Wii U Ports?

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teigaga said:

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TheLastStarFighter said:
If Wii U sells a lot of systems, and games like Watch_dogs sell well, Wii U will get lots of ports, using UE3, UE4 or whatever. If it has no install base and Watch_Dogs bombs, it won't. Simple as that.

 

Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed bombed on Wii U. I don't see Watch Dogs breaking out. The PS3/360 SKUs will probably sell the best, with PS4/720 picking up some early adopter sales on the PS4/720, then the Wii U version last. 

This is provided the game is even any good to begin with. 

The Nintendo audience wants unique content, not ports. And it's been that way for a long time actually. Which is why all this bruhaha over UE4 on Wii U is silly to begin with. Nintendo fans barely buy multi-plats as is (and this goes back to the GameCube era at least). 

The casual audience only wants dance/party games with the occassional bit of Mario once in a while, but that crowd is thinning out, so the above mentioned Nintendo gamer is primarily what is going to be the Wii U demographic IMO. 

Assassins Creed was 3 weeks late, whilst COD's appeal lies largely in its multiplayer, so people who really care are going to get it on the same systems as their friends. Niether title is representive of 3rd paries potential to succeed on the WiiU. I would agree that nintendo's core audience are less likely to be draw to annual franchises like the above, and are slight more esoteric in taste but I think games like Bioshock, watchdog or Dark souls have the potential to do really well on the system. They have a more unique identity then a call of duty title.

My feeling is no. BioShock would not have done any better than COD on the Wii U. I'm sure the Darksiders II folkes were hoping for that to no avail. 

Nintendo fanatics gravitate towards exclusive experiences. That's how something like Zombi U sells the same/better than monster franchises like Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty. Whereas on the PS3/360, "Zombi U" would be a title that would even register on the map even if it was exclusive. 

Something like Rayman Legends would probably sell more than BioShock Infinite or Watchdogs even, if it was still exclusive on Wii U (not that the sales for any of these games would be all that noteworthy). 

That of course is the problem -- nowadays it's too expensive for companies to invest in console exclusives, especially for a system with as small of a userbase as the Wii U (compounded by demographic issues and having to share a pie with Nintendo's own titles).