Topic: Tantalus making a Wii U port of a PS4/XONE/PC game.

[Phil]

The studio who ported Mass Effect 3 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut to Wii U are porting a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game to the system. It's the studio's biggest project yet, according to them, and it's coming this year. Also, the studio is porting a Wii U game to the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Any guesses?


http://nintendoeverything.com/tantalus-wii-u-port-will-be-announced-soon-coming-out-this-year-studios-biggest-project-yet/

[Nile Boogie Returns]

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

[Phil]

It's a nasty habit of mine to get in people's heads, so I apologize. I'm doing counseling for this problem at least.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

On topic: Like I said in the thread I made (at the exact same time as you)  It's gotta be DESTINY. Even the logo has a Wii U symbol in it. AND if you remember the launch video for Destiny they even quote "MY BODY IS READY".




Wii to Next Gen: if its not ZombiU I'd be quite surprised.

[NWR_insanolord]

Seems like a waste to port Destiny at this point considering how long it's been out on other platforms and the somewhat middling reaction it got, but there's a decent chance I'd be interested, depending on the quality/price.

As for the port from Wii U, what else is there aside from ZombiU that would even be an option? Not like there's a ton of third party exclusives to choose from.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

Seems like a waste to port Destiny at this point considering how long it's been out on other platforms and the somewhat middling reaction it got, but there's a decent chance I'd be interested, depending on the quality/price.

As for the port from Wii U, what else is there aside from ZombiU that would even be an option? Not like there's a ton of third party exclusives to choose from.

I somewhat agree but Destiny has only been out 6 months, which if you consider the port history of the Wii U is pretty much par for the course.


As for the Port Out, almost everything else that could be considered is exclusive to Nintendo save for Sonic and Zombiu

[BlackNMild2k1]

On topic: Like I said in the thread I made (at the exact same time as you)  It's gotta be DESTINY. Even the logo has a Wii U symbol in it. AND if you remember the launch video for Destiny they even quote "MY BODY IS READY".




Wii to Next Gen: if its not ZombiU I'd be quite surprised.

both of you were beat this news yesterday
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=16688.msg863543#msg863543

not that it couldn't use a new thread, but I'm just saying.

[Khushrenada]

What's Destiny?

[Ian Sane]

Delayed ports are a rigged game anyway because you can likely assume that a lot of the target audience got the game on the earlier systems it was released for unless they had no other way to get it.  That's why last gen Sony and MS would set up deals to get timed exclusives.  Any delayed Wii U port is going to not sell as well as it theoretically could have if it got a simultaneous release.

This situation gets worse however if the game fails to live up to the hype which is something that has happened a little too often with this gen thus far.  We saw it with Watch Dogs.  The reviews for that game weren't that great.  On the PS4/XB1 it's this big hyped up AAA game.  On the Wii U it's a mediocre title.  Destiny would share the same fate.  You either already own Destiny or you've heard over the last several months that the game isn't all that good.  You think it would have sold as well on the other consoles on its own merits?  The game sold on hype.  Now the game has a poor reputation and that's going to sell copies on the Wii U?  Of course it won't.  But you figure Activision isn't going to take that into account.  They'll expect it to be successful and be pissed off when it isn't and then make future decisions about Wii U support based on that, just like every other third party.

These companies are assuming success without analysing if they deserve it.  Mass Effect 3 is the ultimate screw up in this regard.  The game was pretty much rigged to fail, and yet EA never admitted they screwed up.  Nope they've just been pissy at Nintendo because they figured that they could release anything in any context and it would sell.

I hope that this title is one that is currently in development for the other consoles at the same time and will release on all three on the same day.  Then the Wii U gets a fair deal.  It happened on the Wii with the Guitar Hero games.  The Wii ones were handled by a different team but from the fourth one onwards got simultaneous releases.  Same with the Call of Duty games I believe.

Though if it is Destiny and Activision has realistic expectations where they just want to make a few extra sales from Wii U owners then it should be fine.  Or they're working on a sequel that they want to release on all platforms, Wii U included, so this would just be to build up interest in the franchise on the Wii U.  It's a good move if they're aiming small.

[Phil]

On topic: Like I said in the thread I made (at the exact same time as you)  It's gotta be DESTINY. Even the logo has a Wii U symbol in it. AND if you remember the launch video for Destiny they even quote "MY BODY IS READY".




Wii to Next Gen: if its not ZombiU I'd be quite surprised.

both of you were beat this news yesterday
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=16688.msg863543#msg863543

not that it couldn't use a new thread, but I'm just saying.

It isn't a rumor, though. It's confirmed. I wouldn't have looked in that topic since it's confirmed to be happening.

[broodwars]

I agree that the Wii U game being ported to PS4/etc. has to be ZombiU. The Wii U doesn't have any other noteworthy 3rd party games outside Bayonetta 1&2 (and we know those are off-limits due to Nintendo publishing them).

As for the PS4/Xbone game being ported to Wii U, Destiny's certainly the most likely candidate. As crappy as that game is, it did sell very well and quite a few people have convinced themselves that addiction=fun.  However, looking at my shelf of PS4 games, one other game that stands out to me is The Evil Within. The game already looked like crap, so it's not the most graphically intensive game to begin with. It already has a PS3 & 360 version, so those versions could be the base of a Wii U port.  Also, as a 3rd person shooterit would be a good candidate for Wiimote support.

The other possibility that stood out to me would have been CoD: Advanced Warfare, but that didn't even have a PS3 or 360 version so I heavily doubt that.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

I agree that the Wii U game being ported to PS4/etc. has to be ZombiU. The Wii U doesn't have any other noteworthy 3rd party games outside Bayonetta 1&2 (and we know those are off-limits due to Nintendo publishing them).

