In some cases, It's not Nintendo's fault (3rd Party support)

[Damian.W]

oniyide said:

Damian.W said:

The largest issue is exactly what you stated. I'm a PS3 owner who bought the Wii U day 1 because of games like Zombiu, Ghost Recon (shelved) and the fact that I can play off-screen. And what annoys me is when 3rd parties complain that their multi-plat games aren't selling well. Well of course not, half your games are already on other consoles for lower prices and have more features.

 

I already had AC3 and Black Ops 2, because AC3 came out earlier, and Black Ops had a larger online service on PS3. Sniper V2 and Deus Ex: DC priced at $50? for the same price I could get V2 on PC with dlc and the nazi zombie missions. For $30, I could get directers cut on PS3 with the same content, just no touch interface. 

So then whats the solution? If they dont make these ports then people will complain that they dont get support. Or should they continue and keep having the games underperform?

Nothing. The Wii U is selling badly. You either make a game for it, or you don't. I don't mind it when the Wii U gets a more expesnive version of a game with jsut as much, if less, content as other consoles. What annoys me is when these companies complain that people aren't buying these games. 

Maybe I'm just bad at explaining. Monster Hunter sold almost 500k (more with digital), despite being more populare on the 3ds. This is becasue the game offered online, upscaled resolution, and large screen gaming, more content than 3ds. Considering the attach ratio, it sold well, and even capcom said it was a smash hit. 

Lego City: Undercover was exclusive to the console (aside from 3ds) and had the interest of gamers to buy it as a lego version of GTA. Again, attach ratios considered, it sold well for a new ip.

Games like Ac3 and BO2 sold about 200k because they were already available on other consoles with larger userbases. The fact they sold anything is a feat. So make games for the Wii U , price it what you want, but keep the production values as low as possible. A console with barely over 3.5 m users won't net you a profit if you expect everyone to buy it.