Cobretti2 said:
Well thats the point they established it elsewhere whilst skipping a console for a whole generation. So their only choices are don't support the Wii U or try to make a small profit in the hope the franchise grows a few market share. COD is exactly the same. COD4 skipping wii U basically meant a lot of people shifted that would normally be one console owners to owning two or more. Also, people are not going to jump consoles to play their favourite franchises if they can get it on their console of choice. The next logical step for these people is to go forward with PS4 and xbox one as all their franchises they like will continue on those systems. If AC suddenly jumped ship to be NIntendo exclusive then you may see people shift like they did with final fantasy VII. Otherwise, why would a single console owner buy a 3rd or 4th installement of the game? Perhaps a 1 and 2 release would have helpped some of these people get inot the franchise, I don't know. Watch Dogs on the other hang has a chance. It is a new franchise and assuming all the rave things we have herd about the game I would expect NIntendo fans to embrace this new IP. This is where NIntendo only owners need to show that they are willing to support good 3rd party efforts, otherwise it will be all doom and gloom. |
COd4 didnt skip it just released late. And even if it didnt it still wouldnt have made much of a difference because people would have figured out the WIi versions of these games were far inferior to the PS360 counterparts and people generally dont like playing games that are that gimped. How else do you explain the games on WIi going down in sales but going up for PS360? and its not just COD just about any core game on Wii did worst than their HD counterpart how do you explain that?
You say people wont jump ship if they can play the series on their console of choice? BUt didnt they do just that for COD on Wii? I think people will do just that if the version they have access to is crappy enough. Or missing alot of features. Hell thats most of what i hear on these forums anyway. (I wont support game if it missing features).
Watch Dogs is...the one to watch, but considering i havent seen the WIi U version anywhere near the others on the preorder charts, im not holding my breath for that one. Mayve word of mouth will leg it out, but if it does crap i can see the excuses now " but it released to close to Mario whatever" then we are back to square one with Ninty gamers only buying ninty games then asking why should 3rd parties even bother.