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PLEASE keep in mind, when EA talks of GEN4 they do not mean in a conventional sense. This is a term used internally at EA and dictated by teams such as DICE. Basically Gen4 is determined by the game engines they are making.

Here's a more completed quote, thanks superchunk

Q: I know Nintendo came out today and was a little bit more cautious with their outlook for Wii U sales, doesn't sound like this is a platform you guys are really pursuing aggressively on. What does this really say about the consumers' willingness to adopt the next-gen consoles — we should have something new from Sony and Microsoft, so what does that say with Nintendo going through the early struggles on the Wii U?

A: So, couple of things. First, you never count Nintendo out. They've got some of the best IPs in the game industry, when their marquee titles show up, that's when you usually see the bounce. I'm deeply respectful of the achievements they've had over the last several years, and so yeah, never really count them out.

Having said that, I wouldn't say that we see much correlation between the results that Nintendo have just shown with the console debut of the Wii U and what we see coming. We see a pretty sharp distinction and unfortunately I'm unable to go any further than that.

Ours is an industry where a lot of devices come in and represent themselves as the next generation or the next generation after that. You know in many ways, we would argue that the gen— what we're describing as "Gen 4", is yet to come — and it's that we're excited about, and that's what we're investing in, and frankly we've been quite consistent with that for some time, recognising the frustration our inability to articulate precisely why, causes for you.



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And before everyone loses their marbles over the Gen '4' part of this, this is an internal set of definitions they are using set by DICE.

As Nirolak of gaf pointed out : "DICE defines generations based on when 3D came into being on consoles and EA followed."

It's an internal term



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Not really sure what to make of this...



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M.U.G.E.N said:
And before everyone loses their marbles over the Gen '4' part of this, this is an internal set of definitions they are using set by DICE.

As Nirolak of gaf pointed out : "DICE defines generations based on when 3D came into being on consoles and EA followed."

It's an internal term

Doesn't excuse that they're basically counting from PS1.



this reinstates that the next gen systems will be a huge leap over the wii U. I hope its true.



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Soleron said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
And before everyone loses their marbles over the Gen '4' part of this, this is an internal set of definitions they are using set by DICE.

As Nirolak of gaf pointed out : "DICE defines generations based on when 3D came into being on consoles and EA followed."

It's an internal term

Doesn't excuse that they're basically counting from PS1.


that's just one explanation someone put forth..there was another that this must be realted to game engines they are making. But yes either way they are not using the conventional definition here, just an internal one

Either way their attitude towards the wiiu should be clear....not sure wtf happened between them and Nintendo



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teigaga said:
this reinstates that the next gen systems will be a huge leap over the wii U. I hope its true.


i actually thought the same thing



PlayStation Generation 4 is comming.



This is a good statement really.

1) reaffirms EA thinks WiiU will rebound with later Nintendo titles
2) EA shares the obvious that WiiU is next gen
3) EAs next-gen support is coming and presumably to WiiU as well as "other" consoles.

Reading this any other way is just being ignorant.

Stupid incorrect quotes. I was wrong. EA hates WiiU.