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Vodacixi on 29 February 2016
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Einsam_Delphin said:
Vodacixi said:

In fact, there is. If as we suspect development started on Wii U, making Pikmin 4 multiplatform should be pretty easy.  With that, they would have another Wii U game without even trying and reduce the backlash they will surely recieve for stop supporting Wii U after only 4 years of life. Also, it would fit in the kind of games Wii U have confirmed for this year: ports, localizations and low budget games. I don't see it THAT unbelieveble

Not that it matters, but Pikmin 4 would not fit in with those types of games. I mean it's obviously not a port or localization, and with how good Pikmin 3 was it's very unlikely to be on the same tier as Ultra Smash n amiibo Festival in terms of budget/quality. Now making the game multiplatform may not be easy or even possible if they updated the game to take advantage of the new hardware like they did with Pikmin 3. The biggest point though is again, Nintendo's unwillingness to support the Wii U any longer. They've clearly shifted focus to NX, thus so to are any unannounced games they were working on for Wii U. They can't just make every game multiplat, infact Nintendo rarely ever makes multiplatform games iirc. Unlike the Wii U, the NX still has a chance of success, so it just makes sense to pool all their resources into it.

I was refering to 2016 games. Pokken (arcade port), TP HD (Gamcube port), SMT X FE (localization), Star Fox (low budget, I don't want to initiate a debate on this one pls), Mario VS Sonic (low budget). Only Zelda seems out of place. Pikmin 4 would fit pretty well between these games. It's not about if the game is good are bad, is about the people and money put into it. And Pikmin it's not an AAA title or between. Not even close.

Even if they take advantage of the NX hardware, I don't think it would be difficult to por it to Wii U. It's not a Wii-Wii U difference. More like PS3-PS4. And we've seen plenty of games in both systems.

Sure, they rarely do this and they're focusing all their resources on NX since probably half 2015.  But, this is an unprecedented situation. Wii U will die with only 4 years on the market and it hadn't the same kind of games other Nintendo system had (quantity and quality wise). Fans will surely be angry. Having some "big" name IP like Pikmin announced for the system would make thinks a little better. Of course, I don't know if it would be completely worth it, I'm just trying to prove this is not complete nonsense.