Indie dev defends Wii U and brings up a valid point.

[cannonballZ]

st0pnsw0p said:

cannonballZ said:

st0pnsw0p said:
What point would there be to only releasing the (hypothetical) game for Wii U? Unless they use the gamepad in a way that's absolutely crucial to the game (which is something that even Nintendo themselves haven't figured out how to do yet) to do something that neither the PS4 or XBOne can do, there's no reason not to release a game on all the other systems as well.

The point is making a game that plays differently from it's counterparts to attract gamers to their Wii U offerings which are currently selling poorly with the current formula of just porting. And adding Wiimote functionality to all games would be nice.

I can imagine an AC spin off or tie in doing quite well once the install base is larger.

Yes, but why would the game not bereleased on all the other systems as well? What reason would there be to make it Wii U exclisive?

Well, I guess if they made very good use of the gamepad and wii mote combo, it can offer something that can't be done on other systems. I love using the gamepad for the HUD on aciv, it leaves full screen view without anything in the way. And the gamepad offers a better mini map allowing you to see more of whats ahead and around you as well as the ability to zoom in and out of the map with much better detail than the mini map on screen. If they were to team that up with some awesome motion controls then it definitely would be a version that couldn't easily be ported or duplicated on another system.