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[EDarkness]

After reading the Madden thread and how it's not coming to anything but the PS3/360, I started looking at their release schedule and outside of Need for Speed, they have no new Wii U games coming. Now, I figure they that SOMETHING coming...maybe, but as I see now there's no new Tiger (which is totally surprising), no Madden, no Battlefield, no Mass Effect trilogy (or expansion packs for ME3), no Crysis...nothing. It's crazy as hell to see this. In my experience Nintendo and EA have always had a relatively decent relationship, but it seems like things are really at a low point now. EA are the masters of putting just about every game on every system out there, but they've been pairing down the porting recently an it seems like the Wii U didn't make the cut.

I won't lie, I'll probably end up getting Need for Speed since my wife just like driving around in these sort of games, but the whole situation is curious to me.

Anyone else have any thoughts?

 

[Rhindle]

How is that different from any other Western publisher?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

It's in the (mind)game.

 

[LiK]

gotta get ready for the next-gen consoles

 

[Doctor Decimate]

i will be extremely surprised if the yearly sports titles are not released for the system

 

[Deadbeat]

I think EA was on board with Nintendo until they said no to Origin or whatever they were pushing.

 

[harrypmgaga]

Iwata's got all them secret EA Wii U games locked up in dat phat booty.

I think EA was on board with Nintendo until they said no to Origin or whatever they were pushing.

As far as I know they're pro-whatever-service-publishers-have. I know ME3 on Wii U had Origin integration too.

 

[Pachterballs]

you're better off with no EA games
most hated company and all that.

Spoiler

bu bu bu EA sucks.

 

[Revven]

I think EA was on board with Nintendo until they said no to Origin or whatever they were pushing.

This is my thought as well.

 

[Aaron Strife]

And all just because Nintendo refused to let EA run their entire online system.

Silly out of touch Nintendo

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

Need for Speed Most Wanted still hasn't come out yet. lol

 

[Sacul64]

I would say that if this ends up being true it would be pretty good proof that something went down between the 2 wand WiiUs online.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Just wait for Mirror Edge 2: Anihawk Edition for the Wii U at the next Nintendo Direct

 

[braves01]

I don't mess with either of them, but what's the difference between Origin and Uplay? Why would Nintendo allow one but not the other?

 

[Derrick01]

And all just because Nintendo refused to let EA run their entire online system.

Silly out of touch Nintendo

Good. No one should bend over for that piece of shit company. They already inflate their numbers with shitty ios games that force it.

 

[epmode]

And all just because Nintendo refused to let EA run their entire online system.

As awful as this sounds, it could only have been an improvement. We probably wouldn't be stuck with the current tied-to-hardware rules.

 

[~ZIO~]

EA will eventually release software for the console. They're trying to find every reason not to right now, but when the user base grows, they would be screwing themselves over a ton of money. And as it stands now, they shouldn't really be giving up any opportunity where the potential to earn money is open to them.

 

[11redder]

Didn't Arkham say in a thread over the past few days that EA definitely has games coming to Wii U?

 

[EDarkness]

I don't mess with either of them, but what's the difference between Origin and Uplay? Why would Nintendo allow one but not the other?

From my understanding, each company can connect their network into the Nintendo network like they do for PSN and XBL. If they want to add more features they can have an app that gives the players achievements and such. Which is why Ubisoft has a uPlay app. I guess EA didn't want to do any of that and wanted the whole thing to themselves.

 

[walking fiend]

As far as I know they're pro-whatever-service-publishers-have. I know ME3 on Wii U had Origin integration too.

Now, THAT is actually the problem; it seemed as if they were going to have some kind of exclusive relationship with each other.

 

[Frolow]

Wait, the Origin on the Wii U rumor was actually true? Or are you guys jumping to conclusions?

 

[freddy]

EA will have games coming. Will you want them? That's the question.

 

[EDarkness]

As awful as this sounds, it could only have been an improvement. We probably wouldn't be stuck with the current tied-to-hardware rules.

No way. I've been using Origin since it was released for various games and I hate it. If there was a way to unpair the games I've purchased through it, I would gladly do so.

 

[Pachterballs]

Didn't Arkham say in a thread over the past few days that EA definitely has games coming to Wii U?

their investor keynote suggest nominal/no support. They're chasing D+O $$

 

[AcceptableGhost]

They have an unprecedented relationship bro.

 

[Dave Meltzer]

Origin is neither good nor bad to me. I have no negative nor positive experiences with it. It's just there.

 

[Eusis]

Wait, the Origin on the Wii U rumor was actually true? Or are you guys jumping to conclusions?

Probably jumping to conclusions, but who knows. Most likely I guess they'd be waiting on the audience to mature or they focus on what's biggest first: I would expect Madden to hit Wii U and maybe Wii, but they're advertising 360/PS3 first because those are the primary targeted consoles and the ones 99% of the fanbase that'd look now would pay attention to anyway. Those who'd get it on Wii/Wii U probably don't even care to know it's formally announced (actually 99% probably don't care because it's Madden of course it's coming out.)

