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Nintentacle said:
oniyide said:
Nintentacle said:
If this is actually real, why can't EA just admit they're not putting games on it because of the low sales? It's not as bad as making a really dumb excuse that we know isn't true.

they've said that before. And even if they didnt, so what? what difference does it make? Games are not coming regardless

The difference would be that EA is not acting like kids that think they're good at trolling. 

its April fools and the tweets are gone. Is it that serious? Dont answer that, no it isnt



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That was weak. How is that harsh considering half the people who would even care probably dont follow EA on twitter. Harmless.



Now if Nintendo tweeted this back...
We want to congratulate our unprecedented partners on their new slogan change.

EA - It's in the game. (Just behind a paywall).



I don't think it is harsh, it's actually funny. However, if the EA guys are unable to get the frostbite engine running on Wii-U properly, they are just bad programmers. The truth is that they do not want to get it running.



Better off sticking with it then deleting it after sensitive fans complain.



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etking said:
The Wii-U is a dead system and nothing will change that, unless Nintendo decides to radically change their strategy which is very unlikely to happen.


Even if the Wii U had reached 20 million sold by now, EA would not be supporting it with the same vigor as the PS4 and Xbone. The Wii U might have gotten Boom Blox 3 if it sold that well, but it still wouldn't be getting those big multiplatform games from EA.



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daredevil.shark said:

EA Goes Too Far With Harsh Wii-U Bashing April Fools Joke, Then Deletes It

April Fools is always played in good spirits in the video games industry, but this latest attempt by EA, which sees the company openly mocking the Wii-U on Twitter, comes across more spiteful than playful.

 

The ‘prank’ came from the official Twitter account for the company’s Frostbite Engine 3, which EA has previously stated is too powerful for the Wii U to run. EA is no longer making games for the system for this reason, which is fair enough. There was no need for this though:

 

 

 

 

Update: In fairness to EA as a whole, since we saw the distasteful tweets and wrote this news piece the messages have quickly been deleted, presumably after somebody with an ounce of common sense at the company spotted them.

 

Source: http://www.thirteen1.com/2014/04/01/ea-goes-too-far-with-harsh-wii-u-bashing-aprils-fools-joke-then-deletes-it/

Common sense and EA is an even better april fools joke.



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That wasnt even funny in anyway....

EA is a fail of a company.
their games suck too.



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Fusioncode said:
Pavolink said:
Lameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
At least try harder EA.

They should hire you. You'll teach them how to troll Nintendo right. 


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Kresnik said:
At least they did it on April Fools, unlike that silly Namco Bandai rep on youtube...!


I don't I heard about that one before.



I'm disappointed.

I expected to find another opportunity to bash EA in this thread. That was no opportunity at all! Some people are being far too oversensitive.