Company tries to give hope to Nintendo players.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/32756
Bioware, the company behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises, says to not count the possibilities of both the missing Mass Effect 3 DLC and the Mass Effect Trilogy coming to the Wii U. This is what they mentioned in an interview with gaming website GamerSyndrome.
As a response to the question if players can expect the DLC or the trilogy, the company gives the following statement:''We have a terrific company in Australia [Straight Right] who did a good job putting Mass Effect 3 on Wii U. Again, I can’t really comment on rumored speculation about the game or the franchise. Wii U is a console we feel is really cool and that more Mass Effect would look great on it, so we do have plans for Wii U but nothing to announce at this moment. '' That may not sound very encouraging, but Bioware continues to say: ''As we like to tell people on Twitter, “Never Say Never.” The same can be said about the Mass Effect Trilogy for Wii U. Never Say Never.''
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition came to the Wii U on launch day in all regions, and was recieved with mixed reactions. For more information on Mass Effect 3: Special Edition, feel free to check out Carmine Red's impressions of the title.
However I think a release like ME3 is effectively rigged to begin with. It's a half-assed effort that is meant to underperform and thus justify future half-assed Wii U support.
Japan support for the Wii U will be strong from how its looking. That being said Japanese games do not have the sway in the West that they use to and how little Risk Reggie likes to take on bringing games over it does Nintendo next to no good in other markets.
Good luck getting any Metal Gear Solid or DMC on the WiiU. After all, Nintendo is just for kids and soccer moms now. Right? Right?
I think buying Mass Effect 3 will only give Bioware or EA whatever message they themselves want to receive.
If we don't buy it we could be saying "we're not suckers" or "we're not interested in Mass Effect/Bioware/third party games/mature titles/RPGs". If we buy it we could be saying "we're interested in future Mass Effect games" or "we're dumb suckers who will buy any half-baked bullshit you give us."
Well I think the weak third party support on the Wii was somewhat justified by the hardware not being comparable to the other systems and thus goofing up multiplatform development. But the far too common routine of games coming out for the PS2 and Xbox but NOT the Gamecube drove me nuts.
I really think part of the plans for the Wii was "**** You, Third Parties." Why bother designing a top-of-the-line gaming system if it's just going to be ignored by everyone?
But knowing that the Cube was damaged goods they figured starting over fresh with a new system would be a better way for motion control to catch on.
Nintendo doesn't try to alienate third parties, they just don't think about them when they design their systems. They design their hardware purely for their own needs and if that does not fit with third party needs, then so be it.
All I want is to play the Mass Effect Trilogy on Wii U the way it was originally intended:
Without Mass Effect 3
Good luck getting any Metal Gear Solid or DMC on the WiiU. After all, Nintendo is just for kids and soccer moms now. Right? Right?
Yeah, Nintendo stepping in and funding a Ninja Gaiden 3 port and being the only ones willing to pick up Bayonetta 2 clearly illustrates that Nintendo has no desire to bring that kind of content to the Wii U.
Eh, that seems like such an insane thing to do on purpose and it isn't good business sense either.
Great if XSeed and Atlus is the answer then where is my Pandora Tower, Captian Rainbow, Monster Hunter on the 3DS, EX Troopers, Jam with the Band, Disaster: Day of Crisis, <insert many VC games here>, etc.Japan support for the Wii U will be strong from how its looking. That being said Japanese games do not have the sway in the West that they use to and how little Risk Reggie likes to take on bringing games over it does Nintendo next to no good in other markets.
It also doesn't matter if Japanese games don't have the sway they once did, a lot of them still make money. Outside of major titles, the average Japanese game is made on a smaller budget then their Western counterparts so they don't need to be huge sellers to make a profit. So Nintendo getting stronger Japanese support would still be a good thing for Western Wii U owners since we'd still end up getting a lot more games as a direct result because the West is still a profitable territory for many of them.
Plus for the really niche titles you do realize companies like Atlus and Xseed specialize in bringing these types of games to America don't you? So Regge's a complete non-factor when Atlus and Xseed are responsible for these types of games in the first place.
Eh, that seems like such an insane thing to do on purpose and it isn't good business sense either.
Perhaps saying they did it on purpose was too harsh, but I really get the feeling that Nintendo feels they proved for two generations that they can support hardware based virtually no nothing other than first party software. I really don't think they're that worried about third parties by this point.
Eh, that seems like such an insane thing to do on purpose and it isn't good business sense either.
Perhaps saying they did it on purpose was too harsh, but I really get the feeling that Nintendo feels they proved for two generations that they can support hardware based virtually no nothing other than first party software. I really don't think they're that worried about third parties by this point.
