S.T.A.G.E. said:
JakDaSnack said:
So if Tomb Raider needed 5 million to make even, can you imagine how much a game would cost to make that actually used 7 gb's of ram? It would take hundreds of artists/developers, and likely any of the big company's that actually try to make those games would likely take massive losses because of it.
The wiiU may end up getting 3rd party support simply because 3rd party publishers need the extra money to make even. |
Nah...they wont gimp their art direction because of Nintendo. Japanese devs probably will but western ones know better if they want optimal games. Nintendo blew their shot to win back the hardcore, by saying they were not competing with Sony and Microsoft and with each waking day that more specs are shown it shows how far out of the game Nintendo really is. Competition will get really fierce and companies will or they wont make back their money. The developmental budgets will be similar for the first couple of years and depending on the game will increase. Nintendo isn't exactly neccessary if they dont want themselves to be and they've proven that. Sucks for the loyal fans they've had that wanted a console from them that is as functional as all the others.
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They don't have to gimp the art direction to put in on a nintendo console. They Can either
A) release the games for the 720/ps4 then release it later on the wiiU
B)make the game for the 720/ps4 and then take extra time to scale down the game on the wiiU(usually just a few months), and release it at the same time.
But you are missing the point, it's not a matter of winning back the hardcore, or competing with Sony and microsoft, it's a simple matter of making a profit. And if they can make even, or a profit by making the game on the wiiU, then they absolutely will.
