Yes, just like how blockbusters crashed the movie industry.
Kotaku: The Wii U Won't Be Getting Unreal Engine 4
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Yes, just like how blockbusters crashed the movie industry.
Jack Scofield
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Doesn't really affect Nintendo fans anyway. They live in their bubble of the dozen or so Nintendo games released for the system. Even if UE4 worked on the Wii U, the fans wouldn't buy UE4 games.
WeAreStarStuff
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I grew up with Nintendo; it's sad to see them fall...it's like trying to shoot that dog in Duckhunt; funny and frustrating.
It's not like Nintendo is the only one that's moving for having indies on the platform, they will have an hard time there too.
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JaseMath
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Seriously. I don't understand all the mocking...did anyone really expect UE4 on Wii U anyway?
Napalm_Frank
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Call Me Maybe
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Oh, I agree with you entirely. I was just clarifying what the intent of the post you'd quoted might have been.
Personally, I think Nintendo gets what is coming to them. If they had made a viable system for western sensibilities, they would be getting support from the west. They failed to do that, so they won't.
Dave Meltzer
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This is what you get for buying a console at launch when it literally had nothing of note forecast for past the first 6 months.
metalslimer
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Dont generalize every Nintendo fan, but the ones who cheer on news like this or say it doesn't matter is where the problem lies
Too late now.
dreamer3kx
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Just me great Nintendo games, dont care about anything else to be honest, didnt get a wii u for these games.
Yeah...NO.
Or you could play it on PC. I want new third party games, so I have a PC and intend on getting a PS4. I sold my Vita for not having anything worth a damn on the horizon and after the first wave of first party software for my Wii U I very well may do the same.
R_thanatos
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they said they don't have time to do it with battlefield because they are busy doing "other things" so if the new frostbite comes on wii U it won't be them.. or it won't be soon.
GraveRobberX
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Bulletstorm: Dicktits U Edition
Not the same content, not the same game
We give you 1 more Echo, exclusive to the Wii U... only $59.99
Gonzo The Great
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Epic has never released a single game for a Nintendo platform, including the N64 and GCN, which were more powerful than the competition at the time. So no. This sudden "SPECS ARE EVERYTHING" mentality is truly hilarious. That being said, it's Nintendo's fault for releasing such a weak console in 2012.
Well, Rein did previously say that UE4 was scalable enough to run on Wii U, but it sounds like they've decided to focus it entirely on next gen hardware and PC. We just went from a "remote possibility" to "yeah, that's not happening" scenario.
The Vita and Wii U are both dead systems. I fully admit that. Vita isn't getting revived and people who says it is are deluded beyond belief.
Difference is I'm at least interested in the indie ports coming out on Vita because I don't PC game. Wii U has nothing except for Nintendo games that keep getting delayed.
At this point, I need to comprehend why they went with the energy saving route. It doesn't make any sense at all. With different components they could have released a more powerful console, at the same price of Wii U at launch. Seriously, why? It's so idiotic I can't even try to comprehend why. or better, I feel there's an actual reason: Japanese customes. But the problem is that they should have developed not caring about those but making the best console possible power wise for 299.99/349.99. It's not the gamepad the biggest problem, it's the console itself built with many custom parts just to eat less energy. Why.
Call Me Maybe
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Whereas I have always resigned myself to the fact that Nintendo hardware exists chiefly for Nintendo software, and the other way around... I would love to buy one console next generation and be done with it. A console that lets me play my favorite Nintendo games, while also not locking me out of pretty much every other major game released.
Sadly, as long as Iwata is around, that is not going to happen. That man's conservatisim is increasingly turning into a full fledged problem.
I don't think I've heard this much bad news regarding a console since the 3DO. I've always loved Nintendo (sans the Wii) and currently own a WiiU. I'm not going to get rid of it even in the light of all this discouraging news lately but I feel like now more than ever, it will be a strictly first party console. I was looking forward to seeing what third parties would do with the Gamepad.
Tutomos
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Maybe this is the reason why 3rd party don't want to invest in Wii U.
But then, in two years, when bulging budgets have killed off all but a few Western console-focused studios, publishers will come crawling back with what remained crumpled in their hands, offering these worthless crumbs to the merciful heavens in a surrendering, subservient gesture, and resume sucking at those old and shriveled Unreal Engine 3-powered cartridge-like teats that protrude from Nintendo's 126-year-old, haggard face.
yeah no. not this.
Damn son.
CoffeeJanitor
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This system is so fucked.
And no this isn't gamecube level. This is dreamcast level, except that it won't die and will have some first party support throughout its lifecycle.
But damn. This is terrible. Iwata needs to get out.
And no this isn't gamecube level. This is dreamcast level, except that it won't die and will have some first party support throughout its lifecycle.
But damn. This is terrible. Iwata needs to get out.
Well if Nintendo would actually say something and not keep quiet we would be getting better Wii U news.
metalslimer
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Because until Wiiu the Wii couldnt run UE3. Epic was a PC developer before this gen
The fuck 3rd parties Nintendo 4 liife attitude is pathetic as someone who loves nintendo games
Twenty7KVN
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This doesn't really surprise,devs had the same dismissive attitude with the wii.
MisterHero
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What mindshare did Nintendo have to begin with if everyone [from gamers, to media, to 3rd parties] kept saying their success didn't matter because it was on old hardware and non-games?
Neither of those excuses were fact but that didn't stop people from regurgitating it all the same.
Nintendo makes a lot of mistakes, but the most cited ones don't apply to reality. Maybe someone can correct me, but Nintendo has no pretense of competing with PCs.
Just Nintendo being Nintendo. The Wii was an underpowered console with a gimmick that attracted people from outside of gaming's traditional demographic. it was a surprise hit. Most being didn't see lighting striking twice. Tablet controllers aren't as compelling a gimmick as motion controls. Nintendo is going to pick up where they left off with the Gamecube this gen.
And Vita has nothing but the indie games at this point. Fair game if you like the indie games, but that doesn't make it okay. Just like me and the first party games on Wii U
Phoenician_Viking
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You reap what you sow Nintendo!
You should blame the real culprit here and that´s Nintendo. It´s them who developed the a very under powered console without consulting third parties.
You should blame the real culprit here and that´s Nintendo. It´s them who developed the a very under powered console without consulting third parties.
JordanN
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They were going around to manufacturers asking for consoles that can run their engine, so yeah, I think they would care.
Especially since if Nintendo did make the Wii U powerful, it would of been out before PS4 and that makes great marketing material.
Outtrigger888
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Id wait and see what 3rd parties they've grabbed. Pretty sure we're getting DQ.
The gamepad/opening the flood gates for indies + the continuing evolution of miiverse + nintendo games + price cuts, this should keep the wii u strong.
People who say "another nail in the coffin.." are just rediculous and have no insight into its future.
Sounds personal. Not the usual business professional excuses we've heard.
All though, the "the room erupted with laughter" sounds like a little bit of Kotaku doctor.
Which one looks better? They're in completely different lighting scenarios and have different architecture. Not sure what your point is.
it is, it has the Gamepad thingy
It's not about Epic's games, but about their engine.
Hi i'm Caleb
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Why are you mad at the devs? Do you want them to intentionally lose money on a system from a company that has almost never had good third party sales. Then to top it off this same company releases a current gen system at the end of an almost 10 year generation cycle WITH an extra peripheral that will require more dev time and money to develop for.
It's almost comical how nonsensical it is.
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