Bethesda/Gearbox point out why they don't support Wii U

[oniyide]

curl-6 said:

oniyide said:

Mnementh said:

oniyide said:

 

it would be comparable had the WIi version not been a budget priced game and the PS2 one full price. Funny how people always forget RE4 Wii was sold cheaply out the gate

It was also a gen late. But maybe. Do you think the three RE-games on Wii sold bad, seeing that they were rail-shooter-spinoffs or very, very late ports? Maybe, but that is again personal opinion on this one and the conclusion may differ from person to person.

dont misunderstand me, im not saying those games sold bad, im just saying that WIi fans love to tout RE4 around like it proves something. Didnt really prove anything. Putting up numbers only tells half the story. yes it came out later, but it was budget priced and it was a launch title. So it took advantage fo being cheap and not having alot of competition. Now would it have sold well if it released 6-12months later at full price? I doubt it.

I'm not saying that a Nintendo console cant sell these kinds of games, im saying that it doesnt sell them as well as the other two. As evident that the PS2 version of RE4 is still the best selling one. Now if you dont have Capcom or Ubisoft pockets and you are smaller would you release these types of games on Wii U or whatever? No you couldnt, money if finite and it would be insane to put it on a system whose audience doesnt really play those games in droves, so you have to stick with SOny and Ms

RE4 was not a Wii launch title, and the fact that it was more than two years late (and a last gen port) more than compensates for the lower price I reckon.

never said it didnt compensate, of course it did. But the PS2 version was later than the GC one(not that late granted) and it was sold at full price. And it wasnt a launch title your right, but was released early enough in the console's life cycle that it really didnt compete with anything else, especially in that genre.