bigtakilla said:
They are developing it, with Platinum Games. https://www.facebook.com/NintendoConsoleGaming/posts/897445373656670 (Miyamoto clearly says "We have been developing Star Fox Zero for Wii U with the aim of releasing it this year. Although we felt that the development had been progressing well, we now believe that we will need a little more time to work on areas such as the unprecedented discovery that we want players to experience in the game by using two screens, and further polishing the level designs and perfecting the tone of the cut scenes. While we have already reached the stage where it would be technically possible to release the title in time for the year-end holiday season, we want to polish the game a bit more so that players will be able to more smoothly grasp the new style of play that we are proposing.") Again, it's being made by both EPD and Platinum Games. Why can't LoZ be shown? They are adding new features to the game and want to build suspense. It'll probably be the last major franchise we get on the Wii U so they don't want to wear out its welcome. Also, Skyward Sword also had something similar happen.... Where's my Skyward Sword Wii U?.... As for Square-Enix, they did post something and immediately took it down. Could it be it wil release a year after the other versions? Completely. How old was Deus Ex when we got the port? But hopefully they will announce some exclusive content, ect to build hype for the NX release. Not to mention a leak happened now. The game isn't supposed to come out until 2016 (and will likely get pushed back). That's what I do have responses for. Why no Animal Crossing? No clue. What about Pikmin 4? Could very well not release next year for the Wii U, Miyamoto just said it was nearing completion so it was the obvious choice. Then again how long has Xenoblade X been near completion, or LoZ Wii U? |
So why can't EAD work on Star Fox themselves? Even last year Miyamoto was saying they needed to find a developer to make the game. He said that at last E3. Sure they're over seeing the development, but Platinum is one actually doing the grunt work of making the game itself. If EAD/EPD is sooooo commited to supporting the Wii U they can't spare even one team to make a Star Fox game for it. Yeah that doesn't seem fishy at all.
Nintendo never stopped showing Skyward Sword or cancelled it being shown at an E3 event. Also alarm bells should be going off in your head when you start seeing most of these so-called "big" Wii U titles that you're mentioning are farmed out projects.
Even from year end here on out
Animal Crossing Amiibo Party - ND Cube, not EAD as the main developer
Mario Tennis - Camelot
Pokken Fighters - Bandai Namco
SMT x Fire Emblem - Atlus
Star Fox Zero - Platinum Games
Sure, Nintendo is overseeing these games, but if you want a sign that Nintendo has moved on to new hardware, its when their software library begins to be made up largely of outsourced projects. That is the exact standard operating procedure for Nintendo when they are in actuality transitioning their main teams to a future platform.
If there is a portable NX, and there certainly is because Nintendo is not going to abandon the only hardware line they have that actually sells for a damn, and even if you accept that could release in 2016 ... well you do realize they kinda have to make games for that too right? Those games don't magically appear out of nowhere because portable games are somehow "lesser" or something in some people's eyes.
The 3DS basically killed all major Wii development and slowed even early Wii U development, take a wild guess what portable NX is going to do even if you're hell bent on the idea that they can't poissible, never, ever, no way release super duper console NX next year.
