EA sent ME3 on Wii U to die.

[Mr Khan]

JWeinCom said:

1.  Do you have any evidence that ths is an inferior port?  Just because they haven't announced DLC, doesn't mean it's not coming.

2.  You do realize that games tend to get pushed back sometimes, don't you?  Especially when you're working with new hardware, which tends to be more difficult.

3. New developers have to start somewhere, and what better place than a port?  I can personally affirm that Mass Effect 3 is a fine port.  I played it at Nintendo's Wii U event, and it's basically identical to the X-Box 360 version.  The controls are great, graphics are pretty much identical, framerate is solid, and so on.  Touch controls are subtle but work really well. 

4.  Why yes, yes there was a demo at the press event.  As I said, I played it and it was pretty cool.  As for a lack of E3 presence, there's a lot of games that had just as little E3 presence.  I guess Epic Mickey, Tekken Tag Tournament, Darksiders 2, NBA 2k13, Fifa, Madden, Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing, Ninja Gaiden Razor's Edge, and others are also being sent out to die? 

Activision got to go on stage at the press event because they were confirming games that hadn't been confirmed and because Black Ops 2 is kind of a big deal.  At E3 Nintendo likely just wanted one third party port on display to show that the Wii U can do those kinds of games.  Batman Arkham City probably got the nod because WB interactive is supporting the Wii U with other games.  Likewise, Ubisoft is showing VERY strong Wii U support, so it's pretty clear why they got stage time.  Not every game got an in depth preview at Nintendo's event, but that doens't mean they're being sent out to die.  It just means that time is limited.

Speaking of EA trying to downplay the Wii U, I didn't read every comment from every rep at their summer showcase.  I did talk to the head developer for Madden 13 Wii U while I was at Nintendo's press event, and he seemed quite intent on making the project as successful as it could be.  I'd assume the guys workiing on other Wii U projects felt the same way.

5.  They did it on PS3 too.  It may not make it a good or fair business practice, but it goes against any anti-Nintendo conspiracy ideas. Plus it sold pretty well on the PS3.  That's what EA tends to do.  At least it comes with From Ashes. 

6.  And the PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 featured the same boxart as the X-Box version, with white text on a black background talking about the included DLC.  If they thought that the X-Box version had great boxart, why would they try to change it for the Wii Version?  They're not trying to attract people who already bought the game.

Actions speak louder than words. The Wii U version of Madden 13 is feature-crippled.