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TheLastStarFighter on 03 June 2014
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Dunban67 said:
Mr Khan said:
Dunban67 said:
Mr Khan said:
 

Again, you have to provide an explanation of equal or better value, or don't shoot mine down. I agree that the Wii U version presents no threat to the sales of an PS/XB versions, but then why would Activision hurt a version of their own game by acting like it doesn't exist when it does? It makes more sense to think that, as part of that exclusive content deal they signed with Microsoft, for instance, that Nintendo versions of the game have to be announced later. Not a whole separate deal to bury the Nintendo versions, but part of another promotional deal.

But why would they exclude just Nintendo?   Since they are no threat it's not worth excluding them 

to say the only explanation is MSFT or Sony must have paid off Activision to keep the Wii u version silent is like saying you heard a sound in the woods you could not identify therefore the only explanation is that it was Bigfoot 

I keep hearing this, and then hearing no other viable explanation. Feel free to shoot me down, but you should at least come up with an alternative of some kind.

You want me to prove there is no Bigfoot?  Your explanation is not viable or reasonable to assume -  the actual reason(s) could be one or more of many including the Wii u represents insignificant sales for them or they are waiting to see if Wii u hardware sales pick up enough to make a difference or waiting to see how active the current COD Wii u players are when it gets closer to release or it could have something to do that Ony Activision and Nintenndo are aware of that we may never find out -  it could be for many other reasons more reasonable than Sony or MSFT buying off Activision to delay, cancel or keep quiet keep the Wii u version-  

But what you're saying doesn't make sense.  The Wii U version of Ghosts was barely even announced and it was done so just before release.  The game was not developed in a month or two, the Wii U port team was surely working on it long before that, most likely since the last version was ported.  Not spending dollars advertizing the Nintendo version makes perfect sense, but not admitting its existence does not.  If Advanced Warfare is currently being ported for Wii U, it should be on the COD website with all the other versions.  But it's not, and the only reasonable explaination is MS paying for it not to be included so that a third potential option for COD players doesn't emgerge and eat into the XBox market as Playstation has done.  If Wii U versions were promoted - complete with free online - that market could potentiall grow.  Any smart company knows the best way to beat competition is to never let it begin.