| teigaga said: Nothings concrete, we are all just speculating here but my thinking is as follows: So many developers have confirmed they're working on Next Gen/Unnannounced systems, go look at any of their job vacancies and its written everywhere. Starwars 1313 is confirmed for an announced platform. Developers like Square are showing of their nex gen engines, showcasing visuals beyond what most people believe the wii U is capable of. When you have developers showcasing non pc-centric games on very Hi-end PC's it seems pretty evident to me they're indending them for future, more powerfull platforms. In terms of Wii U support, developers have had the dev kits in their hand for a year and a half, so it does worry me that none of the above have been announced for the system. I agree 3rd parties are loyal to money but that didn't garuntee support for the wii, if the wii U system can't easily support their games, yet they've got 2 combined platforms which will (720/ps4), they may not feel the need to port games down to the wii U. And the perception of the userbase nintendo attracts is also against them as proven by Bethesda. To date the Wii U doesn't have a single big (commercially big) 3rd party title announced for it next year. Some may have complete confidence that developers will one by one announcea wii U versions to launch day and date as on the other platforms, but I'm not so sure. The ps3 and 3DS have had strong 3rd party support from the get go, games began development on the systems long before sales could be judged. I believe the exact same applies to the both 720/PS4 and I believe developers will treat them as a combined market similar to how they have this gen, meaning support is garunteed. Of course if the Next Gen systems are announced and they're only marginly more powerfull then the Wii U then it'll be a different story. This is obviously just speculation/opinion, so do yourself doubt that the ps4/720 have a ton load of 3rd games in devlopment right now, games which are being developed with one of the 2 being the lead paltform? |
I think in contrast to the wii u, the PS3 and 3DS were garanteed to sell relatively well so developers commited to early big titles.
Even the most ardent Nintendo fan with a degree of intelligence will know that the fate of the wii u is in the lap of the gods.
It could be - as I hope - a resounding success. It can do about OK or it can fail.
I think some developers are playing a waiting game like they did with the x360. Many developers may have early plans drawn up for big titles but before they spend millions they want to see what the market share for the wii u will be like in a few months. Like you I speculate.
I totally agree with the bolded bit.
That's why if nintendo released another console that can't even remotely compete with the next PS and Xbox in terms of power or graphics they will be in the exact same situation as the wii regarding third party support.
Nintendo needs third-party support and they know it.
