| fallen said: Well, it's clearly not the case, proven now. Wii U is not getting next gen versions of games. BF4, NFS Rivals, COD Ghosts, NBA 2k14, etc etc etc. |
Just hold a second - the claim was that the WiiU would be powerful enough to get next-gen ports. Except for COD Ghosts (which is on the WiiU), the other games you mention are not available for the WiiU due to EA's limited distribution, rather than technical reasons.
I can't speak for all Nintendo fans, but certainly my expectation was never that the WiiU version would be of the same graphical quality as the PS4 and XB1 versions. My expectation is that the WiiU would be good enough to get downgraded versions (i.e. 720p, no AA, no tesselation, simpler lighting, 30FPS vs 1080p/60FPS). So far, that does not seem to be a problem - most games available on the "next-gen" platforms have versions on the PS360, which would run fine on the WiiU had the publishers bothered to put in the effort.
The WiiU's problem is not power, but market size. Until the market is big enough, publishers and games developers will continue to ignore it. I fear the performance of 3rd party software this Christmas is not doing much to change that situation.
