right, the WiiU could becoming something resembling the PSP this gen.  The 3DS will probably remain the dominant 3rd party platform of choice, but I can see the WiiU getting some significant Japanese support, despite the release of it's competitors.


As Sony has become a more western oriented company I can see your point. I am thinking that the Wii U will become the console of Japan. Being that Nintendo has nothing to show at TGS I have a bad feeling about their start up plan though. I think Mistwalker will definitely want to make a game for Nintendo and SE will continue to make Final Fantasy Tactics on it. We must also factor in that most Japanese developers will not be able to afford the high cost of development for next gen and the Wii U will support a less powerful platform which will allow them to profit and build, but the initial sales of the Wii U will spell out whether the Japanese are even interest in developing for it. The sales in the west, let alone America is staggering and I know the Japanese want some of that. 2-3 years after the Wii U they will probably try out the PS4/720. The PS4 and 720 will definitely have the bulk of western support outside of Ubisoft. For the most part I agree. The Japanese companies making JRPG's solely for the Wii could tempt me to buy one for sure. I doubt that the PS3 wont get a good amount next gen. I predict that a lot of games will be made by the Japanese for the HD consoles if they get a good enough publisher to back them like Namco Bandai and produce a potent engine that can exist in the same breath as the UE4, Frostbite and Square Enixes new engine.