Should EA continue to ignore Nintendo?

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Of course, one of the more interesting moments earlier in the WiiU's life was the rise and fall of the "unprecedented partnership" between EA and Nintendo.

A handful of WiiU launch titles later, EA let it be known they didn't have anything new planned for WiiU - while also being mum on any releases for 3DS. For the next two years, EA quietly put out FIFA releases on Wii and 3DS, before putting out "legacy" editions on Wii and 3DS last year.

In effect, 2015 marks the first year there are truly no EA releases on Nintendo platforms. And at this point, EA has now defined the model of ignorance of the Nintendo platform. Say what you will of other 3rd parties that have come and gone, some will at least release some of their smaller-scale titles, and they at least post sales and pricecuts now and then. EA on the other hand will gladly charge you $60 for the nearly 3 year old Need for Speed: Most Wanted- a game they gave away for free on PS Vita earlier this year. The sadder thing is that this is newest game EA's released on the WiiU, and you can't even find it on EA's official website!

You could say I'm beating a dead horse here. We've known for awhile EA flew the roost a long time ago with no clear intention of coming back in the slightest. But it's outright pathetic that EA couldn't figure out a single recent title that would have any commercial potential on either WiiU or 3DS. You could say there isn't any, but the truth is - you'd be wrong. Given the incredible success of Splatoon, would it not make sense to release PvZ: Garden Warfare to the WiiU? If Tomodachi Life could be a hit on 3DS, why couldn't a new Sims game? If Guitar Hero Live could come to WiiU, why couldn't Rock Band 4? And let's not kid ourselves: Fifa 16 on WiiU at this point would sell remarkably better on the WiiU now than many other it did at launch or the other 'legacy' editions.

While EA is far from being anyone's favorite publisher,  they make a solid game now and then. It's a shame to see EA and Nintendo not get *something* together. You have to wonder if there's problems in what they were asking of eachother - or if they even were communicating and collaborating together in the first place.