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bananaking21 on 13 February 2013
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RolStoppable said:
bananaking21 said:

fuck wrong link, let me get you the on

"you'll most likely not be able to play with someone on a different generation. And so if you're a FIFA player and, and the soccer season's starting in August, and all your friends are playing FIFA, you're going to want to be on the same box that they're on. So if they all go out and buy a gen-four box if it comes out at Christmas, then you'll most likely do it. If they all hold on and continue to play on third-generation, you'll probably not see that box purchase until after the soccer season's over."

he is talking about next-gen consoles but his point of view also applies to the WiiU. you wont buy it on the WiiU because your friends will buy it on their current gen system

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/186504/EAs_money_man_spills_the_beans_on_its_nextgen_plans.php#.URuc8qVHI5p

The Wii U is already out, so by EA's logic it would make sense to make a serious effort with sports games on the system come August. EA's logic also means that last year's Wii U versions could never be expected to sell well, because the Wii U launched too late. Therefore, it's outright wrong to determine future support based on the sales of Wii U's initial FIFA and Madden sales.

You basically just delivered the reason why there's no excuse for EA to not make their sports games for the Wii U.


the transition of users to the WiiU is still happening lets not forget that, and he gives 2 points, one about the release of the console and second the the effect a consumers friends will have an the consumers choice whether to buy it on the WiiU or his current system. as you pointed out that the first problem is now gone, and i do agree with you determining future support now for the WiiU based on previous sport entries on the console is outright stupid. but the second point is still there(buying the game on the same console as the comsumers friends buy it on), and its a main point in which the consumer will dertmine on which console he will buy fifa/madden, they just dont see a return in the WiiU at the moment and therfore not releasing a port. i would like to say that i think that this might be the right choice for the short term, but not a good one for the long term as they are not building a userbase of sport fans on the console for the future, its a bussines discsion that they most certainly studied and opted to go with not releasing madden now on the wiiU. 

ofcourse its debatable whether this is a good choice or not, but its the logical reason why the madden isnt coming on the WiiU, not that "ea hates nintendo" or "its a conspiracy" and all that nonsense. personally i do think its wrong not releasing it on the WiiU. but i do see why they wont release it, i dont agree with it but there is a logical reason, and thats what im trying to say