Yeah and you aren't the one with millions of dollars on the line.

Here's what I think is going on:

-TDT was developed completely around the architecture of the Wii U - and this console will be phased out in less than a year.

-The NX will use an entirely different arch and as such porting this game would be expensive

-Most importantly, the game development isn't going well and they don't think the game will fit their target audiences.

The money has been spent, the game has been made, it would be wise of NOA to just put it on the eshop (shouldn't be that expensive to do) so as to please the few that like it instead of just ignoring the investment made

I'll just chime in to say that a critically divisive game is not the same as a game that only a small handful of people like. One man's trash might be another man's treasure, but in this case the game looks like it's going to be quite a bit more heavy on the trash side of things with few left to feel it's treasure.

I'm still curious to see how the MP is... that was the main draw of the game for me

eshop maybe, but you do not know how much they have or still need to put into it.  Correct me if I am wrong, but none of us know its progress.

Even if it was done marketing and distribution take up a massive chunk of  change.  Some times it is just best (Or not lol) to cut your losses.

Dont market it (like xenoblade chronicles), use the UK translation (like xenoblade chronicles), put it on eshop or barely distribute it to gamestop (like xenoblade chronicles). There are many inexpensive ways to go about this.

We do know the progress of the game. It's virtually done and it's coming out in less than 3 weeks in other countries. There are no more losses to cut. The best thing you can do is release it to appease the few that were looking forward to this game.

I did not know  that.  So then I assume it will come to NA eventually in some form, and if it doesn't there has to be something extra weird going on, or they have numbers that show it will bomb hard.

I do think it will come out in NA, but it won't be through extravagant and pricy means. I'm guessing just digitally on the eshop. As many people said, the main thing holding them back would be the image problem of releasing a bad game. But they should ignore that given the money they spent.

Unless it's insanely offensive to Fox-News soccer moms I agree.  I mean at this point how much more damage can really be done to the Wii U??