As for the PS4/Xbone game being ported to Wii U, Destiny's certainly the most likely candidate. As crappy as that game is, it did sell very well and quite a few people have convinced themselves that addiction=fun.  However, looking at my shelf of PS4 games, one other game that stands out to me is The Evil Within. The game already looked like crap, so it's not the most graphically intensive game to begin with. It already has a PS3 & 360 version, so those versions could be the base of a Wii U port.  Also, as a 3rd person shooterit would be a good candidate for Wiimote support.

The other possibility that stood out to me would have been CoD: Advanced Warfare, but that didn't even have a PS3 or 360 version so I heavily doubt that.

The developer said it was not an "M" rated game so those options are all for not. To Ian's point, if it is a port of game not yet released than I would say it, PROJECT CARS. We know that Slightly Mad stopped making the game on last gen systems due to apparent hardware limitations and that the Wii U version is coming at a later date. I can't see how that would be a bigger project than ME 3 or Deus Ex(which was fantastic on WiiU). Could be a sports  title or NFS: RIVALS. Everything else is either M rated or a smaller indie title.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

Other possibilities:


Kingdom Hearts 3
Final Fantasy 15
The Crew
Naruto 4 (makes sense considering )

[broodwars]

Other possibilities:


Kingdom Hearts 3
Final Fantasy 15
The Crew
Naruto 4 (makes sense considering )

Of those 4, only The Crew is even remotely a possibility. Square-Enix won't waste anything on making a Wii U version of FF 15 or KH 3 (nor are either of those 2 anywhere near in a place where a porting team would've been called in). Naruto's not likely, just because it's such a minor game I don't see why Namdai would bother at this point.

Now, if you want to talk about Namdai games, Tales of Symphonia HD makes a lot of sense being ported to Wii U, but it's a PS3 game so that would have to be ruled out.

Honestly, whatever it is I'm sure it'll be underwhelming, as usual.

[Ymeegod]

Actually Bayonetta 2 still is ? at this point since there's plenty of loopholes for the developers/IP holders (PG/sega).  In the past the easiest way to break the "exclusive" clause was to rename the title to something like Bayonetta 2nd Strike or something.

And there's one last noteworthy 3rd party title that has a possibility of being ported, Lego City Undercover.  Again, Nintendo published it but it could have been just time exclusive for all we know.

[ShyGuy]

My money is on a late port of Call of Duty Advanced Warfare.

[BranDonk Kong]

But Activision is not an "absolute top notch publisher." Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate or Bayonetta 2 will be ported to Xbone/PS4/PC, Grand Theft Auto V will be ported to Wii U. No other game would even make sense at this point.

[Soren]

Tantalus/Straight Right have been working on this thing since at least January last year because that's when the original listings went out and that's when the rumor started. Crago just confirmed it on the podcast interview that I linked in the Gaf post. I put it on the rumor thread because I hadn't listened to the interview and that dude could have been playing around.

It can't be Project CARS. We already know the Wii U version exists, why would they try and hide it?

My best (and totally crazy) guesses based on the "biggest yet" comment: Destiny, Kingdom Hearts 3, The Crew, Shadow of Mordor or Evolve(because asymmetrical multiplayer).

Whatever it is, it will be great. Straight Right is 2 for 2 with ME3 and Deus Ex in terms of high quality ports.

As for the XBone/PS4 port, it's either ZombiU, Sonic Lost World or Lego City Undercover (or Funky Barn).

Grand Theft Auto V will be ported to Wii U. No other game would even make sense at this point.

Actually, what if it's Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain? That game's still getting a PS360 port, right?

[Shaymin]

The other possibility that stood out to me would have been CoD: Advanced Warfare, but that didn't even have a PS3 or 360 version so I heavily doubt that.

Warning: challenger approaching

[Nile Boogie Returns]

You guys are missing the fact that its not an "M" rated game.

[MagicCow64]

How peculiar! I really thought we would see zilch in terms of more retail third party games for the duration, aside from shovel-warey stuff or music/dance games. Although, could this be a music game? It's kind of hard to fathom one of the major publishers wasting energy on a "core"-type franchise for WiiU, given the demographic, and Rayman Legends seems to have sealed the fate of any retail-level platforming games getting greenlit for the PS4/Xbone ecosystem.

Destiny I doubt, as it's so dependent on being online, and even if that was workable with Nintendo's infrastructure, the potential player population would create a ghost-town, rendering it moot. Not much else out there that isn't M-Rated. I would guess maybe Minecraft, but again the WiiU isn't a feasible enough money-maker for Microsoft to gift us a port post-Mojang purchase.

As for the outgoing port, Nintendo funded Bayonetta 2, so no way. Zombii U might be the only candidate, though that itself would be bizarre given how long the game has been out, and also its very mixed reception. Lego City was partially funded by Nintendo, right?

[Soren]

You guys are missing the fact that its not an "M" rated game.

When did he say that?

[broodwars]

The other possibility that stood out to me would have been CoD: Advanced Warfare, but that didn't even have a PS3 or 360 version so I heavily doubt that.

Warning: challenger approaching

Huh. I could've sworn that Activision wasn't making a last-gen version of that game. Well, that exists...for some reason.

[BranDonk Kong]

*some reason = sold millions of copies on PS3 and Xbox 360 (more so on PS3).

[Nile Boogie Returns]

You guys are missing the fact that its not an "M" rated game.

When did he say that?

Taken from the interview in the OP

Joss Elis, Director of Development:
]It is a ‘port’ but more of a complete rework for the Wii U: a bit like the work we did on Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut
I can’t say what the title is but it is very exciting and is for an absolute top notch publisher.
This game will be credited Tantalus … it’s not an MA / 18 or ‘hard core’ game which ME-3 and DX:HR are.