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Conina on 30 May 2015
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spurgeonryan said:

Project Cars for instance. If we want it bad enough we will pay for it!

What will it cost? Do an indiogogo and let the money add up, or do a kickstarter and give us a real test! The kickstarter indie games are proof we will pay for it. So if companies are worried about making a profit, why not make a profit from the start? Is it really that hard?

Could have solved a lot of third party problems over the years! Instead of letting things build up like they did with Project Cars and even Watch Dogs.

Who is "we"? These kickstarter and indiegogo campaigns were multiplatform or PC only.

  • The most successful multiplatform kickstarters reached 87k supporters (Broken Age), 67k (Mighty No. 9) and 57k so far (Yooka-Laylee).
  • The most successful PC-only kickstarters reached 75k supporters (Torment: Tides of Numenera), 74k (Pillars of Eternity) and 61k (Wasteland 2).
  • The PC-only crowdfunding phenomenon "Star Citizen" reached 900k supporters by now.
  • They most successful WiiU-only crowdfunding reached... was there a successful one yet? http://nintendo.about.com/od/information/a/Current-Wii-U-related-Kickstarter-Projects.htm

The crowdfunding campaigns for WiiU-versions would only appeal to WiiU-owners. And most (not all) WiiU-owners with an additional PS4, XBO or gaming PC would probably prefer the prettier version for their faster system.

So how many supporters would a WiiU-only kickstarter for a proper port get for a game, which also is released without crowdfunding on other systems? How many supporters would be enough to convince the developers/publishers of a AAA-game, that a WiiU-version would be profitable?

Most of the WiiU-owners wouldn't even be aware of the kickstarter campaign for a WiiU-port. And many who know of the campaign would have their reasons to NOT back the port... why should THEY pay in advance when the owners of the other systems don't have to? Who guarantees them that the WiiU-version gets the care and optimization it needs? What if the WiiU-version is released months later than the other versions?