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originally posted in: Why no Destiny for the Wii U
7/28/2013 3:52:41 AM
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I'm not really sure what a game being released summer 2014 has to do with future support from Bungie five to ten years from now. Especially since Destiny doesn't seem to be the kind of game that has sequels in the next year or two after it is released. No way they would stop support for any version of the game for platforms that it was already released on no matter how far in the future the new content comes. If future proofing the game was a concern from the developers, I have a hard time believing it would be on either one of those lower spec platforms in the first place. Sure, I understand the financial risk involved and the fact that these types of games haven't done as well on Nintendo platforms as on others. What I don't understand is how an entire group of console owners can be excluded from enjoying this beautifully crafted FPS multiplayer multiplatform experience on their console of choice. Why is no dev/publisher willing to take the challenge to change this? To become the breakthrough FPS hit on a new Nintendo console. If any shooter can do it, it has to be this one. If we were talking about a contracted exclusive, I wouldn't be here discussing this. I remember not too long ago near the beginning of the previous console generation when there were rumors that COD was going to go XB360 exclusive because the PS3 versions of the game weren't selling as well. Needless to say the games kept coming and COD as well as the FPS genre has continued to flourish on the platform. Of course the Wii U's lack of third party support is far worse in comparison to anything that the PS3 has had to go though. Although, am I wrong in my thinking that more games of this kind on the Wii U will create a buying audience for them on the platform? Not releasing anything at all (which is the strategy that most third parties are taking with the Wii U) just seems so backwards thinking to me. One person from a well known publisher complained recently about how few people were interacting with games on Nintendo Network, but that same publisher refuses to put their biggest online games on the console this year. Yes, it might take more man power and resources to get the game running on the Wii U. I understand where the Wii U specs are compared to the unreleased consoles coming later this year. I can't look at this though developer goggles though because I'm sitting here with a Wii U console that I think is the coolest thing ever despite it's shortcomings, and I want more games for it. Especially this one.
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