I agree there. Nintendo doesn't care as long as they still make money.
Great if XSeed and Atlus is the answer then where is my Pandora Tower, Captian Rainbow, Monster Hunter on the 3DS, EX Troopers, Jam with the Band, Disaster: Day of Crisis, <insert many VC games here>, etc.
They are not here. Xenoblade was almost not here. Last Story was almost not here. I'm sure if I dug through the backlog I'll probably find some more. How about Dragon Quest online. Were are these games if XSeed and Atlus are the solution?
They are nothing but opportunistic band-aids. Nothing more. The real fix is a less risk opposed NoA. Its ok to only break even on a really niche title to add depth to your console offerings. Shoot now you can even make it Digital only to cut the fixed cost per unit sold down.
...Let me see...
Do you lack basic reading skills?
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Plus for the really niche titles you do realize companies like Atlus and Xseed specialize in bringing these types of games to America don't you? So Regge's a complete non-factor when Atlus and Xseed are responsible for these types of games in the first place.
...Let me see...
Do you lack basic reading skills?
...QuotePlus for the really niche titles you do realize companies like Atlus and Xseed specialize in bringing these types of games to America don't you? So Regge's a complete non-factor when Atlus and Xseed are responsible for these types of games in the first place.
So let's dissect this.
We are talking about "really niche titles" that is who we are referring to in this sentence. Then you state that "companies like Atlus and Xseed specialize in bringing these types of games to America" so your saying XSeed and Atlus are bringing them over. You then state that Reggie has nothing to do with these games and Atlus and Xseed are responsible for these games.
So what your telling me is that "really niche titles" = Third Party Niche Titles which I didn't see in your sentence at all. Further XSeed published a really niched title in the "Last Story" but, using your definition it must not be Niche at all therefore XSeed should not have published it. Nintendo should have. Out the list given I will grant you while Monster Hunter isn't that Niche it is still Niche but, to say that Captian Rainbow, Pandora Tower, Jam with the Band, and Disaster: Day of Crisis are not "really niche titles" would be patently false. I mean I probably could succesfully argue that E.X. Troopers is less niche then that whole list minus Monster Hunter.
By how you must be defining niche being only 3rd party would make Reggie totally exempted from this because if its 1st party it couldn't be Niche. So you trying to tell me that XSeed and Atlus should consider the whole of the Japanese gaming offerings that aren't currently being published in the States? Only those that didn't happen to be made by Nintendo or Sony for that matter on their respective platform.
That's fine if you want to argue that but, their are plenty of "Really Niche Titles" that Reggie won't take a risk for and if won't then why should Atlus or XSeed attempt to pick them up?
Well we should at least get much stronger Japanese third party support with the Wii U. Iwata has gotten a lot more aggressive these last few years to increase Japanese support. He literally killed the Vita before it was launched by making Monster Hunter exclusive to Nintendo consoles and then getting a Monster Hunter game released for the 3DS exactly one week before the Vita was released in Japan.
Considering how Japanese third parties were some of the biggest loser last gen because they weren't ready for HD development and some still struggle, I wouldn't be surprised if Iwata can convince a lot of them to just stick with the Wii U by sticking with all their PS3 assets and ignore the PS4 like he's managed to make them stick with the 3DS and ignore the Vita since the 3DS can still reuse their PSP assest for cheaper and easier development. Plus considering some rumors point to the PS4 not launching until 2014, that would easily give Nintendo enough time to do this.
Japan support for the Wii U will be strong from how its looking. That being said Japanese games do not have the sway in the West that they use to and how little Risk Reggie likes to take on bringing games over it does Nintendo next to no good in other markets.
It also doesn't matter if Japanese games don't have the sway they once did, a lot of them still make money. Outside of major titles, the average Japanese game is made on a smaller budget then their Western counterparts so they don't need to be huge sellers to make a profit. So Nintendo getting stronger Japanese support would still be a good thing for Western Wii U owners since we'd still end up getting a lot more games as a direct result because the West is still a profitable territory for many of them.
Plus for the really niche titles you do realize companies like Atlus and Xseed specialize in bringing these types of games to America don't you? So Regge's a complete non-factor when Atlus and Xseed are responsible for these types of games in the first place.
Eh, that seems like such an insane thing to do on purpose and it isn't good business sense either.
Perhaps saying they did it on purpose was too harsh, but I really get the feeling that Nintendo feels they proved for two generations that they can support hardware based virtually no nothing other than first party software. I really don't think they're that worried about third parties by this point.
I agree there. Nintendo doesn't care as long as they still make money.
Nor would Microsoft, or Sony, or EA or most anyone else. That's business.
