Is Activision going to give up on the WiiU?

[Viper1]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Viper1 said:

I think you missed the part that began with how they poorly handled development and marketing of the series on Nintendo consoles since the beginning.  Meaning that they failed to generate a fan base so by the time they did manage to develop a quality version, any hope of doing well was long gone.

And don't tell me that Nintendo failed to generate a fan base for CoD fans before CoD even became a series because I already acknowledged the target audience was mismatched and you can't fail to establish a player base for a product that doesn't even yet exist.

I understand you, but really, I don't think they failed to market the game. The generation is winding down and part of the market is being segmented from console to console. I read somewhere that COD sold 25% less than expected.

Indeed the demand for the series is finally receeding.   However, the series has always been very poorly marketed on Nintendo consoles.  Often times not even being revealed until just a few months prior to release and then missing in the majority of TV, print and online advertising.

As a journalist, I've been to Activisions' press parties, received their press kits and seen how they internally push each SKU.  Nintendo was never given any attention at the press parties, was barely mentioned in their press packages and kits and practically didn't even acknowledge a Wii U SKU even existed until longer after development began on other consoles.

And don't forget that Infinity Ward never touched those consoles.  Even now Treyarch still handles the Wii U iterations.