wraggster
March 18th, 2013, 20:52
The self-perpetuating circle that is denting Wii U’s chances on the market has claimed two more victims.
Firstly, Saints Row IV publisher Deep Silver has confirmed to Polygon (http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/15/4108432/saints-row-4-is-not-coming-to-wii-u) that the recently announced (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/saints-row-iv-confirmed-is-being-released-three-weeks-before-grand-theft-auto-v/0112526) Saints Row IV is not due to make an appearance on Nintendo’s machine.
Secondly, fans of Dead Island: Riptide (which incidentally is also a Deep Silver game) have also been told not to expect a Wii U release for that title.
"One of the opportunities we had for Riptide was to continue the development of the engine, and really improve it and make a lot of refinements," creative producer Alexander Toplansky told Digital Spy (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a465790/dead-island-riptide-wii-u-omission-explained-by-deep-silver.html).
"The things that are required to bring something to a new platform, you need to either really get to be integrating it deep into the engine, or you've got to [do] a port.
“Neither one of those was a satisfactory outcome for us, so we decided to do what we got platform-wise and just make sure that we can deliver the best experience we can."
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/two-more-core-games-skip-wii-u-release/0112590
Firstly, Saints Row IV publisher Deep Silver has confirmed to Polygon (http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/15/4108432/saints-row-4-is-not-coming-to-wii-u) that the recently announced (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/saints-row-iv-confirmed-is-being-released-three-weeks-before-grand-theft-auto-v/0112526) Saints Row IV is not due to make an appearance on Nintendo’s machine.
Secondly, fans of Dead Island: Riptide (which incidentally is also a Deep Silver game) have also been told not to expect a Wii U release for that title.
"One of the opportunities we had for Riptide was to continue the development of the engine, and really improve it and make a lot of refinements," creative producer Alexander Toplansky told Digital Spy (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a465790/dead-island-riptide-wii-u-omission-explained-by-deep-silver.html).
"The things that are required to bring something to a new platform, you need to either really get to be integrating it deep into the engine, or you've got to [do] a port.
“Neither one of those was a satisfactory outcome for us, so we decided to do what we got platform-wise and just make sure that we can deliver the best experience we can."
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/two-more-core-games-skip-wii-u-release/0112590