Rock Band 4 not coming to Wii U because "the audience is not there"

[MikeRox]

mysteryman said:

MikeRox said:

What I meant was, you already have access to Rock Band on a Wii U, with all your instruments. It's definitely a concern for Harmonix, hence they'll let you bring your instruments across. However my point was, if you have a PS4 or an Xbox 1, you have no way at all of playing Rock Band because there is no backwards compatibility. Whereas, if you have the games on Wii, they still work in your Wii U.

The whole point of the franchise is to keep pumping out new iterations for more money.

Do you beleive the Wii Rock Band titles are currently selling better than a new Wii U title would?

Not at all. However I do think that they will shift more units on PS4 and XB1 than on Wii U, hence for a small studio like Harmonix that makes more sense. Just like how Guitar Hero originally started as a PS2 exclusive.