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curl-6 on 11 June 2016
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Miyamotoo said:
curl-6 said:

It's only profitable as long as more money is made from sales than spent in porting. If they think porting to Wii U is costing too much and don't expect it to sell much on a dead platform, they could jump ship to NX, hoping that cheaper porting and being at the launch of a new system could make for higher profits. 

But that is point, porting is not expensive and we both agree that game would have good sales on Wii U. They can make profit on Wii U and NX versions easily.

We may both agree that it would likely be profitable on Wii U, but a developer with vested money on the line would probably be more cautious than you or me.

It would be a douchebag move to can the Wii U version, but developers have been known to lose their nerve and leave fans high and dry when they get anxious about deadlines and profit margins. Switching to another Nintendo platform that's be easier to port to could seem to them a "Get out of jail free" card; a way to cover their arse for scamming Nintendo gamers, while backing out of challenging Wii U porting.