After asking multiple people, http://mynintendonews.com/2012/08/19/nintendo-luring-mobile-developers-to-wii-u/">writer Emily Rogers is claiming that developers receive a larger cut of revenue by putting games on Wii U’s Nintendo eShop compared to bringing games to Xbox Live Arcade or PlayStation Network. Apparently, Nintendo is trying hard to convince developers to bring both their smaller-sized titles and full retail games to the Wii U eShop. Rogers also says that Nintendo is “aggressively seeking indie games.”

http://mynintendonews.com/2012/08/26/video-game-developers-income-higher-from-wii-u-eshop-than-xbla-psn/

"Nintendo is “aggressively seeking indie games.”"

Does anyone else picture Iwata storming basements and forcing indie developers to follow them to Nintendo HQ?

They have have reggie in that basement in case they don't agree, his body is ready.

I'm sure right now Wii U developers are making a lot of money on eShop games. I mean what with all the Wii Us that have been sold and all the games available for purchase on eShop right now.

I'm sure whatever perceived advantage Nintendo thinks they have at the moment, Microsoft and or Sony will counter when they truly feel threatened. Until then, developers are making money and considerable amounts of it on XBL and PSN.

The problem Nintendo faces right now, and to which it is throwing money at, is getting developers to your table after they've thrice been and you've refused to feed them. Nintendo knows it needs games in its eShop so it'll do anything it takes to lure them there. Like a pedo enticing a child into a big white van with candy or a puppy.

If they don't get developers on board, especially with unique content, then they potentially run the risk of losing the consumer in the short term. Basically chicken and egg problem. Need games to entice consumers, need consumers to entice developers.

It'll be interesting if they succeed.

Cool that they're trying to encourage indie development on WiiU, not sure how effective it'll be but still cool of them.

Wasn't this posted before by you? I remember reading something similar to this months ago.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=144633

But... how? The Wii U isn't even out yet. :0

I loled at this!

@oni: I second the motion with ROFL!

That's how awesome the Wii U is for third parties. It breeds money from nothing.