 

[Coloress_Kafka]

It is not a going concern for the company. During the earnings call Peter Moore went out of his way to list HD platforms as PS3/360. If Nintendo wants support they can write some checks for it like Sony did all those years Madden still came to PSP.

 

[MickeyPhree]

Not having madden is a death sentence no?

 

[EDarkness]

EA will have games coming. Will you want them? That's the question.

What games? The Sims? Some party games? Maybe some exercise games? None of their big games seem to be coming. What gets me is no Tiger Woods. I was really looking forward to that one since the Wii versions were pretty good. From what Crytek have been saying looks like Crysis 3 isn't making it either.

 

[schuelma]

I don't think they will completely ignore the platform, but I doubt they are actually going to release anything worth buying.

 

[epmode]

No way. I've been using Origin since it was released for various games and I hate it. If there was a way to unpair the games I've purchased through it, I would gladly do so.

No one has worse digital distribution policies than Nintendo. Not even EA.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Didn't Arkham say in a thread over the past few days that EA definitely has games coming to Wii U?

Hope so, but would he really be in a position to know?

 

[Eusis]

No one has worse digital distribution policies than Nintendo. Not even EA.

Gamefly. Sorry we don't sell those games you bought anymore so you're not allowed to redownload them.

Also Digital River charged for the ability to redownload.

 

[PhantomR]

Didn't Arkham say in a thread over the past few days that EA definitely has games coming to Wii U?

Yes he did indeed. I'll try to see if I can find it.

 

[EDarkness]

They have an unprecedented relationship bro.

Gotta admit, it is rather unprecedented.

 

[Parallacs]

I won't be all that sad if Steam and the WiiU go forward without EA.


Remember when EA and Sierra were the BEST publishers?

 

[Yagharek]

I have zero personal interest in any EA games, I'll never buy them.

But their absence on Wii U is very concerning for the platform.

 

[Eusis]

Remember when EA and Sierra were the BEST publishers?

No.

 

[Sacul64]

Do the EA games on the Wii U have online passes if any of them do have online? Also note EA is a bitter company. They do not provide Gamestop with online passes for used titles (Both Sony and WarnerBrothers do) and refuse gamestop employes on their retail loyalty site.

 

[qko]

I got Madden cuz the Niners are in the Super Bowl (only ever get a sports game when my favorite sports team plays for the Championship), and lord is that the buggiest turd ever laid on the Wii U. Most of the buggier Wii U games have been patched by now, but it seems EA won't ever be patching this. Thanks for giving me the finger EA Sports.

 

[Kusagari]

EA trying to Dreamcast the Wii U.

 

[jello44]

Wait, the Origin on the Wii U rumor was actually true? Or are you guys jumping to conclusions?

As far as I know, it was just some rumor that people like to perpetuate as true.

 

[epmode]

Gamefly. Sorry we don't sell those games you bought anymore so you're not allowed to redownload them.

Also Digital River charged for the ability to redownload.

...You're right. I still can't reinstall SWAT4 thanks to that POS company. And I just remembered the Digital River thing but I didn't think they were in the DD business any more.

Nintendo: Better than Digital River. Barely.

 

[JDSN]

As awful as this sounds, it could only have been an improvement. We probably wouldn't be stuck with the current tied-to-hardware rules.

Yeah, im sure the ping of Ubisoft, Activision and other third parties wouldnt suffer compared to EA's. smh

 

[SniperHunter]

wow @ ea blackmailing nintendi

 

[epmode]

Yeah, im sure the ping of Ubisoft, Activision and other third parties wouldnt suffer compared to EA's. smh

They sell third party games on Origin and the ping is fine. Not that I use the program or anything.

 

[one_kill]

EA: No Origin?! Fine... You know what we'll do? We'll release ME3 for the Wii U. A couple of months later, we'll release ME trilogy for the PS3 and 360.

 

[EDarkness]

As far as I know, it was just some rumor that people like to perpetuate as true.

I don't know if it's true or not, but people I know on the inside have hinted as much. I don't know if anyone is every going to know the whole story, but I think either way it's safe to say that SOMETHING happened. And whatever that was wasn't good at all.

I have a feeling that Nintendo doesn't have any hard feelings since they still advertise EA's games on the store regularly. EA isn't doing the same for Wii U stuff, however.

 

[Eusis]

...You're right. I still can't reinstall SWAT4 thanks to that POS company. And I just remembered the Digital River thing but I didn't think they were in the DD business any more.

Nintendo: Better than Digital River. Barely.

It's not just games they stopped carrying in the movie, I can understand that even if it's a shit move on their part. But no, they put NWN2 back up... then pulled it down again when they stopped selling it. What in the fuck? And I'll have to keep an eye to see when/if THQ games get pulled from DD services and see if SR2's still there to download, not that it matters being a Steam game but still.

So, yeah, Nintendo got one of the most important things right (the ability to redownload what you own regardless of availability), they just need to fix up their hardware permissions and they'll be perfectly fine.